Month: November 2020

Earlier this week, 26-year-old rapper King Von was killed outside of a hookah lounge in Atlanta, Georgia. Today (November 7), Atlanta police have arrested 22-year-old Timothy Leeks and charged him with the rapper’s murder, the  Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Marla Jean Rooker, a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Leeks was
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HELSINKI — The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully carried out its first launch since the COVID-19 outbreak Saturday sending the EOS-1 Earth observation satellite and nine smaller payloads into orbit. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C49 (PSLV-C49) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the Indian island of Sriharikota at 4:42 a.m. Eastern Nov. 7
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Not only is it Mando Monday, it’s also Marvel Monday over at Hasbro and they celebrated with two new Marvel Legends debuts. As part of the Spider-Man retro collection, you’ll have the chance to nab the head of the Daily Bugle himself, J. Jonah Jameson. Featuring the premium articulation and deco you’ve come to expect
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Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli for $2.99 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland for $1.99 The Cactus by Sarah Haywood for $2.99 Notorious RBG: Young Readers’ Edition by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik for $2.99 The Case of
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CinemaCon has set its dates for next year and is being extra cautious due to the pandemic. Originally scheduled for April 26-29, the exhibition-film distribution confab at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will now happen between Aug. 23-26, 2021. This year’s CinemaCon was cancelled as COVID-19 took its grip on the nation, with a slew
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We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
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CHAI have released a new cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love.” It follows the Japanese quartet’s recent single “Donuts Mind If I Do,” their first release for new record label Sub Pop. (The 7″ release for that song, out today, features “Plastic Love” as a B-side.) Listen to CHAI’s take on Takeuchi’s city pop classic below.
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HELSINKI — Chinese rocket firm Galactic Energy successfully sent a small satellite into orbit Saturday with the first launch of its Ceres-1 launch vehicle. The Ceres-1 four-stage solid rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near the Gobi Desert at 2:12 a.m. Eastern Saturday. First indications of launch came from spectators posting footage
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America Ferrera has clocked out and finished her shift as the series lead of NBC’s Superstore. Last season ended with Amy Sosa (Ferrera), the frazzled floor supervisor turned manager of a Cloud 9 big-box store, accepting a corporate director position that would relocate her from St. Louis to Palo Alto, California. When partner and co-worker
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Just weeks after getting a premiere date at CBS, SEAL Team Season 4 has already suffered a major setback.  The David Boreanaz-fronted drama series has been delayed by one week, pushing its highly-anticipated return to December.  But there’s some good news.  SEAL Team Season 4 will now commence with a two-hour premiere, so we’re waiting
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Xbox Series X and Series S isn’t so much a “next-gen” controller as it is an incremental update on the one we already know. It’s flush with small tweaks that improve specific elements of the Xbox experience, like recording gameplay, using the D-pad, and grip. However, there are no big “next-gen” swings – no features
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On Halloween itself, NECA revealed that they have the license to the Puppet Master franchise by revealing two 2-packs of some of the most iconic puppets in the series. The Puppet Master film series is well over 30 years old and is owned by Charles Band’s Full Moon Features company which specializes in releasing horror
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In the weeks since Robert Zemeckis‘ adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches landed on HBO Max, audiences have voiced their disappointment with the physical depiction of Anne Hathaway’s Grand High Witch, resulting in the actress herself taking to Instagram to issue an apology to those she has disappointed and upset. In the film, the Grand
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The past few chapters of My Hero Academia have spent a significant amount of time exploring the different sides of multiple fan-favorite characters. From the wholesome development of Bakugo to the rising endurance of Deku, fans of the Class 1-A students can find pride in the latest progression of their storylines. Chapter 289 turns the spotlight onto a different character, breaking
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Electronic Arts and DICE previously confirmed plans to release the next Battlefield entry in 2021. During a recent earnings call, the publisher narrowed the launch window down to next year’s holiday season. That very same call unveiled another new tidbit, too–Battlefield’s new outing will apparently feature a scale unlike any other in the franchise. Seeking
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HELSINKI — China’s main space contractor is developing launch vehicles capable of learning and adapting as well as multiple technologies for recovering and reusing rockets. China will develop a first launch vehicle capable of vertical takeoff, vertical landing by 2025, Wu Yansheng, a senior official with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), said
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Disney has officially pulled their 20th Century Studios’ features Free Guy and Death on the Nile off the December calendar, leaving a grim immediate future in place for exhibition which was praying to make buck on a holiday moviegoing season. This leaves Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 left standing on Dec. 25, however, everyone with a brain is betting that
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