Author: Alex Maschino

Everyone loves a good thriller. From 1960’s Psycho to 2024’s Conclave, suspense movies have been around for decades and will always find an appreciative audience. The genre has been in a bit of a slump lately, with fewer thrillers released in theaters than in its heyday in the ‘90s. That decade was arguably a high point for thrill-seeking movie fans, with a seemingly endless supply of commercial and critical hits like Basic Instinct with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone and Se7en with Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow. Watch With Us picks the 10 best thrillers of the ‘90s and ranks…

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After Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick in last season’s Europa League decider, Tottenham and Manchester United will hope for more moments of magic as they aim to succeed Atalanta as the champions and guarantee Champions League football in 2025/26 irrespective of their league position.Spanish sides have dominated the competition since it was rebranded from the UEFA Cup to the Europa League in 2009, with La Liga clubs triumphing in nine out of 15 years.Five of those victories have come for Sevilla and three for Atletico Madrid, while Villarreal, Chelsea, Porto, Manchester United and Eintracht Frankfurt have also lifted the trophy during that…

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Janelle Story, 35, told BuzzFeed News she was going on a bar crawl when she came across the crowds in the street. By 8:30 p.m., Story, an American who lives in Seoul, said the area was already full of people. “Even just getting out of the subway station was intimidating,” she said via Twitter messages early Sunday. “It took 20 minutes to exit the station.”As she was moving from bar to bar near Hamilton Hotel, she said the crowds were packed tightly together, but nothing at that point seemed to be dangerous.”Even though I was uncomfortable, no one was ‘out…

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Ensuring the Global South has a place in the AI boom will require those countries outside of today’s AI hotspots to pool their resources, with each providing part of a recipe that includes computing power, investment, and people. Artificial intelligence offers immense opportunity, but it’s expensive to build and requires very resource-intensive data centers to run. This need for resources threatens to repeat the connectivity deficit between wealthy and other nations unless government, business and international organizations make a concerted effort to include the so-called Global South in AI’s development, says Deemah AlYahya, secretary general of the Digital Cooperation Organization.…

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Mariska Hargitay’s trip to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is all about her late mother, Jayne Mansfield. Hargitay, 61, stepped out in a black shirt that read “GUCCI JAYNE MANSFIELD” in photos shared via Instagram on Tuesday, May 20. The actress paired the T-shirt with a black printed skirt and matching heels. Hargitay was all smiles as she posed for photos in the look while holding hands with husband Peter Hermann. “Greetings from the croisette!” Hargitay captioned her Instagram post on Tuesday. “@mymomjayne 🎬📽️ I ♥️France! Merci @gucci pour ce t-shirt magnifique!” Her Gucci shirt came from the luxury brand’s…

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Naz Ried. Sonia Citron. Azzi Fudd. Maddy Siegrist. Jonathan Kuminga.  Long before any of them were dominating in college, the WNBA and NBA, they were once high school standouts on a mission to prove that their game wasn’t all hype. As the basketball landscape has changed over the years, today’s stars have to navigate so much more when it comes to NIL (Name, Image and Likeness), brand deals and having so many eyes watching their every move online and on the court.  For a 16, 17-year old hooper looking to get their name out there, exposure is everything. No one…

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Lisanne Dorn Bota has been appointed Senior Vice President, Commercial, at Sony Music Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GSA).According to the official announcement, in her new role, Dorn Bota will oversee areas including Commercial Sales, Commercial Services/LPM, Catalog/1991, Synch & Rights Management, and Brand Partnerships.She will join the management team, reporting directly to Christoph Behm, CEO of Sony Music GSA.Behm was promoted to CEO of Sony Music GSA in September.Dorn Bota’s career has seen her hold senior positions at several prominent companies, including global sports, fashion, events and media company, IMG (2008-2017) and European online retail brand Zalando (2017-2024).There, according to…

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Former President Joe Biden and his family have endured several tragedies over the years. Biden married his first wife, Neilia Hunter, in 1966. The couple shared two sons, Joseph “Beau” Biden III and Hunter Biden, and a daughter, Naomi “Amy” Biden. Weeks after Joe was elected to the Senate in 1972, Neilia and their three kids were involved in a car accident. Beau and Hunter survived the crash but Neilia and Amy tragically died. Years after mourning his wife and daughter, Joe met Jill Biden. The couple wed in 1975 and welcomed daughter Ashley Biden in 1981. Throughout his struggles,…

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