American Idol has a new champion. Following months of auditions, solo highs, the goodbyes, duets, trips to California and Hawaii, all of it came to a head on Sunday night (May 21) as America chose its Idol. For those who’ve been a passenger for this latest, 21st edition, the winner had announced himself months ago. The grand finale was confirmation of what many already knew. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news During the special on ABC, the three finalists – Iam Tongi, Megan Danielle, and Colin Stough – had their last chance…
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For the first time in his 50+ year career in Hollywood, Arnold Schwarzenegger is starring in a fictional TV series. In Netflix’s FUBAR, Schwarzenegger plays Luke Brunner, an elite CIA operative who has kept his professional life secret from his family for decades. Now on the verge of retirement, Luke makes a shocking discovery: His daughter Emma (Top Gun: Maverick’s Monica Barbaro) is also a spy working for the CIA. And she just learned he’s a spy too. After a lifetime of deception, they have to figure out how to work together in order to take down a bad guy from Luke’s past before…
An artistic map showing the varying sea surface temperatures across the globe. (Image credit: Shutterstock)The chance of the ocean-warming event known as El Niño hitting this year is now over 90%. It will likely begin in the coming months, and there is a good chance it will persist into 2024 and have a widespread impact, experts have warned.El Niño, which means “the little boy” in Spanish, is a major climatic event caused by changes to ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean. This heating event is strong enough to trigger major changes in global weather patterns and seriously impact marine ecosystems,…
How did the gang react to Tom and Raquel’s affair? On Vanderpump Rules Season 10 Episode 15, tensions mounted when Ariana unearthed the secret her boyfriend of nine years was keeping from her. As everyone tried to come to terms with what happened, the media and fans’ desperation for answers changed everything. Elsewhere, Scheana opened up about the night she and Raquel had a physical altercation in New York. Use the video above to watch Vanderpump Rules online right here via TV Fanatic. Catch up on all your favorite shows and reviews and join in the conversations with other fanatics…
My sister and I have been receiving Hanky Panky’s signature lace thong as a stocking stuffer since I was in middle school. Every year, without fail, we can trust to find the underwear in its rolled-up packaging and brand-new colorways — which makes sense, seeing as the company has 500 shades and 270 prints in its archives. Usually, we establish a trade before opening up the rest of the presents under the tree, shaking our heads in dismay that Santa has not yet learned our favorite colors. The one-size-fits-most (sizes 4-14) Original Rise Thong was born in 1986 and boasts…
Apple could launch a foldable tablet in 2024 before it brings a foldable iPhone to the market. Analyst firm CCS Insights made this prediction on Tuesday in its annual report. The firm expects the Cupertino company to ditch the trend of foldable smartphones, and instead bring a premium iPad with a flexible display. This approach seems to be contrary to the strategy of other smartphone companies like Samsung, which has released four generations of its foldable Galaxy Z Fold smartphone.CCS Insights mentioned in its ‘Predictions for 2023 and Beyond’ that Apple will bring a foldable iPad to the market in…
Humans have a way of understandings others’ goals, desires and beliefs, a crucial skill that allows us to anticipate people’s actions. Taking bread out of the toaster? You’ll need a plate. Sweeping up leaves? I’ll grab the green trash can. This skill, often referred to as “theory of mind,” comes easily to us as humans, but is still challenging for robots. But, if robots are to become truly collaborative helpers in manufacturing and in everyday life, they need to learn the same abilities. In a new paper, a best paper award finalist at the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction…
Billy Idol has announced a new run of 2023 North American tour dates set for the late summer. The jaunt follows his recent spring outing and kicks off August 27th in Vancouver and runs through September 17th in Washington D.C. — just under a month before Idol’s late October residency at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. A Live Nation pre-sale starts Wednesday (May 24th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster using the code ICONIC, with general ticket sales set for Thursday (May 25th) at 10 a.m. local time. You can also look for deals or buy tickets to sold-out shows…
Physics… you can f— all the way off.That’s because physics has no business in a Fast & Furious movie. Not anymore. Not when Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto is going to jump a muscle car off a dam and somehow (somehow!) drive straight down its face as it explodes all around him after two semi trucks (apparently filled with, I don’t know, plutonium or something?) collide and explode behind him.(Also: What is Dom going to do when he gets to the bottom of the dam? Drive over the surface of the water? Can Dom walk on water now? Is that where we’re at?!?)Yes the…
Killing Me by Michelle Gagnon Michelle Gagnon’s “Killing Me,” (Putnam, 312 pages, $27.00) not only features one of the best titles of the year, it’s also the best serial killer entry of 2023 so far, even though Gagnon brings a surprisingly light touch to the subject matter. Amber Jamison escapes the clutches of one serial killer, only to find her in the cross hairs of another, and this one just might be the most prolific ever, determined to make Amber the next notch on his belt. Staying ahead of him leads to an escape odyssey, filled with roguish, comically colorful…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Walker‘s Season 3 finale, “It’s a Nice Day for a Ranger Wedding.” So if you haven’t watched yet, maybe re-examine your life choices.] Dearly beloved, we are gathered here together to celebrate this thing called Walker. Because not only was the show renewed two days ago, but it also wrapped up Season 3 with a big ol’ wedding and a ton of loose ends that will be requiring attention. Such as a possible serial killer coming for our heroes — including tonight’s happy groom Captain James (Coby Bell) — and the ongoing weirdness…
Megan Fox joined Martha Stewart, Kim Petras, and Brooks Nader as Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit issue cover stars this year—and made a very honest confession during her interview with the outlet. Despite being publicly viewed as a sex symbol throughout her career, the 37-year-old actress said she has privately struggled with her body image since childhood.“I have body dysmorphia,” she started in a video interview. “I don’t see myself the way other people see me. There was never a point in my life where I loved my body. There was never ever. When I was little, that was an obsession I…
Another idea, he says, is that perhaps gravity has slightly different effects over vast spatial scales. In that case, gravity’s effects would have gradually changed how the universe took shape, and Einstein’s theory of gravity might need to be modified. But to justify such radical solutions, scientists have to be really, really sure about their measurements. That’s where Wendy Freedman, an astronomer at the University of Chicago, comes in. She’s an expert on using pulsating cepheid stars as “standard candles.” These stars have well-known distances and brightnesses that can be used to calibrate measurements of the universe’s expansion. She and her colleagues are making…
Water in California’s Central Valley contains enough manganese to cause cognitive disabilities and motor control issues in children, and Parkinson’s-like symptoms in adults. A naturally occurring metal, manganese is found in water supplies throughout the world. It is regulated as a primary contaminant in many Southeast Asian countries where the climate causes it to leach into groundwater. However, in the U.S. it is regulated only as a secondary contaminant, meaning no maximum level is enforced. A new UC Riverside-led study shows that, among Central Valley communities, the highest concentrations of manganese are in private, untreated well water systems. However, the…
Type O Negative are widely considered the definitive goth metal band, so it’s only appropriate that on World Goth Day (May 22nd), a new AI-generated video for the group’s song “Halloween in Heaven” has been unveiled. The late Peter Steele originally penned the track as a tribute to Dimebag Darrell, and it was included on what would be Type O’s final album Dead Again in 2007. Dimebag even appears in the new video, alongside the many rock heroes Steele mentions in the song’s lyrics: “Bonham on drums, Entwistle on bass, as guest morticians / Bon Scott on vox, Rhoads just…
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Netflix’s first Upfronts presentation brought exciting renewals for Ginny & Georgia and Virgin River. The streaming service also gave an update on some of its unscripted offerings. Love is Blind, which recently wrapped its controversy-filled fourth season, will return for Season 5 in September. It’s unclear whether the show will be pressing on with another live reunion, but this marks a fast turnaround for the show. Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the dating format has broken through in a similar vein to 90 Day Fiance. It has offered a fresh take on a dating series, and while many of…
X-ray (over) and optical pseudo-color (below) images of three low mass clusters identified in the eFEDS survey data. The highest redshift cluster come from a time when the universe was approximately 10 billion years younger than today. The cluster galaxies in that case are clearly much redder than the galaxies in the other two clusters. Credit: eRosita When Edwin Hubble observed distant galaxies in the 1920s, he made the groundbreaking discovery that the universe is expanding. It was not until 1998, however, that scientists observing Type Ia supernovae further discovered that the universe is not just expanding but has begun…
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF LAUNCHMETRICS.COM/SPOTLIGHT Suit up for spring and summer with these SPF-packed sunscreen picks. By Lauren Knowles Date May 10, 2023 We don’t know about you, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised by this wave of warmth and sunshine we’ve been having in place of dreary April showers. Sure, it’s technically spring, but that fact that it also feels like spring? Groundbreaking. It also means that a slew of new sunscreen launches have arrived right on time. RELATED: The Products You Need for the Ultimate “Everything Shower” We can all benefit from the protective properties that sunscreen offers, like helping…
Here’s a proposition: Rather than delight your kid once or twice a year with a big, expensive present that will eventually get put aside, why not surprise them with a small, delightful package once a month? I have two kids, a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old, and they love it when something arrives in the mail that isn’t bills, replacement chargers from Amazon, or Garnet Hill catalogs.Subscription boxes can be useful supplements for remote learning. They’re also handy to have around the house if you can’t send your sniffly kid to school or to a big indoor birthday party. As a…
Amaarae has shared another new song from her upcoming album, Fountain Baby. Following “Reckless & Sweet,” she’s shared a music video for the new single “Co-Star.” Directed by Lauren Dunn, the video centers on the song’s star signs theme with appearances from the Clermont Twins, Biba Williams, Nigerian rapper Deto Black, Lois Saunders, and Moyosore Briggs. Watch it below.“I wanted to give people something cute and flirty for the summer,” Amaarae said in a statement. “Astrology is such a huge part of our youth culture, it felt like a missed opportunity to not lean into that and give the girls an anthem that reads and…
That’s a wrap on The Mandalorian Season 3. It was a year of high highs and some lows as well, and a season that really reshaped the Star Wars galaxy moving into Ahsoka and, eventually, Dave Filoni’s big movie that will wrap up the storylines from the various Disney+ Star Wars shows.If you want to know what happened on The Mandalorian finale and what it means for the future of Star Wars, our latest video is here to help. We’ll break down all the little details, Star Wars secrets, and hidden references you might have missed on this week’s episode, “The Return.” We’ll show you how the new Trooper…
SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify This is Episode Three of a four-part Fascination on vernal pools. You can listen to Episode One here and Episode Two here. Transcript Christopher Intagliata: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Christopher Intagliata. It’s pretty much every kid’s dream, or at least it was mine… Adam Wall: Well, welcome Christopher, behind the scenes here in Crustacea. Intagliata: … you’re at the natural history museum, and the scientists who work there are like, “Kid—we’re taking you behind the scenes.” Wall: This is not part of what the public gets to see. Intagliata: Well, on a recent evening, my childhood dreams came…
PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House, as well as a few authors and parents, filed a federal law suit today against Florida’s Escambia County School District. The authors who joined the suit — all of whom have had their books either removed or restricted by the school board — are Sarah Brannen, David Levithan, George M. Johnson, Ashley Hope Pérez, and Kyle Lukoff. The suit demands books that were taken out of school libraries be returned, stating that the removal of the books, which discuss LGBTQ+ and racial identities and racism, violates the First Amendment. The suit also states that the…
We knew it was coming, but it doesn’t make it any less difficult to report that The CW is completely overhauling its schedule in the fall. Earlier this year, Nexstar took control of the young-skewing network from Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount. As a result, the network’s fall schedule is drastically different than in years past. All American is the only show familiar to CW viewers on the fall schedule. The hit drama scored a 13-episode renewal for Season 6. It will retain its Mondays at 8 p.m. slot in the fall, where it will lead into 61st Street, the…
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s quiet reported romance remains mostly quiet—and on purpose. A source spoke to Entertainment Tonight about how Chalamet and Jenner are deliberately keeping their relationship on the low.They’re “casually seeing each other, but are trying to keep it low-key,” the source said. “They are becoming more comfortable with each other, but Kylie wants to take things day by day and see where it goes. Her family thinks it’s great that Kylie is doing her thing and they are supportive.”“Timothée loves that Kylie is such a hands-on mom and a boss,” the source continued. “He appreciates her…
Beyond storing wallet credentials in email messages, digital notepads, and other insecure locations, Brooks explains, people are prone to forgetting where they put their recovery phrase—a simple human error, easily made. But the consequences of basic mistakes like this are “amped up exponentially” when crypto is involved, he says. In a worst-case scenario, life savings can be lost.But with more crypto investors shifting to self-custody, both software and hardware wallet makers are trying to make their products more accessible and the process less risky.Ledger is preparing to launch a new service called Ledger Recover that splits a wallet recovery phrase—basically,…
Despite their name, microplastics are a gigantic player in pollution worldwide. These fibers, beads and fragments (defined as being less than five millimeters in size) have infiltrated nearly every environment, especially oceans. To track the problem, researchers are now homing in on these seaborne flecks from more than 300 miles away—in space. Recent research in Scientific Reports details how microplastics appear to flow alongside floating patches of oily and soapy substances called surfactants, which create distinct footprints in ocean currents. Those footprints are detectable by NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a network of eight hurricane-monitoring satellites, and tracking…
Harry Styles has shared his latest music video for a track from his 2022 album, Harry’s House. This time, it’s “Satellite,” which gets a visual starring a robotic vacuum. The sentient, anthropomorphic appliance is sucking up debris backstage at a Harry Styles concert when it sees a Mars rover on television. It’s love at first sight, and the little vacuum sets out on a cross-country journey to find the machine. Check it out below.The new video was directed by Aube Perrie, and follows Styles’ visuals for the album tracks “Music for a Sushi Restaurant,” “Late Night Talking,” and “As It…