Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine. This week, a majority of the members of the United Nations reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities.” It would be
Month: February 2023
In 1999, author Kate Zernike, then a reporter for The Boston Globe, broke an enormous story: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology had admitted to a long-standing pattern of discrimination against women on its faculty. Zernike, now a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times, tells the full inspiring story in The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins,
Neil Young at Farm Aid 2019 (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images for Shock Ink). News Watch Neil Young’s First Live Performance in Over 3 Years at Rally for Old-Growth Trees He played “Comes a Time” and “Heart of Gold” outside of the British Columbia legislature in Victoria By Madison Bloom February 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter
The Quiet Girl, an Oscar contender for Best International Feature, opened to a robust $60k on six screens this weekend for a per-theater average of $10k. The film by Colm Bairead presented by SUPER LTD is based on the short story by Claire Keegan of a shy nine-year-old girl in rural Ireland. It led debuts
In Midgar, the slums bustle with people, mako reactors smolder, and the soil turns to dust; carried by breezes flowing through smog-filled air. The whole place could use a good hose down. Through the fog, a new hero emerges, clad in blue, wielding… a powerwasher. Okay, so, you might not be able to cleanse the
Fans of World Maker’s Deceit are in for more, as the developer has announced the sequel, Deceit 2, is currently in development for release later this year. Not only will it see a release on PC via Steam, but PlayStation and Xbox fans will also be getting in on the fun. Powered by Unreal Engine
There are a lot of weird and wonderful planets outside the Solar System, but a newly discovered world is a real space oddity. Exoplanet TOI-5205b is a gas giant about the same size and mass as Jupiter, orbiting the red dwarf TOI-5205. But there’s nothing unusual about that; planets orbit stars all the time. What
The Xiaomi 13 Pro flagship made a global debut today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. With this device — which was launched in China in December — the company is banking on a one-inch main sensor, Leica lenses and 120W fast charging. This is, in essence, a Samsung Galaxy S series competitor. Cameras
Drake‘s picking sides in the Jake Paul – Tommy Fury feud, placing a bet on The Problem Child to knockout TNT … and judging by the massive size of the wager, Drizzy’s feelin’ confident the 26-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer will turn out Fury’s lights. Drake posted the Stake betting slip on social media Saturday night … and
Refresh for latest…: Coming out of its second weekend, Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania has grossed $363.6M globally. Of that, $167.3M is from domestic and $196.3M from the international box office. The sophomore overseas frame was $46.4M in 52 markets with a slighter drop than in North America, coming in 57% behind last weekend’s
Blood Bowl 3 released this past week to a reception from players as brutal as one of its matches. As its Steam reviews sit at the ‘mostly negative’ mark, developers Cyanide have posted a response aimed at “addressing the main topics of discussion”.
With the Resident Evil 4 remake’s release on the horizon, developer Invader Studios and publisher Leonardo Interactive have announced that Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle has an updated release date. The prequel to Daymare: 1998 will arrive on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG this May. Invader Studios also
Woody Harrelson raised more than a few eyebrows during his “Saturday Night Live” appearance … this after the actor went all conspiratorial on COVID vaccines … something he’s done before. Harrelson leaned in on COVID as this week’s SNL host, delivering a rambling opening monologue about smoking a joint and parking himself against a tree
Following the February 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, users on social media began sharing photos of an ominous black cloud hanging over the town – and fears that the disaster would become the new Chernobyl. A fire engulfed a Norfolk Southern train after 50 of its 150 cars derailed. The train carried 10
Shelley McKinley Contributor Shelley McKinley is chief legal officer at GitHub, home to more than 100 million software developers. Last week marked the first time the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. In oral arguments in the Gonzalez v. Google case, important questions were raised about platform responsibility
Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, February 2023 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) News Depeche Mode Perform “Ghosts Again” and “Personal Jesus” on Colbert: Watch The group brought its latest single and a classic to The Late Show By Allison Hussey February 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter
Nintendo has confirmed that it will not participate in E3 this year. This comes in the wake of a recent report stating the three console makers plan to skip the annual event entirely this year. Sony and Microsoft have yet to confirm any formal attendance. In a statement to IGN, Nintendo say E3 didn’t fit
The second season of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” will premiere on March 24, 2023 – with a third season already ordered – and a brand new poster was debuted this afternoon. Season 2 will return starting Friday, March 24 on streaming and on demand for all SHOWTIME subscribers, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m.
It feels like Alert: Missing Persons Unit just burst onto our screen with abduction cases and mysterious family drama, and now the season finale is upon us! But fret not; the series is closing the season with a supersized, thrilling finale with twists, turns, action, humor, and shocking moments. TV Fanatic was fortunate to score
Google scientists said Wednesday they have passed a major milestone in their quest to develop effective quantum computing, with a new study showing they reduced the rate of errors – long an obstacle for the much-hyped technology. Quantum computing has been touted as a revolutionary advance that uses our growing scientific understanding of the subatomic
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m glad we all still resonate with a comeback
Last week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his State of the State address. It is the first time a governor in the country has directly spoken about the wave of censorship, book banning, and harassment being seen by schools and libraries. While some legislators in other arenas have addressed the topic — Jamie Raskin, a
Kodak Black is wanted by cops in Florida — this after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by failing a drug test earlier this month. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge signed off an arrest warrant in Kodak’s name Thursday … which just got filed in Broward County court yesterday. In
Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok were the big winners at the 26th Annual DICE Awards, with both titles walking home with multiple awards. While Elden Ring took the coveted Game of the Year Award, God of War: Ragnarok completely mopped the floor of Resorts World Las Vegas resort, mall, and casino. God of
Welcome to Dead House was originally published in July 1992 (Spine #1). The series adaptation aired on Sunday, June 29, 1997 (runtime: 22 minutes and 22 minutes). Before there were dummies, creatures lurking beneath the sink and everything eating blobs, there was a house. Derelict and towering, the structure came bathed in moody blue, accented only
WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Force officials will sit down with industry executives in Los Angeles this week to discuss the fine points of the upcoming national security space launch procurement. Companies expect to hear details about the Space Force’s plan to attract new launch providers to compete for as many as 70 missions projected for
It’s Friday (or should I say, Fri-yay.) You’ve made it. Give yourself a pat on the back — and then go read the rest of this issue of Week in Review, TechCrunch’s newsletter summing up the past seven days in tech (sign up here to get it directly in your inbox every Saturday). I’ll continue
Thomas Bangalter, portrait illustration by Stéphane Manel News Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Shares New Song “Le Minoutaure”: Listen Taken from his orchestral composition Mythologies By Jazz Monroe February 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Thomas Bangalter, formerly half of Daft Punk, has shared a new movement from Mythologies, his score to a ballet of the
Image: Atari SA Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Ollie sits down with the least loved entry in the current Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy library and finds an odd, twisted version of a game he loves… Alone
Warner Bros/New Line/DC’s sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods hit early tracking Thursday and surprised many with a low projection of $35 million, which is under the first installment’s $53.5M opening in 2019. Realize it’s still early, and Warner Bros hasn’t fully fire-breathed its marketing campaign yet. The odd thing is that tracking was comping
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