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To help cel­e­brate SNL’s 50th anniver­sary, Archi­tec­tur­al Digest has released a new video fea­tur­ing Hei­di Gard­ner, Chloe Fine­man, and Ego Nwodim giv­ing a tour of the Sat­ur­day Night Live set. The show has been broad­cast­ing live from Stu­dio 8H, locat­ed at 30 Rock­e­feller, since SNL first pre­miered in 1975. In this 22-minute tour, you’ll vis­it Stu­dio 8H itself, the Make­up Lab, the wardrobe and hair sta­tions, the dress­ing rooms, and the NBC Page Desk, all while meet­ing some of the crew that makes the show run behind the scenes. Enjoy! If you would like to sign up for Open Culture’s…

Elon and the singer dated on-and-off for four years, starting in 2018. In September 2021, Elon told Page Six that he and Grimes “are, I’d say, probably semi-separated,” adding, “It’s mostly that my work at SpaceX and Tesla requires me to be primarily in Texas or traveling overseas and her work is primarily in LA. She’s staying with me now and Baby X is in the adjacent room.”However, in March 2022, she told Vanity Fair that they “live in separate houses” and are “best friends.”She later tweeted, “Me and E have broken up *again* since the writing of this article…

Films that tackle worldbuilding usually face the hurdles of pacing, exposition, and runtime. And as has been the case since God-knows-when, those problems are typically justified trade-offs for the ambition inherent in the whole endeavor. In Michael Tuviera’s The Kingdom, all narrative flaws exist, and the ambition, too, is commendable. But is it enough to offset the film’s shortcomings? I’d say, for the most part, yes. After all, the film presents an alternate Philippine history, one where the country never experienced colonization and has thus retained its original pre-colonial identity. Based on that premise alone, it’s worth anyone’s viewing experience.…

On Sunday, Germany’s voters will elect a new government. Polls indicate that the once mighty Social Democratic Party (SDP) will be reduced to fighting the Greens for third place while the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AFD) will finish second behind the more “moderate” Christian Democrats (CDU). With the war in Ukraine at a turning point, the result matters beyond Germany, and even Vice President J.D. Vance has found himself caught up in the campaign.     The proximate cause of Sunday’s election is the collapse of the governing coalition of the SPD, Greens, and free-market Free Democratic Party (FDP) following disputes over…

Some off beat reads for the weekend: Modi played a weak hand in Trump’s Durbar (DH) Delhi victory is a sign BJP is moving out of Modi’s shadow (Print) Sambhal’s deadly cocktail of criminals and Jihadis (Organiser) Why Qatar matters to India (First Post) How Myanmar’s civil war impacts India (Scroll) Europe in panic (Newsweek) JD Vance at Munich Security Conference (Foreign Policy) Wang Yi at Munich Security Conference (Pekingnology) Trump’s plan for Gaza emboldens Israel (New Lines) Trump’s Ukraine wake-up call (RT) America’s betrayal of Ukraine is nothing new (Al Majalla) Turkey is a dumping ground for Europe’s rubbish…

India and Pakistan will be up against each other in their next game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The IND vs PAK match is scheduled to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday (February 23). Pakistan started their campaign with a dismal loss against New Zealand. The reigning Champions Trophy champions suffered a 60-run loss against the Black Caps. It was their loss in a row against New Zealand in ODIs this month. Before the Champions Trophy, New Zealand had also defeated Pakistan twice during the ODI tri-series. India, on the other hand,…

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What could the Calgary Flames be looking to do ahead of the trade deadline? TSN: Salim Valji on with Jay Onrait on what the Calgary Flames could be looking to do before the March 7th NHL trade deadline. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Onrait: “Craig Conroy just made a pretty significant deal, bringing in Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee. It’s an intriguing position for Conroy to be in, because in some ways, we thought this was a rebuild. So we’re not exactly sure what they’re going to do at the deadline. What are they going to do at the deadline, Salim Valji?”…

Faarea MasudBBC Business reporterGetty ImagesCryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history.The Dubai-based company’s founder told users that their funds were “safe” and that if would refund any of those affected.It said hackers stole from its Ethereum coin digital wallet. Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency by value after Bitcoin.Bybit’s founder Ben Zhou said the money could be covered by the firm or by a loan from partners. Bybit holds $20bn (£15bn) in assets.Bybit said the hackers exploited security features, then transferred the money to an…

Follow Frank on X. In a report released this Wednesday, Fidelity Digital Assets in collaboration with Lightning payment provider Voltage released a report on the state of the Lightning Network.The report details the many ways in which the Lightning Network has grown since its launch in 2018.It also illustrates how more businesses have begun incorporating Lightning in 2024 than any year prior, that larger channels are forming on the network and that more Lightning nodes are coming online. Source: The Lightning Network: Expanding Bitcoin Use Cases Some key stats from the piece include the following:Total Lightning capacity denominated in U.S.…