So why do book banners insist that they don’t ban books? Because the level of doubling down as book banning increases is, on one hand, impressive and on the other hand, is concerning about several key components of literacy. [embedded content][embedded content] During Banned Books Week, Tiffany Justice — one of the founders of Moms
News Kanye West’s Instagram Account Restricted for Policy Violations West would later ask Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “How u gone kick me off instagram” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 8, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kanye West during Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2023 in Paris, France, October 2, 2022.(Photo by Edward Berthelot/GC Images). Facebook Twitter Kanye West’s
Universal has dated a brand new M. Night Shyamalan thriller on the theatrical release calendar for April 5, 2024. No further details were revealed. This is the weekend after Easter. No other wide releases are schedule on the weekend for the new Shyamalan movie. This is Shyamalan’s sixth movie with Universal. The four which they’ve
The problem with main characters is that they can be so boring. Often developed to be cyphers so that players can imprint on them, they’re just as likely to be bland so that a baddie can shine. The thought is that we don’t need Chell to be charismatic, because we have GlaDOS. Who cares what
What if, as well as providing a fun way to enjoy our leisure time, video games could provide real benefits to our cognitive powers? That’s the promise of a new musical rhythm game that can not only teach drumming but also improve short-term memory. In a study of the game’s effects, 47 adults aged between
Paramount+ made some big Teen Wolf announcements at New York Comic Con tonight, revealing the premiere dates for Teen Wolf: The Movie and spinoff series “Wolf Pack.” Teen Wolf: The Movie, a feature film based on the television series, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with new series “Wolf Pack” also premiering on the very
For the first time, a Netflix movie is getting a one-week theatrical sneak preview event across 600 AMC, Regal and Cinemark theaters in the U.S. The historic deal marks the first time all three major theater chains have agreed to show a big-budget Netflix movie. Viewers will get a chance to watch “Glass Onion: A
Kim Kardashian‘s new podcast is taking over … quite literally. Her big true crime project, “The System,” shot to the top of Spotify’s “Top Podcasts” list this week — surging past “The Joe Rogan Experience” and even the famed “Call Her Daddy” … which fell in line behind her at #2 and #3, respectively. Meghan
UPDATE 12:20 PM PT — Kanye‘s Instagram account has reportedly been slapped with restrictions — courtesy of Meta. THR reports the company has deleted a bunch of content from his page … even though there are still posts on there from the past. Behind the scenes, however, Zuck and co. have reigned Ye in —
Being the face of a franchise is not easy. In my lifetime book to movie, adaptations have skyrocketed actors to a level of fame that not many reach, like Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter or Kirsten Stewart in Twilight. This is also true for Jennifer Lawrence, who starred as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games
Roller Champions Season 2, Dragon’s Way, is out now for all Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One players. Dragon’s Way is inspired by martial arts and age-old traditions from Asia, bringing new themed maps including the Bangkok Arena, Zen Temple, and Dragon Temple. The new season is also introducing additional cross-platform features, allowing players to
WASHINGTON — Engineers have restored normal attitude control of a cubesat bound for the moon nearly a month after suffering a problem during a maneuver. Advanced Space, the company that owns the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft, said Oct. 7 that it was able to restore normal three-axis attitude
Before Mortal Kombat hit arcades 30 years ago, the arcade was dominated by Street Fighter II, and rightfully so. Capcom’s fighter had rejuvenated the arcade scene, and multiple developers were looking to cash in with their own creations, no matter how much they ripped off Street Fighter II‘s concept. Midway was one company, which had
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. I think it took maybe three days after I roasted our rather dry M&A season for the news cycle to prove me wrong. This week we saw Naver acquire Poshmark, Duolingo buy
Daniela Ruah has enjoyed playing Kensi Blye, the most enduring female agent in the popular NCIS franchise. NCIS: Los Angeles returns for its 14th season at 10 p.m. Sunday on CBS, and Ruah has been there from the beginning, as have LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell as partners Sam Hanna and G Callen. In
News Watch Killer Mike Perform “Run” on Fallon The July single was his first new solo material since his 2012 album R.A.P. Music By Allison Hussey October 8, 2022 Facebook Twitter Killer Mike on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, October 2022 (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Facebook Twitter Killer Mike appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy
SATURDAY AM: Refresh for more analysis and chart Some parts of the weekend box office are alive, and some are dead, and that which is vibrant is Paramount’s second weekend of Smile, which — as we mentioned during the weekend preview — was apt to steal No. 1 away from newcomers Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile and
It’s easy to draw lines between The DioField Chronicle’s sweeping story of war, magic, and shady politics and those of Game of Thrones or Fire Emblem. I’d have to write off the whole fantasy genre if borrowing were a deal-breaker, but they still have to figure out how to assemble those parts into something that
In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch of land off the east coast of Australia. Among their many discoveries, they recorded “a large Blatta” – a type of cockroach – under a decaying log. This was later described as Panesthia lata, the Lord Howe Island wood-feeding
Shudder & Studio71’s Cinepocalypse & Bloody Disgusting-produced V/H/S/99 isn’t even out yet and we’re already rewinding all the way back to the 1980s with V/H/S/85! The news was announced out of the New York Comic Con where Shudder is putting our V/H/S/99 on display ahead of the October 20th release date. Directors are already locked
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Friday! How’s that for brevity in newsletter introductions? Let’s get to it so we can crack open a Liquid Death and let the week sag off into the murky distance of memory
Founder of the Nap Ministry Tricia Hersey has created a startling, generous new work in Rest Is Resistance. Grounding her debut book in Black liberation theology, abolitionist traditions and Afrofuturism, Hersey provides a blueprint for rejecting the demands of modern capitalism in favor of our collective health and social progress. Hersey delineates American society as
Justin Bieber believes Kanye West has gone way too far to carry on their friendship, after Ye attacked his wife, Hailey, claiming she got a nose job. If you missed it, Kanye went after Hailey on social media after she defended Vogue Editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, whom Kanye attacked. Ye called Hailey “nose job Hailey Baldloose”
We already knew Vanessa Hudgens had moves since she got her start in the High School Musical movies on Disney Channel, but did you know Vanessa Hudgens knows her way around a pole too? Pole dancing has become a popular form of dance exercise as of late for many, including for Hudgens, who took up
You’ve probably heard that Activision Blizzard games are frequently among the best-selling third-party titles, particularly the Call of Duty franchise, on PlayStation platforms. And now we have a chart that backs this up, showing how five of the publisher’s games are listed in the Top 20 for the highest monthly daily active users around the
Built by the last of Spain’s Muslim rulers, the Alhambra is a regal palace that has shimmered over the city of Granada for 800 years. Throughout the day its colors seem to shift, standing out as a terracotta orange beacon under a midday Sun before giving way to red-pinkish hues in dusk’s fading light. On
Shudder & Studio71’s Cinepocalypse & Bloody Disgusting-produced V/H/S/99 isn’t even out yet and we’re already rewinding all the way back to the 1980s with V/H/S/85! The news was announced out of the New York Comic Con where Shudder is putting our V/H/S/99 on display ahead of the October 20th release date. Directors are already locked
Play video content TMZ.com Sharon Osbourne doesn’t totally understand the controversy with Kanye West and his “White Lives Matter” shirt … but she agrees with his view on BLM being a “scam.” We got Sharon shopping at YSL on Rodeo Drive in Bev Hills and asked her about Kanye’s controversial shirt … and she told
News Beyoncé Shuts Down Right Said Fred’s “Erroneous” Sampling Claims Fred and Richard Fairbrass claimed they were not told that “I’m Too Sexy” would be interpolated on Renaissance. Beyoncé said the brothers’ publisher was informed and gave approval. By Matthew Strauss October 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Beyoncé, July 2019 (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter
Today Focus Features opens Tár, the strikingly original return of Todd Field, in four locations in NY and LA. The film premiered at Venice winning star Cate Blanchett Best Actress as musician and conductor Lydia Tár. Early this week, it seemed to mesmerize a sold-out Alice Tully Hall at the New York Film Festival. A 97%