π₯ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Drag,LGBTQ+ rights,US news,Florida,Trump administration,Transgender,Culture,US politics,Christmas β
**What Youβll Learn**: The Drag Queen Christmas Tour has become an annual holiday tradition in Florida β and in recent years, the backlash that has followed has only grown.Now in its 11th year, A Drag Queen Christmas, featuring performers from RuPaul's Drag Race, will make a stop in the Florida Panhandle city of Pensacola on Tuesday night, despite efforts by state officials to cancel the show because of what they claim is an "anti-Christian" show at a city-owned theater.The state's attorney…
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**What Youβll Learn**: AEW President Tony Khan made a huge announcement regarding two former WWE Superstars to Dynamite on Wednesday. The stars are scheduled to have a big match after feuding with each other for several months. Tony Khan announced the immediate future of former WWE Superstars, Toni Storm and Marina Shafir. The Timeless One has been in a feud with Marina Shafir for the past few months. The two were against each other in a women's Blood and Guts match, during the AEW Women's World Tag Team…
β¨ Check out this insightful post from The Verge π π **Category**: CES,News,Smart Home,Tech π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Have you always wanted to check your groceries at home? If so, the latest smart refrigerator from GE Appliances is the right choice for you. There is a barcode scanner built into the water dispenser that works in conjunction with an internal camera and an 8-inch tablet to help you track the food you need and add it to your digital shopping list.The GE Profile Smart 4-Door French Door Refrigerator with Kitchen Assistant is being announced at CES 2026, which starts next…
π Explore this insightful post from Hacker News π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: In a 1924 letter to AndrΓ© Gide, Thomas Mann said he would soon be sending along a copy of his newΒ novel, The Magic Mountain. βButΒ I assure you that I do not in the least expect you to read it,β he wrote. βIt is aΒ highly problematical and βGermanβ work, and of such monstrousΒ dimensions that I know perfectly well it wonβt do for the rest ofΒ Europe.βMorten HΓΈi Jensenβs approachable and informative study of The Magic Mountain positions Mann as a writer who was contradictory to his core:…
π₯ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Television,Culture,Television & radio,Belfast,Northern Ireland π **What Youβll Learn**: FThere are people less frightened by the prospect of turning 30 than Lola Petticrew. βI was so afraid of getting older, and now I think this is the best thing ever,β they say. βI feel like I've just come back to myself. It's a great feeling. I think it's great as you get older β all the things start to fall into place and what matters to you becomes more focused. I know now what I want my…
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**What Youβll Learn**: AEW President Tony Khan recently announced that two emerging stars have officially signed with his company. The duo in question, Hyan and Maya World, unfortunately faced another loss in the latest episode of Collision. βThat Girlβ and βThe Renaissance Womanβ began appearing prominently on All Elite Wrestling programming at the end of last year. The two superstars faced AEW's original tag team Tai Jay on the November 8 episode of Collision, and then a week later faced Alex Windsor and Riho, although they lost both…
π₯ Check out this insightful post from Sportskeeda π π **Category**: WWE π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Cody Rhodes is the current undisputed WWE Champion and is scheduled to defend the title against Drew McIntyre next week. It's now official that Rhodes vs. McIntyre will be a Three Stages of Hell match. During this week's SmackDown, McIntyre revealed the stipulations, which included a regular wrestling match, a Falls Count Anywhere match, and a Steel Cage match. Additionally, the show featured the return of Randy Orton, who faced The American Nightmare and challenged him to a future world title match. Thanks for…
β¨ Explore this must-read post from The Verge π π **Category**: Microsoft,News,Tech β
**What Youβll Learn**: Now that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has appointed a new CEO to run Microsoft's largest company, he has more time on his hands for other adventures. Far from focusing on Microsoft's technical business, Nadella is now turning to the ancient art of blogging to discuss the year ahead for Microsoft and why he believes everyone needs to move "beyond blogging arguments." [AI] βRegression versus evolution.βNadella's first blog post "snatchpad" is about Microsoft and other AI companies that still need to get a bunch of…
β¨ Discover this trending post from Hacker News π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Nobel peace laureate MarΓa Corina Machado greets supporters from a balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, in the early hours of Dec 11, 2025. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil β It's an extraordinary achievement to win the Nobel Peace Prize. But for this year's laureate, even getting to the ceremony was a feat of its own. MarΓa Corina Machado spent more than a year in hiding after her opposition movement…
β¨ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Punk,Music,Culture,Japan,Asia Pacific π **What Youβll Learn**: A A few years after punk's initial shock and horror inspired thousands of teenagers to let their hair up and learn three chords, the genre morphed into hardcore: a leaner, fiercer, fiercely independent hybrid that would soon tear up squats, church halls and bars around the world.Forty-five years later, hardcore is enjoying a moment in the mainstream thanks to bands like Turnstile, Speed, and Knocked Loose. There are hardcore bands on talk shows, in fast food ads, and on $40 T-shirts…
