A clip of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking away from his colony toward certain death in the distant mountains has gone viral—where did the footage come from, and what does the meme mean? A viral clip of ...

The agenda is a one-second global clap celebrating humanity and unity across the world. World Clap Day has announced a worldwide synchronized clap scheduled for 16 August 2026 at 10:00 PM New York ...

The crowd at the city council meeting did not protest when the mayor asked that they refrain from booing or cheering as she invited the public to speak on any topic. But no clapping? “A violation of ...

THE IMF’s latest acknowledgement that Pakistan’s policy efforts under the ongoing Fund programme have “helped stabilise the economy and rebuild confidence” should be taken with a pinch of salt. The ...

Making a musical out of All About Eve wasn't a difficult stretch, but it took a while to get done, due to an inadequate book by original librettist Sidney Michaels. In 1966, the team of Charles ...

When the 2026 Winter Olympics kick off on February 6, all eyes will turn to speed skating when some of the world's best athletes compete for a medal. Speed skaters often use a variety of items to help ...

On TikTok, some reckon that memes are less funny than they used to be, and have proposed drastic action. Hence, in 2026, TikTok memes are scheduled to change, wiping away the current slate of trends, ...

From Jack Dorsey to Gen Alpha, everyone seemingly wants to go back to the internet of a decade ago. But is it possible to reverse AI slop and brain rot? Which implies, of course, that memes lack ...

Stories about the development of life on earth used to be much more compelling. The hands of deities split the mountains and raised the seas. Gods crafted man from dust and dreams: Animals were ...

Was this the week that America finally started clapping back at Donald Trump? Actions trigger reactions; we all know that. Yet, remarkably, Trump has spent the first nine months back in the White ...

Meditate on this Zen Buddhist koan (a paradox used to train Zen Buddhist monks) long enough, promises neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin at the start of his book, and the origins of mind, and perhaps ...