With $103 billion spent on tickets in 2023, big jackpots and economic stress continue to fuel America’s lottery habit.

Some in the movie business were hopeful that theater traffic and box office revenue would rebound this summer. But a decades-long downturn continues.

The pawpaw fruit is native to North America — but hard to get your hands on. Researchers and farmers weigh in on what the future of pawpaws might look like.

Top-selling global artists like Julion Alvarez and Peso Pluma couldn’t get visas this year, and some Latin festivals have been canceled.

But online ticket retailers are cutting into their business.

If you look online, you’ll find legions of gamers complaining that they’re now having to fork out a day’s wages to buy the latest video game titles.

Streameast, the world’s largest illegal sports streaming platform, has been shut down after a sting operation by law enforcement in Egypt. But in the streaming era, the cost of being a loyal and legal sports fan is higher than ever.

Government cuts have increased the threat of invasive ant species in the United States.

A scripted comedy series on TikTok has racked up over 4 million views. Most viewers don’t know that it’s a marketing campaign.

The resurgence of Y2K fashion has been on trend for a while now: low rise jeans, wired headphones, bucket hats and so on. But plenty of brands are failing at capturing the favor of Gen Z consumers.