On Jan. 23, hundreds of couples in Bangkok tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony after a 2024 bill recognizing same-sex marriage went into effect in Thailand. The country, which is home to more than 71 million people, is the first in Southeast Asia, and one of only three Asian countries, to legalize same-sex marriage.

Famed color factory Pantone released its shade of the upcoming year, or perhaps more appropriately for 2026, its lack of shade.

On a more regional level, Taylor Swift was the top artist in the United States for 2025, followed by Drake, Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Lamar’s “Luther” featuring SZA was the top U.S. song of the year, while Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” was No. 1 on the top U.S. albums.

Some of the buzzy stories and moments in the news didn’t make the front page in 2025 — but they still made a splash. From an internet-viral rodent overrunning the suburbs of Buenos Aires to the middle school aesthetic making a comeback in the United States, test your knowledge of the events that got people talking.

In a world suddenly awash with legalized sports betting and its associated ills, tracking these football digits is a comparatively wholesome compulsion. Scorigami is a game within the game that anyone can follow, one in which the teams and players are irrelevant. All that matters is the scoreboard.

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With the new year just weeks away, the color experts at Pantone have declared 2026’s official Color of the Year is “Cloud Dancer.” Cloud Dancer is “a billowy, balanced white imbued with a feeling of serenity,” a color that’s designed to both soothe us and inspire us to make a fresh new start, the company said Dec. 4.

In an era when every color is in all the time, where do you even go next? Pantone has a suggestion. Since Pantone began naming its Color of the Year in 2000, we’ve seen two flavors of both brown and yellow,