Before life on Earth exploded in diversity some 540 million years ago, the first primitive animal skeletons were already starting to form. Squishy-looking marine sponges from this time have been found in tubular thimble-like shapes, structured by hard, mineralized threads – specimens that are thought to be among the earliest assemblages of skeletal fossils. Yet
The nation’s biggest cinema advertising network National CineMedia saw revenue rise and losses narrow last quarter as executives cited brisk sales of movie theater ads and insisted that it’s business as usual fo now, even as part owner and major client Regal is swept up in bankruptcy. “From our perspective, nothing has changed on a
Play video content Instagram / @richforever, @_bosticsharath Rick Ross is currently entangled in a great debate with his homies, who insist he has way too much stuff filling closets at his 235-acre Promise Land estate … and based on the visuals, they might be right. Rozay showcased mounds of clothes, shoes and other Boss trinkets
The Conjuring Universe continues to grow with The Nun 2 and The Conjuring 4 on the way, but there’s one character no longer getting the spinoff treatment: The Crooked Man. Director James Wan took to Instagram recently to share throwback photos of his scene-stealing The Conjuring 2 character, played by Javier Botet. The behind-the-scenes images give a closer look at Botet in character and the
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
Ryan Seacrest is bidding his final farewell to Los Angeles, because he just unloaded his last big property there … selling the mansion he once acquired from Ellen DeGeneres. Real estate sources tell TMZ … Ryan just closed on the sale of his sprawling Bev Hills estate for $51 million. TMZ broke the story …
I know it’s been a short while since I covered the NECA 31 Nights of Fright previews and over the last two weeks, NECA has revealed a lot here’s a list of the latest reveals. Rob Zombie’s The Munsters Ultimate Figures Body Knockers The Exorcist Prey Ultimate Masked Feral Predator Toony Terrors Series 7 Packaging
Amazon is now offering to replace customers’ discontinued Cloud Cam smart cameras with a new Blink Mini following its decision earlier this year to shut down its Cloud Cam line of products and end support for the device’s associated mobile apps. At the time of the retailer’s May 2022 announcement, Amazon said it would email
Charon, for those who might not know, comes from Greek mythology, the name of the ferryman who takes souls across the River Styx to the gates of hell. People were buried with coins on their eyes so that they would have the money to pay the ferryman for their passage. But what on earth Charon’s
James Cameron is a filmmaker known for groundbreaking visuals, as well as the ability to make an insane amount of money at the box office. Both Titanic and Avatar have been named the highest grossing movie of all time, and moviegoing audiences will be able to dive back into the latter property when the sequel
News Drake, Yo La Tengo, Special Interest, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork November 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Callum Abbott Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A
It’s been said before, but we could always use more medieval horror. With The Astronauts’ Witchfire still in the works for next year, Icelandic developers Haenir Studio has joined the fray with the announcement of their co-op action horror title Blight: Survival. Described as an “action-horror roguelite”, Blight: Survival will see you battle the undead
Just as immersion in nature inspires a mix of profound awe and renewed curiosity about this Earth we call home, so, too, does filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar’s mesmerizing essay collection, Conversations With Birds—rendered in finely wrought prose, steeped in memory and thrumming with endless curiosity. Kumar reflects on her childhood in northern India, formative
It’s been over two years since I last attended a convention, but some things never change—including Diamond Select Toys being one of my first and most-anticipated booths to visit at any event I attend. And just like old times, there was plenty of goodness to be found at NYCC 2022 Diamond Select Toys booth—including upcoming
Did John and Celina manage to find the killer? On The Rookie Season 5 Episode 7, the pair witnessed a shooting but had to try to save the victim first. Meanwhile, Bailey had been feeling off-center ever since the proposal, leaving Nolan to wonder what he could do to make her feel more comfortable. Elsewhere,
Amazon has introduced a new price tier for Prime Video in India, making the on-demand video streaming service even more affordable as it races to court customers in the South Asian market where it competes with giants including Disney’s Hotstar, Netflix and Times Internet-backed MX Player. The e-commerce group is offering the yearly subscription to
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in! Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising
One hundred years ago, our understanding of ancient Egypt changed forever when the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found on November 4, 1922, in the Valley of Kings. Born around 1305 BCE, Tutankhamun only ruled Egypt for about 10 years. Yet his tomb was furnished with never-before-seen riches. Our fascination with mummies is understandable. Gazing
In anticipation of its release this coming week, Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever continued its promotional tour with a historic premiere in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday evening. This was a major event — and the first time a Marvel movie has held a premiere locally — with a large group of talent, filmmakers and press
“Storage Wars” stars Rene & Casey Nezhoda are licking their wounds after dropping a bundle on a unit that belonged to a member of Wham! … ’cause it turned out to be a total waste! Rene tells TMZ they paid $4,100 for a storage locker that had been owned by Deon Estus … the bass
After four seasons, Deadline has made the official announcement this afternoon that HBO has cancelled “Westworld,” their once hugely popular science fiction series. A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the birth of a new form of life on Earth, the show was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy.
Some of the best companies only come about because they found a problem worth solving. For Mike Salguero, CEO and co-founder at ButcherBox, the problem and opportunity in the extraordinarily broken space of meat production and distribution simply could not be ignored. Armed with an idea for how to do things differently, the company ran
There’s nothing quite like the feeling you get in a puzzle game when you look at the big picture and the solution to the whole stage comes to you all at once. And the clever challenges in The Entropy Centre provided me with a regular supply of those “Eureka!” moments. Its time-bending, first-person brain teasers
Fifty years ago, NASA and the Soviet space program conducted the first sample-return missions from the Moon. This included lunar rocks brought back to Earth by the Apollo astronauts and those obtained by robotic missions that were part of the Soviet Luna Program. The analysis of these rocks revealed a great deal about the Moon’s
Stephen King is having a bit of a renaissance of late. Some of the most high-profile upcoming horror movies are ones based on the writer’s work. Thanks in part to the success of Andy Muschietti’s brilliant first installment in his two-part IT adaptation in 2017, roughly three film or television projects based on the horror
News Dolly Parton Inducted Into 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Watch The country star reversed her decision to decline the honor earlier this year By Allison Hussey and Rob Arcand November 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter Dolly Parton (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic). Facebook Twitter Dolly Parton took the stage at the 2022 Rock &
With the PlayStation VR 2 set to arrive next year on February 22, you’ll also be able to snag an enhanced version of Coatsink’s Jurassic World Aftermath Collection as a launch title. Previously available on the Oculus Quest (and coming this week to the Nintendo Switch) this new version will include both Part 1 and
Play video content Looks like Bhad Bhabie has a future in addressing prestigious debate clubs, because she crushed it at Oxford University, and the student body greeted her with thunderous applause. Folks at the event tell TMZ … Bhad Bhabie, aka Danielle Bregoli, chatted it up with a chamber full of students Wednesday night, and
Earlier this year Mezco revealed that they would be doing a Damian Wayne Robin. Now they have fully revealed the figure, uploaded a gallery, and put the figure up for pre-order. The figure does look excellent and I am really impressed with all the details and accessories. This is the first One:12 figure of one
Twitter is reportedly delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers as the social network attempts to steer clear of possible impact to Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Elon Musk-owned social media company had planned to roll out the revamped version of its subscription service, Twitter Blue, on Monday. The firm started testing the new