We can now hear one of the largest and most ancient living organisms on Earth whisper with the tremble of a million leaves echoing through its roots. The forest made of a single tree known as Pando (“I spread” in Latin) has 47,000 stems (all with the same DNA) sprouting from a shared root system
News The 45 King, Legendary Hip-Hop Producer, Dies at 62 The Bronx native came up in the mid-80s rap scene and went on to make beats for Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” and Eminem’s “Stan” By Madison Bloom October 19, 2023 Facebook X The 45 King circa 1994 (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs
Gwyneth Paltrow has been an A-list celebrity for decades now, with her personal and professional life consistently making headlines throughout that point. She went viral for coining the term conscious uncoupling in relation to her divorce from Chris Martin. And she recently explained why co-parenting after the split was so important. While the Shakespeare in
Currently slated to arrive on PC via Steam, PlayStation and Xbox consoles in 2024, Night Council Studio’s upcoming first-person survival game Dark Atlas: Infernum now has a demo available on Steam. The demo introduces players to the first full chapter of the game, along with the ghostly entities known as Imprints. An original story from
There’s fierce competition in the 2230 NVMe SSD space right now, as these pint-sized SSDs are the only ones that will fit in PC handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally. Previously Sabrent were offering the cheapest option available at the 1TB price point at £85, but now Scan has reduced the price of
To pry into the private lives of objects in the microscopic domain (and beyond), scientists often rely on extremely bright sources of light. The free electron lasers that get the best results accelerate electrons over several kilometers towards light speed, wiggling them through a large hall of magnets to shake free intense pulses of photons
Buns were on the menu at Eric and Jessie James Decker‘s house on Wednesday … ’cause the ex-NFL star ditched his clothes and cooked dinner in the buff — and luckily for us, his wife shared the visuals!! The 36-year-old former wider receiver proved he’s more of a tight end in retirement … getting completely
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Burt Young — best known for his role as Paulie in the “Rocky” film franchise — has died. The Oscar-nominated actor passed away in Los Angeles on October 8. A cause of death was not disclosed. His manager told the New York Times, “Burt was an actor of tremendous emotional range. He could make you
Chandler Riggs, the actor who grew up playing Carl Grimes on “The Walking Dead,” is set to return to the genre once more in Hacked. Variety reports today that the upcoming horror-comedy has been granted an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA and is set to begin production soon. Hacked follows “the story of a family who
Bloody Disgusting and SCREAMBOX are bringing Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls to theaters this week – the gateway horror film channels the spirit of feel-good 1980s films like Beetlejuice, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure! The buzzed-about horror-comedy Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls will be released exclusively in
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s an eyebrow raiser in the wake of a zany box office season turned upside down by the actors strike, and ruled by Taylor Swift: Universal/Blumhouse‘s feature take of videogame, Five Nights at Freddy’s, is shaping up for an opening around $40M. That would be the second-best opening at the fall box office YTD
Disney and developer Dlala Studios announced Disney Illusion Island in 2022, and it immediately shot up high on my list of games to play this year. It did so for several reasons – its beautifully realized visuals, top-notch voice acting, and, of course, the potential to play as some of my favorite characters in a
A piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a “treasure map” for archaeologists, who are using it to hunt for ancient sites around north-western France. The so-called Saint-Belec slab was claimed as Europe’s oldest map by researchers in 2021 and they have been working
News Claire Rousay Signs to Thrill Jockey, Announces Fall Tour The L.A.-based singer heads out on a tour of the Midwest later this month By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 18, 2023 Facebook X Claire Rousay, photo by Adam Sputh Facebook X Claire Rousay has signed a record deal with the independent Chicago label Thrill Jockey.
It’s always a fun time when Ben leaps into a host who dabbles in the unknown and mysterious. Scientific skepticism duking it out with the belief that all things are possible. Because, after all, he’s a body-skipping time traveler, so who’s he to say what’s improbable? In a number of ways, Quantum Leap Season 2
A highly unique romantic comedy/werewolf hybrid, Peacock’s “Wolf Like Me” is returning for Season 2 this Halloween, and the streamer has delivered a new clip that showcases one of the perils of dating a pregnant werewolf. Isla Fisher and Josh Gad are both returning to continue their bizarrely sweet romance in “Wolf Like Me” Season 2, which will premiere
Hocus Pocus remains a Halloween season staple as it celebrates its 30th anniversary this spooky season. One of the season’s most beloved not-so-scary witch movies isn’t without a rather dark premise though. It revolves around the hilarious Sanderson sisters as they scramble to suck the soul of at least one child in order to save
The Van Gogh Museum has removed the Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat promo card from the museum after it was caught off guard by the frenzy that occurred at the museum’s gift shop. You see, when the Pokemon x Van Gogh exhibit opened at the end of September, Pokemon fans and scalpers (mainly scalpers) flooded
Bloody Disgusting and SCREAMBOX are bringing Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls to theaters this week – the gateway horror film channels the spirit of feel-good 1980s films like Beetlejuice, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure! The buzzed-about horror-comedy Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls will be released exclusively in
Image: Nintendo Nintendo is already taking action against leaked Super Mario Bros. Wonder gameplay footage, and now it’s also reportedly targeting mod videos that show the flowers in the game swearing. As highlighted by Eurogamer, a modder known as ‘Contendo‘ decided to create a mod that makes all the flowers in the game swear at
The source of a giant quake on Mars has turned out to be a huge surprise. The quake, detected on 4 May 2022 by NASA’s InSight lander, and registered at 4.7 magnitude, was the result of colossal tectonic activity in the Martian crust, according to an international team led by planetary physicist Benjamin Fernando of
Billie Eilish está mostrando la versión completa de su tatuaje en la espalda y los fans están bastante divididos en sus reacciones. La cantante publicó una foto el miércoles. Aparece acostada sobre su estómago en lo que parece ser un estudio de tatuajes. Billie tiene su espalda desnuda expuesta, mostrando un diseño intrincado que atraviesa
Warning: The following contains major spoilers for The Exorcist and The Exorcist: Believer. Before William Friedkin’s The Exorcist shook movie theaters across the country, a novel of the same name took the literary world by storm. William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist follows single mother and actress Chris MacNeil who watches in horror as her twelve-year-old
Disney distribution executive Matt Kalavsky has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Sales Manager, Domestic Theatrical Distribution, for Disney Entertainment. He succeeds Ken Caldwell, who is retiring at the end of the year. Kalavsky will oversee domestic distribution, which includes U.S. and Canada, for all of the studio’s film labels including Disney, Walt
Nintendo’s surprise drop of F-Zero 99 at the recent Nintendo Direct left players exhilarated with the opportunity to race in a modern setting with classic machines. The imminent addition of the final set of new courses on October 18th has heightened the excitement. Mute City III, Red Canyon II, and Fire Field are the three
Global emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide are expected to rise around one percent to reach a new all-time high in 2023, the climate scientist behind the preliminary research said Tuesday. Scientists say carbon pollution will need to be cut almost in half this decade to meet the world’s targets of limiting global warming and avoiding
News Julie Byrne Announces New EP, Shares New Song: Listen Byrne made her four-track EP with Emily Fontana and Taryn Blake Miller By Allison Hussey October 18, 2023 Facebook X Julie Byrne, photo by Tonje Thilesen Facebook X Julie Byrne has announced a new EP, a project she recorded with her friends Emily Fontana and
Sam Becker loves—or, okay, likes—his job. Sure, managing a bed and bath retailer isn’t exactly glamorous, but it’s good work and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating
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