Posts by Kevin Harson
Why underwear color on New Year’s Eve is a very big deal for some people
In 2025, it is safe to say most people are hoping for some luck, but could that come from an undergarment? Many on TikTok are arguing it can. The tradition of wearing specific underwear colors on New Year’s Eve is a superstition that has more recently gained traction online. Rooted in Latin American and European…
Read MoreEvery 2D Zelda game, ranked from worst to best
The Legend of Zelda series may be blowing minds with games like Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, but its humble beginnings as a top-down 2D action adventure RPG are still widely beloved to this day. Many fans even enjoy 2D Zelda games more than their 3D counterparts, and can you blame…
Read MoreJapan’s best high school marching band readies for Rose Parade performance
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently. Piles of travel-worn cardboard boxes and pristine instrument cases stood stacked at one end of the cracked asphalt as scores of young performers marched, danced…
Read MoreOpinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump follows through on his threats
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term — and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear. While many of Trump’s predecessors have also followed a “realist” strategy — that is, one in which relative power is at…
Read MoreColumn: Jimmy Carter was the right candidate for 1976, but was he the right president?
SACRAMENTO — Jimmy Carter was the right presidential candidate for his time in 1976 — a smiling, homespun, anti-Washington outsider promising truth and decency. He was a natural populist, but he appealed to voters’ better angels, not their worst natures. He preached love, not hate. That’s how I remember the former governor and peanut farmer from…
Read MoreA rose’s journey from a Colombian farm to a parade float in Pasadena
A little more than a week before the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, Bob Mellano was counting flowers and coming up short — 50,000 roses short. Mellano studied his paperwork. A flower wholesaler in downtown Los Angeles, he can spot discrepancies from a distance. The night before, two trucks from Miami had pulled up to…
Read More‘Wicked’ becomes biggest Broadway box office smash, overtaking ‘Mamma Mia’
The movie Wicked has officially become the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in box office history, surpassing the movie musical Mamma Mia. The film’s star-studded cast includes Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, alongside Ariana Grande as Glinda, the Good Witch. Jonathan Bailey also stars as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as munchkin…
Read MoreWoman horrified as brother reveals name for baby daughter: “Feel sorry”
A woman has urged her brother to reconsider his choice of baby name for his daughter amid concerns over what it could mean for the child at school. Though baby names are a matter of personal preference, research has shown that a parent’s choice of moniker can have repercussions for their offspring, particularly when it…
Read MoreChina reacts to death of former US President Jimmy Carter
The Chinese government on Monday paid tribute to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died the previous day at the age of 100, praising him for being the “promoter and decision-maker” in the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Why It Matters During Carter’s one-term presidency from 1977 to 1981, the U.S. normalized…
Read More49ers QB Brock Purdy Provides Concerning Update on Elbow Injury
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy provided the latest update on his elbow injury after he was forced to exit the team’s 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions late in the fourth quarter on Monday night. Purdy said the elbow “doesn’t feel the best,” and added it felt like his “arm was on fire.” He…
Read More“Wordle” today #1,291 hints, clues and answer for Tuesday, December 31
Happy New Year’s Eve Wordle players! Before 2025 dawns, Newsweek is here to help you with today’s puzzle. Wordle is a popular word game where five letters make up a new word every day. Originally perfected during the COVID lockdown by software engineer Josh Wardle, who simply wanted a game “for me and my partner…
Read More‘Connections’ December 31: Hints and answers for puzzle #569
It’s the last day of the year! Ensure you end 2024 on a winning note—at least when it comes to today’s Connections puzzle—with the help of Newsweek‘s handy hints. The popular brainteaser was launched by The New York Times in June 2023 and has gone on to become the newspaper’s second-most played game behind Wordle,…
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