The economic landscape of professional wrestling has undergone a fundamental shift under the TKO Group Holdings era, according to top star Cody Rhodes. Speaking on the Flagrant podcast with Andrew Schulz, Rhodes detailed a new compensation structure where elite WWE talent now commands salaries comparable to those found in major professional sports leagues like the…
A man clears debris at the site of an air attack in Kyiv on October 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Oleksii Filippov/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. You can’t quite say that…
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. I logged onto Slack this morning to find an incredible and indecipherable message from one of my coworkers. I briefly thought he was having a fever dream or I had forgotten…
At the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, the documentary NAZA received a 25-minute standing ovation. In Israel, it’s all anyone’s talking about, even though few have actually seen it. Made by two Israeli filmmakers, Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, the movie takes place on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, where 24 anonymous Israeli intelligence…
By Pierre de Villiers “Both ways I sat at a table with a family of three and in both situations, I saw the same behaviour,” says the co-founder and Editorial Director of Storytime Magazine, the pioneering UK children’s media brand. “The adults sat down and straight away plugged themselves and the child into screens to watch…
Discover the Ultimate Streaming Experience with Dream24K IPTV In today’s digital world, viewers are looking for more flexibility, better picture quality, and access to a wider range of content than traditional television services can provide. This growing demand has led millions of users worldwide to switch to IPTV services. Among the many providers available…
In 2023, the Indian director Honey Trehan was on the verge of a breakthrough. His film Punjab ’95, which told the story of a human rights activist murdered for investigating mass killings of Sikhs in the state of Punjab, had been given a prominent slot at the Toronto International Film Festival. Trehan was convinced the…
Humanity may be scrolling its way out of existence. Across the globe, fertility rates are plummeting. In 2023, the average number of births per woman worldwide fell beneath 2.1 — the minimum level necessary for averting population decline (also known as the “replacement rate”). And this collapse is not concentrated in just a handful of…
At some point on Monday night, as Anna Babinets sat in Marseille preparing for a panel session at the World News Media Congress, bombs were falling across Ukraine. By morning, the apartment her news team uses had been destroyed. Her phone lit up as her plans to attend the morning sessions collapsed. ”I started calling…
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is looking for help with the war he started. What’s happening? Over the weekend, Trump said in a post that “many”…