In this video, live from the VMAs: Eva Gutowski reporting that “Swashbuckling-core” is the hot new trend. Does it shiver ye timbers? Do you know what Conan Gray’s “WB” hat stands for? We're dying to ...

Conan O’Brien recently took part in a nearly hour-long discussion with Oxford Union and criticized comedians whose material have become dominated with serious, anti-Trump commentary. The former late ...

Conan O’Brien is concerned that the anger over Donald Trump has caused comedians to lose their humor. O’Brien spoke at the Oxford Union earlier this week and reflected on how the ire around the ...

Conan O'Brien has no issue with comedians criticizing President Donald Trump, just the way they are doing it. During an interview at Oxford Union uploaded Tuesday, Jan. 6, the former talk show host ...

"You just have to find a way to channel that anger, because good art will always be a perfect weapon against power," the comedian and former late night host said. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

O'Brien detailed how Trump's second term has been "very challenging" for comedians during an appearance at Oxford University Michael Loccisano/Getty; Nicole Combeau/Bloomberg via Getty Conan O'Brien ...

The music world was busy mourning David Bowie on the 10-year anniversary of his death on Saturday when the devastating word hit that we lost another icon of almost indescribable significance to rock ...

In this video, live from the VMAs: Eva Gutowski reporting that “Swashbuckling-core” is the hot new trend. Does it shiver ye timbers? Do you know what Conan Gray’s “WB” hat stands for? We're dying to ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally published Aug. 13, 2025, and has been updated to include new text and illustrations featured in the January 2026 issue of Astronomy. Using an artificial ...