[For the full experience, pretend you’re reading this review on a Nokia phone screen that’s the size of two stamps.] 1999 was a banner year for social and pop culture WTF-ery — from virtual pets and baggy clothing to Woodstock ’99 and Total Request Live — and the pot of golden chaos waiting at the
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Robert Englund was in his late 30s when he was cast in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, he was 56 when he last donned his gloves for Freddy vs. Jason. Now that he is almost 80, he has said he won’t return as Krueger. “I’m too old and thick to play Freddy now,”
Pearl Jam will continue to tour their new album, Dark Matter, into 2025. The ‘90s Grunge stalwarts will hit the road again in April for a run of U.S. dates, which will kick off in Hollywood, Florida, on April 24th and wrap up May 18th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Scroll down to see the full list
Instagram announced new features for broadcast channels on Wednesday. The latest update adds more ways for creators to engage with their audience instead of simply liking and reacting to messages — the only avenue for interaction on the social media platform until now. Instagram users can now reply to messages from creators as well as
When Oumuamua traversed our Solar System in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO) to do so. Then in 2019, Comet 2l/Borisov did the same thing. These are the only two confirmed ISOs to visit our Solar System. Many more ISOs must have visited in our Solar System’s long history, and many more
Marvel Rivals has launched today to great fanfare on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, though it would seem as though there’s absolutely no plans to bring the game to the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Marvel Rivals has been ruled out for a Switch port by the game’s director, Thaddeus Sasser, who
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. “Helen of Wyndhorn” Into the Thirteen Seas they sailed, Helen of Wyndhorn and Othan the Mighty. Their return to the other world came with one stipulation. Helen must agree to allow Barnabas to show her true lineage and disclose the cause of her father’s spiraling depression. Helen
Home Hasbro Newest Wave of FURBY Furblets Are Unleashed The FUBRY family just got a wild new upgrade! Introducing six new animal-themed FURBY Furblets, these pocket-sized pals are roaring with new tunes and adorable, creature-inspired designs. Available on Amazon (that and all Amazon links in this story are AwesomeToyBlog affiliate links, please buy something) for $9.99 each, fans
Numbers are fun as many a math teacher once said, and in a rivalry between Disney’s Moana 2 and Universal’s Wicked, the latter is having the upper hand at the U.S./Canada box office, not just yesterday, but today as well. Wicked made $5M on Wednesday, and is looking at $4.5M today, -10%. That’s ahead of
Over the past decade or so, the gaming industry has settled on a (quite inflexible) formula for any titles that are based on celebrated horror flicks. No matter the licence in question — be it a feted great like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a cult B-movie on the level of Killer Klowns From Outer
Taylor Swift’s Eras book has sold more than 800,000 copies during its first weekend on sale, new figures have revealed. According to data from Circana (via The Hollywood Reporter), the book sold 814,000 copies during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the US. The book was sold exclusively through Target in the US and hasn’t been
Tech giant Apple plans to invest $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,500 crore) in a manufacturing plant in Indonesia that produces components for smartphones and other products, Indonesia’s investment minister said on Thursday. In October, Indonesia banned sales of the iPhone 16 because it said Apple had not adhered to rules that require phones sold domestically
New research highlights the stark choice we face when it comes to climate change: solve the crisis now, or spend a lot more money and resources solving the crisis in the future, after environmental tipping points have been passed. A team from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) crunched
A new holiday-themed Monopoly Go season is upon us, as the Monopoly Man swaps his stovepipe top hat for a fluffy red cap and (presumably) turns to giving presents instead of hoarding infinite wealth for himself. Well, maybe not, but they’re still releasing the Jingle Joy sticker album anyway. Taking over from the long-serving Marvel
★ The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Ally Carter does it again with the delightful The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. An anonymous invitation lures rival mystery writers Maggie Chase and Ethan Wyatt to a secluded and nearly snowbound English mansion for Christmas. Upon arrival, they encounter a series of surprises: the identity
Glinda descending in her bubble at the beginning of Wicked and singing “No One Mourns the Wicked” is honestly unforgettable. In both the Broadway musical and the film that just premiered on the 2024 movie schedule, it’s an iconic opening moment that features a jaw-dropping and detailed gown. However, there’s a big difference between the
Looking for a new serial killer horror to seek your teeth into? Then check out Death’s Sonata, the latest film from Douglas Downing III. Directed by Downing he co-wrote with Samuel Jacob Brown, the film delves into a game of cat-and-mouse with a psychiatrist and an unforgettable patient… Read the full synopsis: Dr. William Fredrickson
Sky Ferreira is back with her first new music since 2022. The new song, “Leash,” was written specifically for the upcoming A24 movie Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman. Co-written by Ferreira and Jorge Elbrecht, “Leash” features lyrics about working through shame, feeling trapped, and fighting for yourself to persevere. Listen to “Leash (Babygirl Original Soundtrack)” below.
Moto G35 5G is set to launch in India on December 10 and will go on sale via Flipkart. As the launch date nears, the Lenovo-owned brand has hinted at the price range of the new Moto G series smartphone. The Moto G35 was unveiled in select global markets in August this year. It runs
WASHINGTON — Muon Space, a startup specializing in small satellites for Earth climate monitoring, has been awarded a $2.9 million contract by the U.S. Space Force to evaluate its satellite technology for military applications. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 agreement, announced Dec. 5, aims to assess whether Muon’s instruments can provide high-resolution
Expecting mothers typically opt for prenatal genetic testing during their first and third trimesters. Performed with a sample of the mother’s blood, this test looks for fetal aneuploidy, an abnormal number of chromosomes. Though the test is already valuable for its ability to predict nonviable pregnancies and developmental disorders, it’s accidentally become useful for another
Moana 2‘s “Hauʻoli lākou” aka good luck continues this weekend as it eyes a $60M second frame. For the post-Thanksgiving first weekend of December, that’s an absolute mind-blowing record for a No. 1-ranking title, whether holdover or new release. The previous high for this frame was in 2019, when the third weekend of Frozen 2
We’re living in a golden age of bonkers horror films, where childhood favorites are getting gloriously twisted into nightmare fuel. From the blood-soaked absurdity of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey to the dark maritime terror of Screamboat, these films prove that no beloved icon is safe from a horror makeover. And now, brace yourselves—because it’s Popeye’s turn
A new wave of artists have been added to the Øya line-up for 2025, including Charli XCX, Queens Of The Stone Age and Fontaines D.C.. Next year’s instalment of the festival will be held at Tøyenparken in Oslo, Norway and run between August 5 and 9. It’ll also mark the 26th edition of the live
India’s Bharti Airtel on Wednesday signed a “multi-billion” dollar deal with Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to boost its 4G and 5G coverage in the world’s second-largest smartphone market. Under the deal, which Reuters reported in October, Bharti Airtel will buy and deploy equipment from Ericsson likely in 2025. The companies did not disclose exact
Tiny spoon-shaped implements carried by Roman era Germanic warriors may be evidence they used stimulants on the field of war. According to a new analysis of the mysterious artifacts and their context, archaeologists and biologists believe that the suspiciously round-ended fittings could have been used to dispense drugs that gave the warriors an edge when
Image: Arc System Works The upcoming fighting game adaptation of the manga and anime series ‘Hunter x Hunter’ is due out on the Switch and other platforms in 2025, but it seems it’s been refused classification in one particular country ahead of release. The country (and classification board) that’s knocked back Hunter x Hunter: Nen
Moana 2 is already a massive box office hit, which is great news for a lot of people. It’s certainly big for the stars like Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, but it’s probably also great news for Jack Black, who, according to his Jumanji co-star is a big fan of the first movie. Speaking with
A supermoon triggers a latent gene, transforming anyone and everyone whose skin touches moonlight into a feral beast in Steven C. Miller’s (Silent Night) Werewolves. That premise alone highlights the scope of ambition and challenges for an independent action-horror feature: Frank Grillo fighting his way through hordes of werewolves requires a lot of stunt and creature work.
Bob Dylan has been an active X user lately, and he’s shared a new message about the soon-to-be-released new movie about him, A Complete Unknown. “There’s a movie about me opening soon called A Complete Unknown (what a title!),” the 83-year-old singer-songwriter began his post. “Timothee Chalamet is starring in the lead role. Timmy’s a