As former U.S. lawmaker Bill Nelson awaits Senate confirmation of his nomination to lead NASA, it is perhaps time to recall a policy he voted for some 30 years ago. As chairman of a House space subcommittee, Nelson presided over consideration of the Space Settlement Act of 1988, which was added as a provision to
Month: April 2021
On a recent morning in downtown Shenzhen, Lingyu queued up to order her go-to McMuffin. As she waited in line with other commuters, the 50-year-old accountant noticed the new vegetarian options on the menu and decided to try the imitation spam and scrambled egg burger. “I’ve never had fake meat,” she said of the burger
No More Heroes III has been a long time coming, but we’re finally going to see more of the highly-anticipated action-adventure game later this week. Developer Grasshopper Manufacture announced today that a new live stream centered around the third No More Heroes game is going to transpire later this week and it will likely give
Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan first smashed his way onto screens during “The Walking Dead’s” season 6 finale. The infamous episode introduced the iconic comic-book villain alongside a highly-controversial cliffhanger in its final moments. When the season 7 premiere finally came along, Morgan’s Negan had his moment in the spotlight with arguably the show’s most disturbing
Bassnectar knowingly had sex with underage girls, paid them money for sex, and kept tight control over their lives in order to keep it all a secret … so 2 women claim in a shocking new lawsuit. The popular EDM DJ is being sued for sex trafficking and possessing child pornography by 2 women —
New York exhibitors had their hopes dashed Monday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo made no move at a press conferences to boost capacity at movie theaters in the five boroughs from 25% to a hoped-for 50%. The Godzilla vs. Kong weekend box office stampede ($285 million globally) shows that movie fans want back in theaters but
One of the most reliable ways to get your hands on new Pokemon in Pokemon Go is through egg hatching. But what Pokemon can you expect from each type of eggs? In Pokemon Go, Pokemon Eggs are rewarded randomly to the player through visiting Pokestops throughout the world or being given gifts by your friends.
HBO’s new limited series Mare of Easttown asks for our patience… but it rewards it as well. The seven-hour murder mystery starring Kate Winslet — debuting Sunday, April 18 at 10/9c; I’ve seen five of the seven episodes — is the definition of a slow burn, taking its sweet time to immerse us in the
Numerica won a $750,000 Small Business Innovation Research award and later received an additional $2.25 million to mature the technology WASHINGTON — Numerica, a company that operates a network of ground-based telescopes to track objects in deep space, is deploying new sensors that can observe orbiting satellites in broad daylight. The telescopes were funded with
Every tech vendor has to pass security muster with customers, typically a tedious activity involving answering long questionnaires. Kintent, a new startup that wants to automate this process, announced a $4 million seed today led by Tola Capital with help from a bunch of tech industry angel investors. After company co-founder and CEO Sravish Sridhar
Batman: The Long Halloween is getting a two-part animated movie from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, with Part One reportedly arriving sometime in Summer 2021, followed by Part Two sometime in Fall 2021. As you may recall, Part One was recently rated PG-13, but it’s interesting to note this week that the MPA has now given
News L’Rain, Olivia Rodrigo, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork April 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Drew Litowitz Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it.
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. According to a recent report, Nvidia is increasing the supply of GTX 1650 cards to the desktop consumer market after having prioritized the GPU for notebooks. This is good news. The GPU market is so overheated, we’re currently recommending readers
“Friday Night Lights” and “Glee” actor LaMarcus Tinker and his wife Brittany, are dropping back and punting on their marriage. According to court records from Washoe County, Nevada … LaMarcus and Brittany on Wednesday filed a joint divorce petition. It’s unclear what led to them calling it quits, but it’s the end of a 5-year
Launched in only November last year, the Craft Docs app — which was built from the ground up as an iOS app for collaborative documents — has secured an $8 million Series A round led by Creandum. Also participating was InReach Ventures, Gareth Williams, former CEO and co-founder of Skyscanner, and a number of other
Days after Lucasfilm revealed the cast for Obi-Wan Kenobi, a new video has surfaced online reportedly showing at least one set-piece involved in the production of the upcoming Star Wars series. A video circulating on TikTok shows a sprawling outdoor set clearly representing the environment and architecture of Tatooine. Even though the series is set
Milan Records has the honour for you audiophiles when it comes to the Demon’s Souls remake’s soundtrack. The company has announced pre-orders for their new two LP set, which is expected to ship June 2021. Featuring 21 tracks composed by Shunsuke Kida for the PlayStation 5 remake, the soundtrack will be pressed on a pair of
B.B. Dickerson — one of the founding members of the funk band War — has reportedly died. A rep confirmed his passing to Billboard, citing a battle with a long, undisclosed illness. He said B.B. — whose real name was Morris — died peacefully at his home in Long Beach. Dickerson was one of the
Throughout nearly every game in the sprawling Kingdom Hearts series, players could complete the game and meet certain criteria to unlock a Secret Movie, an ending that would hint at the future of the story for Sora and his friends as they adventure through Disney-inspired game worlds. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX offer
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Back in the early ’90s, Castlevania was mostly known for being a console series, with three entries on the NES, three on the Game Boy, and four total across the 16-bit platforms (assuming, of course, you consider the PC Engine to be a true 16-bit system). But early in the
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It was another case with more questions than answers. The team finally came together and chased down Anna and her captors on NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 14. For the first time in a long while, they were acting as a unit with everyone showing up to rescue Anna. It was a fun change of
Tony-Nominated actor William “Biff” McGuire is dead at the age of 94. The star’s career lasted over seven decades and saw him work with countless other legends of the screen. The Tony’s nominated him for The Young Man From Atlanta in 1997 and Morning’s At Seven in 2002. In the world of movies, he worked
Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has released new footage for their upcoming return to the Oddworld series in Oddworld: Soulstorm, as well as dropped a few more details regarding the game’s free PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 upgrade path. Per Gematsu, the team has revealed gameplay footage regarding Soulstorm‘s environments, as well as brief introductions to the
WASHINGTON — The Russian space agency Roscosmos anticipates additional negotiations with China at a conference in June, building upon an agreement on lunar exploration announced in February. The February agreement, in the form of a memorandum of understanding, announced the intent of China and Russia to develop an “International Lunar Research Station,” likely at the
News Justin Bieber Shares Surprise New Freedom EP: Listen He follows Justice with a six-song Easter release By Evan Minsker April 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Justin Bieber (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Justin Bieber has shared a surprise new EP called Freedom. The new EP arrives in time for Easter, and it features guest appearances
The Vaughn Stein-directed psychological thriller Every Breath You Take made its theatrical premiere this weekend on 106 screens and added some coins to the specialty box office piggy bank. The film, which also landed on VOD this weekend, is on track to earn an estimated $35K with its debut. Written by David K. Murray and starring Casey
Immortals Fenyx Rising was clearly inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, however, the game also took additional inspiration from classic 3D platforms such as Naughty Dog’s Jak & Daxter and Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie. In a recent interview, Immortals Fenyx Rising associate director, Julien Galloudec, said that the team looked at a range of
Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft experiences an outage and Coinbase is going public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade expands with classic games Until now, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles, but today it’s introducing two new categories: App Store