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Who’ll win the Golden Boot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? The race is on for who’ll score the most goals at the tournament, and it is set to be one of the tournament’s most closely watched storylines.Several of the world’s top forwards will be aiming to finish as the competition’s leading goalscorer. Kylian Mbappé enters the tournament after winning the Golden Boot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, while Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Lionel Messi, and Mikel Oyarzabal are among the other players expected to challenge for the award.And check out our list of all the 2026 World Cup…

New research highlights the health benefits of optimism. A recent longitudinal study of over 9000 older adults associated higher optimism with better cognitive function and reduced risk of dementia (Stenlund et al., 2026). Optimists are “people who expect good things to happen to them,” feeling positive about the future (Carver et al., 2010). Being optimistic can help us thrive in many ways. Research has associated optimism with better emotional and physical health, lower likelihood of depression, better immune function, greater academic success, the ability to persevere amidst life’s challenges, and the capacity to learn and grow even after trauma (Carver…

Hello there, Daily Dead Twitch fiends! We’ve been on hiatus for a bit, but what better reason to come out of hibernation than Pride month! And of course we are going to be bringing the queer shenanigans as we mix drag and zombies with Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead this Tuesday, June 23rd at 8pm EST! Strap on your fiercest stilettos, prep your wigs, and get ready to sashay away from hordes of the undead while we, of course, chat long and try to stay on topic to mixed results. Queens of the Dead can be found streaming on…

LeeAnne Baker stars in the underrated 1986 horror comedy “Necropolis.”1986’s Necropolis should’ve become a cult classic years agoNecropolis is a sleazy movie even by mid-eighties horror standards. It’s the kind of movie you really couldn’t make today without a lot of changes — ESPECIALLY its woefully insensitive dialogue. But there’s more to Necropolis than the scintillating box art implies. It’s a film that incorporates a ton of elements from some far more famous and celebrated horror flicks. It has the religious guilt and scummy New York backdrop from Def By Temptation. It has the vulnerable victims with drug dependency and suicide…

A chalant friend is one who reaches out, checks in, and plans hang-outs. They’re reliable, intentional, and often a little resentful that their friendships are one-sided. When I did a speaking event recently, I heard chalant friends express righteous ire. They felt disregarded, taken for granted, and angry at the idea that they had to endlessly give grace to their more passive friends when they had been doing all the work. Some had withdrawn altogether, transforming into nonchalant friends. To my chalant friends. I see you for the effort you make in friendships. I know you might feel resentful and…

The next batch of Evil Dead characters will have to survive puberty and demonic possession on the same weekend, because apparently growing up was not punishing enough on its own. Producer Robert Tapert has revealed that Evil Dead Wrath, the next film in the franchise from director Francis Galluppi, takes place in 1972 and is built around a coming-of-age story. Speaking at Michigan State University this past April, Tapert laid out how far Galluppi is pulling the series away from the cabin formula. “It predates everything. It takes place in 1972,” he said, which puts the movie nine years before…

As the lights go down in the movie theatre, you reflexively reach into the bucket of popcorn on your lap and start eating. You notice that the first bite is a bit stale, but you persist. By the time the previews are over, you look down and are shocked at what you see. How did you consume half the bucket without a thought? The answer, in short, is the power of context. A 2009 study at Duke University found that habitual moviegoers would eat popcorn in a theater regardless of whether they were full, and regardless of whether the popcorn…

Ghana will face Panama on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Toronto Stadium on FS1. This match is the opening fixture for both teams in Group L of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Ghana is returning to the World Cup stage for its fifth time in the last six tournaments. Ghana qualified by winning CAF Group I, and come into the tournament off a 2-0 loss to Mexico and 1-1 draw against Wales in two recent friendlies. Meanwhile, Panama qualified by finishing inside CONCACAF’s automatic-qualification places during the expanded North American cycle. This is only the second World Cup appearance for…

Is the amount of time you spend thinking about food normal? You probably don’t know, and that’s not a failure of self-awareness. It’s a structural feature of being human. Hunger, like anxiety or physical pain, is a private experience. You can observe what other people eat, but not how food moves through their minds—whether it arrives as a passing thought or something that has to be actively managed all day. That internal experience is invisible, which means there’s no obvious moment to compare notes, and no way to know if yours is running louder than most. Medicine and research have…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College Athletics has announced a premium seating renovation project for Alumni Stadium set to be ready for the 2026 Football Season. This project will introduce more than 1,700 premium and regular seatbacks, including chairback seating, loge boxes, and rail seating, all designed to enhance comfort and provide clearly defined personal space for guests. It will also feature a protected seating area with controlled access, ensuring an exclusive experience. In addition, the project includes the creation of two club spaces that will be utilized during home football games and will also serve as versatile venues…