There are countless exoplanets in the Milky Way, but some are more hardcore than others. Take a type known as hot super-Earths. These planets are nuts. Imagine a rocky world like Earth, but up to 10 times more massive; now zoom it in so close to its star, it takes just 10 days or fewer
Yesterday, the United States–based human rights advocacy nonprofit Human Rights Foundation published an open letter to Tyga, asking the rapper to cancel a scheduled performance in the Belarusian capital of Minsk over concerns that the concert was “an excuse to cancel the opposition’s final electoral rally” on the eve of a potentially historic presidential election.
Call of Duty: Warzone on PS4, Xbox One, and PC is reportedly adding a long-overdue and highly-requested feature soon. While Call of Duty 2020 is right around the corner, it doesn’t mean Activision and Infinity Ward are suddenly going to forget about Call of Duty: Warzone. The free-to-play battle royale is still very popular, and
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Seth Rogen’s latest offering, An American Pickle, is thematically rich and possesses real heart — especially during its final act. In 1920, Herschel — a Jewish immigrant — falls into a vat of pickles and is preserved for 100 years. Revived in 2020, he connects with his great grandson, Ben, and
What game made your July that much better? Was it the high-flying action of Marvel’s Iron Man VR, Jin Sakai’s stunning journey through Ghost of Tsushima, the freeform tricks of Skater XL, or perhaps the animated antics of Cuphead? Now’s your chance to let us know. Get those votes in below before Sunday, August 16,
Scientists don’t always like being right: take the team that warned in a paper published in 2017 that the St. Patrick Bay ice caps in Canada would soon disappear, for example. The latest NASA satellite imagery shows that their prediction has sadly come true, and even faster than they expected. Scientists from the National Snow
Exclusive Juelz Santana is enjoying his newfound freedom thanks in part to Meek Mill … and now he wants to give back to the inmates he met while behind bars. Here’s the deal … Juelz is fresh outta prison after serving 19 months of his 27-month sentence in his airport drug case, and he’s got
Over the course of The Big Show’s 25-year career in entertainment, we’ve seen him throw down in the ring with WWE titans like The Rock, Triple H, and the Undertaker. Now, it looks like the seven-foot tall gentle giant will take on Netflix’s finest family-friendly comedians in the forthcoming special Game On: A Comedy Crossover
China’s third Friday back to the movies scored a slight increase on last week’s comparable day at $4.38M. It’s short of the $7.6M generated last Sunday which was boosted by Warner Bros’ reissue of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, but still a jump on last Friday, while midweeks were solid. Play today was led by DreamWorks/Amblin/Universal’s 1917
Feeling the need for speed on this toasty Saturday afternoon? It might not be the newest car in the garage, but Codemasters are giving away F1 2018 over on the Humble Store all weekend. It’s yours to keep “while stocks last”, so feel free to treat yourself to a few high-speed laps. More seasonal update
McFarlane Toys has teamed up with Walmart.com to offer collectors and fans a highly limited Mortal Kombat SPAWN action figure, with Mace, hand-signed by SPAWN Creator Todd McFarlane. This action figure comes with a certification of authenticity sticker showing only 1000 pieces have been signed by McFarlane. SPAWN is featured in his default skin, as
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MTV and Barclays Center have decided to no longer hold the MTV VMAs 2020 at the Brooklyn arena, citing safety concerns, Page Six reports. The event will now be held at “various outdoor locations” in New York City. In a joint statement to Page Six, representatives for Barclays Center and MTV said “it became clear
Doom Patrol‘s second season came to an end this week with the episode “Wax Patrol” and even though the DC Universe/HBO Max series may have been shorted one episode thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, thing still ended in a place that brings together the various threads of the season while also leaving a wild jumping
Are you ready for the last of the Marvel Universe series to take its leave from TV? We’re not either! But we are ready for Ted Lasso to being on Apple TV+ and to see what horrors are uncovered on Lifetime when Jeffrey Epstein gets the R Kelly miniseries treatment in Surviving Jeffrey Epstein. Find
So An American Pickle was never meant to be a major release, but that doesn’t mean a studio could not have hit theaters. It fits more neatly under the indie model that a studio like Fox Searchlight often shepherds. If you remember last year’s Jojo Rabbit, that’s an example of a Fox Searchlight release. Movies
Are you ready to stop a vampire invasion? How about take on some really big, really rowdy werewolves? The Dark Heart of Skyrim marches on with the upcoming Stonethorn. The DLC dungeon pack includes a wealth of content as you bring the heat to the ancient bastion of Castle Thorn and take on a vampire
Updated 7:30 p.m. Eastern with Blue Origin comment. WASHINGTON — Six years ago, SpaceX was the upstart launch company seeking to break United Launch Alliance’s monopoly on national security space launches. Now, it’s part of the establishment. When the U.S. Air Force announced Aug. 7 that SpaceX and ULA would split the National Security Space
Kanye West wants you to donate to his campaign so he can become the 46th POTUS, and he’s making the pitch by laying out his positions on various issues, and one thing’s clear … he’s playing to both Democrats and Republicans. Ye, who calls his platform, “Creating a Culture of Life,” is seeking contributions ranging
Paramount Pictures may not have abandoned the original idea for Star Trek 4. A report from Deadline suggests that getting the Star Trek movies back on track is a top priority for the studio, with significant decisions coming in the next few weeks. With Noah Hawley’s idea put on pause and Quentin Tarantino dropping out
One of Top Gun: Maverick‘s newest character is Glen Powell’s Hangman and there’s a number of reasons to believe he could be Pete Mitchell’s (Tom Cruise) secret son. After more than three decades, the ’80s iconic film that catapulted Cruise to mainstream popularity, Top Gun, is finally getting a sequel. But with a lot of the original actors
Tango Gameworks founder and CEO Shinji Mikami recently made an incredibly important announcement: You can pet the dog in Ghostwire: Tokyo. The news comes from the brand new Ghostwire: Tokyo PS5 trailer shown at QuakeCon earlier today. Check out the video below. [embedded content] “I’m Shinji Mikami from Tango Gameworks,” says Mikami at the beginning of the
For the first time, the innovative CRISPR gene editing method has been used on squid, marking a milestone in the scientific study of these creatures – and opening up many new areas of potential research. CRISPR enables very precise, speedy, and low-cost DNA edits. Put simple, the ingenious molecular workings of the method are often
Courtney Barnett has shared a cover of Kev Carmody’s “Just For You.” The track appears on Cannot Buy My Soul, a tribute album of Carmody’s songs originally released in 2007 and set to be reissued with new tracks on August 21 via EMI Australia. Check out “Just For You” below. Earlier this week, Barnett appeared
Exclusive When it comes to love, Kamal “Chance” Givens is living up to his name … ’cause he’s returning to TV for a dating show, and this time … he’s the star. Chance — best known for pursuing Tiffany “New York” Pollard on VH1’s “I Love New York” — is back in the game with
A court ruling that dropped today allowing movie studios to buy theaters (whether or not they want to — and they probably don’t) is the latest snub to an industry that’s been rattled by change for years, in particular since March and COVID-19. Exhibition hasn’t been this pressured in a century. When the 1918 Spanish
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Complaints about the Apple App Store are as old as the App Store itself, but that doesn’t make the latest development any more aggravating for gamers. Despite extensive beta testing, it looks like Microsoft will be unable to launch its
Scientists can use some pretty wild forces to manipulate materials. There’s acoustic tweezers, which use the force of acoustic radiation to control tiny objects. Optical tweezers made of lasers exploit the force of light. Not content with that, now physicists have made a device to manipulate materials using the force of… nothingness. OK, that may be a
Kanye West‘s Presidential run just got a death blow, at least in Illinois, where election officials say more than half his submitted signatures are invalid … and that means he’s off the ballot. TMZ broke the story … multiple people stepped up to object after Kanye submitted his petition to get on the ballot in
A new PlayStation report has surfaced online, teasing “shocking” PS5 news, or more specifically some “shocking” PS5 games. At the moment of publishing, Sony and its partners have already announced a plethora of big PS5 games, including Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Resident Evil 8, Far Cry 6, Demon’s Souls Remake, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart,