News Little Simz, illuminati hotties, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork April 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Drew Litowitz Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of
© Nintendo Life The upcoming Tetris movie – which charts the fight to win the rights to the video game which would become a cultural phenomenon and help Nintendo launch the Game Boy – is currently in production, and we already know that Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton is taking on the role of Dutch
Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) created a lot of problems for Kara Danvers/Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and the rest of the Super Friends right out of the gate in The CW series’ sixth and final season. While the team was victorious in stopping Lex’s horrifying plans to brainwash humanity, the villain still managed to send Kara into
The film has been bumped all over the release calendar ever since it was announced, and tonight Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 once again has a brand new release date. Columbia Pictures had most recently planned to release the sequel in theaters on January 7, 2022, but the film has now been pushed all the way up
During the pandemic, having an automated solution for onboarding and updating Apple devices remotely has been essential, and today Kandji, a startup that helps IT do just that, announced a hefty $60 million Series B investment. Felicis Ventures led the round with participation from SVB Capital, Greycroft, Okta Ventures and The Spruce House Partnership. Today’s
Pen names, pseudonyms, a nom de plume: whatever you call it, they’re a staple of writing. Authors have been using them for thousands of years, with a range of motivations. Pseudonyms have been used to disguise the author’s identity to escape criticism or even prosecution when the works in question are critical of those in
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S.-based startup Swarm Technologies and 28-year old Orbcomm, both pursuing the fast-growing market for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to satellites, are locked in a regulatory tussle over plans to expand overseas. Orbcomm is challenging a letter the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent March 10, which aimed to clarify how it
(Interactive chart with estimates below) As Hollywood buckled up for the Oscar showdown at Union Station, the specialty box office saw a new release sweep the floors in its theatrical debut. This week, Bleecker Street released the comedy Together, Together, starring Ed Helms and comic Patti Harrison. The pic follows a young loner Anna (Harrison)
Wade Robson has taken another loss against Michael Jackson‘s companies — a California court has once again thrown out his sexual abuse lawsuit … but he says he’s fighting the decision. Judge Mark A. Young ruled in favor of MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures Monday, dismissing Robson’s sexual abuse lawsuit on summary judgment … something
Every week, the UK‘s GfK releases a top 10 chart of the region’s top-selling physical video games. The latest charts have been released, for the week ending April 24th, and there is yet more good news for Nintendo. They have been seeing a lot of their Switch games on the charts, and sometimes half of
As the celebration of the two year anniversary of Avengers: Endgame continues, the cast and crew have been paying tribute to the climactic chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe all day. Now it would appear to be Robert Downey Jr.‘s turn as the Oscar nominee has revealed a video from the set of the film
Written and directed by Jonathan Cuartas, the festival horror-drama My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To has been acquired by Dark Sky Films, and we’ve learned today that they’ll be releasing it in limited theaters and on VOD/Digital this summer, on June 25. “As an official selection of the previously cancelled 2020 Tribeca
Lena Headey‘s bringing her son back to her California kingdom … a court just granted her permission to bring him over from the U.K. to live under Cersei’s rule. The “Game of Thrones” star and her ex-husband Peter Loughran were in a U.K. court a few months ago for a custody battle over their 11-year-old
As businesses continue to look for better ways to work more efficiently, a pioneer in the space of low-code tools to help automate how apps work together is announcing a round of funding on the back of impressive early traction. Berlin-based n8n — which provides a framework for both technical and non-technical people to synchronize
Just earlier today Diamond Select Toys revealed they’re The Falcon & The Winter Soldier Captain America Select figure and a re-release and repaint of the comic book Winter Solider Select figure. It’s been rumored for some time that DST will be doing a Select The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Captain America figure and I
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office April 26 over NASA’s decision to select only SpaceX for its Human Landing System (HLS) program, arguing the agency “moved the goalposts” of the competition. The company, in a lengthy filing with the GAO, claimed that in addition to not giving companies the
Now even in an unconfirmed capacity, that totally sounds like some thing the Oscars would have done. Even in the supposedly unlikely event that Anthony Hopkins won, the show’s producers probably though that Olivia Colman would have delivered a speech that would have absolutely crushed at the ceremony. Between Colman’s humor-tinged acceptance and presenting speeches
If you’re looking for some collectibles to add to your gaming cave, then Numskull Designs should be one of your first ports of call. And of the ranges they have to offer, it’s probably the Halo and Xbox items that will most suit. Having dealt with TUBBZ, running a range of Crash Bandicoot goodies that
News Billie Eilish Previews New Song “Happier Than Ever”: Watch Eilish recently remarked, “things are comingggg” By Matthew Strauss April 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish in “Happier Than Ever” (Billie Eilish/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish has shared a 15-second clip of what appears to be a new song called “Happier Than Ever.” The track
Billed as a “one-book library on horror films,” writer Michael Mallory‘s Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror was originally released in 2009, and a new edition is on the way. Back from the dead, the Revised and Updated Edition of the book celebrates some pretty big anniversaries, including the 90th anniversaries of both Dracula
Research papers come out far too frequently for anyone to read them all. That’s especially true in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry and company. This column aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to,
Andrew Lincoln’s final episode of The Walking Dead aired almost three years ago. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long, but a trilogy of movies was announced around the time of his departure. With the lack of updates about the first of the planned trilogy, fans have wondered whether AMC still plans on bringing
Marvel Minimates are celebrating 18 years this year, and the line is still going strong with waves based on Marvel comics, movies, animation… and now TV! The first-ever assortment of Minimates based on a Disney+ television series is available in Walgreens stores now, and it’s focused on the world of The Falcon and the Winter
Pokémon TV show protagonist Ash Ketchum acquired some great creatures early on in his journey, and here’s what ultimately happened to them. When Pokémon first became popular in the video game realm back in the late-1990s, it’s doubtful anyone involved foresaw just how massive and long-lasting a phenomenon the franchise would become. In addition to
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter performed its third flight on Mars April 25, setting it up for its final, and most challenging, tests. Ingenuity took off from the Martian surface at 4:31 a.m. Eastern, going up to an altitude of five meters. It then flew 50 meters downrange and back before touching down 80 seconds
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello‘s neighbors in the Hollywood Hills are spending big on increased security after a break-in at the celeb couple’s home … even adding armed guards. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Shawn and Camila’s neighbors are dropping thousands of dollars on new security systems in the wake of last month’s
New Pokemon Snap is launching on Nintendo Switch in just a few short days, and to celebrate, rewards related to the game are coming to My Nintendo. Right now, users can redeem their points for digital rewards, including wallpaper for mobile or PC (50 Platinum Coins), or a pop-up card (30 Platinum Coins). Fans that
While you’re waiting for your copy of Alien: Isolation to finish downloading (you know it’s available for free until April 29th, right?), GVMERS has a treat for you in a look back at the origins of the game. Tracing the uncertain beginnings with Creative Assembly having to convince Sega to give the developer a chance
Ever since I read this Bloomberg story about how songs are engineered to go viral on TikTok, I’ve had one thought in my head – if you can call it that – it’s more of a noise, or impression: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Yes, it’s the sound of internally screaming. Just when I thought I understood how deeply