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If my sons prefer musical theatre to rugby, I would have to be a serious dick to try to stand in their way

Ghostly Gothic novel follows Edgar Allan Poe scholar’s investigation of a woman who claims to be visited by the spirit of Poe’s wife Virginia

A radical new approach suggests some of quantum theory’s most bizarre and inexplicable effects might be down to physics failing to account properly for time

Writer-director Thomas Mendolia discusses his road movie, set in the American South and premiering at Tallinn, how he cast stars Kingston Rumi Southwick and Banks Repeta, and his love for Jeff Nichols' films.

Mystery solved: Coordinated power drops have been haunting power grids worldwide, but a team of researchers in Germany found the culprit.

The famous problem asks whether a map can be filled in with only four colors such that the same color never borders itself. It has been solved with the help of computers, but some experts suggest an elusive, short answer is out there

Hillary Clinton's 2016 political gaffe has become an irony-shrouded rallying cry for jaded young voters who still dare to hope for change.

NASA satellites have captured an eerie, skull-shaped formation on a remote Antarctic island, but its haunting appearance conceals a troubling warning about melting glaciers. Unusually warm winter temperatures have exposed large areas of dark ice, potentially accelerating future melting and gradually transforming the skull's ghostly features.

The legacy of magician Harry Houdini still looms large in Detroit 100 years after his death there. Some mark the anniversary of Houdini's death by trying to make contact with his spirit.

Americans are eager to have their say on the future direction of the country and the numbers don't lie, writes Jackie Fox.

In Ross Castle, the ghost of Sabina is said to haunt her former bedroom. Will we survive the night?

“Haunted Hotel” is now accepting reservations for 2027, as Netflix has renewed the animated series for third season. The adult comedy comes from “Rick & Morty” writer Matt Roller and follows a single mother who runs the world’s most haunted hotel, the Undervale. As she juggles raising her two children with managing a slew of […]

The women involved in the case had "nothing to gain" apart from "some closure", the prosecutor says.

On Halloween eve Netflix has announced a Season 3 renewal for its popular animated series Haunted Hotel. It’s slated to premiere in 2027. The renewal comes amid solid viewership for the series. Season 2 debuted on the Global English TV Top 10 list and season 1 has over 15 million views since its September 2025 […]

A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 30 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Haunting the Cepheus […]

The Seven Mysteries of Honjo are a group of once-famous ghost stories and urban legends tracing back to the Edo Period.

Funds will support Myeloma New Zealand’s patient support and research work.

Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

Two years after the deadly storm, voters are frustrated with a slow recovery — and that could carry a political price.

Forbidden Solitaire's The Discarded DLC is here and those cards aren't going to play themselves.

La Liga's season has switched from predictable to fascinating as Jose Mourinho's El Clasico midas touch continues in the Nou Camp.

Review: The avant-garde R&B singer embodies the genre-blurring ethos of a line-up that also features Nashpaints, Shampain, Voice Actor and Proc Fiskal

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Kaylub Giamanco speaks for the first time about the day he brought down a school shooter in Bend, Oregon.

This is the National Ploughing Championship for hipsters