15 Celebs Who Have Talked About What It Was Like Having Their First Kiss Be In Front Of The Camera

Saoirse Ronan was so nervous filming her first kiss that she asked the director how long she had to kiss the other actor for, and she made sure it only lasted three seconds.

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16 Celebs Who Seemingly Did Not Give A Hoot About This Year's Met Gala Theme

It's me, the theme (and fun) police.

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These Pictures Reveal What Really Went Down Inside This Year's Met Gala

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Brittney Griner's book details harsh life in Russian prison

Griner's memoir about her experience, "Coming Home," written with Michelle Burford, is being released Tuesday.

The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified

Law enforcement officials from the US, UK, and Australia say they’ve identified and sanctioned the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $120 million hacking rampage.

Anthony Edwards did Michael Jordan’s shrug, and he knew exactly what he was doing

Edwards says he doesn’t want to be compared to MJ, but he knew exactly what he was doing by hitting The Shrug.

Anthony Edwards is the breakout star of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, and his incredible play for the Minnesota Timberwolves is causing so many people around basketball to reach for the most hallowed comparison in the sport.

Edwards went off for another scoring explosion as the Wolves pummeled the reigning champion Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their second round series of the...

LPGA: Nelly Korda stardom shines brighter than ever, stuns at Met Gala

Nelly Korda attends the 2024 Met Gala in New York City. | Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Nelly Korda, who has won five consecutive events on the LPGA Tour, won the night at the 2024 Met Gala in New York.

Nelly Korda, who has taken the golfing world by storm in recent months with her historic play on the LPGA, drew the attention of many at the Met Gala in New York City.

She donned a stunning dress with red and green floral patterns while wearing elegant silver jewelry. Korda...

Every athlete’s look at Met Gala 2024, graded by someone who knows nothing about fashion

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Ben Simmons out here looking like a live action Count from Sesame Street.

The Met Gala took place on Monday night, and it’s a chance for everyone in the world to see wild, cutting-edge fashion and pretend we know things about high fashion. With dresses that cost more than our cars, and the only appropriate venue for men to wear capes, the Gala is a symphony of clothes you could never wear anywhere but the steps of...

Delta’s 10-year journey to the top of the App Store

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Apparently only donuts could dethrone Delta from the top of Apple’s App Store. Before that, the game emulator had been the most popular app on iOS for two full weeks, after it launched in the wake of an unexpected Apple policy change that finally gave emulators the green light. But the Delta story actually goes back much further. Riley Testut, the developer behind the app, has been working on emulators for a decade, and he’s seen firsthand exactly...

Sonos Ace headphones will have magnetic ear cushions and 30-hour battery life

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One day after an authorized Sonos partner accidentally pulled back the veil on the company’s long-in-the-works headphones, The Verge has learned comprehensive details about the hardware capabilities and software features that will be offered by the Sonos Ace.

As their rumored price of around $450 suggests, Sonos plans to market its first wireless headphones as a premium product that can go toe to toe with the Sony WH-1000XM5, Apple AirPods Max, and Bose...

Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event live blog: iPads all the way down

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We’re expecting a new iPad Pro, iPad Air, and a few new accessories.

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Microsoft shuts down Bethesda studios behind Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush

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In an email to staff sent this morning, head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty announced the closure of several game studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and more. According to the email, as first reported by IGN, Booty wrote the reason for the closures was due to a “reprioritization of titles and resources.” Some staff at the affected studios will be relocated while other studios will completely...

ESPN is coming to the Disney Plus app

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The Disney Plus app will soon have a tile dedicated to ESPN Plus. Disney announced the news as part of its earnings results released on Tuesday and says the integration will become available by the end of this year.

During the company’s earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the ESPN tile will give all subscribers in the US access to “select” live games and studio programming. “I see this as a first step to bringing ESPN to Disney Plus...

Apple iPad event: all the news from Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ reveal

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New OLED iPad Pros, bigger iPad Airs, and new accessories are expected.

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Apple adds a 13-inch iPad Air to the mix

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Apple has unveiled its 2024 iPad Air, now in two sizes for the first time thanks to a new 13-inch option. The company also updated the 11-inch iPad Air. Both tablets are outfitted with Apple’s M2 chip and will be in blue, purple, starlight, and space gray colors. The tablet will start at $599 for the 11-inch and $799 for the 13-inch model, and they’re available today on Apple’s site.

The new iPad Air has a single rear 12MP camera lens and a front-facing 12MP camera,...

Apple announces new iPad Pros with OLED displays and thinnest design ever

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At its “Let Loose” virtual event this morning, Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad Pro updates. The new 13-inch and 11-inch tablets have a fresh design, more powerful internals, and a thinner profile than ever before, and they come with a major display upgrade. As rumored, Apple has switched to OLED screens on both sizes, bringing perfect blacks, richer color saturation, and enhanced contrast to its flagship iPads. Oh, and the front-facing camera is now in the...

Apple announces new M4 chip

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At its “Let Loose” event on Tuesday, Apple announced its M4 chip will be coming to its next generation of devices, starting with the iPad Pro. After rumors of a “true AI-powered device,” the new OLED iPad Pro will include an upgraded M4 chip that’s focused on improving performance for AI-related tasks in iPadOS.

Apple focused heavily on the M4’s AI capabilities, thanks to a new neural engine that’s “an outrageously powerful chip for AI.” It’s supposedly 60...

1 in 3 Asian Americans report being verbally harassed or called a slur

The latest STAATUS index from the Asian American Foundation shows little progress since it began tracking attitudes toward the AAPI community in 2021.

While we’ve put the masks away and started to move on from COVID, the accompanying acrimony for Asian Americans still lingers. The Asian American Foundation has released its fourth annual STAATUS (Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the United States) index, which tracks attitudes toward the community. It contains survey data from 6,272...

900+ deaths later, Arizona appoints the nation’s first ‘heat officer’ to avert a public health disaster

Climate-fueled extreme heat lead to the creation of the new position.

Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths, which topped 900 statewide last year.

“We don’t want to see that happen again,” Dr. Eugene Livar said of last year’s deaths. “We cannot control...

One Wordle a day not enough? The New York Times opens archive of 1,000-plus past puzzles

Subscribers can go back and play any of the puzzles they missed—including the ones from the original site.

If you can’t get enough of Wordle, The New York Times might just have a solution to quench that insatiable addiction to the puzzle game.