For nearly five decades, the Force has been strong. From the time George Lucas released Star Wars in 1977, the franchise has been all but made of Teflon. Fans bicker, to the point of toxicity, but even during the much maligned prequel phase, people have returned to the galaxy far, far away time and again. Star Wars remains fascinating, making it hard to stay away. Yet in recent years, there’s been a disturbance. Following Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm, the Star Wars franchise ballooned. Between the new movie trilogy, which began in 2015 with Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens, the theme park attractions,…
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Pedro Pascal is the latest Hollywood hunk to join the stacked cast of Ridley Scott’s upcoming Gladiator sequel, as first reported by Deadline. The currently untitled film will be directed by Scott based on a script penned by David Scarpa (All the Money in the World). It will star Paul Mescal as Lucius, the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus who was saved by Russell Crowe’s Maximus in the original movie. Meanwhile, Barry Keoghan will portray a character named Emperor Geta. Denzel Washington has also been cast in the Gladiator sequel alongside Joseph Quinn and a returning Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, the mother of…
When Disney released the most recent trailer for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny they did something they hadn’t ever done before: They referred to it as the “final installment” of the Indiana Jones franchise.That might be hard to believe for some, given Hollywood’s addiction to never-ending franchises, but Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford, certainly thinks this is his farewell. In a recent interview with Total Film, Ford confirmed Dial of Destiny is “the final film in the series” and “the last time [he’ll] play the character.” Ford then added “I anticipate that it will be the last time that he appears in…
09 May 2023 Literary fiction readers are in for a treat. This week’s latest releases list is full of intriguing reads you won’t want to miss! The new releases list includes so many bestselling authors like Paula Scott, Jennifer Saint, Mikki Brammer, and many more. Enjoy your new literary fiction books. Happy reading! Related selena scrolls_pure; if (shouldBeFixed && !isFixed) { header.addClass(“sticky”); isFixed = true; } else if (!shouldBeFixed && isFixed) { header.removeClass(“sticky”); isFixed = false; } e.preventDefault(); }); }); }); ]]> 0||rocketlazy_count>0){lazyLoadInstance.update()}});var b=document.getElementsByTagName(“body”)[0];var config={childList:!0,subtree:!0};observer.observe(b,config)}},!1)]]> Read The Full Article Here
Did Lucy find out why a random man called her to confess to murder? On NCIS: Hawai’i Season 2 Episode 20, things took an explosive turn when she got the call in the dead of night. As Jane and the rest of the team investigated, they tried to find out more about the call and the person involved. Meanwhile, Whistler had a plan to repair a broken friendship. Use the video above to watch NCIS: Hawai’i online right here via TV Fanatic. Catch up on all your favorite shows and reviews and join in the conversations with other fanatics who…
SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify This is Episode Four of a 4-Part “Fascination” on vernal pools. You can listen to Episode One here, Episode Two here, and Episode Three here. Transcript Christopher Intagliata: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Christopher Intagliata. When I first started working on this series about vernal pools and became convinced I had to go see them for myself, one of the most surprising things was where people kept telling me to go to see them. Chuck Black: This landmark is by far the largest and most pristine concentration of vernal pools left in San Diego County and possibly…
Your ultimate skincare decoder, right this way. By Watier Date May 4, 2023 We all want skincare products that deliver the results we’re after and leave us looking and feeling our best. We want to see a decreased appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, increased radiance, and an overall smoother, more even complexion. We also want to know what the ingredients we’re putting on our skin are, and really understand how they work. Oh and better yet, we’d like to achieve those results using local, good-for-you Canadian ingredients. Is that too much to ask? The newly reformulated Watier Age Control…
South Africa’s financial watchdog has classified cryptocurrency assets as financial products, a notice in the government gazette said on Wednesday, enabling them to be regulated.In the brief notice, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) said a crypto asset, which it referred to as “a digital representation of value”, must be regulated in South Africa from the date of publication.Regulations that the authorities have said they planned to introduce include applying foreign exchange controls and licensing crypto trading companies.Financial watchdogs across the globe have been grappling with how to regulate new digital currencies and tokens, the prices of which have fallen…
Pussy Riot, Boys Noize, and Alice Glass have come together for the new song “Chastity.” It comes with a music video conceptualized by Lil Internet. Find it below.In a press statement about the single, Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova said, “This song will put the patriarchy in a tiny cage and throw the key out.”Last year, Pussy Riot released Matriarchy Now, and Alice Glass shared her solo debut, Prey//IV. In 2021, Boys Noize remixed Pussy Riot’s “Rage.” Read The Full Article Here
The next movie in Sony’s Spider-Man universe will also be the first to be rated R.That will be Kraven the Hunter, which will premiere in theaters this fall and which just debuted its first footage for exhibitors and press at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the title role, who told CinemaCon attendees “Will it be rated-R? F— Yes it will be rated R.”According to those in attendance, the first footage from the film was more graphic than the typical Marvel movie, and included Kraven biting a man and then spitting out his flesh. (If…
Ready… Set… Frog! by Katharine Mitropoulos What’s it About? Frog needs to practice if he wants to win the town obstacle race. But every time he tries, he gets interrupted! Frog can’t help his friends and still make time to practice… or can he? Setting one’s priorities. It’s something with which many grownups have trouble. Yet a mother of two with degrees in psychology, speech-language pathology and linguistics is doing her part to help children understand the concept at an early age. Ready…Set…Frog! by Katharine Mitropoulos, along with cute illustrations by Laura Watson, is a delightful story geared to 4-to-8-year-olds…
[Spoiler Alert: The below contains spoilers from the final season of Succession.] Succession continues to deliver some of TV’s most quotable dialogue in its fourth and final season. Since the show’s 2018 debut, the Roys have been serving up gems like Logan’s (Brian Cox) signature “f**k off,” and Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Greg’s (Nicholas Braun) silly banter. “Boo souls,” anyone? Needless to say, with the family enduring some of the biggest ups and downs, twists and turns in the show’s final season, the lines are just as unexpected and impactful as ever. Below, we’re rounding up some of the best…
The scientists designed a special cell in order to observe the transport of lithium-ions between the anode and the cathode in a solid-state Lithium-Sulfur battery. Since lithium can hardly be detected with x-ray methods, HZB physicists Dr. Robert Bradbury and Dr. Ingo Manke examined the sample cell with neutrons, which are extremely sensitive to lithium. In conjunction with Dr. Nikolay Kardjilov, HZB, they used neutron radiography and neutron tomography methods on the CONRAD2 instrument at the Berlin neutron source BER II1. Groups from Giessen (JLU), Braunschweig (TUBS) and Jülich (FZJ) were also involved in the work. Lithium ions observed directly…
The Met Gala, aka the Super Bowl of fashion, was in full effect on Monday, May 1. A-list attendees went all out for the high-profile event, turning the 2023 Met Gala red carpet into one of the world’s most talked-about runways. The 2023 Met Gala theme is based on the Met’s Costume Institute spring exhibit, titled, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” a retrospective dedicated to the late designer and fashion visionary. The exhibit showcases more than 200 sketches and garments from Lagerfeld’s six-decade-plus career at notable fashion houses including Chanel, Chloé, Fendi, Balmain, and his eponymous label. While many…
Let’s say you don’t need to fly quite so far. What about a jet engine? These are the things you mainly see on commercial airliners, but very small jet engines can also be used to make a real-life jetpack.Just like rockets, jet engines produce thrust by shooting mass out the back, which is mostly just air. The energy comes from combusting jet fuel, which is similar to kerosene and is made from petroleum. The increase in the momentum of this ejected matter produces a forward-pushing force.There is a big difference though: The jet engine sucks air in through the front…
Back in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, Keanu Reeves co-founded and played bass in a grunge band called Dogstar. After quietly reuniting last summer, the group has announced they will be “rolling out some new music” this summer, to be followed by some live shows. Last week, they shared a preview of a rooftop photoshoot on Instagram, and apparently, the reception was so strong that Dogstar couldn’t wait to share more news. “Thank you everyone for the kind comments. We are overjoyed to see such a response!” they wrote in the comments of the post. “Honestly, didn’t expect this.…
There are more clues pointing toward the Sony and Marvel Cinematic Universes colliding once again.14 minutes of the upcoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse were shown at Sony’s 2023 CinemaCon presentation. Within those 14 minutes we may have gotten yet another hint that Kang the Conqueror and his multiversal shenanigans are connected to the events of Across the Spider-Verse.In those 14 minutes we see Miles Morales and Gwen Stacey reunited for the first time since the events of Into the Spider-Verse. As Miles and Gwen swing through New York City, we hear Gwen tell Miles about a group of multiversal spider-people, which of…
Astronomers using the Gemini South telescope in Chile, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, have observed the first compelling evidence of a dying sun-like star engulfing an exoplanet. The “smoking gun” of this event was seen in a long and low-energy outburst from the star—the telltale signature of a planet skimming along a star’s surface. This never-before-seen process may herald the ultimate fate of Earth when our own sun nears the end of its life in about five billion years. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani By studying countless stars at various stages of their evolution, astronomers have been able to piece…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. How well do you know books? Pretty well? Okay then, how well do you know books when their titles have gone through 20 different languages on Google Translate before being translated back to English? Take this quiz with book titles scrambled by Google Translate to find out! I’m personally tickled by text that’s been Google Translate scrambled. It’s a testament to how complex and nuanced language is, how valuable real human translators are, and sometimes how beauty can be found in the miscommunication.…
How did a wedding proposal and a bank heist intersect? On 9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 17, there was plenty to discuss as the gang tried to reach these big events. Meanwhile, Athena talked a victim through her grief, but it became clear there was more on stake than before. Elsewhere, Maddie took matters into her own hands as Buck tried to find out more about the surprise visitor. Use the video above to watch 9-1-1 online right here via TV Fanatic. Catch up on all your favorite shows and reviews and join in the conversations with other fanatics who love…
Protein plaques in the brain may be caused by failing mitochondriaSebastian Kaulitzki/Alamy IF YOU own a car, you will have noticed the engine getting less efficient with time. The further you drive it, the more fuel it takes to make the same journey – until, eventually, it becomes so underpowered that it needs a physical push to climb even a gentle hill. Now, it is emerging that much the same is true of the human brain. Microscopic structures called mitochondria, found in every brain cell, are quite literally the engines of our thoughts and feelings. As we age, they find it…
Photography by Getty Images Here’s how smokey eyes, pearl accents and bridal beauty were nods to Karl Lagerfeld. By Lauren Knowles Date May 4, 2023 While Met Gala themes can most easily be translated and identified through dress, beauty serves as another avenue for further creative expression. With some blatantly obvious tributes and some more subtle, the hair and makeup looks worn by this year’s Met Gala attendees reflected the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” theme beautifully. RELATED: Who Was Missing From the Met Gala? Having left behind a legacy that’s both controversial and celebrated, there were endless possible…
Gotham Knights — out this week on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X — sees the corrupt city in a period of decline, in the immediate aftermath of Bruce Wayne/ Batman’s death. Trusted with an assortment of outdated tech at the Belfry, it is now up to his highly-trained sidekicks, the Bat-Family, to restore order around town. While WB Games Montréal was responsible for 2013’s Batman: Arkham Origins, this new game is set in a completely different timeline. Drawing inspiration from DC Comics’ “The New 52” storyline, the upcoming open-world RPG would be the first time Gotham’s version of Illuminati,…
[] × Skip to main content Tongi is in the “Idol” Top 10. Iam Tongi American Idol If you didn’t have Iam Tongi making the top 10 of American Idol 2023, then never, ever gamble a cent. Tongi has been lighting it up throughout the competition, earning hugs and tears from the judges, and cheers from millions more watching on at home. The schoolkid from Hawaii comes across as a sweet kid with a tough story, but his talent is obvious when he’s at the mic. Katy Perry quipped that we were all watching The Iam Tongi Show. That might…
Zoro realizes the ties regarding Enma, Shimotsuki Village, and Wano in the latest episode of One Piece. Here are the details on the release date of episode 1061, titled “The Strike of an Ifrit! Sanji vs. Queen.” When One Piece Episode 1061 Releases One Piece Episode 1061’s release date in the United States is Saturday, May 6. The episode will be out in Japan on Sunday, May 7, at 9:30 a.m. JST. For international audiences, Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series. The episode with English subtitles will be out an hour and a half after its release in Japan. In the…
He Joins a Club of One Member: James Patterson has yet again cemented his legacy in the world of publishing, becoming the first author to sell over 100 million copies across all print formats since Circana BookScan began recording sales in 2004. With this milestone, he surpasses Dr. Seuss, whose books have sold 83 million copies in the same timeframe. Patterson’s prolific writing career spans decades, and his works continue to captivate audiences of all ages, making him a true icon of the literary world. Library Visitors Embrace Digital: The numbers indicate that readers more and more readers are borrowing…
How did Gavin’s ex-wives feel about his latest business venture? On Fantasy Island Season 2 Episode 13. Suie, Jenna, and Brooklyn arrived on the island with a common goal: to get some revenge. The idea behind their thinking was to make Gavin understand the root of their shared pain. Meanwhile, Roarke brought Ruby’s youngest daughter, MJ, to the Island to help get her to return home. Use the video above to watch Fantasy Island online right here via TV Fanatic. Catch up on all your favorite shows and reviews and join in the conversations with other fanatics who love TV…
The mystery of an “impossible” ancient Egyptian sculpture depicting two individuals, one of them a pharaoh, may now be solved, according to a researcher.Not everyone agrees with the new assessment, however. The 3D sculpture, carved out of limestone, shows the statue of a pharaoh seated on the lap of a kneeling person. The statue of the pharaoh is not life size, and is shown wearing a blue crown (sometimes called a war crown) with an uraeus (a snake) on top of it. The artwork is now housed in National Museums Scotland.In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were not depicted alongside nonroyal people in…
After a whirlwind start to the week attending the Met Gala in a custom Ralph Lauren Collection gown, Jennifer Lopez switched gears to promote her new Netflix film, “The Mother,” on the “Today” show. Lopez worked with her glam squad on the Del Core look, which was both ethereal and on trend in a bright turquoise shade and sourced by Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn. The sheer blouse, which retails for $2,775, was layered over a nude strapless corset with structured cups and boning throughout. Lopez tucked the shirt into the nipped waist of a matching leather pencil skirt, which…
In 2009, LinkedIn’s new engineering chief, David Henke, assembled his full crew of coders and managers for the first time and fired off tough questions. “What the heck is wrong with all of you?” was the sanitized gist of it. The fast-growing professional social network had about 50 million users, but every Thursday afternoon it went completely offline as engineers launched new features and fixed bugs. Job seekers couldn’t browse openings. Recruiters paying to trawl the website for candidates were forced to twiddle their thumbs. Clicking on a profile would summon the “wizard of [in],” a jaunty, staff-wielding mascot akin to Twitter’s…