John Randolph, a wealthy enslaver from Virginia, member of Congress for almost 30 years, strong defender of states’ rights and prominent public speaker, died in 1833. In the will that he created in 1821, he stipulated the freeing of every enslaved person on his plantation, which would amount to one of the largest manumissions in
Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Bros Movie doesn’t need a mushroom to get bigger, it just organically is. Out of the gate today Wednesday, sans any Tuesday previews, the feature take of the classic game is looking at $26M, for what’s translating into a $86.2M 3-day, $127.5M Wednesday through Sunday haul. Interesting, even though its opening day
“Enough is enough.” That’s the message Roc Nation is sending Italian soccer fans — and people across the entire world — after Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku was berated by hateful “fans” making monkey noises during the game against Juventus F.C. on Tuesday. Jay-Z‘s agency, which reps Lukaku, purchased a full-page advertisement in Italy’s daily sports
Ruzek needs out of this Beck case; it’s getting too stressful! He finally made some headway with the investigation on Chicago PD Season 10 Episode 18, and it made for a nerve-wracking hour that put us one step closer to learning what Beck’s massive plan is. And we got there because of a brutal, horrific
Prepare to survive five nights this Halloween. Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters on Friday, October 27, 2023. The film will also premiere day-and-date with theatrical on Peacock! The film follows “a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes
Google Stadia closed its servers just under three months ago, and it seems like former Google vice president and head of Stadia, Phil Harrison left the company at the same time. Harrison’s departure has not been officially announced by Google or Harrison himself. Phil Harrison’s future plans after he left Google There is no inkling
A synthetic analog of a black hole could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by the real thing. Using a chain of atoms in single-file to simulate the event horizon of a black hole, a team of physicists observed the equivalent of what we call Hawking radiation – particles
As generative AI proliferates, it’s beginning to reach the ads we hear on podcasts and the radio. Startup Adthos this week launched a platform that uses AI to generate scripts for audio ads — and even add voiceovers, sound effects and music. Customers can optionally go in and edit the ads using a browser-based, multi-track
Blumhouse’s feature take of videogame Five Nights at Freddy’s is going theatrical day and date with Peacock on Oct. 27 this year. The pic will go wide. This is the fourth Blumhouse movie to day and date with Universal’s streaming service after Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends and Firestarter. While arguments can be made that these
Phil Elverum (Mariano Regidor/Redferns) News Mount Eerie Announces Tour, Says New Album Is in Progress Phil Elverum will perform new songs at dates in the U.S. and Europe By Evan Minsker April 5, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Phil Elverum has announced a Mount Eerie tour with shows coming in May and June. At those
Coming soon from HBO Max, the series “Welcome to Derry” will serve as an official prequel to the two Stephen King-based IT movies from Andy Muschietti, and Deadline brings us the first casting news tonight. Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), and James Remar (Oppenheimer) will star, Deadline reports. The site notes, “Their character
We saw some big releases in the indie and AAA space with Tchia and Resident Evil 4 this month, with a host of sports titles in between. Which game will have luck on their side and reign supreme for March? Cast your vote below! How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog
A dozen severed hands found piled in the courtyard of an ancient Egyptian palace could be the result of a gruesome “trophy-taking” ritual by a foreign invader, according to a new study. Inscriptions and reliefs from Egyptian tombs and temples depict mutilated or amputated hands as early as the New Kingdom from the 16th to
Lux Capital, known for investing in life science and frontier tech startups, is back in the market to fundraise for its latest vehicle — but this time without a dedicated late-stage entity. The firm is targeting over $1 billion for Lux Ventures VIII, according to meeting materials from the New Mexico State Investment Council (NM
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream
Kelsea Ballerini doesn’t regret her groundbreaking performance alongside drag queens on national television, and it definitely wasn’t a surprise to showrunners … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … the backlash Kelsea’s getting for Sunday’s CMT Music Awards moment — having four “RuPaul’s Drag Race” queens come on stage during one of
Play video content ABC Jeremy Renner says he was writing his final words to his loved ones after getting crushed by a snowplow earlier this year — again confirming the guy thought he was going to die. Jeremy got super emotional, telling Diane Sawyer dying alone would have been a horrendous way to leave this
In the wake of the Academy Awards, the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 are set to return this coming May, and Drew Barrymore has been announced as the host of the show. The awards ceremony will air live on Sunday, May 7 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The full list of nominees has been announced this morning,
Nvidia have previewed the upcoming Overdrive Mode for Cyberpunk 2077, showcasing how it replaces the game’s already extensive ray tracing effects with full path tracing. Why Nvidia and not the developers, CD Projekt Red? Well, that might have something to do with Overdrive Mode being such a graphics card shatterer that it will supposedly take
Astronomers have traced a repeating radio signal back to a rocky, Earth-sized exoplanet that appears to have one of the crucial factors that make a world habitable: a magnetic field. The planet is known as YZ Ceti b, and it’s orbiting a small red dwarf star located around 12 light-years from Earth. “The search for
I love a good YA paperback, so I’m really excited to see such a wonderful assortment of 2023 spring YA paperbacks. What I don’t love about paperbacks, though, is their rising costs; it’s becoming too clear that even the “cheaper” option for buying books is becoming untenable for so many, especially teenagers (and if your
Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback have been set to receive the Rising Stars of the Year Award at CinemaCon 2023. The Transformers: Rise of the Beasts duo will receive the recognition from NATO’s official convention at its Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony, which takes place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas the
Jeff Tweedy (Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images) News Jeff Tweedy Announces Solo Tour Dates this summer across North America By Evan Minsker April 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jeff Tweedy has announced a solo tour of intimate shows. It takes place across North America this summer. Le Ren is supporting for most of
It took months, but Night Court Season 1 Episode 12 finally switched on a plot device light bulb for me. Abby’s Upstate stories are an updated version of Rose Nylund’s St. Olaf tales on Golden Girls. Or Sophia’s Sicilian parables. If a show’s going to borrow sitcom elements, the OG GG is one of the
Dubbed a “gnarly crowd pleaser” that “forges bloody new ground for the franchise” in Meagan Navarro’s review here on Bloody Disgusting, I personally cannot wait to see Evil Dead Rise, which will be unleashed in just a few more weeks. While we wait, a fan-made trailer that went up onto YouTube this week reimagines the
In 1993, the Super Mario Bros. made their big-screen debut through a live-action adventure starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Hopper. While that film has garnered a cult following in the decades since its theatrical release, it does little to truly pay homage to Nintendo’s flagship franchise in the ways all the best film
It probably comes as no surprise to people living in low-lying coastal regions, but sea waters are rising by large, measurable amounts. That assessment comes from NASA, which has analyzed 30 years of sea-level satellite measurements. The news is not good. Since 1993, the seas rose by a total of 9.1 centimeters. Two years ago,
The materials developer formerly known as ELeather has a new name and $18 million in fresh growth funding from some of the world’s fanciest brands. Now going by Generation Phoenix, the upcycler says its new investors include Coach parent Tapestry, Jaguar Land Rover and Dr. Martens, plus lead investor Material Impact and prior investor Hermès.
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studio’s respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that pandemical brink, the motion picture studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models
Play video content Flavor Flav has officially crossed over into the Ivy Leagues … after spending today and tomorrow at Harvard University schooling students about the roots of hip hop culture!!! TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of the Public Enemy legend lending his expertise in the language arts to students within Harvard … through a