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Why Train Dreams should win the best picture Oscar

With its meditative pace and sincere interest in moral questions, Clint Bentley’s film of a rudderless man cutting down trees in Idaho’s verdant vistas has the air of a Hollywood classic from another era

A loving homage to pop culture’s also-rans: best podcasts of the week

Maisie Adam and Scott Bryan talk comically and sensitively to people who found sudden tabloid and early internet fame in the 00s. Plus, Norse myths and history with Iain Glen from Game of Thrones

The UAE Is Cozy With Both China and Trump

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The Iranian Regime Played 3D Chess—and Lost

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Acts of Devotion

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The 'SNL' Sketch That Broke All the Rules

Last night, the show made the host, Ryan Gosling, break character—on purpose.

Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the crosshairs, say privacy experts.

AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds

New research suggests tech behind AI platforms such as ChatGPT makes it easier to perform sophisticated privacy attacks

Stormy space weather may be garbling messages from aliens, new research suggests

Researchers who listen for signs of non-human life say signals ‘can slip below detection thresholds, even if it’s there’

Which are more like life, novels or films?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

"NCIS" at 500: Cracking the Code

It's award season again in Hollywood, and the cast and crew of "NCIS" are celebrating maybe the rarest prize of all in television: Longevity. On Tuesday, March 24, the 500th episode of "NCIS" will air on CBS. In its 23 seasons on the air, then syndication and now streaming, viewers have watched some 3.3 trillion minutes of the show. And with multiple spinoffs, it's the #1 franchise in the world.

Book excerpt: "Apple: The First 50 Years" by David Pogue

Updated on: March 8, 2026 / 9:32 AM EDT / CBS News