United Videogame Workers-CWA, a union protecting employees of video game companies across the US and Canada, has issued a scathing rebuke of EA’s recently revealed $55 billion buyout by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and private equity firms including Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. The deal has been widely criticized, with some US senators
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EXCLUSIVE: New York-based distribution company 1-2 Special has named Jonathan DeMaio as VP Distribution. DeMaio will lead all aspects of theatrical sales and distribution at the Jason Hellerstein-founded film company. DeMaio previously worked for 11 years at Sony Pictures Classics, where he last served as Director, Sales, and played a key role in the domestic
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Fans have been reacting online to Sam Fender’s Mercury Prize 2025 win in his Newcastle home town – check out some of the responses below. Earlier this evening (October 16), Fender won for his album ‘People Watching’, which was released earlier this year. The album earned the biggest opening week in the UK for a British
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Charred coffee grounds could make concrete up to 30 percent stronger, scientists in Australia found. Their clever recipe could solve multiple problems at once. Each year, the world produces about 10 billion kilograms (22 billion pounds) of coffee waste, most of which ends up in landfills. Related: Breakthrough: Scientists Create ‘Universal’ Kidney To Match Any
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Austin, TX — October 24, 2025 (4:35 PM, AT&T Conference Center) — Legendary thinker, author, and scientific visionary Howard Bloom will take the stage at the prestigious New Worlds Conference in Austin, Texas to present “The Case of the Sexual Cosmos: Everything You Know About Nature Is Wrong.” In this groundbreaking presentation, Bloom unveils a
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My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. “Midnight Madness!” Someone is moving into the old Potter house next door to Archie Andrews. But why are they doing it at night? And what’s up with the coffin-sized crate being hoisted into the basement? Wait a minute… Betty can’t be right on this one. A vampire?!
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Courtesy of Netflix One doesn’t usually go into an escapist thriller series expecting thoughtful characterizations and nuanced depictions of the effects of abuse on the human psyche, yet both are present in the Netflix program Angela. I initially tuned in looking for a mindless distraction, which the show surely provides, but I was pleased to see
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Mitski has surprise released a live album tied to her upcoming concert film. Both were recorded while she was touring behind The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, her 2023 album. Although Mitski: The Land hits movie theaters worldwide on October 22, The Land: The Live Album is now available to purchase exclusively via
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An astoundingly detailed weevil on a single grain of rice takes first place in 2025’s Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. Entomology enthusiast Zhang You created this intricate image by stacking over 100 carefully lit and cleaned images together. This technique allows the photographer to maintain a sharp focus across the depth of a subject, whereas
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This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content: Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2: Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Embark on a new adventure as a Pokémon Trainer in the streets of Lumiose City! Explore the city and catch wild Pokémon during the day, then become the strongest Trainer
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After the first release was a huge success, the singalong version of Netflix’s smash hit KPop Demon Hunters is returning to theaters once more. It was initially released in theaters earlier this year, where it topped the domestic box office (beating the horror movie Weapons). Afterwards, the singalong version was made available on Netflix. Now,
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Academy Award nominee and Emmy winner Paul Giamatti hypes up the damage his villain will cause in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres January 15, 2026, on Paramount+. Paul Giamatti plays Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1’s recurring villain, Nus Braka. Giamatti joins Star
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Charli XCX has spoken about whether ‘Brat’ is officially over, claiming that it is “up to the world” when it ends. The musician dominated much of the summer of 2024 with her sixth album ‘Brat’, its accompanying remix record and the runaway cultural phenomenon that came with it, with the ubiquitous lime green cover filling
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The Book of Sea Monsters: Leviathans of Literature takes its incredibly specific subject matter—literary sea monsters—and spins it into an anthology that includes art, history and generous excerpts from a variety of fantastical stories. Beginning with the Enuma Elis creation myth of Babylon from the 9th century B.C.E. and extending through Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s
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WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months on the job. The Houston-based company announced Oct. 15 that it hired Jonathan Cirtain as president and chief executive, a move it described as a “strategic leadership change to advance the company’s development of critical space infrastructure.”
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Maika Monroe (Longlegs) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) lead the cast of Hulu’s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a fresh new take on the classic 1990s thriller from director Michelle Garza Cervera (Huesera: The Bone Woman). It’s coming to Hulu and Disney+ in one week, and the film has received an official “R” rating this week. The Hand
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Sun O))) have signed to Sub Pop and shared their first songs for the venerated Seattle-based label. “Eternity’s Pillars,” “Raise the Chalice,” and “Reverential” are out now on streaming services and as a limited-edition 12” vinyl single. Hear all three tracks below. “‘Eternity’s Pillars’ is named for the mid-1980s television program created and hosted by
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Some former long-time BioWare developers are about to come out with a new game, Exodus, due next year. A cosmic role-playing game, the project evokes Mass Effect as a clear touchstone, especially given who’s behind it, but it turns out Horizon and Metroid have provided inspiration as well. Exodus has James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn, and
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Get ready for the first-ever FocusFest, put on by Focus Features and hosted by TikTok star Juju Green (@straw_hat_goofy)! This inaugural event will spotlight a curated lineup of Focus’s most celebrated films, including cult classic The Big Lebowski, Academy Award®-winning Promising Young Woman, and a special advance screening of one of the year’s most anticipated films, Bugonia from Yorgos
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Former Little Mix member Leigh-Anne announced her debut album ‘My Ego Told Me To’ and a UK and Europe tour. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Leigh-Anne at Reading 2025: “I’m doing everything myself. It has to be this way” The album, which will be her first outside of Little Mix, will be released on February 20,
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