TikTok has joined the ranks of other virtual book clubs by debuting its own this month. The TikTok Book Club is a result of #BookTok, a section of the site where book lovers gather to discuss books. This book club comes as no surprise, as the immensely popular BookTok community has amassed more than 65 billion
As the first dinosaurs were finding their feet around 230 million years ago, the ancestors of modern mammals were also emerging. Somewhere along the way they developed a remarkable ability: to generate their own warmth. This decisive evolutionary step towards endothermy – the ability to generate heat from within and keep a near-constant core body temperature even when
If you’ve been following the Hollywood rumor mill, you might have heard a big one that’s been circulating a while that Chris Pratt might reboot Indiana Jones after Harrison Ford originated the character and will have played him for over 40 years when Indiana Jones 5 is released. This past week, Pratt was asked about
Ricky Martin will appear virtually in court Thursday to adamantly deny claims by his 21-year-old nephew they had a sexual relationship … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … Ricky will appear Thursday before a judge in Puerto Rico via Zoom. We’re told he will directly address the judge and vigorously deny
The days of the Galaxy Note Unpacked events are sadly gone, but Samsung’s foldables are more than happy to fill a phablet-sized hole in the company’s annual release schedule. Over the last couple of years, the company has made good on its promise to fully commit to the form factor, and we expect to see
How’s this for a crossover? Behaviour Interactive has announced that their asymmetric multiplayer title Dead by Daylight has launched its first exclusive anime crossover with Attack on Titan in the form of a 10-outfit Collection. Starting now and until July 26th, Dead by Daylight players have the opportunity to participate in a special sale that
Into the Breach is an all-timer. An easy 5/5 from me. It’s deceptive how much strategy and forethought a simple 8×8 grid can conceal. A quick glimpse of the game – teeming with mechs, alien beasts, skyscrapers, and mountains – and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was something to do with Evangelion or Godzilla.
If chemists built cars, they’d fill a factory with car parts, set it on fire, and sift from the ashes pieces that now looked vaguely car-like. When you’re dealing with car-parts the size of atoms, this is a perfectly reasonable process. Yet chemists yearn for ways to reduce the waste and make reactions far more
Universal’s Nope, one of the few remaining tentpoles in a rebounding summer box office, looks to provide a lift this weekend with an estimated $50M start at 3,700 theaters with an eye at guys 17-34. Nope is the third genre film from Oscar winner Jordan Peele, and while its start in U.S./Canada will be above that of his
News Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa Announce New Festival in West Africa The Black Star Line Festival is to be held next year in Accra, Ghana By Matthew Ismael Ruiz July 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Chance the Rapper (Keeley Parenteau) Facebook Twitter Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa have announced the Black Star Line
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Issa Rae‘s latest HBO series “Rap Sh!t” is about to debut, and she says you can expect to see characters spitting lyrics written by her favorite rappers … all women! Issa shouted out PineappleCITI, NCognita and Dreezy, who tells TMZ Hip Hop … writing for the show was a breeze, seeing as how she’s written
The Halloween Ends trailer is finally here and at long last, Michael Myers and Laurie Strode are going to do battle until the bitter, bloody end. The footage is a quick montage of scenes that culminates with the long-promised battle between Michael and Laurie, ending with the Shape trying to shove her hand into the
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Although Intel won’t be releasing its high-powered Arc discrete graphics in the US for a few more months, its PR rep is already making the rounds. Intel’s Ryan Shrout posted a short video to YouTube giving us the first benchmarks
Researchers have peered back through 800 years of history to conclude that Mayapan – the capital of culture and politics for the Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula in the 13th and 14th century CE – may well have been undone by drought. That drought would have led to civil conflict, which would, in turn,
Play video content TMZ.com Lil Baby is in especially high spirits heading into his Washington, D.C. tour stop with Chris Brown, and briefly clued us in on Gunna and Young Thug‘s moods … even though we interrupted his Future flow. The 4PF Records CEO kindly stopped his rapping rendition of Future’s “Back to the Basics”
JLo is J-Aff! Ok, I’m not sure that one is going to catch on, but Jennifer Lopez is most certainly Mrs. Affleck as of this past weekend. The Marry Me actress and Ben Affleck tied the knot on Saturday in Las Vegas with a super private affair. Lopez wore a wedding dress borrowed from an
An investor in Instacart, Capital Group, has repriced its shares in the company, lowering its estimation of the value of the online grocery delivery service. The news follows other, similar repricings by companies like Fidelity, which also own a stake in the decacorn. It’s really not surprising that one more investor agrees Instacart’s 2021 valuation
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Breeders, the comedy series that explores the challenges of modern parenting, is sticking around at FX. The series was renewed today by Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment. The beloved series, starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard
At long last Sony Pictures is heading back into The Further! The studio announced today they’ll be releasing the long-awaited Insidious 5 in theaters everywhere on July 7, 2023. After starring in the first two movies as Josh Lambert, we learned in 2020 that Patrick Wilson is returning to the franchise as the *director* of the upcoming
Readers, prepare to meet the most memorable middle grade protagonist of 2022. Twelve-year-old Olive Miracle Martin, the instantly endearing hero of Hummingbird, is, in her own words, a “joy-kaboom.” After being homeschooled due to a medical condition called osteogenesis imperfecta (sometimes known as brittle bone disease), Olive begins attending Macklemore Middle School, where local legend
If you’ve played Hades, you’ll almost definitely wish that you had a huggable, squeezable version of Cerberus in your own home, for company and pats. Fangamer has you covered, dear friend: They’re launching a new collection of Hades merch in collaboration with Supergiant Games! The collection will include a “There Is No Escape” T-shirt, a
It has been an exciting week with the release of breathtaking photos of our Universe by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Images such as the one below give us a chance to see faint distant galaxies as they were more than 13 billion years ago. It’s the perfect time to step back and appreciate
News Pi’erre Bourne Announces 2022 World Tour He’ll hit North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand later this year By Allison Hussey July 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pi’erre Bourne, photo by Cian Moore Facebook Twitter Pi’erre Bourne has announced an extensive tour that begins later this year, with dates taking him through North America before
Refresh for latest…: The phenomenon that is Top Gun: Maverick continues as the Tom Cruise-starrer has surpassed the $600M mark at the international box office. This comes just days after it flew by $600M domestic. Now heading into its 8th weekend of global release, the Paramount/Skydance stunner has reached across $1.2B through Thursday worldwide. The
While the venture capital world slows, climate tech is bucking the trend as startups in the space continue to ink deals at a record pace. In the process, the sector is climbing the ranks. In the first quarter of this year, five climate tech deals made it into CB Insight’s top 10 lists covering seed
We have video games like the upcoming Scorn and Darkseed that have taken inspiration from Giger, but what about other artists? Solo developer Walter Woods’ upcoming horror title Imperfect switches things up a bit, taking inspiration from the wood etchings of 18th century artist Gustave Doré for their first-person psychological horror adventure. Imperfect is an
Nintendo Europe has confirmed its plans to close off the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop in 2023. From 27th March, 2023 you will no longer be able to purchase any games on either systems. The company also said that from 29th August. 2022 you will no longer be able to add funds to the
Firefighters battled to contain wildfires sweeping across southwest Europe on Sunday as a heatwave showed no sign of abating, with Britain poised to set new temperature records this coming week. Blazes raging in France, Greece, Portugal and Spain have destroyed thousands of hectares of land and forced thousands of residents and holidaymakers to flee. It
Anticipation has been high for Jordan Peele’s Nope, following his previous two (critically acclaimed) forays into the horror genre: 2017’s Get Out 2019’s Us. Details of Nope’s plot have been kept intentionally sparse, because the writer/director wants to the film to be an unexpected experience for his audiences. Have no fear – the movie has