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The Pussycat Dolls have just announced the PCD Forever Tour will not be going on as planned. The group called off all but one show, West Hollywood’s OUTLOUD Festival, after “taking an honest look” at the numbers and, honestly, making a really brave and respectable choice that not a lot of artists are willing to make these days. That is, giving the true reason for cancelling instead of blaming it on “unforeseen circumstances” or whatever. PCD Never? The PCD Forever Tour was announced back in March, with the band, now consisting of members Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt, and Ashley Roberts, promising to finally bring their reunion show to the public after years of delays, including the COVID-19 pandemic. But reports and rumors of low ticket sales have plagued the group since announce day, causing speculation by fans and critics and ultimately leading the PCD to pull the plug. The band said in a statement, “When we announced the PC...

There’s a restlessness in the air today that’s hard to put your finger on. The Moon in Sagittarius is pushing everyone toward the bigger questions, the ones that have been sitting in the back of your mind waiting for the right moment. What are you actually building, and does it still mean what you thought it did? Mars squaring Jupiter has ambition cranked up, and the temptation to pour energy in every direction is real. Slow down enough to aim, stargazer. The universe is generous today, rewarding intention and deliberate action. Make sure you know what you’re reaching for before you reach. Read your horoscope for the week , and see what the stars have in store for your sign today.  Aries: March 21 – April 19 The Moon trining Mars has your instincts and your heart in rare agreement today. The catch is Mars squaring Jupiter has you eyeing every opportunity like it’s the one. You’ve never struggled with desire, Aries — knowing what you ...

Bees can count. They’re not going to be doing your taxes anytime soon, though after a little bit of evolution and a reading of the tax code, it’s not completely off the table. A new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B adds weight to a long-running debate about whether honeybees actually understand numbers or are just really good at spotting visual patterns. Some have argued that bees weren’t actually counting at all, just reacting to how busy or complex an image looked. A team of researchers led by Monash University revisited earlier experiments, but this time they tried to see the data the way a bee would. That meant taking into account all the limitations inherent in a bee’s eyes, which perceive the world with a lot less detail than human vision. Previous studies didn’t seem to fully take this into account, as they stacked the deck by using images with finer details that bees can’t fully process. When the researchers took another look at th...

The skies are busy this week, and the themes are hard to miss: what you’re building, what you’re avoiding, and what’s finally demanding your full attention. Pluto turns retrograde, pulling collective focus inward and asking everyone to audit the transformations they’ve been navigating—whether they’re ready to or not. This one’s not a slow burn. The pressure is immediate, and it’s pointed directly at the places you’ve been telling yourself you’d deal with later. Mars squares Jupiter and puts ambition up against reality in a way that’s going to feel personal, no matter what sign you are. The Half Moon in Aquarius closes the week out with a clear-eyed inventory of what’s actually working. The cosmos aren’t being cruel this week, stargazer—they’re just done letting you off the hook. Show up honestly, and the stars will meet you there. How will your sign fare this week? Aries: March 21 – Apri...

Snack Kingdom opened in Changsha, China, on April 17, set a Guinness World Record on the same day, and immediately had to shut down sales two days later because too many people showed up. (Are we surprised?) The store spans more than 13,000 square meters , comparable to roughly 30 standard basketball courts, and was built by Busy Ming Group, the parent company behind China’s largest snack retail chain, Mingming Henmang. More than 35,000 kinds of snacks from 70 countries and regions stock the shelves, with about a third of the products imported. If you ate one new snack per day, it would take approximately 96 years to try everything. The entrance is a long corridor of glass cupboards loaded with snacks floor to ceiling, which gives you some idea of what you’re getting into. Inside, the store runs on a section-by-section layout. “Instant Noodle City” carries over 3,500 varieties. The cola shelves cover about 20 countries, with classic brands and flavors s...

There’s always a fraction of every generation who insist they were born in the wrong era, romanticizing some mostly imagined past where everything was simpler, better. Usually, those people are idiots. Right now, though, given the state of things, I totally understand where people who think that way are coming from, even if the past they’re romanticizing was more or less the same kind of trash with a different set of causes and villains. I say all of this because, according to a recent NBC News survey , a massive number of Gen Z young adults would genuinely prefer to live in the past rather than deal with the present. Nearly half, 47 percent, of Americans aged 18 to 29 said they’d choose the past if given the option, according to NBC News. Only 38 percent would stay in the present, and a small minority are willing to risk looking forward to what the future holds. The report says that 62 percent of Gen Z believe their life will be worse than those of the previous generations,...