A new film from Halle Berry may have left us longing last year, but when it comes to the 2024 movie schedule, the Oscar-winner has not one, but two films to promote! The actress is leading a Netflix action movie this summer and a super creepy horror movie this fall. When Berry called on her
Month: July 2024
Image credit: Gage Skidmore James Cameron is a visionary director with no shortage of stories to tell. He is also one of the only filmmakers capable of making me sit still (with minimal complaint) for more than two hours. Given that Cameron’s work is reliably impressive, we are quick to alert our readers when one
JPEGMAFIA has announced dates in the UK, Ireland and Australia as part of his ‘Lay Down My Life’ world tour. You can buy UK tickets here. READ MORE: JPEGMAFIA: “I’m not trying to be different. I am naturally different” The rapper, real name Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, will play shows in Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow, London, Brighton and Bristol
Airtel on Friday announced that it was revising the price of its prepaid recharge plans and postpaid plans, with costs increasing by as much as 20 percent. The telecom operator said the new prices are part of its efforts to increase the mobile average revenue per user (ARPU). The tariffs for prepaid and postpaid data
Scientists have identified a unique form of cell messaging occurring in the human brain, revealing just how much we still have to learn about its mysterious inner workings. Excitingly, the discovery hints that our brains might be even more powerful units of computation than we realized. Back in 2020, researchers from institutes in Germany and
The long-in-the-works Borderlands movie packs an impressive all-star main cast which includes Jack Black and Kevin Hart, but the biggest surprise was Cate Blanchett as the lead. How did that happen? During an interview for Empire, the actress, who’s done a bit of everything (including The Lord of the Rings and Marvel) over the years,
This reviewer is emphatically not a cat person. So it’s a testament to my faith in Lucy Knisley that I eagerly picked up Woe: A Housecat’s Story of Despair. The comics included here will be familiar to the bestselling author’s numerous social media followers; over many years she chronicled the misadventures and many (many) demands
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. “To Curse The Darkness!” Museum of Modern Art, Midtown Manhattan, Reed and Alicia had just finished an enjoyable day experiencing famous paintings reproduced for the visually impaired in high definition 3-D format. As a blind woman, it was Alicia’s first chance to study the old masterworks by
Making the most of the fact that Deadpool & Wolverine is the first original film of the franchise to land a China release date, stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, along with director Shawn Levy, appear to have had a grand time promoting the Disney/Marvel pic in Shanghai this week. During the trip, which was
It’s sobering to think that 2024 is already half over and Abigail is probably the most notable mainstream horror movie to be released thus far; it’s the Indies dominating positive critical response. The good news is that the second half of the year has plenty to offer and there are some big ones still on
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued again, this time for alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault, and other allegations, TMZ and L.A. Times report. Adria English, a former adult-film star, says Diddy hired her to work as a “go-go dancer” at a party in 2004, before rehiring her for parties where she alleges her drinks were
iOS 18 was unveiled by Apple at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 last month. During the event, the Cupertino-based tech giant showcased several new features that will arrive with its next major update to the iPhone operating system. However, some features which were not mentioned at the event are now being discovered. A report
The face of the Moon is famous for its grey, pockmarked complexion, but did you know that if you turn a telescope to our planet’s neighboring satellite, you will also see bright patches blemishing the surface? Ever since these quirky features known as lunar swirls were first spotted way back in the 1600s, scientists have
We’ve known for years that threat actors might use generative AI to support their disinformation campaigns, but one man in particular is revealing just how dangerous that work can be. John Mark Dougan, a former US Marine and police officer, has reportedly spent the last eight years using fake news to sow public discord and
Catching up and summarizing some odds and ends today, in the form of a handful of Hasbro Marvel Legends one-off releases. Hasbro is definitely looking to please new collectors and those who missed out on popular releases, as we are getting updates to two previous Build-A-Figures: Marvel Legends Man-Thing and a deluxe Odin figure are
Dua Lipa popped off both as a musician and a fashion icon at the Glastonbury Festival. We’ve seen the pop star rock memorable outfits, like the fully sheer pink number from the Barbie premiere, many times, and when she took the stage as a headliner at the festival, she wore multiple fun punk-rock ensembles that
You’re going to need a bigger boat this summer, and LEGO is here to deliver. LEGO teased their forthcoming Jaws set on Instagram with a video that playfully riffs on the iconic Jaws poster. The official 1,497-piece LEGO set will be released on August 1, 2024. LEGO insider Falconbricks shared a first look at the new
Cardi B has stressed that she’ll “never turn Republican” despite criticising President Joe Biden and saying she might not vote for him in the upcoming election, or anyone at all. The rapper had pledged her support to Biden in the past, having interviewed him and endorsed him in the 2020 election. She also said that
WhatsApp recently expanded the rollout of its Meta AI chatbots in select markets, including India and the US, and the instant messaging platform appears to have started working on new artificial intelligence (AI) features. The Meta-owned messaging platform is reportedly developing a new ‘Imagine Me’ feature that will let users generate AI-generated photos of themselves. This update
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150 mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen. An active hurricane season in 2024 was forecast well in advance. However, the speed at
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Last year in May, Nintendo’s Japanese support service revealed it would be ending repairs for the Wii U when its current parts inventory ran out. Now, in an update just over a year later on its website, it’s announced the service for this system (originally released in 2012) has
Nintendo Switch Online has seven new classics for subscribers this month. Nintendo has revealed the games available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers for the month of July, offering players the chance to experience seven classics on the Nintendo Switch: Urban Champion, Golf, Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Mach Rider, The Mystery of Atlantis, Solar Jetman, and Cobra Triangle. Given
Diamond Comic Distributors announces a third wave of PREVIEWS Exclusive items for Comic-Con International: San Diego, taking place July 24 – 28. The selection features comics from Titan and BOOM! Studios, featuring Doctor Who, Conan the Barbarian, Hello Darkness, and EC Epitaphs from the Abyss, plus collectibles from Beast Kingdom and Bleacher Creatures. Comic-Con attendees
So, surprise, surprise, but Minions are the lords of Independence Day. Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 is looking at $28 million Wednesday, sans Tuesday previews (they weren’t held), which is high enough to get the movie to an estimated $120 million over its first five days through Sunday. That’s where tracking was spotting it, and it’s
We’re just about halfway through the year and we’ve already had a surfeit of remarkable horror releases. Some of the most hotly-anticipated, including Longlegs and Nosferatu, aren’t here quite yet, though the midway point is a great time to catch up on what you’ve missed before the end of the year. Otherwise, you’ll end up
After weeks of teasers and speculation, Quavo and Lana Del Rey have finally released their new song “Tough.” It comes with a music video, directed by the musicians and Wyatt Spain Winfrey, in which Quavo and Del Rey slow dance together while singing along to the song, play guitar on a cottage porch, and bask
Indian labour officials visited a Foxconn factory in the country’s south this week and questioned executives about the company’s hiring practices, an official said, after Reuters reported that the major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs. A five-member team of the federal government’s regional labour department visited the Foxconn factory
Little more than a handful of corroded bronze wheels and heavily encrusted gears now remains of the ancient artifact called the Antikythera mechanism, leaving archaeologists to speculate over its functionality and purpose. After decades of study, it’s largely agreed that the millennia-old device was something of an analog computer capable of keeping track of celestial
Something that Nintendo hasn’t really talked about much is AI, especially generative AI. However, that is no longer the case and the company behind the Switch has now spoken about it for the first time. You see, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke to investors in a Q&A, where he was asked about the matter.
Shay Youngblood, playwright and novelist, has passed away in Peachtree City, GA at the age of 64. Her friend, Kelley Alexander, said the cause of death was ovarian cancer. Youngblood’s works, which include the short story collection The Big Mama Stories (1989), the novels Soul Kiss (1997) and Black Girl in Paris (2000), and her