Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast. After the accident, large amounts of radioactivity contaminated the ocean leading to the imposition of a marine exclusion zone and huge reputational damage to the regional fishing industry. Huge volumes of contaminated water have accumulated
Rui Hachimura made his debut as the Los Angeles Lakers’ newest addition on Wednesday … but a lot of his fans back home missed out on the action — ’cause the historic moment caused the NBA’s streaming service in Japan to crash. The Lakers acquired the 24-year-old from the Washington Wizards earlier this week …
Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider, Arkane’s wonderful standalone expansion following on from Dishonored 2, will be free to keep from the Epic Games Store next week. It could be your chance to complete the series, given that the giveaway follows on from Dishonored 1 and its expansions being given away via Epic at the start
It’s a very exciting time to be a horror fan, as the genre’s current renaissance has resulted in some of the best horror movies returning to theaters via new sequels or reboots. That was definitely the case with Wes Craven’s Scream, with the 2022 movie being a huge hit that inspired another sequel. Scream VI
Kanye West just can’t quit Balenciaga — even though the brand ditched him over his antisemitism, he took his new wife for some retail therapy there … but their trip also included a subtle callback to Nazi Germany. Ye and Bianca Censori hit up the upscale Bev Hills clothing store Wednesday night on Rodeo Drive,
After Capcom’s Devil May Cry hit the scene with its stylish action and cool-as-hell protagonist, fans were hungry for more from Dante and company. To say that the sequel didn’t exactly live up to expectations was an understatement. Gone were Trish and Dante’s iconic one-liners and attitude, and in their place we had Lucia and
Even if you think you are good at analyzing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of real faces and images that have been computer-generated. This is particularly problematic now that computer systems can create realistic-looking photos of people who don’t exist. Recently, a fake LinkedIn profile with a computer-generated profile picture
As much as 40% of all food produced each year goes nowhere near a human mouth, resulting in economic, environmental, and social costs of an estimated $2.6 trillion. While there are a multitude of social, cultural, and even technological reasons for these staggering statistics, we’ve seen a slew of startups emerge with propositions on how
HBO Max is ending some more popular drama series. According to Deadline, Titans and Doom Patrol are both ending after four seasons each on the streaming service. The good news? Reports state that producers of both shows knew the end could be near with the current unrest at HBO Max following the Warner Bros. Discovery
Today’s Xbox Developer Direct ended with a walkthrough of gameplay from Arkane’s Redfall. In addition to detailing how players will liberate the town of Redfall from its vampiric captors, the team also shared a release date: May 2. The bulk of the presentation showed off how players, either alone or working with up to three
Regal parent Cineworld said it’s opted to pursue a sale of assets and the process “is well under way” with non-binding bids due February 16. The company said in a bankruptcy filing this week that it’s reached out to 30 “potential transaction parties” including many competitors. If the debtors (Cineworld and its affiliates) find one
News Paul McCartney Announces New Photo Book 1964: Eyes of the Storm The collection includes 275 of McCartney’s photographs—captured during the dawn of Beatlemania By Madison Bloom January 25, 2023 Facebook Twitter Paul McCartney, June 2022 (Samir Hussein/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Paul McCartney is releasing a photography book compiling 275 of his snapshots taken between the
Actor Lance Kerwin, best known to horror fans for playing Mark Petrie in Tobe Hooper’s Salem’s Lot (1979), has passed away at just 62 years old, Variety reports this afternoon. “An autopsy to determine the cause of death is being conducted, according to his daughter Savanah,” Variety reports. Lance Kerwin was born on November 6,
Lamborn said areas of focus for the subcommittee include hypersonic weapons and DoD space programs WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Republican representing Colorado Springs, was named chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee. HASC Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), on Jan. 25 announced the committee’s seven subcommittee chairs for the 118th
Apple’s latest silicon innovations shine in the Mac Mini. The tiny desktop computer is the latest Apple computer fitted with the M2 chipset. For $599, buyers can opt for the M2, or they spend $1,299 for the impressive M2 Pro, which features unique benefits. For the last several days, my M1 Mac Mini sat on
If you went in and digitally removed all the smartphones from Peacock’s new series Poker Face, it could’ve aired right alongside Columbo and The Rockford Files in a 1970s NBC primetime lineup. Co-creators Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne dust off a creaky old format — the guest-star-studded mystery of the week — and put a stylish spin
A seven-minute look at Forza Motorsport was shown as part of today’s Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct presentation, where more details were shared about the racing game. During this time, the developers discussed how they are striving to make the game look, sound, and feel real through the cars, tracks, and audio – all of
This home-and-back-again adventure tale belongs to Evergreen, a wide-eyed squirrel who lives deep in Buckthorn Forest. Evergreen has a long list of fears, including but not limited to germs, loud noises, heights, swimming and thunderstorms. When her mother asks her to travel through the forest to take soup to Granny Oak, Evergreen responds, “I can’t
Although Zach Cregger has been active in the comedy corner of the entertainment industry for many years, with his credits including The Whitest Kids U’ Know, Wrecked and Miss March, last year he made a big splash in the horror realm with Barbarian. The “crazy” flick starring Bill Skarsgård, Georgina Campbell and Justin Long was
21 Savage is basking in the limelight of a pretty tremendous accomplishment — Complex says the Savage Gang leader is the “Best Rapper Alive” … and even he admits the title’s misplaced. The “Her Loss” costar called the honor “an overstatement,” but says he operates with tunnel vision while focused on making the best possible
New Line Cinema has acquired the original screenplay Weapons from the filmmaking team behind the award-winning horror hit Barbarian, BD has learned this afternoon. Moving full speed ahead toward a theatrical release, production is anticipated to commence later this year. The upcoming Weapons is from writer/director Zach Cregger, who will also produce alongside his Barbarian
Caecilians aren’t exactly your run-of-the-mill amphibian. Limbless, toothed, and worm-like, they spend their life burrowing through the soil, sensing the world with tentacles that protrude from between their eyes. Little is known about these evasive creatures, or how they evolved. Fossils of only 11 species of ancestral caecilians have ever been found, so our understanding
Disney Advertising held its annual Tech and Data Showcase today, revealing plans to roll out some of Hulu’s ad targeting capabilities to Disney+. When Disney+ launched its ad-supported tier last month, advertisers couldn’t target ads to specific audiences. By giving Disney+ advertisers access to Hulu’s ad-targeting tools, they can learn a user’s age, gender, and
ABC does not yet have eyes on potential replacements for T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, despite speculation the ‘GMA3’ anchors are on the way out … TMZ has learned. Sources at the network tell us the main focus for honchos is still completing a full investigation into whether or not T.J. and Amy’s relationship violated
Image: Marvelous Today, 25th January 2023, Marvelous announced the release date of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life in the west — just as the game came out on the Japanese eShop at 12am on the 26th January in Japan. That means that some players have decided to whip up a Japanese eShop account (which
Some great news for exhibition Monday morning: Amazon Studios is getting back into the wide theatrical-release business with Ben Affleck’s Nike movie Air, starring his fellow Good Will Hunting co-Oscar winner Matt Damon. Air will get a global theatrical release on Wednesday, April 5, heading into the lucrative Easter weekend. This is the first wide
News Fever Ray Shares Video for New Song “Kandy”: Watch Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer made the Radical Romantics single with their brother and Knife bandmate, Olof Dreijer By Matthew Strauss January 25, 2023 Facebook Twitter Fever Ray and Olof Dreijer, photo by Nina Andersson Facebook Twitter Fever Ray has shared the third single from their
The next big DLC update for Evil Dead: The Game is dropping on Thursday, February 2, and it’s bringing along with it a new skin for Pablo plus Ruby Knowby as a playable survivor. Additionally, the team lets us know today that Premium Outfits from “Ash vs. Evil Dead” will also be arriving on February
Physicists have just set a new record confining a self-focused laser pulse to a cage of air, down the length of a 45 meter-long (148 foot-long) university corridor. With previous results falling well short of a meter, this newest experiment led by physicist Howard Milchberg of the University of Maryland (UMD) breaks new ground for
Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? Speaking for myself, it sounds rather cumbersome — having to plop on a headset to browse for, say, trousers as opposed to click through a few galleries. But not everyone agrees — particularly those who hope to build a business out of