Briefing: Revellers parade giant phalluses at Japan’s fertility festival
Strategic angle: Crowds pack Kawasaki for Kanamara Matsuri, Japan’s colourful fertility festival using phallic shrines to celebrate life and challenge sex taboos.
Sources: Curry expected to return vs. Rockets
Warriors star Stephen Curry is set to make his comeback after missing 27 games due to a knee injury.
Briefing: A music festival booked Kanye West, now known as Ye, and lost major sponsors
Strategic angle: The rapper Ye's controversial history leads to significant sponsorship losses for the Wireless Festival.
Briefing: Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite
Strategic angle: Los Thuthanaka returns with a new album that offers a softer sound compared to their debut.
Briefing: Introduction to Computer Music
Strategic angle: A comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of computer music.
Briefing: The Chinese box office isn't the Hollywood kingmaker it used to be. Here's why
Strategic angle: Shifting government content controls and postpandemic Hollywood trends have made China less of a player in the global box office landscape.
Briefing: The app for tracking TV, movies, podcasts, and everything
Strategic angle: Discover the latest app that helps you keep track of your favorite media.
Briefing: Firm boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100k up to staggering $4.5M
Strategic angle: Significant increase in licensing costs raises concerns among developers and streaming services.
Briefing: The most pristine star yet found in the known universe
Strategic angle: Astronomers discover an extraordinary star using advanced telescopic observations.
Briefing: Filmmaker Ilker Catak’s ‘Yellow Letters’ pits artists against the powerful
Strategic angle: Exploring authoritarianism and the artistic process, 'Yellow Letters' reflects on the complexities of marriage.
Briefing: Three members of Greek government quit over EU farm subsidy scandal, state TV says
Strategic angle: The scandal involves fraudulent subsidies primarily benefiting Crete, linked to Prime Minister Mitsotakis's influential family.
Briefing: Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Drama' - The ideal (and darkest) date night movie of 2026
Strategic angle: The course of true love never did run smooth... NB: This review does not contain any spoilers.
Briefing: Medicare Advantage plans win extra $18.6 billion as feds cut star ratings measures
Strategic angle: CMS is scaling back the number of measures it uses to grade health insurers.
Videos show explosions after a series of strikes hits Isfahan in central Iran
Massive explosions and thick plumes of smoke rose in Isfahan after a powerful wave of strikes hit central Iran on Wednesday.
Briefing: Iowa State hoops star Crooks entering portal
Strategic angle: Iowa State women's basketball star Audi Crooks will be entering the transfer portal for her final year of collegiate eligibility, she announced on social media Thursday.
Briefing: Fleetwood Mac star Lindsey Buckingham attacked by woman with ‘unknown substance’
Strategic angle: The 'stalking suspect' reportedly threw something on Lindsey Buckingham and then ran away. An arrest is expected soon.
Briefing: A Hyundai Beat The BMW M2 CS For World Performance Car Of The Year
Strategic angle: Every category at the 2026 World Car Awards went to an electric vehicle, with BMW, Hyundai, and Lucid leading the way.
Briefing: Gravitational waves suggest a 'forbidden zone' for stellar-origin black holes
Strategic angle: An international team led by Monash University has uncovered evidence of a rare form of exploding star, helping to shed light on one of the most cataclysmic events in the universe.
Briefing: 2027 BMW 3 Series Teased With Quad Exhaust, But Don't Call It An M3
Strategic angle: An early look at the next-generation BMW 3 Series with a combustion engine.
Briefing: Hisense’s 75-inch U6 mini-LED TV is cheaper than its 65-inch model
Strategic angle: A feature-packed 4K TV with built-in streaming services at an unbeatable price.