The Hindu

Vijay’s TVK gets ‘whistle’ symbol for 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu

The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday (January 22, 2026), allotted ‘whistle’ symbol to actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for the upcoming Assembly elections in ...
The New York Times

Why the sports column still matters — and why I’m still writing one

Jerry Brewer, who has been writing columns for 22 years, has joined The Athletic and wants to raise his game in an era that favors attention over nuance. Courtesy of Lydia Brewer For the last six ...
Slate

A.I. Tools All Use the Same Sparkly Icon. That’s a Surprisingly Big Problem.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Lately, I’ve been returning to a ...
The Norman Transcript

GARDEN COLUMN: How did evergreens become a Christmas symbol? (copy)

We have always loved live Christmas trees, and the trend these days is that people are returning to bringing a live tree into their homes for Christmas. Fresh Christmas trees are just about on every ...
Visual Studio Magazine

C++ Joins C# in Visual Studio's Deep Copilot Tier

Microsoft is expanding GitHub Copilot's deepest Visual Studio integration to C++, giving the AI assistant compiler-backed insight into entire C++ codebases so it can refactor and modify projects ...
The Guardian

Kennedy Center board votes to add Trump’s name to DC arts institution

Joe Kennedy III, JFK’s grandnephew, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legal The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC is moving ahead with a proposal to rename the arts ...
Playbill

The Adding Machine , Bocking , Jackals Confirmed for The New Group's 1st Season in New,

The New Group has revealed the lineup for their first season in their new home at The Theater at St. Clements. After decades of being itinerant, the Tony-winning company is putting down roots at the ...
BroadwayWorld

THE ADDING MACHINE and More Set For The New Group 2026 Season at at The Theater at St. Clement's

Mr. Zero is just another cog. He can’t fulfill his own needs, much less those of his wife Mrs. Zero, or his workwife Daisy. But when his boss replaces him with a machine, Mr. Zero lashes out violently ...
PBS

U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government's gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating ...
Newsweek

New Pyramid Symbol Appears on Chain Restaurant Menus—Here’s What It Means

According to a 2024 study from the market research company Talker Research, the average American far exceeds recommended intake levels when it comes to their daily sugar consumption. The survey ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

The Way I See It: Bald Eagles are a national symbol we can all enjoy

A bald eagle heads toward a mountain stream and a lunch of salmon a few months ago near Ketchikan, Alaska. (Photo by Art Smith) It used to be extremely rare to spot a bald eagle along the area rivers.