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WireImage Macaulay Culkin gets a kick out of reminding everyone how old he is. Take a look at his best photos, from his ‘Home Alone’ days to now! Macaulay Culkin, born Aug. 26, 1980, is an icon of the 90s, who started his career as a child actor. His breakout role was playing Kevin McCallister in the 1990 Christmas classic ‘Home Alone’, which sparked the sequel in 1992 ‘Home Alone 2: Lost In New York’. Playing Kevin in the first film earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor: Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He went on to have…

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Already discontinued in Europe because of cybersecurity regulations, the current-generation Porsche 718 is not long for this world. The gasoline-fueled Boxster and Cayman duo will be discontinued globally by the middle of next year when production ends. What comes after? An all-electric sports car. However, there’s reportedly a possibility of a gap between when the ICE dies and when the EV indirectly takes its place in the lineup. Automobilwoche, the German branch of Automotive News Europe, claims Porsche is having problems developing the 718 EV. The engineers from Zuffenhausen are apparently “well behind schedule,” so there’s a real risk the electric sports car’s…

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After more than a thousand days of war, there are signs Ukraine is running short of manpower. Russia is capitalizing, seizing territory faster this year than it’s done since 2022, and terrorizing Ukrainians with cheaply-produced glide bombs – old Soviet-era ammunition retrofitted with wings and GPS.This past fall, we spoke with Colonel Maksym Balagura, a special forces commander in Ukraine’s State Border Guard, and asked if Russia’s use of glide bombs had changed the trajectory of the war. “At the moment they’re the biggest threat,” he told us. “They’re sapping the motivation of our soldiers to win.”How Russia, Ukraine deploy…

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Getty Images for The Recording A Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley have been going strong since 2021! Look back at some of the couple’s cutest photos together here. Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley started dating in the summer of 2021, and were first publicly linked when photos surfaced of them kissing in Brooklyn. After various sightings throughout the next several months, they made their public debut in March 2022. From there, Margaret and Jack went on to continue attending public events together, including the VMAs in 2024. In the spring of 2022, Jack and Margaret got engaged. The news was…

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Pro cycling’s annual game of Musical Chairs is weeks away from ending and 44 WorldTour riders have yet to sign new contracts for the 2025 season. Among those yet to be confirmed, Colombian Nairo Quintana currently tops the list in terms of points scored during this season.Quintana was unable to find a team for 2023 after being disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France for testing positive for Tramadol. Movistar signed him for 2024 on a one-year contract. Quintana struggled with illness and injury in the early season and scrapped his GC ambitions for the Giro d’Italia. He finished second…

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The bodies of 15 people were recovered from pits in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas which has been plagued by drug cartel violence.In a post on X, Chiapas State Gov. Eduardo Ramirez detailed an operation to restore stability to Frailesca, an agricultural region near Guatemala where rival cartels have been involved in a turf war. “Unfortunately, 15 bodies (have been found) so far in secret graves in two properties,” Ramirez wrote Saturday on social media.  Army soldiers patrol the streets after clashes between armed groups in Pantelho, Chiapas state, Mexico. ISAAC GUZMAN/AFP via Getty Images He added that weapons,…

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Learn more about the financial standing of Olivia Hussey’s co-star from the 1968 ‘Romeo & Juliet’. Image Credit: FilmMagic Leonard Whiting, best known for his iconic role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), has remained a significant figure in film and television. Alongside co-star Olivia Hussey, Whiting’s portrayal of the tragic young lovers left an indelible mark on cinema. On Friday, December 27, the world was saddened by the news of Hussey’s passing at 73. Whiting, 74, paid a heartfelt tribute to his former co-star and dear friend. “Olivia, we have shared so much since we were two sweet…

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Tom Pidcock has announced that he won’t be racing any cyclocross this winter, instead opting to focus on preparing for the 2025 road season with his new team Q36.5.In an Instagram post, Pidcock wrote that he wants to use the time to “settle into a new environment” with his new team following his departure from the Ineos Grenadiers after four years. He added that he plans to return to cyclocross for the 2025-26 season.”On Sunday I watched my first cyclocross of this season and it reminded me I should probably officially mention that this year, I will not race cyclocross,”…

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Everyone loves the Volvo five-cylinder. Well, I’m not sure about everyone, but it is a widely regarded engine, a dependable thing with the unique character only a ‘five can provide. But, like any automotive engine, it can fail, and this one failed in spectacular fashion. Eric from the always-excellent I Do Cars channel on YouTube has the engine from a 2012 S60 on his stand this week, and the teardown is an entertaining watch. Volvo’s Modular engine family debuted with a six-cylinder back in the early 1990s with the 900 series, and the five-pot arrived in the mid 1990s with the…

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