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Music
Joe Ely, Staple of Texas’ 1970s Progressive Country Scene, Dies at 78
Joe Ely, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who helped spearhead Texas’ progressive country movement in the 1970s, has died, his representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. Ely died from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s, and pneumonia at his home in Taos, New Mexico. He was 78. As is true of the most revered country icons, Ely lived a long and storied life…
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Food
Easy Double Chocolate Muffins (Costco Copycat Recipe)
This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy. Costco doesn’t make their famous double chocolate muffins anymore, so I had to crack the code and make a version at home. These copycat muffins are rich, moist, and loaded with deep chocolate flavor! Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Costco…
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Movie
When Is Ella McCay’s Digital & Streaming Release Date?
Ella McCay has officially premiered in theaters, and people are already inquiring about its digital and streaming release. Although a specific date has not been established, the film’s distribution approach and the studio’s historical release tactics may provide some clues regarding when viewers can start streaming or buying the film online. Here’s everything you need to know. When will Ella…
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Arts & Theater
Let Middle-Aged Women Take Center Stage — OnStage Blog
This comment, from Megan Gifford, has been circling my head: “Middle-aged women are the lifeblood of theater, yet almost zero stories are centered in their experience. I don’t want to play Mama Rose or the loving grandmother.” She’s right. Let’s be honest, if Broadway and regional theater shut their doors to middle-aged women tomorrow, the art form would collapse in…
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Business
Warner Bros. is blockbuster finale to $4.5 trillion M&A haul
Dealmakers are heading into the final weeks of 2025 on a $100 billion cliffhanger. Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile bid to snatch Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. from under the nose of Netflix Inc. encapsulates the themes that have shaped a banner year for mergers and acquisitions: renewed desire for transformative tie-ups, massive checks from Wall Street, the flow of Middle East money and US President Donald Trump’s…
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Education
Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment [Updated]
Wherever we are, we’d all like to think our classrooms are ‘intellectually active’ places. Progressive learning environments. Highly effective and conducive to student-centered learning. The reality is, there is no single answer because teaching and learning are awkward to consider as single events or individual ‘things.’ So we put together one take on the characteristics of a highly effective classroom…
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Gambling
Underdog Lost Arizona DFS License Due to Prediction Markets. Others Could Be Next.
Posted on: December 15, 2025, 06:22h. Last updated on: December 15, 2025, 06:22h. Last week, Arizona pulled Underdog’s fantasy sports license amid the company’s prediction markets push. Analyst says Fanatics, PrizePicks at risk of similar fate. DraftKings, FanDuel appear safe in the state. Last week, Arizona regulators yanked Underdog’s fantasy sports license as the company pushes into prediction markets, marking…
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Gaming
The Best Pokémon Deals for December 2025
If you’re a Pokémon Trainer or have one in your life, today’s Daily Deals is going to save you a small fortune. From the best Pokémon TCG bargains to a great deal on the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, I’ve got you. You can also check out my more comprehensive list of the best Pokémon gifts for 2025…
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Celebrity
Jane Fonda Saw Rob Reiner Before His Murder
Jane Fonda has been rocked by the untimely deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. In fact, the two-time Oscar winner said she met with the longtime couple just one day before they were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14. “I saw them night before last looking healthy and happy,” Jane wrote on…
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Science
The world will soon be losing 3000 glaciers every year
Meltwater runs through a glacier cave at the front of Morteratsch glacier in Switzerland Lander Van Tricht About 1000 glaciers are now being lost every year and this rate could climb to 3000 per year as soon as 2040, even if countries meet their targets to cut carbon emissions. At least 4000 glaciers have melted away in the past two…
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