Did the World Need a Hot Santa? It Got One Anyway.

Target’s Hot Santa Ads Join ‘Hot Frosty’ in Spiced Up Holidays

A new series of ads from Target features Kris K., a “weirdly hot” version of the beloved character, continuing a trend of spicing up holiday favorites.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

At Long Last, the Dodgers Finally Got Their World Series Parade

A city starved for one since 1988, and kept from one in 2020, had its chance to celebrate. Los Angeles made the most of it.

Sports - The New York Times - November 2

Cadillac vs. the world: How GM got its place in F1 for 2026

General Motors convinced F1 that an 11th team was worth its while, now the U.S. will have its first truly American team on the grid in 50 years.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Red One review – bronto-head Dwayne Johnson weighs down Santa kidnap comedy

Christmassy slush and gush smothers all attempts at comedy in this bland family film about Santa’s musclebound personal security guard. This profoundly depressing and blandly sentimental Christmas ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Review: When Santa Claus goes missing, an action film struggles to connect in 'Red One'

Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the film uneasily splits the distance between fizzy family-targeted comedy and "Mission: Impossible"-style team action.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13

'Did anybody watch him?' Hot-shooting Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht has NBA's attention

Dalton Knecht was once ignored by NBA teams with draft picks ahead of the Lakers. Now he's a hot-shooting rookie who has earned the NBA's attention.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 20

Behind the ‘Holding Space’ Interview for ‘Wicked’

When a journalist asked the actress Cynthia Erivo about fans “holding space” for the movie’s signature song, a meme was born.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?

Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year

Sports - ABC News - Yesterday

In Finland, Building One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

In a Finnish shipyard, the 250,800-ton sister of Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, is in the final stages of construction. We got an inside look.

Business - The New York Times - November 8

The Observer view: the Cop summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air

The grim negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, have shown the need for reform of the UN annual global climate talks. ‘Global emissions continue to increase, carbon sinks are being degraded and we can ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

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