Day: January 9, 2026

This limited-edition romance is said to be deeply delicious. With 2026 barely underway, Starbucks is already looking ahead to the next big event on the calendar by unveiling two new…

A well-designed diary app that keeps your data private, works offline, and respects your freedom.

Shinto shrine in Kyoto has become globally famous for its beauty, but inconsiderate visitors are ruining the view for everyone but themselves. Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha, or Fushimi Inari Shrine,…

By marrying the realistic with the fantastical and uncanny, Stephanie Temma Hier conjures tension: there’s a calf-hair necktie that morphs into a table fan, popcorn surrounding pink ballet shoes, and…

Only three of 14 locker rooms that will soon host Olympic hockey teams are complete with less than four weeks to go before the Games.

The Canadian women’s national hockey team will lean on an experience-heavy roster in Milan.

In 1666, the marriage of Emperor Leopold I and Infanta Margarita Teresa of Spain solidified a political alliance between the Austrian and Spanish sides of the Habsburg family. They were…

Feline railway legacy continues with two kitties inaugurated as stationmasters in Wakayama Prefecture. For more than a month, the position of stationmaster had been vacant at Kishi Station in Wakayama…

The Lightning are like hockey’s United Nations with their remarkable 10 players skating for seven different countries at the Olympics.

They couldn’t make it in time for Christmas, but we’re glad these Studio Ghibli stars are here now. Today, let’s take a look at a great example of “Better late…