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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the NBA’s board of governors at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, July 15, 2025.Chase Stevens | Las Vegas Review-journal | Getty ImagesThe NBA is looking to Europe for its next stage of growth. The league announced on Monday that it will move forward with a joint exploration of a new professional men’s league in Europe, in partnership with the International Basketball Federation, also called FIBA. The NBA said it plans to start the process of engaging with prospective teams and ownership groups in January.…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 7:00 AM ET, Mon December 22, 2025 This article originally appeared in the December issue of AGENTatHOME magazine. Subscribe here to receive your free copy each month.Cruising has never been more popular. In fact, cruise ships welcomed a record 34.6 million passengers in 2024 and, while the numbers for 2025 haven’t been tallied yet, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is predicting another banner year.That momentum will likely continue in 2026, too. As the industry continues to grow and evolve, these are some of the biggest ocean and expedition cruise trends to watch.Investment in Private Islands…
Ted Sarandos, left, co-CEO of Netflix, and David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.Mario Anzuoni | Mike Blake | ReutersHours before Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix, Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, called WBD CEO David Zaslav to inform him Netflix wouldn’t be bidding any higher. WBD shareholders now have a chance to call Sarandos’ bluff.WBD shareholders have until Jan. 21 to tender their shares to Paramount for $30 in cash, though that deadline may be artificial. Paramount can extend it all the way to WBD’s annual meeting, which hasn’t been set…
Travelers often choose Europe for Christmas travel because the region offers so many festive and unique storybook-like experiences during this time of year.From world-renowned Christmas markets to giant Christmas trees, decorative historic squares, mulled wine, local foods, twinkling lights and themed window displays and advent celebrations, Europe offers special experiences, many rooted in centuries-old customs. As someone who lived in Europe for several years, it’s only natural to recommend places that stand out as prime, unforgettable Christmas locations, filled with magic and extraordinary beauty.Bruges, Belgium (Photo Credit: Michael Kompanik)Bruges, Belgium Every corner of this village feels like a fairytale Christmas…
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. In 2025, OpenAI has battled the perception that it was ceding ground in the AI race to Chinese rivals like DeepSeek, all while the company has tried to shore up its relationship with Washington, pursued ambitious data center projects, and laid the groundwork for one of the largest funding rounds in history. Most recently though,…
Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it.But no. “We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.”But that’s just how pop culture works, isn’t it? Who’s to explain why parents alone in their cars were suddenly singing “up up up” from that “KPop Demon Hunters?” song? Or why, in the Venn diagram of pop culture and zoology, it was the capybara that emerged victorious and beloved? Goodbye, Moo Deng. You’re…
The team at Retro, a photo-sharing app for close friends and family, is experimenting with how generative AI can be put to more creative uses. To try out the latest, cutting-edge AI technologies, the team built a new app called Splat, which lets you turn any photo into a coloring book page for kids. As any parent will tell you, kids love to color. And thanks to the web, there’s a seemingly infinite number of coloring book pages available for printing at home. However, many of the websites hosting these pages are filled with ads and other clutter, making them…
Still from Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”DisneyThe opening weekend for Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was less of a blaze and more of a simmer.And that’s the expectation for the full theatrical run of the third installment in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise. During its first three days in theaters, “Fire and Ash” tallied $88 million, falling well shy of analysts’ expectations, which called for a debut haul between $110 million and $125 million. For comparison, 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” brought in $134 million during the same three-day period.Internationally, the film collected $257 million, bringing the film’s global opening…
One year ago, Rome’s Trevi Fountain reopened after a three-month renovation. The 18th Century fountain, one of the city’s most iconic attractions, was made famous in films such as Three Coins in the Fountain, La Dolce Vita, and Roman Holiday. But in the face of overtourism across much of Europe, the city is instituting a 2 Euro fee (roughly $2.35) to get close to the fountain during daylight hours. The fee will be implemented starting on February 1, 2026.Deutsche Welle has reported that Roman residents will still be able to visit the fountain for free, and visitors can still see…
MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — Over the course of a steaming-hot Southern lunch, served family-style on a giant lazy Susan, restaurant owner Andre Davis has watched people go from perfect strangers to lifelong friends. His restaurant, The Dinner Bell in McComb, Mississippi, consists of just four tables. Large and circular, they seat upward of 15 people. In the center of each is a lazy Susan dotted with heaping platters of food, spinning back and forth as customers pile up their plates. On any given day, anyone could be sitting around the table. Davis’ customer base ranges from European tourists to locals.…