Posts by Cosmopolitan Canada
The Best Performances of 2025
Emma Stone, “Bugonia” Stone was on my list in 2023, the year she gave two discomfiting comic performances, in the Showtime series “The Curse” and in the Yorgos Lanthimos film “Poor Things.” After winning her second Best Actress Oscar, for the latter, she teamed up with Lanthimos again in this dark-comic adaptation of the South…
Read MoreIsrael enables Palestinian departure from Gaza, continues to facilitate humanitarian aid
All such individuals are first approved by the Israeli security establishment before they are permitted to travel to ensure they are not escaping wanted terrorists. The Israeli AgencyCOGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) reported that over 200 Gazans holding dual citizenships or valid visas exited…
Read MoreOld protest clip outside Pakistan ex-PM’s jail shared as recent
Supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan staged a sit-in outside his jail in November 2025, saying he is being denied prison visits from lawyers and family. But claims online that one of Khan’s allies was beaten by police during the recent protest are baseless. The clip shared in the posts depicts a scuffle…
Read MoreEU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
STRASBOURG, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU’s ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by allowing up to 10% of non-electric vehicles after intense pressure from Germany, Italy and Europe’s auto sector. The EU executive appears to have yielded to the call from carmakers to be allowed…
Read MoreThe World’s Most Famous Ice Hotel Just Opened — and It Has a Fully Playable Piano Made of Ice
Every winter, one of the most unusual hotels on Earth rises from the frozen Torne River in northern Sweden. Built entirely from ice and snow, ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi is remade from scratch each year. And when spring arrives, it melts back into the river it came from. This season’s edition, ICEHOTEL 36, is now open,…
Read MoreSarah Sherman Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
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The comedian tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. Source link
Read MoreAir Force delays pilot course for two of 15 cadets jailed for potential security leak
The cadets failed to complete a special training program that was supposed to culminate with a weekend at a hotel, under strict conditions requiring them to remain isolated. The Israel Air Force on Monday announced that it has kicked out two pilot cadets from the current officers’ course due to potential security leaks, requiring them…
Read MoreEU targets Russia’s shadow fleet with new sanctions, hitting businessmen and companies
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on five businessmen linked to Russian state-owned oil companies Lukoil and Rosneft and targeted companies accused of circumventing sanctions on Russian oil by running ships for Moscow’s shadow fleet of aging oil tankers. Oil revenue is a key part of Russia’s economy, allowing President Vladimir…
Read MoreOn This Date: Most Powerful Tropical Cyclone In Australia Could Have Been Worse
The history of hurricanes and tropical cyclones includes several close calls. On Dec. 15, 1999, 26 years ago today, Tropical Cyclone John roared ashore at Category 4 intensity in western Australia’s Pilbara region. Up to 130 mph wind gusts caused extensive damage to a hotel in the town of Whim Creek, and rainfall topped 7…
Read MoreLuci Gutiérrez’s “Inside Story”
The cover of the December 22, 2025, special Cartoons & Puzzles issue, by Luci Gutiérrez, celebrates the particular mixture of zaniness and dedication that it takes to produce an issue of a magazine. Gutiérrez, who illustrates The New Yorker’s Shouts & Murmurs page every week, has firsthand experience with the particularities of the process. “The…
Read MoreThe Year in Trump Cashing In
On January 17, 2025, three days before Trump’s second Inauguration, he took another leap into the crypto world, releasing a new meme coin: $TRUMP. The day before the ceremony, his wife, Melania, launched her own coin, $MELANIA. Unlike the World Liberty tokens, which gave their holders certain governance rights associated with the company, these assets…
Read MoreYear-old earthquake footage misrepresented as showing Japan’s December 2025 tremor
After Japan’s northern coast was rocked by a magnitude 7.5 quake on December 8, videos purportedly showing the impact of the tremor were falsely shared on social media. The clips in fact show a street and a car park shaken by another powerful quake that struck central Japan on New Year’s Day in 2024. “Devastating…
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