Walk through any public park these days and you will see a hell of a lot more dogs than you might have three years ago. The loneliness of the pandemic lockdowns led to an explosion in pet ownership. Plus, The demographic of pet ownership has shifted. Whereas previously it was Granny or Grandpa who tended
How important are individuals in the shaping of history? Twentieth-century Europeans knew leaders whose decisions, good or ill, transformed their countries, the continent and, in some cases, the world. Ian Kershaw, one of our leading historians of the period, focuses on 12 of them in his enlightening and stimulating Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers
Before the infamous Oscar slap happened, it was reported that Will Smith would return for the I Am Legend sequel, with Michael B. Jordan set as his co-star. Unfortunately, not much more was said after that initial piece of news was revealed. However, an update has now arrived, courtesy of the original film’s director, Francis
After launching into early access in April last year, the free-to-play shooter Scavengers is closing down. Its servers will close on December 16th, with publishers Improbable pinning the cause on a “decline in the playerbase.”
Aaron Carter died without a will … so now the State of California will decide who inherits his estate. Family sources tell TMZ … Aaron was advised by his attorney to make a will, especially because he had a child who depended on him. We’re told with all the drama between Aaron and his fiancée
Lynn Lowry achieved cult status early in her career, thanks to her work in the likes of George A. Romero’s The Crazies, David Cronenberg’s Shivers, and Paul Schrader’s Cat People. At the age of 75 and with over 100 acting credits under her belt, she’s still going stronger than ever. I recently caught up with
The Echo business has always looked like Amazon playing the long game from the outside. Above all, the company’s home consumer hardware is a convenient vessel for getting Alexa into millions of homes. But when a corporation is doing some serious belt tightening amid broader economic headwinds, no divisions are safe from cost cutting —
Save Room wears its inspiration on its sleeve from the moment you hit start and a deep, scary voice announces that you’re playing “Save Room!” It takes a singular idea from Resident Evil 4 – organizing your briefcase of weapons – and expands it into a dedicated puzzle game. Join Marcus Stewart and Kyle Hilliard
Editor’s note: Deadline presents the 39th episode of its video series Take Two, in which Pete Hammond and Todd McCarthy tackle the artistry of films just opening in theaters every weekend. Each has reviewed and written about the craft for decades and built a remarkable breadth of knowledge of films past and present. What we hoped for
WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency is requesting several hundred million euros at its upcoming ministerial council meeting for new satellite navigation technologies from low Earth orbit to the moon. In a Nov. 9 briefing, ESA officials said they are proposing about 500 million euros ($518 million) over the next three years for projects to
News Keith Levene, the Clash and Public Image Ltd Guitarist, Dies at 65 The co-founding member died peacefully at home on Friday, November 11 By Nina Corcoran November 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Keith Levene (Photo by Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Keith Levene, the co-founding guitarist of both the Clash and Public Image
Bill Maher went after Donald Trump in the most personal way Friday night, but this was way more political than it is salacious. We will explain. Bill mused, with the hundreds of books that have been written about Trump, no one has cracked the mystery … who is he banging? As he says, Trump’s been
Lynn Lowry achieved cult status early in her career, thanks to her work in the likes of George A. Romero’s The Crazies, David Cronenberg’s Shivers, and Paul Schrader’s Cat People. At the age of 75 and with over 100 acting credits under her belt, she’s still going stronger than ever. I recently caught up with
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Rare has announced a release date for Sea of Thieves Season 8, and as the headline already told you, it will go live on November 22. As far as content goes, the studio is keeping things under wraps until November 18, when it will host a live stream revealing what to expect. Return of the
Not every fashion statement is kind to its wearer. But if you’ve shopped in the women’s section before, you probably already know this. For Camila Alves McConaughey, a recent style choice led to an actual injury, and she’s got a neck brace and PSA to remind other fashionistas out there to be careful. The Brazilian
Some fish keep a close eye on the depths below while swimming, new research shows, for much the same reason we pay attention to where we’re putting our feet. They aren’t taking steps, of course, but according to a new study, being biased to stimuli falling on the lower parts of the eye serves an
Quavo is publicly addressing Takeoff‘s death, and he did with a lengthy remembrance that highlights their storied life together. The rapper took to Instagram to post a tribute to his nephew and partner-in-rhyme … starting out by recapping their childhood and noting how difficult his passing is since Takeoff had always been right by his
This is an incredibly busy (and fruitful) week. YELLOWSTONE RETURNS! And with it comes a new show in the Taylor Sheridan universe, Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King. There’s a terrific series called Rogue Heroes premiering, Elite returns on Netflix along with Dead to Me, and a little bit of horror called 1899 (NOT associated with Yellowstone
You never forget your first sleepover. Especially if you happen to have an insatiable appetite for human flesh. Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich reteam for a new genre film, Bones and All, an adaptation of Camille DeAngelis‘s novel. This time they take on an achingly tender and thoughtful coming-of-age romance between a pair of cannibals with an insatiable need
According to layoffs.fyi, more than 23,000 tech workers have been laid off so far this month. For comparison, the site tracked 12,463 layoffs in October. Facebook’s parent company Meta announced the first major job cuts in its history this week, eliminating 11,000 jobs. Like Twitter, Stripe, Brex, Lyft, Netflix and other tech firms based in
In Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers, Oxford University Shakespeare studies professor Emma Smith offers a lively and engaging survey of the history of the book, focusing on the “material combination of form and content” she calls “bookhood.” It’s a “book about books, rather than words,” that describes with both insight and
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. With the pandemic winding down and crypto mining all but dead, gamers thought it might once again be easy to buy a high-end GPU. And, maybe prices would be reasonable, too. As it turns out, we were wrong about both
Universal Pictures is giving Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans a platform release starting with four locations in NYC (Lincoln Square, Union Square) and LA (The Grove, Century City) with a robust media campaign aimed at cinephiles, but also capitalizing on the broad appeal of a Spielberg production, testament to unusual pedigree of the semiautobiographical film. It premiered in
Ice isn’t always ice all the way through. Even at temperatures well below freezing, its surface can be coated in a film of quasi-liquid atoms, with its thickness usually only a few nanometers. The process of its formation is known as premelting (or ‘surface melting’), and it’s why your ice cubes can stick together even
News Hawkwind Co-Founder Nik Turner Dies at 82 His projects Sphynx, Inner City Unit, and Space Ritual helped change the history of psychedelic music By Rob Arcand November 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Nik Turner, July 1976 (Michael Putland/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Nik Turner, co-founder and multi-instrumentalist for the British space-rock band Hawkwind, has died. A
Written and directed by John Swab (Ida Red), the horror movie Candy Land has just been acquired by Quiver Distribution for domestic release, Deadline reports this afternoon. The film will be released in theaters and on demand on January 6, 2023. “Candy Land follows Remy (Olivia Luccardi), a seemingly naïve and devout young woman, who finds
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. Hoooo boy. As Alex would say: This week has been a long year. You just know it has been a pretty wild ride when Meta can lay off 13% of its staff,
Image: Nintendo Life Earlier this week, Nintendo’s latest financial report revealed Switch Online subscriptions had now “exceeded” 36 million paid memberships – with an increase of around four million subs compared to the previous year. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was also asked about the future of the service – explaining how Nintendo is “considering various
Among the many cast members returning to Pandora for Avatar 2 is Sigourney Weaver, but her role in the film is not what we were expecting. Rather than James Cameron bringing back Avatar’s Dr. Grace Augustine from the dead, the actress will play the 15-year-old Na’vi daughter of Jake Sully and Neytiri, Kiri. While the