The 2026 Oscars delivered plenty of memorable moments, but one attempt at creating a viral meme involving Leonardo DiCaprio appears to have landed awkwardly with many viewers online. During the ...

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Leonardo DiCaprio gracefully accepted the honor of being the “King of Memes” as he sportingly created a new one at the 2026 Oscars. The 51-year-old was nominated in the Best Actor category for Paul ...

Like other young women she knew who lived on the South Side of Chicago, Marimar Martinez carried a handgun at the bottom of her purse. The gun, a Smith & Wesson pistol for which she had a ...

The Oscars took over on Sunday night, celebrating the best of film from 2025. The biggest names in Hollywood took to the red carpet and descended upon the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, ...

Like an appetizer or a snack before some activity, memes are just these perfect, little bite-sized nuggets of entertainment. Of course, not all memes are created equal, so it’s important to always ...

From “Grand Theft Auto” to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the White House has turned to memes from pop culture and video games to sell President Trump’s war with Iran. The videos follow a broader trend in ...

As expected, Conan O'Brien showed up slinging one joke after another at the 2026 Oscars. The returning host made quite the entrance. He kicked off the 98th Academy Awards March 15 with a bit in which ...

Wednesday’s shooting of an unarmed Minneapolis woman by an immigration enforcement agent resembles two recent Chicago-area incidents. And the U.S. Department of Homeland Security response for ...

As if math wasn't confusing enough, we have Pi to contend with. An irrational number that has no end. It sounds like an easy enough calculation in that it's the ratio of a circle's circumference to ...

The World Baseball Classic is underway, and behind a star-studded lineup of MLB players, Team USA is showing why they're a strong favorite to win the championship. On Tuesday evening, they captured ...

A series of White House social-media videos turn the carnage in Iran into gleeful entertainment. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New York Times. He has ...