Elvis Costello to Celebrate ‘My Aim is True’ With Five-Disc Box Set

Elvis Costello‘s debut LP My Aim Is True will turn 50 next year, but it’s such a landmark event that he’s not waiting to celebrate. He’s instead dropping a massive, five-disc box set of music from this era on Oct. 2 that features 104 tracks in total, 52 of them previously unreleased. The package is […]

See ‘Unshatter: Linkin Park’ Doc Trailer, Band’s Sao Paulo Show

A new Linkin Park documentary directed by the band’s Joe Hahn, Unshatter, will trace the band’s return to the stage following the death of singer Chester Bennington in 2017. The film, whose logline is “The Hardest Part of Ending is Starting Again,” will open in theaters on Sept. 30. Tickets go on sale Aug. 13 […]

Bono and Eddie Vedder Perform at Glen Hansard’s Funeral: Watch

At Glen Hansard‘s funeral in Dublin on Tuesday (Aug. 4),  U2‘s Bono played a musical voicemail from Patti Smith before reciting the lyrics of “Beautiful Day,” Eddie Vedder performed Hansard’s “The Song of Good Hope,” and both singers joined a group performance of Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young.” Also among the mourners were Hozier, Imelda May, […]

This New Field of Study Is More Popular Than Ever in College

Key Takeaways Universities are rapidly rolling out new AI degrees, concentrations and requirements. Professors are developing AI courses to keep up with demand, from introductory to interdisciplinary options. The new offerings show that AI literacy is becoming a baseline expectation for graduates. College students may boo graduation speakers who positively mention AI, but AI classrooms […]

SpaceX Stock Could Get Hammered This Week As Lockup Expires

SpaceX stock is about to get a shock that could bring it back down to earth. On Thursday, the company’s first stock “lockup” expires, meaning employees and early investors who’ve been barred from selling their shares since the IPO can finally cash out. Here’s why that matters: 912 million shares, more than double what’s currently […]

Netflix VP Says He Was Fired For Opening Up at Company Retreat

Kevin Baillie was VP, Head of Creative/Head of Studio at Eyeline Studios, Netflix’s visual effects division, when he showed up to a company retreat in January 2026. The retreat included a “Vulnerability-Trust exercise” meant to encourage team building. Baillie shared that he’d been doing ketamine therapy for clinical depression after his mother died. Two months […]

School backpacks: How to know whether they’re too heavy for kids

Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too. It’s good to be prepared, but kids who walk to school or participate in extracurricular activities may be lugging […]

Ousted ’60 Minutes’ correspondents will work with Columbia students

Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley, two of the correspondents ousted from “60 Minutes” as part of a major shakeup at the storied CBS News show, are moving from the newsroom to the classroom. Columbia Journalism School announced Monday that the two would serve as Journalists in Residence for the upcoming academic year. In a statement, […]

AI Companies Promise $280,000 Salaries to Blue-Collar Workers

Key Takeaways AI data centers are creating a construction boom that requires electricians and other skilled tradespeople. The work is intense, often requiring 10-hour days, seven days a week. However, it can push annual pay for these skilled workers into the six figures. As a Detroit-based apprentice electrician, Tyler Shelton usually spends his days climbing […]