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Paramount+ (2), MovieStillsDB A serial killer who only kills serial killers. When “Dexter” debuted on Showtime in 2006, that basic premise was all we needed to get sucked into the titular antihero’s world of bloodshed.  Based on the crime/thriller book series by Jeff Lindsay, “Dexter” tells the story of Dexter Morgan, a forensic blood spatter analyst working for the Miami Metro Police Department. But what his colleagues didn’t know is that he worked in the shadows as a vigilante serial killer, satisfying his “dark passenger” (his term for his urge to kill)…

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I’ve always wanted to be the very best that no one ever was. I’m an Aries, after all, and we’re as competitive as they come.This arbitrary desire for greatness has bled into my hobbies over the years, driving me to complete niche toy collections and excavate rare dolls and collectibles from garage sales, flea markets, and overpriced antique malls. My Pokémon card collection, as specific as it is — I pride myself on my sprawling arsenal of ultra-cutesy cards some might label “girly,” to no great personal offense — is no different.I’ve been collecting Pokémon cards since they were first…

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Beck has announced Ride Lonesome, his first new album in seven years. The 12-song collection is due out on September 18th through Capitol Records. Along with sharing details of the LP, he’s also revealed a new single called “In the Night.” For the new album, Beck recorded with Smokey Hormel, Joey Waronker, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Jason Falkner, a group who previously accompanied him on albums including Sea Change, Morning Phase, and Mutations. Nigel Godrich, who also worked on Sea Change and Mutations, mixed all of the songs. Get Beck Tickets Here “It had been a decade…

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The best part about getting dressed is adding those amazing finishing touches with the coolest accessories. Planning for this summer is no different. I’m not sure about you, but a fun shoe, a pretty handbag, or even a lovely piece of jewelry can transform my favorite clothing items. Since I don’t believe in gatekeeping, I’ve done what I do best and scoured the internet for some amazing summer 2026 accessories worth grabbing today.In the mix, you can expect a carefully curated selection of summer shoes, carry-all handbags, hats, scarves, and jewelry. On-trend styles like wedged thong sandals, raffia totes, jelly…

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The United Kingdom will require social media companies to implement a default block for adolescent users aged 16 and 17 at certain hours, the country’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology revealed on Tuesday evening.This automatic new curfew would theoretically lock older teens out of social platforms between the hours of midnight and 6 am—though the feature can be turned off. The nonmandatory restriction is to be imposed along with a looming total ban on these services for children under 16, expected to come into force in spring 2027. Both measures come after the Online Safety Act, a controversial set…

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Day of Wrath by Otho Eskin With its richly layered mystery, intelligent plotting and one of the genre’s most compelling detectives, “Day of Wrath” is the kind of thriller that reminds you why conspiracy fiction is so captivating in the first place. There are thrillers that ask you to race through the pages, adrenaline pumping through your veins, and there are thrillers that invite you to look twice at every clue, every conversation and every seemingly insignificant detail because it all matters. Day of Wrath by Otho Eskin belongs primarily in the second camp, while still providing enough…

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Researchers have extracted DNA from a 50,000-year-old tooth belonging to an African antelope, setting a record for the oldest DNA ever retrieved from sub-Saharan Africa, a new study reports.The finding suggests that DNA preservation in sub-Saharan Africa is possible for tens of thousands of years. In most cases, the region’s hot climate breaks down the molecule and prevents researchers from understanding the evolution of numerous species, including ancient human ancestors and relatives.While some temperate regions are known for preserving ancient human DNA — for instance, the Sima de los Huesos (“Pit of Bones”) in Spain preserved DNA from a mysterious…

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Thanks to Sunday’s “House of the Dragon,” we’ve got a new entry in the “Game of Thrones” bath-matic universe. Continuing in the tradition set by Jaime and Brienne’s bathtub scene in “Game of Thrones” Season 3,  this week’s “House of the Dragon” gave us more insight into Ormund Hightower (played by James Norton) via dialogue delivered both in and out of the bathtub at his Tumbleton quarters. As the Hightower leader holds an audience with some disgruntled local nobles, he steps out of the water and dries himself leisurely as he announces that…

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On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn and Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebush Pruning. For Film Club, we revisit Marco Bellocchio’s incendiary debut Fists in His Pockets. Joining host Leila Latif are Anton Bitel and Katherine McLaughlin. Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing…

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Toronto singer-songwriter Charlotte Cornfield is going on tour with Friendship this December. No, not the concept of camaraderie—the Philadelphia band whose latest record, Caveman Wakes Up, came out in 2025. The co-headliners will spend the last month of 2026 traversing the U.S., making stops in New York, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis, and more. (Requisite hometown shows in Toronto and Philadelphia are also on the docket.) Support on select dates will come from More Eaze and Fred Thomas, respectively. Check out a full list of shows below.Cornfield shared her most recent album, Hurts Like Hell, back in March. Her first release…

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Aditya Soni / Reuters: Flex, which offers AI-based payment tools, credit, and more to mid-sized companies, raised a $70M Series B1 led by Halo Fund, a source says at a $1.2B valuation — Flex, an AI startup pitching itself as a one-stop shop for the banking needs of mid-sized business owners … View Original Source Here

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Stay current with young adult books that blend romance, mystery, fantasy, and coming-of-age themes. These fresh YA releases spotlight bold voices and unforgettable journeys. Perfect for teens and adults who love modern YA fiction. The Book of Wands (The Tarot Series 1) by Lauren Louise Hazel Release Date: July 3, 2026 The cards await, ready to unveil their secrets. Are you prepared to witness their magic? Buy on Amazon One for the Road by Elliot Fletcher Release Date: June 16, 2026 Burned-out GP Alistair Macabe never planned to return to his tiny hometown on the Isle of Skye. Especially not…

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From precision medicine to personalized job training, customizing interventions for individuals is often assumed to produce better outcomes than a one-size-fits-all approach. But personalization also comes with costs: it can be more expensive, harder to implement reliably and may require more resources to design. View Original Source Here

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Ryan Murphy’s latest TV project returns the executive producer to his high school roots, but you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone looking gleeful in the just-released trailer for “The Shards,” premiering Wednesday, August 5 (9/8c) with two episodes on FX and Hulu. Based on Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 novel of the same name, “The Shards” takes viewers back to 1980s Los Angeles, introducing “a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession, and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence,” per FX’s official description. “The Shards” stars Igby…

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A new ad for Brand New Day brings Spider-Man and Ned Leeds back together ahead of the film’s theatrical release. The advertisement features Jacob Batalon reprising his role as Ned, while the superhero quietly steps in to protect his friend from a series of unexpected dangers. The ad is part of the movie’s latest collaboration with Liquid I.V. Spider-Man and Ned appear in Brand New Day’s Liquid IV collab Spider-Man and Ned Leeds have reunited in the latest ad for Brand New Day. In the clip, Jacob Batalon reprises his role as Peter Parker’s closest friend for Liquid I.V.’s official…

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Editor’s note: the following story contains details about the death of an infant that some readers might find disturbing. Officials in Rothbury, Mich. continue to ask the public for any tips in the investigation into the newborn baby whose body was found in a portable toilet at the Electric Forest dance festival in Rothbury, Mich. on June 28, the final day of the event. Now, according to a tweet from the Michigan State Police, the FBI is involved in the case, with the feds offering a reward of up to $15,000 “for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction…

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If I’m being honest, I never thought the “dated” pant trend that’s reemerged would see the light of day again, but It girls have played a big part in the comeback. In fact, Charli XCX was recently spotted in Brooklyn wearing the exact pants; however, she made them look chic and modern. The trend in question? Cropped black pants. Yes, you read that right. The pop star is known for her cool, edgy style on and off the stage and red carpet, so seeing her wearing cropped pants was a bit surprising, yet her take on them was refreshing.She made…

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Summer is firmly here and the temperatures are feeling borderline apocalyptic in much of the northern hemisphere. Why not avoid the angry sun and stay inside where it’s (hopefully) cooler and distract yourself with some of the best movies on streaming right now?Your choices are notably rich too. The spring hit sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary, about the global freeze threatening Earth as a result of the sun mysteriously going out, is now on Prime Video, after winning theater audiences over with the help of an adorable pile of pebbles. If, however, you want to embrace the flames, you’ll find…

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What goes into creating a Literary Activism story? A lot of time, energy, and effort. Not every story about book censorship or library challenges makes the weekly link roundup cut, as each story is vetted for as much context and insight as possible. For news stories that are reported, time and energy goes into doing significant research, which can include interviews on or off the record, interviews and research done on background that may never make the story itself, and, where possible, utilizing public records information acquired through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. There have been many times when…

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Archaeologists have found five pairs of iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in France ‪—‬ a discovery that suggests the small settlement was frequented by metalsmiths and slave traders.The “extremely rare” shackles were discovered in the town of Allonnes in France’s Loire Valley in 2019, but the finds from the two-year-long excavation were announced to the public on July 9 in a translated statement from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP).The settlement at Allonnes was established along with a religious complex in the third century B.C., according to the statement. Specialist artisans ‪—‬ including blacksmiths, coppersmiths,…

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The following post contains spoilers for the “All American” final season premiere. It’s going to be a very long week for the “All American” crew. After more than a year off the air, the CW drama has returned for its eighth and final season — a swan song that will stretch one week in the characters’ lives across 13 episodes. And if Monday’s two-episode premiere was any indication, the next seven days will be some of the show’s most eventful ever, especially for Alexis Chikaeze’s Amina. During the premiere, Amina — who’s been upstate at the Dinsburg boarding school — unexpectedly comes home…

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It looks like a dream scenario could be developing for A Nightmare on Elm Street fans.Deadline reports that Paramount has secured the rights to the original screenplay of A Nightmare on Elm Street, the landmark ’80s slasher film directed by Wes Craven.“The idea,” they write, “is to reboot the franchise at Paramount.”They note that in recent years, copyright law has allowed the original creators of lucrative franchises (or their estates) to reacquire the rights to their creations, and then to license those rights out to other studios. That’s precisely what happened in the case of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The original films were released by…

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Rocklahoma will be here before you know it, so this week we’re putting a focus on the annual festival and pitting two of the headliners — Papa Roach and Godsmack — against each other in our Loudwire Nights’ Chuck’s Fight Club. This should be a battle as these two rock titans have been duking it out on the airwaves for years.On one side, you’ve got Papa Roach who appeared on most people’s radar with their 2000 album Infest and the breakout single “Last Resort.” But the years that followed have seen the nu-metal upstarts evolve and deliver an eclectic catalog…

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Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg: Apple’s stock is up 15% since June 25, adding nearly $600B in market value and pushing shares back to record territory, as investors flee an AI stock selloff — Investors are flocking back to Apple Inc. as nervousness about artificial intelligence spending weighs on the stocks of chipmakers and cloud-computing giants. View Original Source Here

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Nutrition advice is everywhere, but clear, evidence-based guidance can be surprisingly difficult to find. In Absolute Nutrition, author Chris Smith set out to cut through conflicting studies, fad diets and misinformation with a practical guide focused on nutrient-dense foods and everyday meals. Drawing on two years of research from leading scientific and medical sources, Smith offers readers a framework for building healthier eating habits that are affordable, accessible and grounded in current nutritional evidence. In this interview, he discusses the research behind the book, the challenges of translating complex science into practical advice and why he believes prevention through nutrition…

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Inside the cell nucleus, genes must be turned on and off with precision to regulate biological processes. The first models of gene regulation were developed in the 1960s, yet modern science continues to uncover new layers of control. A new study involving researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), the Institut Pasteur and Princeton University, published in PNAS, suggests that genes obey an optimal switching principle—random at any given moment, yet precise on average. View Original Source Here

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Brendon Thorne/Getty Images Hollywood icon Sam Neill – who died on Monday, July 13, 2026 — was best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in 1993’s “Jurassic Park,” but he also had an impressive number of TV roles under his belt. Aside from going up against Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby in “Peaky Blinders,” Neill also starred in Netflix’s “Untamed” with Eric Bana. The crime drama takes place in Yosemite National Park, with Bana as Kyle Turner, an agent for the Investigative Services Branch. Speaking to ComingSoon in 2025, Bana said it was a…

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Do you remember sending the cast, maybe it was just Ricki Lake, but you sent them a VHS tape demonstrating some of the Hairspray dances, the Mashed Potato… Do you remember making that tape?Oh yeah, I made it with the real people who were on the committee of The Buddy Deane Show. The real people, they helped with this movie. It was based on a real local show in Baltimore that was our local version of American Bandstand. We never had Dick Clark in Baltimore, we had our local version where the girls’ hair was higher, the boys’ pants were tighter! I think they are…

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Digger has been cloaked with mystery since its original announcement. Known only up until now as “a comedy of catastrophic proportions,” the upcoming new movie from director Alejandro G. Iñárritu stars Tom Cruise, with an early teaser trailer not revealing his face but revealing that he has cowboy boots and, appropriately enough, a shovel. Now, a new trailer reveals a lot more about what to expect, revealing Cruise as Digger Rockwell, “the most powerful man in the world” who may be the only one who can save humanity. That does, to be clear, sound like a lot of other Tom…

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Flip-flops have officially ditched their bad reputation, especially in New York, where many locals had sworn off them until the last few years, when they came roaring back into fashion’s good graces thanks to Scandi girls and a few elevated styles from the likes of The Row and Toteme. That’s not to say, though, that the flat shoe style is for everyone. Whether they’re trendy or not, some people still refuse to wear them, preferring to opt for other flat sandals, and that’s their right. Fortunately, there are plenty of chic flip-flop alternatives, with one particular style a beloved choice…

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