With a giant arm chair upholstered in Squishmallows in front of their toy fair exhibit space, I knew I made the right choice in requesting a walk through of their booth. Like that chair, fun was front and center across all the product lines on display. My coverage below is (mostly) limited to the action-figurey
Othello, the new Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tale of power and envy starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal broke four house records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre last week, grossing a whopping $2,637,158 for its first seven previews. The take tops four previous Barrymore records. The Band’s Visit‘s held the biggest nine-performance gross ($1.6M, week
Do you enjoy a gritty heist thriller with a top-notch cast of talented thespians at the top of their game? Are you a fan of auteur filmmaker Guillermo del Toro? If you answered both of those questions in the affirmative, I’ve got a special recommendation for you today. As it turns out, del Toro is
Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin has claimed he was “roofied” by his ex-bandmate before a disastrous gig, which took place over the weekend at Daytona Bike Week. The rock group was playing at a benefit show at the Broken Spoke Saloon on Saturday (March 1), in Florida, as part of the bike week. The event
Frank McCourt announced on Monday that Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and a venture capitalist, has joined his bid to acquire TikTok’s US operations as a strategic adviser specializing in social media. Ohanian was an internet pioneer who founded Reddit with his roommate from the University of Virginia. He sold it to Conde Nast
The mystery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) just got a little bit weirder. A team of astronomers has just traced a burst called FRB 20190208A back to the distant galaxy that spat it out – and they found a tiny, faint dwarf galaxy that seems to be more than halfway across the observable Universe. That’s
It is an understatement to say that the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had a big impact on the company during his life. Not only did Iwata have lots of influence on multiple Nintendo franchises, including Pokemon and Star Fox, but a lot of the people he worked with have lots of respect for him
Top Gun: Maverick was the sort of legacy sequel that studios dream of making. Maverick was an absolutely massive success, a bigger box office winner than even the original iconic movie. And so, despite the fact that there were decades between the two movies, it’s little surprise that Top Gun 3 is very likely to
There might be a Cocaine Bear 2 in the works and we are happy about that. In the meantime, let’s explore some other Ursine horror movies with the killer fur balls. Maybe not all as good as our drug addicted Teddy, but worth a watch just the same. Cocaine Bear Let’s live in the past
Car Seat Headrest are back with their first new album in five years: The Scholars, a self-described rock opera, is out May 2 via Matador. In addition to tour dates, Will Toledo and his bandmates have also unveiled an 11-minute, multi-part song titled “Gethsemane” and its accompanying music video, directed by Andrew Wonder. Watch the
Gemini for iOS received a new update on Monday that introduced multiple new lockscreen widgets for the artificial intelligence (AI) app. There are six lockscreen widgets in total that iPhone users can set to quickly access specific features of the Gemini app without having to unlock the device first. Alongside the widgets, Google has also
In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Tess Hatch, Managing Partner, Stifel Venture Banking. Our conversation with Tess Hatch covers the evolving landscape of space investment and commercialization. Hatch, a former venture investor now in a banking role, discusses the shift in financing for space startups, moving
Hazelight’s latest co-operative romp, Split Fiction, is the studio at its best. Having clearly built upon its spiritual predecessors (A Way Out and game of the year 2021, It Takes Two) — while simultaneously striving to celebrate creative media, the end result is a game that feels magical, weighty, and one that you won’t want
Marvel Rivals publisher NetEase has renewed its partnership with Blizzard after a lengthy licensing spat, bringing the publisher’s games back to China. Overwatch 2 made its official Chinese debut in February, and while you might think a publisher would be skittish putting out two similar games in relatively close proximity, NetEase seems unconcerned. “The expectations
Hasbro’s marketing team set expectations for this weekend’s New York Toy Fair by saying there would only be a couple new Marvel Legends reveals, and they stayed true to their word. But what reveals they were! Along with the life size Doctor Doom helmet replica (that I’ll talk about tomorrow), they announced a long-demanded updated
Ne Zha 2 from CMC Pictures is no. 7 this weekend, its third consecutive in the top ten, on 600 screens with a domestic gross of $2.9 million and a cume of $17.95 million, an impressive feat. While an India film occasionally does two weeks at the top it’s highly unusual for any foreign film
In addition to The Game of Jaws, NECA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws with Matt Hooper and Sam Quint ultimate action figures. Featuring the likeness of Richard Dreyfuss, Hooper has four interchangeable heads, nine interchangeable hands (including gloved options), and two sets of interchangeable arms. Fishing hook, scuba tank, cup, crushed cup, shark
Brand New have announced their return with details of their first string of live shows since 2017 – see the dates below. The Long Island band have been largely inactive since frontman Jesse Lacey was accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor in 2017, with their UK tour at the time cancelled and their music
iQOO 13 was unveiled in China in October 2024. The smartphone launched with a 6.82-inch 2K BOE Q10 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. Recent leaks and reports have highlighted key expected features of its successor. While it would logically be named the iQOO 14, some rumours suggest that the company might
Danish archeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Britain’s world-renowned Stonehenge. The 45 Neolithic-era wooden pieces, in a circle with a diameter of about 30 meters (100 feet), were found during work on a housing estate in the northwestern town of Aars. The piles are about
Blue Ghost sees its own shadow on the lunar surface following a successful landing on March 2. Credit: Firefly Aerospace A new commercial lunar lander has made it to the surface of the Moon. Blue Ghost, a lander built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, nailed its touchdown attempt Sunday morning after a month and
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In the afterglow of the 2025 Oscar winners being crowned, past and present mix together in ways one wouldn’t expect. Which is probably why a sighting of Andrew Garfield and Jesse Eisenberg posing photos on an after party carpet is such a huge deal to people who still love The Social Network to bits. Only
Welcome to The Overlooked Motel, a place where under-seen and unappreciated media gets its moment in the spotlight. I hope you enjoy your stay here and find the accommodations suitable. Now, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I have some misbehaving guests to ‘correct.’ Watch the latest episode: TV movies are something of a
The Armed’s next show is an unlikely opening spot for none other than U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. The experimental noise-punk band are slated to perform at his upcoming speaking event at a local high school in Warren, Michigan, on March 8. “Our next gig. Yes, really,” the band wrote on Instagram when sharing a flyer
Sending SMS on Airtel can sometimes fail due to an incorrect Message Centre Number (SMSC). This number plays a crucial role in routing text messages efficiently across the network. Each state in India has a specific Airtel Message Centre Number, and using the correct one ensures seamless message delivery. If you’re facing issues with SMS
Life’s most vital elixir may have formed within 200 million years of the Big Bang, new research suggests. Conditions for producing water were thought to be lacking this early on because heavier elements like oxygen were scarce, but new simulations indicate the baby Universe could still have been wet. Cosmologist Daniel Whalen from Portsmouth University
Image: Activision In what is quickly becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in the biz, a blurred image of what appears to be the key art for the as-yet-unannounced Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remaster has leaked online (thanks for the heads up, Push Square). Shared to Twitter by reliable leaker @billbil_kun (who
The folks of Critical Role may be associated with Dungeons & Dragons, but that hasn’t stopped them from throwing their hat in the ring of the best tabletop RPGs with Candela Obscura and the upcoming Daggerheart. If you’ve been looking for an excuse to try out Candela Obscura, consider this the excuse: right now, there