Van Gogh often set vibrant yellows against cooler backgrounds like blue-violet night skies. The contrast creates a halo-like glow, as the bright yellows blaze against the darker tones.

After Tennessee's loss to Illinois, the Big Ten moves to 6-0 in bowl play while the SEC drops to 2-5 in bowl games, the only Power 4 conference with a losing record at this point of the post season. The Big 12 is 2-0. The ACC is 4-4.

Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes.

reminding you that you’re a movie lover whether you logged 1 film ten times or 500+ films this year. it doesn’t matter the genre or the length of the film. or whether you watched them in a theater, at home or on a plane. you’re a movie lover and we love you 🧡 💚 💙

I still want this to be a thing so badly. I miss "riding on slow boats past pretty things" as a dominant ride concept terribly.

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

As we close the chapter on 2025, we want to know: what was your favorite book on the American Revolution you read this year? 📚 Browse our top #ReadtheRevolution picks from the year: https://bit.ly/3pej7WY

“Polly wanna cracker. ... Polly wanna cracker. ... Pretty bird. ... HARRY! DON’T SHOOT! ... Pretty bird.”

Column: It has been a very dumb year in college sports. Here's a countdown of the 10 dumbest things of 2025. bit.ly/4qt7kUp

With Cameron Crowe’s new memoir, The Uncool, now on bookshelves, the Almost Famous writer-director takes Brian Formo on a tour of his filmmaking career, from the lasting legacy of Jerry Maguire quotes to his favorite cinematic needle drops. Read the full story on Journal here: boxd.it/2TU

A great book on this topic is The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu. Congressional hearings, the works.

We got rick rolled by Rian Johnson

The best Christmas gift a friend can ask for. #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas

From @variety.com 's FB page: "Rare Movie Ads From 120 Years of Variety: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Chinatown,’ ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Matrix’ and More" #filmsky #moviesky variety.com/gallery/movi...

Brigitte Bardot, the iconic international screen siren who retired from acting to become an animal rights activist, died Sunday. She was 91.

Remember to chew your Pop-Tarts or you may choke like Georgia Tech.

The Pop-Tarts Bowl postgame featured Slammin' Strawberry opting out of the sacrifice.

🥂Pop-Tarts Bowl🍻

Clemson, preseason No. 4, finishes the season 7-6, losing more games than the Tigers did combined in five seasons from 2015-2019.

ECU, without its OC, DC, top QB, RB, TE and No. 2 WR, beats Pitt to win the Military Bowl. Blake Harrell is 14-5 since taking over as head coach, he's done a real solid job there.

ECU got screwed by the refs...

Feels like a good day to sacrifice a few giant Pop-Tarts to the gods.

Library purchases are purchases. They pay the press. The press counts them towards advances and royalties. And (gasp) the book is in a library!! It’s wonderful and no one should ever feel bad about getting a book through a library instead of buying it.

Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

The African Queen premiered 74 years ago today on Dec 26, 1951 at the Fox Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills; it was released nationally in the US 3 months later on March 21, 1952... #otd https://www.classicmoviehub.com/film/the-african-queen-1951/

Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there's something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here's what we suggest. n.pr/4payCOk

This image of MACS 0416 from #NASAWebb and Hubble shows two galaxy clusters in the process of combining. Their mass magnifies the light from more distant background galaxies, helping astronomers identify distant supernovas and even individual stars: bit.ly/4qSNy5T 🔭

Not that anybody asked, but If you accumulated all the flora, fauna, and metal that your True Love gives you each day in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song, you would own 12 Trees, 40 Gold Rings, 140 Humans, and 185 Birds of 6 different species.

During his lifetime, Claude Monet painted more than 250 water lilies paintings, seemingly never stopping to say, “Enough. Enough for now.”

'The Sword in the Stone' was released on this day 62 years ago! (December 25, 1963) Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Voice cast: Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Sebastian Cabot, Norman Alden, and Martha Wentworth. #OTD #OnThisDay #TheSwordInTheStone

'Batman: Mask of the Phantasm' was released on this day 32 years ago! (December 25, 1993) Directed by Eric Radomski & Bruce Timm. Voice cast: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach Jr., Abe Vigoda, and more. #OnThisDay

‘Tombstone’ was released on this day 32 years ago! (December 24, 1993) Directed by George P. Cosmatos. Cast: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Dana Delany, Joanna Pacula, Michael Rooker, Stephen Lang, Charlton Heston, Billy Zane, & more. #OnThisDay

‘Galaxy Quest’ was released on this day 25 years ago! (December 25, 1999) Directed by Dean Parisot. Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Missi Pyle, Rainn Wilson, Justin Long, & Patrick Breen. #OTD #OnThisDay #GalaxyQuest

In "Washington’s Crossing," David Hackett Fischer explores the stages of the crossing, which marked the start of what has come to be known as “the 10 Crucial Days,” as Washington led his men to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Americans. Excerpt: https://bit.ly/3GSPwgL

🤣🎅🏻 #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you. Yeah, even you. You know what you did, but I forgive you.

May Santa bring your team a large NIL war chest and your rivals nothing but coal and transfer portal entries 🙏

The spirit of #Christmas 😂🎁🎄 #CalvinandHobbes

The best gifts don’t come from a store, they come from the heart ❤️ #MerryChristmas #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas

Watching "Holiday Inn" (the first movie to feature the song "White Christmas" and then be remade as "White Christmas" with Danny Kaye replacing Fred Astaire) Astaire's character was no real friend to Bing's character -- kept stealing his women -- a real "tool"... #filmsky #moviesky

'The Aristocats' was released on this day 55 years ago! (December 24, 1970) Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Voice cast: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Hermione Baddeley, Dean Clark, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, Roddy Maude-Roxby, and more. #OTD #OnThisDay

Random movie poll: Better song accompanying Hugh Grant's drive across London to get the girl: 1) "Summer Lovin'" -- Notting Hill, as he races to the press conference to convince Julia Roberts to stay 2) "Jump" -- Love Actually, as he races to the "dodgy end" to see his "Natalie" at Christmas...

Walt Disney World Christmas Parade as seen at the Magic Kingdom during the 25th anniversary of the resort.

Charge On, Ricky! 💪

It's a warm #ChristmasEve but next week will be much colder for #NewYear'sEve. Stay with #weshwx for updates on #Winter's return!

My true Christmas wish - the thing I hold most hopeful in my heart - is that each and every one of you has a better 2026 than you had in 2025. May the fates be generous and kind and you all receive the blessings you all so richly deserve. Merry Christmas and much love to you all.

Last minute Santa letter 😂 #CalvinandHobbes #Christmas

Spending the afternoon revisiting one of my favorite versions of "A Christmas Carol". Disney really did a great number with this one in 83: so many characters shown, even some just in background; great hand-drawn animation. I loved it when WDW made it the theme of the Emporium windows at Christmas

Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it. n.pr/4b6shQD