A big-name producer. A talented director. A cast that includes the star of a major Hollywood franchise. And it all added up to a film that Disney took down from its own streaming service in a matter of weeks.That’s the strange and sad story of Crater, a live-action Disney movie starring Ghostbusters: Afterlife’s Mckenna Grace and produced by Stranger Things and Free Guy’s Shawn Levy. The movie was directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, a gifted filmmaker whose previous efforts include The Stanford Prison Experiment and Easier With Practice. Crater was added to Disney+ on May 12. Less than two months later, it’s already been pulled from the service, the latest title taken off…
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Katie Moench is a librarian, runner, and lover of baked goods. A school librarian in the Upper Midwest, Katie lives with her husband and dog and spends her free time drinking coffee, trying new recipes, and adding to her TBR. View All posts by Katie Moench Katie Moench is a librarian, runner, and lover of baked goods. A school librarian in the Upper Midwest, Katie lives with her husband and dog and spends her free time drinking coffee, trying new recipes, and adding to her TBR. View All posts by Katie Moench Katie Moench is a librarian, runner, and lover…
Kristen got full custody of Rachel! Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Trey from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate, that custody decision, Paulina kissing Abe, Xander and Eric’s proposals, Sloan and Melinda’s friendship, and more! And was Chad being a jerk for the way he treated Alex? See what our round table has to say… Are you happy the judge gave Kristen custody of Rachel? Do you think she’ll handle Rachel better than Brady has? Trey: No, I’m not happy that Kristen has sole custody of Rachel. At this point, neither parent…
The diabetes drug Ozempic has dramatically reshaped weight-loss treatment. Combined with dieting and exercise, weekly injections of the drug can help people drop 15% of their weight. However, Ozempic doesn’t directly change the body’s ability to burn fat. Rather, it works in part by altering the brain’s response to food.So how does the brain regulate body weight?Each of us has a given weight — known as a set point — that our brain wants to maintain, much in the same way it keeps body temperature within certain limits, Dr. Michael Schwartz, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington,…
When we think of the best summer nail colours, we think of bright shades of pink, coral, red, blue, and yellow, among others. This year, however, we’re toning things down, opting for something soft and serene, and it’s all thanks to celebrities like Dua Lipa, Sofia Richie, and Sabrina Carpenter. These Gen Z It girls are all wearing the same nail colour, which can only mean one thing: It’s officially one of the summer’s biggest nail colours.Let us introduce you to a pale creamy blue coined blueberry milk. It’s a take on the wildly popular milk bath nails that exploded on TikTok earlier this year after being…
So I returned to the dock for round two of pumping. After a few minutes more of fiddling with the gauge, it finally registered that the board was pumped to only 10 psi, way too low. When it hit 15 psi, I paddled back out, and the difference was night and day: The wobble was gone and the board felt solid underfoot. On flat water, tracking was impressive, and I tried a few fancy draw strokes, which felt light and natural, especially with the height-adjustable carbon paddle. When I took the SUP out again that afternoon in windy chop, it…
In Flames vocalist Anders Friden has revealed what he estimates “is probably the best album that ever was” in a recent interview with Chaoszine.No, it’s not a death metal album as one may suspect and it’s actually from an artist most wouldn’t typically associate with In Flames and the melodic death metal/alt-metal brands they’ve purveyed throughout their career.When asked about his “most important idol or role model (transcription via Blabbermouth),” Friden tells Chaoszine, “I have a few. Layne [Staley] from Alice In Chains was a huge lyrical inspiration and Alice in Chains is one of my top bands ever. Dirt is probably the…
Blade Runner 2049 is an American epic neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve. A sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049 follows a Nexus-9 replicant named K, who uncovers a secret that threatens to destroy civilization. Here’s where you can watch Blade Runner 2049 online. Where can you watch and stream Blade Runner 2049 online? You can watch and stream Blade Runner 2049 online on FuboTV. It is also available for streaming on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, and DirectTV after it is rented or purchased. It is also available on Netflix in…
Frankinschool: Monster Match by Caryn Rivadeneira What’s it About? A princess and a monster must join forces to save their class from the mysterious effects of a creative writing assignment gone wrong. School’s a challenge even when you’re not an undead monster. Or being divebombed by bats. Or being haunted. Let’s back up. Frankinschool: Monster Match by Caryn Rivadeneira (Red Chair Press) is a rollicking adventure through the perils of school, but with a supernatural twist. When Fred and his frenemy Luisa get caught up in a mysterious incantation during class, they need to work together to break the spell…
Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 Episode 4 unravels the threads of Joe’s life, simultaneously plucking at the strings of her career and family. As Cruz gets in deeper with Aaliyah and her friends, things escalate quickly and eventually become dire during a seemingly low-stakes outing. Joe is dealing with a secondary work crisis on top of Cruz’s issues when her family situation comes crashing down in this harrowing episode, leaving everything unresolved. Joe’s career is typically the most significant stressor in her life, so when we see her family situation crumbling before her eyes when Kate’s involved in a severe…
Smog in New York City on 7 June caused by smoke from wildfires in CanadaEd JONES/AFP/Getty Images Millions of people across the US and Canada experienced some of the worst air quality in the world last week as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed towns and cities with thick, orange smog. In New York, residents were urged to stay inside their homes and wear high-grade face masks when heading outside. It has been common knowledge for some time that exposure to severe air pollution is harmful to health, particularly for people with existing respiratory conditions. But what is becoming increasingly clear…
Photography by Getty Images Similarly to recent trends that came before it, tomato girl captures the allure of looking like life is a breeze — even if it’s not. By Natalie Michie Date July 25, 2023 Fashion has been feeling particularly escapist lately. The notion of putting something on and being transported to a stress-free locale is admittedly attractive. And this summer, nothing captures that ethos more than the “tomato girl” aesthetic. RELATED: 13 Fragrances and Candles That Smell Like a European Vacation What do fruits have to do with it? Is it just code for being sunburnt? These are…
These are strange days for people who care about trust and safety on platforms. Historically, many people have suggested that either more effective central moderation (a platform owner intervening directly in policing the content of the platform) or better decentralized moderation (allowing users to curate their spaces through community-driven moderation) could pave the way to a better social media landscape—or, ideally, some alchemically balanced combo of the two. But, in true Silicon Valley fashion, one platform is centralizing in the worst way possible, while the other is decentralizing catastrophically.Of late Reddit and Bluesky are showing how to fail at both—one…
Offset has shared his new single “Jealousy,” which features his wife Cardi B. It arrives with a new music video, which features a cameo from Taraji P. Henson and all of Offset’s kids. The new song was teased with a clip where recent Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis interviews Offset; it references an infamous 1988 CNN interview with James Brown. Watch the new video below.“Jealousy” samples the Three 6 Mafia track “Jealous Ass Bitches.” Cardi and Offset co-wrote the song with Boi-1da, OZ, and Jahaan Sweet. Offset has recently said he’s readying a new solo album. This marks Cardi’s third…
The irrepressible screen presence of Jason Statham 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString) {…
Establishing fidelity of PFs in ExM by correlating pre-ExM and post-ExM images acquired via confocal fluorescence imaging. (A) Overlay of pre-ExM (green) with post-ExM (magenta) in raw form. (B) Overlay of pre-ExM (green) with post-ExM after similarity transformation has been performed on post-ExM (green). Credit: Nano Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01256 Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have pioneered a new technique that will enable higher-resolution imaging of very small objects like neurons. The technique, which improves on an existing method called expansion microscopy, is described in a new paper published in the journal…
Writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, known under the name Christina Lauren are a contemporary romance powerhouse. They are the minds behind some of the most engaging books such as The Unhoneymooners, Roomies and The Soulmate Equation. Their books are often love stories, and they vary from tales about enemies that become lovers, to friends that realize there is more between them than they thought. In the recently released The True Love Experiment, we follow the story of a romance writer and filmmaker from completely different walks of life, with no interest in finding love, who find out they…
Joe Leaphorn isn’t making much headway yet on solving the car-bomb murder of Emerson Charley, is he? Instead, finding the belt buckle J.J. was wearing when he died near where Tomas Charley supposedly left B.J. Vines’ lockbox sent Joe further down the rabbit hole on Dark Winds Season 2 Episode 2. First, the good news: Jim Chee survived being shot in the shoulder on Dark Winds Season 2 Episode 1. He also managed to survive being dragged back to civilization by Joe. Barely. Joe almost didn’t make it himself. He threw himself in front of a semi cab to make the…
An international research team from Queen Mary University of London, UK and the Rovereto Civic Museum Foundation, Italy has made a groundbreaking discovery regarding reptiles and their ability to match visual and auditory information. Their study published in Biology Letters from Royal Society showed that reptiles demonstrate spontaneous associations between two different sensory modalities: vision and hearing. Tortoises associated low sounds with large shapes and high pitch sounds with small shapes, even if they had not been trained to do so. These results show how brains are prepared to predict visuo-acoustic correspondences that are likely to occur in the natural…
Take it from Frances Mayes: everything really is better under the Tuscan sun—from the crisp vino to heaping plates of fresh pasta and ancient palazzos. I had the privilege of navigating Italy’s famed countryside in a 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale, winding through vineyards and olive groves, and past charming villas tucked into lush hillsides. If you need a reset from, well, life, Tuscany is without a doubt the place to do it. The beloved region is world renowned for its relaxed vibes, red wines, Roman bath houses, and Renaissance cities like Florence and Lucca. Grab a glass of wine, and…
For companies playing with virtual reality as disparate as plane-maker Boeing and online-gaming platform Roblox, forays into the so-called “metaverse” have come with equal parts promise and peril.The U.S. aviation giant is looking to digital technology to accelerate production of new aircraft, said Susan Doniz, Boeing’s chief information officer, at the Reuters Momentum conference in Austin on Tuesday. She cited how Boeing cut the development time of the T-7 trainer jet by 80 percent to three years as an example of what might be possible for commercial airplanes.Still, Doniz declined to offer a target date for when Boeing will design…
Surely you didn’t think The 1975 singer Matty Healy wouldn’t address the band’s recent controversial set in Malaysia during their first gig back since that international incident? After all, it was Healy’s broadside against the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws — not to mention an onstage same-sex kiss with bassist Ross MacDonald — that got the group’s set cut short and led to the cancellation of the Good Vibes festival and Healy’s claim that his group is now banned from Kuala Lumpur. Well, Healy took the matter head-on, kind of, during a typically raucous, unpredictable headlining slot at Lollapalooza in Chicago on…
Futurama is back with a new season, much to the Planet Express fans’ delight. Season 11 episode 3 of the show took Fry and the others on more misadventures. But what’s the reference in the installment’s title, “How the West Was 1010001”? And who’s that popular character that returned? Here’s what you need to know. Beware of spoilers. What’s the reference in Futurama “How the West Was 1010001?” “How the West Was 1010001” references a well-known Western movie titled How the West Was Won. Directed by Henry Hathaway, John Ford, and George Marshall, How the West Was Won tells the…
BookTrib is excited to be giving away two free tickets to one lucky winner, for the chance to attend a popular and celebrity-studded event in East Hampton, New York. About the Event: On Saturday, August 12, 2023, the East Hampton Library will present its 19th Annual Authors Night fundraiser. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and wine, meet and mingle with authors, and buy signed copies of their books. After the Authors Reception, guests can attend dinner parties at private area homes in honor of one or more of the guest authors. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards providing the…
Hope springs eternal, even if not everyone is on board. When Calls the Heart Season 10 Episode 2 found Elizabeth and Lucas on the same page, Rosemary helping Lee score an essential contract, Bill’s miraculous springs-related recovery, and the thought that tourism may be Hope Valley’s salvation. Let’s dig in! The springs are working miracles whether someone takes a dip or not. They’ve proven to be medicinally valuable, but even better, they provide a reason for the community to gather and share what’s most important to them — supporting one another and enjoying each other’s company. That was something that…
In the midst of an already record-breaking heat wave, Phoenix, Ariz., set a particularly eye-popping record: the temperature only dropped to 97 degrees Fahrenheit overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, setting an all-time record high for a nighttime low. When temperatures stay high overnight, they place a particularly heavy burden on the body, raising the risk of heat illness and death. The U.S.—and the world—has seen a spate of extreme heat so far this year, including the planet’s hottest-ever June and hottest week on record during the first week of July. Rising global temperatures from burning fossil fuels are the main…
Emily Ratajkowski has made her presence in London known with one of her most striking evening dresses of the year. The model stepped out in a black embellished Self Portrait cutout dress with a high leg slit for British Vogue and Self Portrait’s summer party at Chiltern Firehouse last night. She accessorized with Jimmy Choo high heels and styled her hair in a high bun. It was an elegant but sultry party look, and EmRata knew just how to pose in it:Neil Mockford//Getty ImagesMEGA//Getty ImagesThis has been one of Ratajkowski’s biggest years beyond her fashion event appearances, with the model…
Photograph: Will KnightHanson and I talked about the idea of adding real intelligence to these evocative machines. Ben Goertzel, a well-known AI researcher and the CEO of SingularityNET, leads an effort to apply advances in machine learning to the software inside Hanson’s robots that allows them to respond to human speech.The AI behind Sophia can sometimes provide passable responses, but the technology isn’t nearly as advanced as a system like GPT-4, which powers the most advanced version of ChatGPT and cost more than $100 million to create. And of course even ChatGPT and other cutting-edge AI programs cannot sensibly answer…
Kendrick Lamar performed in Chicago a year for ago for his Big Steppers Tour. But the last time he performed at Lollapalooza was in 2013. Then, still fresh off his sophomore set, good kid, m.A.A.d. city (2012), a brilliant album that cemented the Compton native as a cultural force with thought-provoking lyrics. Friday (Aug. 4), Lamar — now one of the greatest and influential rappers of his generation — returned to Chicago’s Grant Park to close out day two of the festival. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As expected, a massive…
Kuwait’s censors have banned Australian horror hit Talk to Me over its inclusion of star Zoe Terakes because they identify as transmasculine and nonbinary. While it is not unusual for Kuwait to bar media featuring LGBTQ+ themes and references, this marks the first time a film has been singled out for one actor’s gender identity. More alarming is that this is never actually addressed or even referenced in the movie. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news over the weekend. Terakes put out their own statement on the matter, saying, ”This isn’t the first film Kuwait has banned. If there…