The Envelope likes to judge a film's chances of winning the best picture Oscar by seeing whether it echoes any previous winners, and these do. Sort of.

Cinematographers Rodrigo Prieto and Lawrence Sher compare notes on their films, 'The Irishman' and 'Joker.'

"Joker" isn't the movie I'd give Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar for, but his greatness as an actor can't be denied.

Joaquin Phoenix gave a weighty speech about commonalities, cows and second chances after winning the Oscar for lead actor Sunday night. Read the transcript.

Kardashian is of Armenian heritage, Friday marked the 105th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

Four high school seniors in the small rural town of Pahokee, Fla., are the subjects of an observational and empathetic new documentary.

Politics' odd couple, rapper Cardi B and Sen. Bernie Sanders, had a video chat to discuss his exit from the presidential race and Trump's coronavirus plan.

England cricket superstar Ben Stokes has praised all NHS workers involved in fighting coronavirus every day.

COMPUTER services company PTC is using augmented reality , the enhanced visual technology seen in Pokemon Go smartphone games and Iron Man movies, to produce ventilators in record time for the NHS.

Tottenham have been compared to Stoke sides of the past after their loss to Chelsea.

LOCKDOWN measures have broken motorists' "car dependency" habits and the changes could even be "permanent" for many after restrictions have lifted, according to an expert.

EMMERDALE fans could be saying goodbye to Al Chapman later this year if Jai Sharma has anything to do with it.

JOHN HUGHES has told Anthony Stokes a loan move to Inverness could help him save his Celtic career.

A GoFundMe page aims to match the nearly $600,000 that Tia Stokes' non-profit dance group Kalamity has raised for people facing real-life calamities.

You can see this art in person while you social distance. The Harrison Center will send colorful "smoke" from its historic chimney for the first time.

For too long, the health of women has been controlled by legislatures that are majority male or biased by their own religious beliefs, a letter says.

The advance of a cruel payday lending bill is the latest reminder that something is broken at the Statehouse.

Democrat Joe Donnelly is known for his bipartisan ways. But the state's junior senator, Republican Todd Young, also reaches out to the other side.

After his name popped up in trade rumors the Colts spent a third-round pick on a safety. Are the Colts preparing for a future without Malik Hooker?

Safety Malik Hooker now only under contract with the Colts through 2020 season

Customers ranged from enthusiastic to wary on first day they were able to shop again at suburban Indianapolis malls during the coronavirus pandemic.

The BMV's pattern of poor performance hardly inspires confidence in its ability to adequately monitor itself.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Syed Shah usually buys and sells stocks and currencies through his Interactive Brokers account, but he couldn't resist trying his hand at some oil trading on April 20, the day prices plunged below zero for the first time ever. The day trader, working from his house in a Toronto suburb, figured he couldn't lose as he spent $2,400 snapping up crude at $3.30 a barrel, and then 50 cents. Then came what looked like the deal of a lifetime: buying 212 futures contracts on West Texas Intermediate for an astonishing penny each. What he didn't know was oil's first trip into negative pricing had broken Interactive Brokers Group Inc. Its software couldn't cope with that pesky minus sign, even though it was always technically possible -- though this was an outlandish idea before the pandemic -- for the crude market to go upside down. Crude was actually around negative $3.70 a barrel when Shah's screen had it at 1 cent. Interactive Brokers never displayed a subzero price to him as oil kept diving to end the day at minus $37.63 a barrel. At midnight, Shah got the devastating news: he owed Interactive Brokers $9 million. He'd started the day with $77,000 in his account. To be clear, investors who were long those oil contracts had a brutal day, regardless of what brokerage they had their account in. What set Interactive Brokers apart, though, is that its customers were flying blind, unable to see that prices had turned negative, or in other cases locked into their investments and blocked from trading. Compounding the problem, and a big reason why Shah lost an unbelievable amount in a few hours, is that the negative numbers also blew up the model Interactive Brokers used to calculate the amount of margin -- aka collateral -- that customers needed to secure their accounts. "It's a $113 million mistake on our part," said Thomas Peterffy, the chairman and founder of Interactive Brokers, in an interview Wednesday. Customers will be made whole, Peterffy said. "We will rebate from our own funds to our customers who were locked in with a long position during the time the price was negative any losses they suffered below zero."

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You can see this art in person while you social distance. The Harrison Center will send colorful "smoke" from its historic chimney for the first time.

Two Chinese snooker stars have battled it out at the World Championship in England. But who won?

Snooker is a great sport to watch on TV and this quiz will help spectators with some of its jargon.

It was the match made famous by Ben Stokes' heroics. But just how much can you recall from the epic third Ashes Test last summer?

Home color kits and Zoom crystal readings fill the void. But underground services break the lockdown.

Tensions on the streets were already high - now the disease has fuelled them, says Jeremy Bowen.

Penalties by Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov earn Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 victory over Stoke at Old Trafford.

A profile of the three-island territory in the South Pacific

The director's New York Times op-ed reveals a longing for an age before tent-pole movies and streaming services.

The Joaquin Phoenix movie earned 11 Academy Award nominations Monday, distancing itself from the doubters.

Margot Robbie's over-the-top character makes her much-anticipated return to the screen.

Some cartoonists try to deliver a political shock. Others want to deliver levity in this trying time.

Police made a number of arrests and issued fines as they broke up a small anti-lockdown protest in central London.

Low-key no longer: The presidential candidate and his actress girlfriend appeared together at public events over the holiday weekend.

The former scandal figure is mining what was a traumatic experience for some dark humor.

The president stopped by a Staten Island couple's wedding and was greeted with cheers, screams and a supportive crowd.

The host made news of his own with questionable jokes, an eye roll and whispers of another wrong winner.

Review of 'She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement' by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey

The tax plan has benefited the wealthy while ballooning the deficit.

In honor of April’s status as National Humor Month and the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s topic is clean, funny, kid jokes. National Humor Month was founded in 1976 by author Larry Wilde, who chose April because of its frequently bleak weather, […]

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The US vice president's spokesperson became the second White House staffer this week to test positive for the coronavirus.

This slow cooker taco soup with ground beef is so easy — and SO GOOD! It's perfect for busy weeks with flexible cooking times for any schedule. Serve with tortilla chips, cilantro-lime rice, or cornbread.

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The move would close a loophole on an otherwise widespread practice.

When jokes are so horrible, so obvious, so corny that they make your eyes roll, it’s a good chance that they’re what many call “dad jokes.” Bordering on lame, and all the more hilarious because of it, these jokes are so bad and yet fathers seem to get such joy from trotting out the perfect…

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All it took was a pandemic, but the long-running joke finally became a reality: DEF CON is canceled. 

The annual hacker conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, typically draws tens of thousands of attendees to talk shop, compare notes, and generally cause delightful mischief. One element of that mischief is the constant — and until now false — yearly claim that DEF CON is canceled. The coronavirus changed that, and the organization announced Friday that the in-person conference will not take place this year. 

"The #DEFCONiscanceled meme has crossed over into real life, courtesy of #COVID19," read the announcement. "In early March we had hopes that things would be stable by August. That is no longer realistic." Read more...