Early forecasts suggest this year may see the strongest El Niño in a decade—bringing with it more extreme weather. During the last 'super' El Niño about a decade ago, 16 tropical cyclones formed in or ...

McDonald’s is looking extra busy these days as it cooks up not one but two special meal collaborations, including a Happy Meal that celebrates the release of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. We already ...

Today's the day that Game Trader Live returns to Shacknews streaming platforms for the third episode of 2026. Check out the show live now or stop by later to watch the VOD. Game Trader Live will take ...

There's a pattern to American financial manias, and it goes like this: first the venture capitalists pile in, then Wall Street upgrades everything to "buy," then the Super Bowl becomes a showcase for ...

Why the artificial-intelligence advertising spree could be the last hurrah - like the dot-coms in 2000 OpenAI and Anthropic are losing enormous amounts of money, yet are given valuations as if they ...

The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years and a chance to make history. The Super Bowl XL matchup with the Seattle Seahawks will mark the Patriots’ ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Remember all those ads about artificial ...

Just here for the commercials? Super Bowl ads are as big a part of the annual tradition as buffalo wings, with brands shelling out enormous sums – over $10 million in 2026 – to secure commercial space ...

Super Bowl LX has arrived. It’s a bittersweet moment for NFL fans, as it’s the culmination—and unfortunately, the end—of another entertaining pro football season. The Seattle Seahawks and New England ...

This looks like a fun experiment… until the Wubble Bubble meets liquid nitrogen and everything goes from bouncy to brittle instantly. The point here is a clear warning: don’t try this, because liquid ...

Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I. By Mike Hale What do the 2026 Super Bowl ads tell us? That we obsess over our weight while guzzling beer ...