Arcade Fire were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert’s election special (which is titled Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020). The special aired on SHOWTIME as election results took over Colbert’s usual CBS broadcast time. The band performed a new song called “Generation A,” which Colbert
Month: November 2020
Maximum Carnage! Just yesterday Diamond Select Toys has officially revealed a brand new Disney Store Exclusive Marvel Select Carnage figure and a re-release of the Disney Store Exclusive Venom figure which was released last year. I have to say I really like the look of the new Carnage figure, especially the new Cletus Kasady head
It has been a chaotic and, more often than not, contentious election year. Donald Trump and Joe Biden, alongside their respective running mates, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, have spent the last few months ramping up their presidential campaigns, and in that time, Americans have probably seen enough debates and town halls to last a lifetime.
In Amazon’s Utopia, a group of comic fans come together online over their shared obsession with a grim comic named Dystopia that appeared to predict a number of catastrophes and illnesses. When a sequel, Utopia, surfaces, the group meets in person and attempts to purchase the manuscript only to find out that the diseases and
The nation’s fourth-biggest cinema chain Marcus Theatres saw revenue plunge and swing to the red in its most recent third-quarter earnings released Tuesday. It beat Wall Street forecasts, however, and emphasized its solid financials underpinned by the fact it owns most of its theatres. Family-owned Marcus, based in Milwaukee, owns or operates 1,110 screens at
If you play Borderlands 2, there’s some good news. The Borderlands 2: Commander Lilith & The Fight for Sanctuary DLC is now available to get on the Nintendo Switch. Now you can “join the Crimson Raiders and stop a deranged villain hell-bent on claiming the Vault Map all for himself”. The official tweet is down
WASHINGTON — NASA is delaying the launch of an ocean science satellite on one Falcon 9 rocket, but says that delay will not affect another Falcon 9 launch of a commercial crew mission. The agency announced Nov. 3 it was delaying the launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg
Exclusive DaBaby‘s brother has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound … according to sources with direct knowledge of the tragedy. TMZ’s learned the rapper’s older brother, Glen Johnson, took his own life Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glen had posted a video of himself earlier in the day in a car with a gun, and
Aquaman star Jason Momoa is reminding fans to go out and vote today during the US presidential election, in the way that only he can. Momoa posted a selfie where he’s rocking the “I voted” sticker on his (denim?) jacket lapel. The star simply captioned the photo with a “#votewithlove” hashtag, while also adding, “aloha.”
Castle Rock will not be telling any more stories at Hulu. The Disney-owned streaming service has canceled the anthology series after two seasons. The writing was on the wall given that Castle Rock Season 2 arrived in October 2019, with the series in limbo until the unfortunate announcement. Castle Rock Season 1 arrived in July
No Time To Die had to come up with a big villain who could walk right behind Christoph Waltz’s Blofeld, but easily overtake him without diving back into the more ridiculous end of the James Bond pool of villainy. All of the clues we’ve seen in interviews and footage surrounding Rami Malek’s Safin seem to
Back in the primordial days of video games, the graphics were simple and so was the hardware. Nowadays the Xbox controller serves as the benchmark of an ergonomically efficient masterpiece in game controller design, with triggers, bumpers, sticks, d-pads, and whatever else (there’s more finicky buttons if you decide to get the Elite controller). Back
Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head
SAN FRANCISCO – Frontier Aerospace, a small Simi Valley, California, company, has completed the design of attitude control thrusters developed with NASA and Astrobotic Technologies for deep space missions. “We are well on our way to qualifying both 150 and 10 [pounds of thrust] engines for Astrobotic’s near-term Peregrine lunar lander mission,” Frontier Aerospace announced
In the far-flung future of 2021, awesome toys will be yours! The new solicitations from Diamond Select Toys and Gentle Giant Ltd. paint a vivid picture of Spring, with new products based on Batman: The Animated Series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Justice League, Marvel Comics, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and more! Pre-order through
A successful sitcom boils down to two things: characters and chemistry. Even the most inspired premise doesn’t matter after the first few episodes, if the show doesn’t have characters we care about and actors who work well together. Case in point: CBS’ new fall sitcom B Positive, debuting this Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8:30/7:30c. (I’ve
Later this month, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is finally releasing. After a month-long delay and some concerns over the beta, the eighth WoW expansion will bring a number of new features and changes. However, based on Shadowlands‘ sales numbers, more newcomers may be playing the game than ever before. For anyone looking to concentrate on a
Hello, Xbox Wire readers. With “Jeopardy!” celebrating its wildly successful 36th season, and our game just winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media, we’re excited to bring Jeopardy! PlayShow to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC as an Xbox Play Anywhere title. It’s a brand-new way to play America’s favorite quiz show. We’ve all
Play video content President Trump and Joe Biden brought in some of their famous friends to close out election eve … but it was Trump who might need some reacquainting with his buddy, Lil Pimp … AKA, Lil Pump. The rapper was at DT’s final campaign stop Monday night in Grand Rapids, MI — where
WASHINGTON — Vector, a small launch vehicle developer that went bankrupt in 2019, is getting a second chance under new ownership, with changes to both its technology and initial markets. Vector has raised more than $100 million to develop a family of small launch vehicles, but suspended operations in August 2019 and laid off most
Community helpers star in children’s books from board books to picture books. As a former elementary school teacher, I remember the lessons we taught on this topic every year. Countless nonfiction books about helper professions crowded the shelves in our school and classroom libraries. Sometimes, we hosted firefighters and police officers during these units. They’d
In addition to her role on The Boys, one of Amazon’s most successful original series to date and a surprise candidate for best comic book show of the last year, Claudia Doumit already has some inroads with geek culture through her role as Farah Karim in the Call of Duty gaming franchise. First introduced as
Exclusive Actor Eddie Hassel — most famous from NBC’s ‘Surface’ — has died after being shot … TMZ has learned. Eddie’s rep tells us he was killed early Sunday morning somewhere in Texas over what appears to be a carjacking. His team is working on getting more information, but they confirm he has, in fact,
Not to send everyone screaming for the exits, but it wouldn’t be out of the question if Warner Bros. moves Wonder Woman 1984 off its Christmas Day global theatrical release. Facts are facts whether former Vice President Joe Biden takes the U.S. Presidency tomorrow night or if President Donald Trump continues: New York City and Los
Xbox Series X and Series S, a brand-new revision of its high-end wireless gaming headset, marks a huge upgrade over the original model. It improves upon some of the original’s least successful specs, like battery life, while refining its physical design that looks and feels like a premium headset. Like its less expensive cousin, the
Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”
SAN FRANCISCO – Spacebit is inviting university researchers to share data the London-based company plans to obtain from two miniature rovers scheduled to travel to the moon with Astrobotic Technology and Intuitive Machines in 2021. Spacebit’s sensor-laden rovers are designed to transmit data through the Astrobotic and Intuitive Machine landers to the company’s mission control
This is The Way Today is week 2 of Mando Monday and today Hasbro revealed the Star Wars Vintage Collection Beskar Armor Mandalorian figure. This figure is near nigh exactly the same as the one you get in the build-up pack which was revealed last Monday and is exclusive to Walmart in the United States.
One could spend hours going over Sean Connery’s filmography, from Dr. No and Time Bandits to The Untouchables and Finding Forrester. That said, 2003 marked the last time that Connery appeared on camera for a movie, as he played Allan Quartermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Connery would come out of retirement to executive
Fox has released a new teaser for The Great North, a new animated series joining its fan-favorite Animation Domination programming block along with The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers. The series, from Bob’s Burgers creator creator Loren Bouchard, stars Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Jenny Slate (Bob’s Burgers), Megan Mullally (Will & Grace), and