Month: February 2023

Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report. Creatures ranging from tigers and polar bears, to red pandas and voles, to plankton in the sea, are likely accumulating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by eating fish, drinking water, or simply breathing air, and it could put
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In a word: “telecom.” Network and enterprise have long played a key part in Barcelona’s big mobile show, but more than ever, such topics are going to have an outsized role at the event. The consumer element appears to be taking an increasing back seat at the event, which kicks off in earnest next Monday.
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The Audie Awards, presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association, described itself as the “premier awards program in the United States recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.” Each year, they recognize audiobooks in several categories, and they’ve just released their list of finalists. Here are the finalists in just a few of the Audie
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Today’s PlayStation State of Play concluded with an in-depth look at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League by Rocksteady Games. Set five years after Batman: Arkham Knight, the adventure centers on the villains turned government-mandated saviors trying to stop a global invasion by Brainiac, who has hijacked the minds of Earth’s greatest heroes. Metropolis serves as
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A title like Cocaine Bear speaks for itself. It sums up the premise, but perhaps more importantly, it suggests an outrageous tone with energy to match. While drawing from the 1985 true crime account that left cocaine scattered across the wilderness and both a bear and the drug smuggler responsible dead, Cocaine Bear finds highly entertaining ways to
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Rihanna, photo by Dennis Leupold News Rihanna to Perform “Lift Me Up” at 2023 Oscars The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever single got nominated for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Original Song By Matthew Strauss February 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the first musical
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Broadway in Hollywood has tuned up the slate of musicals for its 2023-24 season. Headed to the Pantages Theatre stage starting late this year are the touring productions of MJ The Musical, The Wiz, Chicago The Musical, Girl from the North Country, Mrs. Doubtfire, Peter Pan and Company. “We’re gonna be startin’ somethin’ exciting,” Broadway
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Actor Ray Buffer is officially going up against prosecutors for his comic book theft debacle … which includes surveillance video of him allegedly swiping merch. A rep for the San Diego City Attorney tells TMZ … Ray’s been charged with one count of misdemeanor petty theft over the October 2022 incident. We’re told the actor
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Supply chain management software startup Slync, which was at one point valued at $240 million, hasn’t had the easiest go of it lately. Slync’s founder, Christopher Kirchner, was charged by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this month for misappropriating $20 million from the company to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a
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Up next from SCREAMBOX is festival hit Living With Chucky, a full-blown Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise. Today’s brand new trailer unveiled at Collider highlights what sets this documentary apart; the franchise is family for director Kyra Elise Gardner. Storming into pop culture in the late 1980s, the three-foot menace known as Chucky proved that Child’s Play was
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The tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) has some surprising properties, scientists have discovered: properties that could enable it to provide a natural, biodegradable alternative to certain plastics and other materials in the future. As its name suggests, the wood-eating fungus has historically been used to catch a spark for fires, though it has also been incorporated
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We had to have a filler episode at some point, right? Most existing storylines were brushed upon on Chicago Fire Season 11 Episode 14 without depth. Carver dealt with the aftermath of his words and actions from Chicago Fire Season 11 Episode 13, while Cindy’s increasingly deteriorating health had Herrmann climbing walls and having a personality change.
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Licensed therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab offers readers practical guidance on breaking the cycle of family dysfunction in Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships. In the introduction, Tawwab writes, “How people engage in the family is usually how they engage in the world.” This might be a relief for the lucky
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Bandcamp application on a phone (photo illustration by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) News Bandcamp Introduces Playlist Functionality With a new app update, users can finally sort music from their collections into playlists By Evan Minsker February 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Bandcamp has announced that users can now build playlists within the
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