“Goodbye Skype, hello Teams”

Microsoft Teams on both PC and smartphone screens

It’s the last hurrah for Skype. “Goodbye Skype, hello Teams,” the Skype website now reads. As PCMag reports, this really shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, since Microsoft made the announcement that they were planning this switchover back in February. “In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily […]

How American Cities can Become More Flood-Resilient with Strategies that Beautify AND Save Money

Aerial view of Philadelphia's Schuykill River and surrounding area

From shiny metallic blue amphitheaters that serve as floodwater storage pools, basketball courts, and skateboarding rinks to double-decker road tunnels that can fill with stormwater and still remain usable for travel, cities around the world feature creatively designed multipurpose facilities that can both protect communities from weather disasters and bring people together in public spaces […]

It’s Puppy Mill Action Week, and Animal Welfare Organizations are Urging Congress to Pass Goldie’s Act

Puppy Mill Action Week on blue background with paw print

The week before Mother’s Day in the United States is also Puppy Mill Action Week. What are Puppy Mills? The American Humane Society defines “Puppy Mills” as the breeding of dogs in facilities where profit is clearly given priority over the health and well-being of the dogs, where there is no interest in or effort […]

Target is Giving Customers a Sustainable Twist with their New Line of Wines in Recycled Paper Bottles

Hands toasting wine glasses with red wine

Target is giving wine night a sustainable twist with the launch of Collective Good, a new line of wines packaged in recycled paper bottles. Now, a wine bottle that feels like a milk carton might sound like a hard sell to hard core wine enthusiasts, but you need to feel (and taste) before you decide. As […]

Keith Urban to Receive Triple Crown Honor at ACM Awards: A Global Journey of Country Greatness

Keith Urban is set to make ACM history once again. On May 8, during the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, the country superstar will receive the prestigious Triple Crown Award — a distinction achieved by only 11 other artists in ACM history. The award recognizes performers who have won new artist, artist of the […]

Ghost’s Skeletá Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Shattering Vinyl and Streaming Records

Swedish heavy metal band Ghost has ascended to the pinnacle of the Billboard 200 for the first time, as their latest studio album Skeletá storms to No. 1 with 86,000 equivalent album units in its debut week. This milestone not only marks the band’s highest-charting album to date, but also delivers the biggest rock debut […]

Jake Holmes Revives Legal Battle Over “Dazed and Confused” in New Lawsuit Targeting Jimmy Page and Sony

More than five decades after Led Zeppelin turned “Dazed and Confused” into a rock staple, the original composer is once again fighting for recognition. Jake Holmes has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit against Jimmy Page, this time also naming Sony Pictures and other co-defendants involved in the Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary. Filed in a […]

Rihanna Closes Out 2025 Met Gala With Third Pregnancy Reveal in Dazzling Marc Jacobs Look

Rihanna smiles at red carpet crowd wearing strapless dress and sunglasses

Rihanna turned the 2025 Met Gala into a runway for more than just fashion — she debuted her third pregnancy with unmatched flair, closing out the night in a custom Marc Jacobs ensemble that paid tribute to this year’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” The fashion icon arrived in a show-stopping layered look: a black […]

Nicolas Cage Faces the Waves—and Wipeouts—in Surf-Centric Thriller The Surfer

Nicolas Cage has fought off treasure hunters, ghosts, and even killer animatronics—but nothing has knocked him down quite like surfing. In his new psychological thriller The Surfer, now in theaters, Cage plays a man haunted not just by bullies at the beach, but by his own elusive surfing ambitions. Despite the film’s title and its […]

Nicolas Cage se enfrenta a las olas (y a las caídas) en el thriller sobre el surf, The Surfer

Nicolas Cage ha luchado contra cazadores de tesoros, fantasmas e incluso animatrónicos asesinos, pero nada lo ha derribado tanto como el surf. En su nuevo thriller psicológico, The Surfer, ahora en cines, Cage interpreta a un hombre atormentado no solo por los acosadores de la playa, sino también por sus propias y esquivas ambiciones surferas. […]