Skinamarink has been one of the surprise success stories of early 2023. The indie horror film was made on an almost literal shoestring; it was reportedly shot for just $15,000. (Okay, so that would be a very pricy shoestring.) After about two weeks of release it’s already grossed over $1 million in U.S. theaters, bringing quite a handsome return on its investment already.The movie is still playing in theaters around the country, but if it’s not playing by you or you’re just too scared to see it somewhere you can’t occasionally pause it to check under your bed or turn on…
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It’s 2023, and while fat representation has come a long way since Shallow Hal, it’s still a media minefield. If you’re looking for fat-positive or body-neutral reads, check out the YA books with fat protagonists I’ve picked out for you below. Millennials remember the serious dearth of fat representation in children’s media back in the 1980s, ’90s, and ’00s. Mean Girls taught us that fat was the worst thing a girl could be. Stephen King and that one Scottish author depicted their fat characters as disgusting and unintelligent, worthy of ridicule, shame, and mockery. On the big screen, we saw…
Where even to begin?! It was a jampacked two-hour finale where Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 9 built up the momentum. Then Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 1 Episode 10 brought the twists and shockers with a closer that we’ll never forget. And after the close of this chapter in this blended family’s life, one can’t help but wonder what could even be next. Thankfully, the finale brought a sense of closure and completion to the season’s biggest mystery with “Keith,” albeit tragic. And it also seemed to put an official end to whatever ties Nikki and Jason…
An AI developed by researchers at Meta convincingly negotiated with humans while playing an online version of the board game Diplomacy. It was also ranked in the top 10 per cent of players Technology 22 November 2022 By Jeremy Hsu Diplomacy is a first world war strategy gameAlamy Stock Photo An AI that is an expert player of the first world war strategy game Diplomacy can now participate in game conversations and negotiations without most human players realising they are talking to a machine. The game of Diplomacy involves seven players competing for control over European territories. But there is…
Dakota Johnson is one of those women I rarely think of when it comes to looking for style inspiration. It’s not through her lack of style however (we all know she always nails the red carpet), but more due to the fact she’s not very active on Instagram. With just nine posts (last time I checked), we have to wait until she gets papped out and about to get a glimpse of her low-key yet enviable looks. One such example is her latest stylish yet relaxed off-duty outfit, which she was spotted wearing while heading to the Madame Web film set.…
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms needs to streamline by cutting jobs and capital expenditure, its shareholder Altimeter Capital Management said on Monday in an open letter to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg.The company has lost investor confidence as it ramped up spending and pivoted to the metaverse, the technology-focused hedge fund with a 0.1 percent stake said, and suggested a three-step plan.Altimeter said annual free cash flow can be doubled to $40 billion (roughly Rs. 3,30,700 crore) if it cut headcount by at least 20 percent, trimmed capital expenditure by at least $5 billion (roughly Rs. 41,300 crore) to $25 billion (roughly Rs.…
[] Skip to main content The K-pop singer shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the studio set, too. BigHit Music unfurled the artwork and complete tracklist for Jimin‘s upcoming debut album, FACE, on Thursday (Feb. 23). The post on the label’s official Twitter account reveals the project will contain six tracks, including main track “Like Crazy” and pre-release single “Set Me Free Pt. 2,” which will drop March 17. A release promises that the song will find the BTS member exploring “his resolution to free himself from various emotions hidden deep inside him.” Meanwhile, the studio effort’s metallic…
The official The Super Mario Bros. Movie runtime for Universal Pictures and Illumination’s forthcoming CG-animated fantasy adventure has finally been revealed. The Super Mario Bros. Movie runtime comes from a classification by the Irish Film Classification Office. The Chris Pratt-led film adaptation of the popular Nintendo video game holds a total running time of 1 hour and 32 minutes. That’s a relatively standard time for animated family movies, so it fits in nicely with expectations. It is currently slated to release on April 7, 2023, which pits it directly against the independent romantic drama One True Loves starring Simu Liu…
Astronomers analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted signs of chemical reactions driven by star light in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time Space 22 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins An artist’s impression of the exoplanet WASP-39bNASA/JPL-Caltech/Robert Hurt; Center for Astrophysics-Harvard & Smithsonian/Melissa Weiss The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted chemical reactions driven by starlight taking place in the atmosphere of a distant alien world for the first time, raising hopes that the telescope could help identify exoplanets that host life. Many of the compounds found in Earth’s atmosphere, including some that…
23 Feb 2023 Books for Fans of Married at First Sight Have you been keeping up with all the latest drama of Married at First Sight and you just can’t get enough? Check out these romance books, perfect for a night in. You won’t want to miss the laughs, tears, and steam in these new releases… The Hopeless Romantic’s Guide to Avoiding Love by Jolie Harris Release Date: January 2, 2023 Now that she’s turned thirty, Sylvie Hanson has finally realized Love is a fantasy—and she’s determined to give it up. It’s time to get practical when it comes to…
Whether you’re an avid viewer of The Boys or not, chances are you’ve come in contact with the series via social media. A notable example would be Homelander’s (Antony Starr) shocked, then delighted visage at the applause he received after he killed a protestor at his rally in the Season 3 finale. It quickly made the rounds on Twitter as a meme to express relief at having gotten away with something. But besides the many reaction GIFs and photos from the series’ main antagonist (and there are a lot), The Boys uses social media to its advantage when it comes…
A web of the group-living spider Cyrtophora citricola. Credit: Lena Grinsted Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests. That’s according to new research, led by the University of Portsmouth, which suggests that web-building groups of spiders can eat a devastating pest moth of commercially important crops like tomato and potato worldwide. The tomato leafminer moth, Tuta absoluta, has developed resistance to chemical insecticides, which cause human and environmental damage, so different approaches, like using natural predators such as spiders, are needed to combat infestations. The researchers explored the use of tropical…
Whenever we’re looking for fresh outfit inspiration, there are a few places that we inevitably turn to get the direction we need. Fashion month always gives us a comprehensive look at the season ahead, and Instagram is perfect for uncovering burgeoning trends, but when it comes to finding style advice that will truly stand the test of time, we always turn to the wardrobes of France’s most stylish women. French girls have mastered understated style in the effortlessly polished way that we still aim to replicate, and if you’ve got a sartorial dilemma, you can bet there’s a well-known French styling hack to answer it. So naturally, as a chilly new season breezes into effect and we all rifle through…
Scientists have good estimates of where the retreating grounding line is, thanks to satellites watching for tiny changes in the ice’s elevation. But they haven’t had a good picture of what the glacier’s belly looks like at the grounding line, because it’s under thousands of feet of ice. “These data are really exciting because we’re getting a look into a hidden system,” says University of Waterloo glaciologist Christine Dow, who studies Antarctic glaciers but wasn’t involved in the research. Video: ITGC/Schmidt/WashamWith Icefin, the researchers could remotely pilot a camera while measuring the salinity, temperature, and oxygen content of the water. “We saw…
Fall Out Boy are back with new music, and there are some that have listened to the new song “Love From the Other Side” and think they have a good idea of what’s to come from the band. But hold up! Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump has some words of caution, before sharing the two records from the band’s history that he feels most mirror the sound and spirit of what they’ve created for the upcoming set, So Much (for) Stardust.Speaking with Kerrang, Stump states that the rest of the upcoming record definitely differs from the single, explaining, “If…
Critics were generally not kind to the recent remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter. On Rotten Tomatoes it got a 10 percent score, and it made my personal list of the worst films of 2022. But the Razzies, the annual awards dedicated to the worst in cinema, took things a step further by nominating Ryan Kiera Armstrong, the 12-year-old actress who plays the central role in the film as the pyrokinetic girl Charlie, for their Worst Actress of 2023.No one expects the Razzie Awards to be nice, but nominating a child for an award as one of the worst actors of the year was a very…
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Something significant happened on Chicago Fire Season 11 Episode 13, as Carver realized he was developing feelings for his lieutenant. That realization surprised him, as he didn’t quite anticipate it. He also got a visit from his estranged brother, and the two events put him in a vulnerable position, and he lashed out at Kidd. It is inappropriate to talk to another person the way he did and unprofessional to speak to your lieutenant like that. Spoilers for Chicago Fire Season 11 Episode 14 tease a tense episode as some of the previous storylines from the past couple of episodes…
Studies have shown that social isolation and loneliness are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but less has been known about their specific connection with heart failure. A new study published in JACC: Heart Failure shows that both social isolation and loneliness are associated with higher rates of heart failure but whether or not a person feels lonely is more important in determining risk than if they are actually alone. Social disconnection can be classified into two different, but connected, components. “Social isolation” refers to being objectively alone or having infrequent social connections, while “loneliness” is defined as a painful…
Air raid sirens blare throughout Kyiv two days before the one-year mark of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The threat is unclear, but social media apps suggest that missiles might be launched in the direction of Kyiv. At the Anacosma Clinic, Dr. Taras Baranov pays little attention to the possible attacks; he is in the middle of performing a blepharoplasty surgery. In Kyiv, women are turning a beauty practice into an act of defiance and feminine resilience. They are having plastic surgery work done during power outages and raid sirens— refusing to let the war take away any more of…
In the last 24 hours while India celebrated Diwali, one of its biggest annual festivals, Rishi Sunak became the Prime Minister of the UK. In the midst of festivities and upheaval in the global politics scenario, the crypto market seemingly saw more losses than gains on Tuesday, October 25. Bitcoin, the world’s most expensive cryptocurrency, opened with a loss of 0.40 percent on Tuesday. As per the crypto price tracker by Gadgets 360, the current value of BTC is hovering over the mark of $19,300 (roughly Rs. 15.96 lakh).Ether, quite conventionally, slipped down the price ladder by 0.89 percent. As…
Note: This article includes details of alleged assault that readers may find disturbing.Marilyn Manson has been sued by a woman who claims that the musician sexually abused her in the 1990s when he was an adult and she was a minor, Rolling Stone reports and Pitchfork can confirm.The lawsuit was filed in a New York court today (January 30) and also names Interscope Records and Nothing Records (John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor’s former Interscope subsidiary) as defendants. The woman is identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe. Formally, the lawsuit accuses Manson of sexual battery and intentional infliction of…
Midnight Suns‘ Venom story trailer only vaguely hinted at how the symbiote would player during gameplay. Now, Firaxis Games has fully unveiled the character’s mechanics, showing how uses his unique powers to contribute to the team. As was briefly spotted in that story trailer, Venom is built around his Ravenous meter. Ravenous makes Venom stronger and he starts every battle with a full bar. He gains one tick of Ravenous meter at the start of every turn, but his attacks consume one tick, too. Each tick lends him 17% more damage and there are three total. The strategy comes with…
Dungeons & Dragons is the most popular fantasy tabletop roleplaying game in the world. It allows players to escape into new, exciting worlds with limitless possibilities. And in a world where many adults are not regularly encouraged to use their imaginations, D&D gives everyone, regardless of age, a chance to play and imagine. The game has been around since 1974, and since then it has been through many changes, but one thing remains the same: People just can’t stop playing it, which has led to an upswelling of the very best D&D podcasts. If you loveD&D, then you know how…
A sense of stagnation pervaded the summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as negotiators failed to reach agreement on key issues such as fossil fuel financing Environment 22 November 2022 By Madeleine Cuff A delegate sleeps during the plenary session of COP27 on 20 NovemberThomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Hosting a climate summit for 40,000 people in the desert, in the midst of a food and energy crisis, is no mean feat. But sympathy for COP27 host Egypt was running thin within hours of the first delegates arriving at the main venue in Sharm El Sheikh earlier this month. The…
We’ve seen celebrity progeny on American Idol before: Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter Grace tried out for the singing competition last year. Jim Carrey’s daughter, Jane, auditioned in 2012. And Jordin Sparks, daughter of former NFL player Phillippi Sparks, won Idol’s sixth season. Now, in the February 19 premiere of American Idol Season 21, we’ll check out another Idol hopeful with a famous family member: Lyric Medeiros, daughter of Glenn Medeiros. In case you weren’t tracking pop music in the 1980s — or weren’t even alive in the 1980s — Glenn rose to fame as a teenager with his 1987 version of…
There are two types of Christmas gift shoppers: the kind who have everything bought and wrapped by the first week of November or those who leave it until the last minute and spend Christmas Eve placing said presents into gift bags. Neither is right or wrong, but if there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s this: In the frenzy of dreaming up gifts for others, it’s perfectly acceptable to play fantasy with the gifts you’d like to receive, too. And team Who What Wear has certainly been indulging in virtual window shopping of the highest luxury of late. Read The…
Two alleged Chinese intelligence officers were charged in New York Monday after the FBI used a double agent to document their apparent efforts to interfere in the US prosecution of a major telecommunications company.The Justice Department charged He Guochun and Wang Zheng with obstruction of justice, and He with money laundering, after they allegedly paid a US informant they believed they had recruited $61,000 (roughly Rs. 50,48,700) worth of Bitcoin to supply internal documents related to the case against the company.The indictment did not name the company, calling it a global telecommunications firm based in China.The details of the case…
Just ahead of her appearance in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Janelle Monáe has released “Float,” a swaggering track that will serve as an anthem for the weekend’s festivities and beyond. “Float” features Fela Kuti’s son Seun Kuti and his band Egypt 80. Co-produced by Monáe’s frequent collaborators Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Nana Kwabena with Sensei Bueno, the track features bombastic production as Monáe raps, “I’m light as a feather, I’m light as a feather, yeah, baby, I float/ It’s hard to look at my resume, hoo and not find a reason to toast.” As an equally talented actor, musician, and activist,…
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