Wisconsin, Michigan primaries expose limits of polls and prediction markets

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, speaks during a primary election night party at First Avenue on August 11, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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‘The State of Us’ Directors on Platforming Positive Masculinity and Making a Gut-Wrenching British Indie: “You Have to Beg, Borrow and Steal”

Ollie Gardner and Jake Harvey are not afraid to say they love each other.

The two British filmmakers — about to make their feature-length debut with Edinburgh Film Festival’s competition title The State of Us, premiering Friday — are flipping the narrative on what it means to be a man and embracing the intimacy of male friendships.

At $11,000, Is This 1986 Volvo 240 DL Wagon A Bargain Basement Brick? - Jalopnik

In the 1970s TV show "The Immortal," stuntman Ben Richards is pursued by an evil rich guy who wants to harvest his blood for its life-extending properties. Like Ben Richards, today's Nice Price or No Dice Volvo looks younger than its years and has a reputation for longevity. Let's see if we would chase it down at its asking price.

West Ham: Will the Hammers bounce straight back to the Premier League?

This is a path well trodden by other big clubs in English football in recent history.

Newcastle United have dealt with adversity with relative ease on the two occasions they have been relegated to the Championship, bouncing straight back in 2010 and 2017.

Michael Jackson Keepsake Trading Cards are Back on Amazon’s Bestseller List

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With Michael on everyone’s TVs, the King of Pop’s trading card collection from earlier this year is selling fast

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Council Post: Why The Demise Of Horizon Worlds Doesn’t Mean The Metaverse Is Dead

Saro McKenna is the CEO of Dacoco GmbH and cofounder of Alien Worlds.

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​Meta’s announcement that it will remove its metaverse project Horizon Worlds from Quest VR headsets inevitably provoked sneering responses about the death of the metaverse. Far from signaling the technology’s death knell, though, Horizon Worlds’ demise merely illuminates the differences between what Zuckerberg was building and what the metaverse ought to be.

Do a literal monster mash in Dance of Theseus, a strangely undisgusting blend of plastic surgery and Balatro-style fashion battles

One look?? I don't think so!

Two fashion show contestants, one a cadaverous monster and the other a young blonde woman, in a scene from Dance of Theseus.
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It is time to confront the terrible truth that I once took part in a school fashion show. I ran in two categories, Ballroom and Street, a serious test of range for a kid who had only just mastered the daredevil technique of wearing a shirt without a tie. In the Ballroom bracket, I was asked to do a waltz in an Indian wedding gown provided by a local sponsor who, I can only assume, immediately went out of business. In Street, I had to wear a Gap hoodtop and shoot a fire-eater (one of the Cool Teachers) with a Super Soaker, while some other lost soul moonwalked down the runway in a golden suit.

Democrats demand Trump reveal stock managers, explain suspicious trades

US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

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‘Lonely’ Former Mets All-Star Sends Clavicular Message After Trump Embrace

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 18: Noah Syndergaard #34 of the New York Mets has his hair fly in his face while delivering a pitch in the seventh inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on April 18, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mets won 5-2. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Shaboozey, Lenny Kravitz to Headline Global Citizen Festival

Global Citizen has announced the performers for its annual festival, which will once again take over Central Park with a star-studded lineup.

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean (celebrating the 30th anniversary of Fugees’ album The Score), Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and Tomorrow x Together will take the stage at the 2026 Global Citizen Festival, set for Sept. 26. Hugh Jackman will host the event, which will feature appearances by Rachel Brosnahan, Gayle King, and more to be announced in the coming weeks.