The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) named the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez in Barcelona, Spain as 2023’s best new public library of the year. The decision was announced August 21st during the 88th IFLA World Library and Information Conference that was held in the Netherlands. The library was named after Colombian writer Gabriel
From the notorious play in Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow all the way up to Sadako’s viral videotape, horror writers have been fascinated with cursed media since time immemorial. After all, the idea that a piece of art can be powerful enough to affect the real world is a compelling thought in and
Today, Hasbro revealed a complete wave of Marvel Legends celebrating the iconic heroes of ‘The Infinity Saga’. Spanning the fan favorite MCU these new figures include Black Widow, Bruce Banner, Captain America, Marvel’s War Machine, Spider-Man, Thor and two different Iron Man armors (Mark II and Mark 46). All of these figures will be available
The abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) systems are advancing at an astounding rate, nearing or bettering what humans can do in simulations and test environments. Setting aside the ethical and environmental concerns around AI and those of autonomous drones for a minute, we can marvel at this latest feat: an AI-controlled drone system that beat
Riot Games’s online battle arena video game, League of Legends, has a worldwide playership — at last estimate — of over forty million people. It’s little wonder that when Netflix premiered Arcane, a series based in the LoL world, in November 2021, its viewership blew up. What was somewhat surprising was how appealing the show
With titles falling off marquees due to the strikes, leave it to Taylor Swift to save the day. Her record breaking concert, the Eras Tour, will be playing AMC, Regal and Cinemark theaters this fall. The pic is directed by Sam Wrench. AMC is also releasing the Eras Tour movie on their own in what
Play video content TikTok / @polyboy.steezy 50 Cent went all Cardi B during his concert in Los Angeles, throwing his broken microphone in frustration into the crowd … hitting a fan smack dab on the head. The rapper hit the stage at Crypto.com Arena Wednesday night as part of his “Final Lap” tour 2023 …
In today’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct video presentation, Nintendo showed nearly 15 minutes of footage featuring rollicking new gameplay, new power-ups and transformative Wonder effects from the upcoming Nintendo Switch game, which launches on 20th October. To view the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct video in its entirety, visit Nintendo UK’s YouTube channel. [embedded content] Get ready to jump into the unexpected
Top Cow Productions, Inc., the company behind Haunt You to the End, announced this morning that their acclaimed sci-fi miniseries Antarctica has received “ongoing series” status and will embark on a new story arc described as The Fugitive meets The Cabin in the Woods. Antarctica, by award-winning screenwriter Simon Birks (Hexes, Gone, Robyn) and Willi
LONDON — Israeli satcoms equipment maker SatixFy announced plans Aug. 31 to sell its satellite payload subsidiary to MDA as part of a $60 million strategic transaction with the Canadian space hardware specialist. MDA is spending $40 million to buy SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd, a British developer of satellite payload systems and subsystems, including
News Haim Say They’re Working With Jai Paul on New Music During a BBC Radio 6 Music interview, the Haim sisters teased that they “may or may not have been in the studio with him” while working on a new album By Matthew Strauss August 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter Haim, photo courtesy of Columbia Records
Wanna make some wine? So far in our adventures with growing and brewing, we’ve taken in the classic Farming Simulator. But we have also delved into the murky underworld. The likes of Weedcraft Inc. and Moonshine Inc. have allowed us to build up cannabis and alcohol empires respectively. Now, it is the turn of wine
This Halloween, Universal and Blumhouse bring Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen for the very first time, and a brand new official trailer has debuted this afternoon. Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters and on Peacock beginning Friday, October 27, 2023, and you can watch the new trailer below. This latest
Climate change has sharply boosted the risk of fast-spreading wildfires, according to a Californian study published Wednesday that offers lessons for prevention after recent disasters in Canada, Greece and Hawaii. Scientists at the Breakthrough Institute, a non-profit research centre, found that human-caused warming increased the frequency of “extreme” wildfires by 25 percent on average compared
Heathside Trading Ltd. has established an agreement with MGM to become a licensee for Stargate. The agreement was brokered by Rocket Licensing. The Stargate licensed line, which will launch spring 2024 through selected retail partners, as well as direct-to-consumer through MasterReplicas.com, will include die-cast ships, prop replicas and figures based on the Stargate library. Darren Epstein from Heathside commented,
Play video content TMZ.com Josh Seiter says he didn’t correct the fake death post about him for a full 18 hours because his priority was figuring out who hacked into his Instagram account … it’s all very puzzling. The ex-‘Bachelorette’ star appeared on “TMZ Live” Wednesday and we peppered him with questions about the long,
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer officially launched in China today, grossing an estimated $5.4M. Word of mouth is strong with the Universal title carrying a 9.5 on Maoyan, the platform’s best-ever audience score for a Nolan film. The Douban critics score at 8.7 is on par with 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. The weekend is shaping up to
Play video content Haus of Aaron Ne-Yo‘s ex, Monyetta Shaw-Carter, is opening up about what led to their breakup — at least from her POV, it was about overcrowding in the bedroom … as in, too many threesomes!!! Monyetta was a recent guest on the “Haus of Aaron” podcast, where she poured some alleged tea,
CD Projekt has confirmed that development on the new The Witcher game is ramping up, with over 200 developers now tasked with working on the franchise’s next mainline entry. The announcement comes as CD Projekt continues to put the finishing touches on Cyberpunk 2077’s upcoming Phantom Liberty DLC ahead of its September 26 release. CD
World-Renowned Drummer/DJ DRMAGDN has just released the official music video of his remix of the Beatles classic “Something.” In six weeks the single has broken 5.5 million plays/views and is going viral around the world, as well as it has been added to the biggest two Spotify playlists “Today’s Top Hits” and “MINT.” After signing
After that trip down memory lane yesterday with the new Mortal Kombat 1 trailer, WB Games and NetherRealm have released a new behind-the-scenes video featuring Dave Bautista playing the game ahead of its September 19th release. “Obviously, my voice is gone now from screaming ‘Mortal Kombat’ all day,” says Bautista during the gameplay session. “But
A newly observed isotope of oxygen is defying all our expectations for how it should behave. It’s oxygen-28, with the highest number of neutrons ever seen in the nucleus of an oxygen atom. Yet, while scientists believe it should be stable, it decays rapidly – calling into question what we thought we knew about “magic”
Oh, Isabel, how will you get out of this one? The Afterparty Season 2 continues on Wednesdays on Apple TV+, and TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the penultimate episode of the season. If you’ve been watching, you know each episode explores a different character’s account of the inciting incident. In keeping with
Altering an initial platform-release plan, Apple Original Films will instead launch the Cannes Film Festival hit Killers of the Flower Moon to a wide global theatrical release October 20. Apple is partnered with Paramount Pictures on the theatrical release. This before the Martin Scorsese-directed film that stars Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone
News Maassai and JWords Announce H31R Album, Share New Video: Watch “Backwards” leads the experimental duo’s Big Dada debut, HeadSpace By Matthew Strauss August 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter H31R’s JWords and Maassai, photo by Kenyatta Meadows Facebook Twitter Brooklyn rapper Maassai and New Jersey producer J Words have announced their second H31R album. On November
Hiya, PlayStation foodies. Tj here, serving up a big plate of news for our experimental food art game, Nour: Play With Your Food. It’s a game that you might have seen around before. Perhaps you caught a glimpse of some of our wild ramen and boba tea out in the wilds of the internet or
Aside from its depiction in popular fiction, I know very little about tarot. Despite being intrigued by its gorgeous imagery and symbolism, I’ve never really taken a dive into the history of the subject. When Deconstructeam, the team behind pixel art narrative games like Gods Will Be Watching and The Red Strings Club, announced Cosmic
The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades got underway in the Scottish Highlands Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world braved pelting rain to try to track down the elusive Nessie. The expedition deployed drones with thermal scanners, boats with infrared cameras and an underwater hydrophone to try to
Good Night, Oscar, the Oscar Levant bio-play starring Sean Hayes, and El Mago Pop, the Broadway debut of Spanish illusionist Antonio Díaz, ended their limited Broadway engagements on upswings last week, with the former selling out for its best week take of $1,147,057 and the magician conjuring a big $2,717,000 to break the house record
Play video content TMZ.com Jidenna and Team Wondaland have become quite the hedonists — a lifestyle the Classic Man wants everyone to know is not for the pushy or immature. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Jidenna Tuesday at LAX, where he told us he’s excited about hitting the road with Janelle Monáe and his