James Cameron has tied himself to directing a large portion of the Avatar franchise in the future, but he still would like to find time to direct a different project prior to starting on Avatar 4. Speaking to LA Times, Cameron said that while the upcoming third Avatar movie is at the forefront of his mind, he would like to direct the adaptation to Charles R. Pellegrino’s nonfiction novel The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Lost Book prior to working on Avatar 4. “We live in a more precarious world than we thought we did,” said Cameron of the…
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23 Feb 2023 New Young Adult Books for Fans of Angie Thomas Angie Thomas’s debut novel, The Hate U Give, quickly became a must-read for anyone interested in social justice and contemporary issues. If you’re looking for more Young Adult books with social commentary, diverse characters, and thought-provoking action, check out these new releases from authors Jennifer Haskin, Brooke Skipstone, Edward Underhill, Melissa de la Cruz, Gloria Chao, and Tahereh Mafi. Hierarchy of Blood (The Five Colonies Book 1) by Jennifer Haskin Release Date: January 27, 2023 “The Selection meets The Hunger Games in space.” Instead of a beauty contest…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Company You Keep series premiere.] Why can’t Charlie (Milo Ventimiglia) and Emma (Catherine Haena Kim), whose sparks take them from a hotel bar to his penthouse suite back to the bar and to the pool (for 36 hours that do eventually include sex), just stay where they are, doing what they are, being together, indefinitely? Because, as she puts it at one point to him during The Company You Keep, “fantasy is one thing, reality’s another.” These are two people who slip in the truth — “I’m a criminal,” he says, and…
Egyptian officials have released photos of an ancient scroll, the 52-foot-long (16 meters) Book of the Dead papyrus recently discovered in Saqqara. The 10 images show ancient illustrations of gods and scenes from the afterlife, as well as text on the document, which is more than 2,000 years old.Archaeologists discovered the Book of the Dead papyrus within a coffin in a tomb near the Step Pyramid of Djoser and announced the discovery on Jan. 14 for Egyptian Archaeologists Day, but this is the first time they’ve released images of the scroll to the public. It was not unusual for ancient Egyptians…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Madelyn Cline broke the internet when she raced into the frame, mascara streaking down her cheeks, in the now-viral Cult Gaia cutout dress in “Glass Onion.” As Whiskey — Duke Cody’s (Dave Bautista) plus-one — her vacation wardrobe is flawless. From her gold bikini to the two-piece wrap set she wears when the group first land on Miles Bron’s (Edward Norton) private island, Whiskey’s…
It’s been a perfect storm. Anecdotal reports of animals dying have unnerved people. Residents have reported feeling sick even as the US Environmental Protection Agency—which infamously and errantly declared the air quality in Manhattan following the September 11, 2001, attacks safe—said that it hadn’t detected chemicals that meet “any levels of concern.” A reporter was arrested at a press conference, sparking theories that there could be an active cover-up underway. Chinese media began covering the derailment, and the topic trended on China’s Weibo social app as extended coverage of China’s spy balloon saturated news coverage in the US. Some have suggested the US media’s massive…
Veteran talent buyer Jon Halperin has joined the expanding team at From the Roots as talent buyer for its boutique festival site and amphitheater, Poconos Park in Pennsylvania. From the Roots is a new music real estate development, venue management and independent promoter company founded by veteran entertainment entrepreneur, executive and marketer John M. Oakes. In early 2022, From the Roots acquired over 200 acresof land, including the nearly $40 million development formerly known as Mt. Laurel Performing Arts Center and the Tom Ridge Pavilion. “From The Roots recognized the venue’s immediate potential, took action, renovated, upgraded and reopened as…
Virtual reality zombie shooter Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded is set to launch alongside the PS VR2 on February 22, 2023. Developer XR Games has now finally released footage of the game in action, highlighting its chaotic zombie-shooting gameplay. While the team didn’t actually show off the game during its reveal, this trailer demonstrates some of the aspects XR rebuilt for this upgraded PS VR2 port. These enhancements include new character models, animations, lighting, ragdoll physics, and music, as well as a revamped progression system, game hub, and cel-shaded art style. These visual changes can be most easily seen when compared…
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This illustration from the Guo Lab shows the interaction between a perovskite material (cyan) and a substrate of metal-dielectric material. The red and blue pairings are electron-hole pairs. Mirror images reflected from the substrate reduce the ability of excited electrons in the perovskite to recombine with their atomic cores, increasing the efficiency of the perovskite to harvest solar light. Credit: Chloe Zhang Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications—computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells—is an abundant, naturally occurring material. However, it is expensive to mine and to purify. Perovskites—a family of…
A new Jeopardy! format reunites players from past teen tournaments. PBS’ American Experience tells the surprising origin story of the ubiquitous Monopoly board game. A Smithsonian documentary follows the spiritual journey that transformed rising boxer Cassius Clay into the superstar named Muhammed Ali. On Presidents Day, TCM presents cinematic tributes to legendary White House residents. Jeopardy!, Inc. Jeopardy! High School Reunion TournamentAs kids, they made a good impression during Jeopardy!’s two teen tournaments four seasons ago. Now young adults, most in college—a few have graduated, with one still a high-school senior—27 of these players return to the Alex Trebek Stage…
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Meta-owned social media platform Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature that will allow its users to add a featured song to their profile page. The feature is similar to what was first seen and made popular in the Myspace era – 2005 to 2008. The song will reportedly appear on the profile page below the user’s bio. Screenshots posted by the tipster also suggest that visiting users are not allowed to play the featured song on the profile page, but this may change as the prototype feature develops further. An Instagram spokesperson also confirmed, in a comment, that the…
Alan Braxe is reissuing his renowned compilation album The Upper Cuts. It’s due out March 31 via the Domino imprint Smugglers Way. The compilation album, which includes tracks dating back to 1997’s “Vertigo,” features remastered versions of Braxe’s songs with Fred Falke, the beloved Stardust song “Music Sounds Better With You,” a remix of Britney Spears’ “Anticipating,” a previously unreleased song with Annie, and more. Find the full tracklist and cover art below.Today, Braxe has released remastered versions of three of the songs included on the original compilation: “In Love With You,” “Intro,” and “Rubicon.” Each track arrives with a…
The struggle of modern life can be challenging for an artist who suffers from writer’s block. In She Came to Me, Peter Dinklage portrays the brilliant opera composer Steven, who can’t solve the impasse of writing a new work until he meets Katrina (Marisa Tomei), who manages to help Steven… thanks to some fennel tea. She Came to Me was selected to open this year’s Berlin Film Festival, featuring director Rebecca Miller’s return after 2017’s Arthur Miller: Writer. ComingSoon spoke with Dinklage and Tomei about the process of inspiration for their respective characters, being someone else’s muse, and more. “The…
An unexpected discovery in a piece of amber stored at Harvard University since the 1930s reveals that army ants once lived in Europe Life 23 November 2022 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre The ancient army ant embedded in amberChristine Sosiak The world’s oldest army ant has been identified in a block of 35-million-year-old Baltic amber. The unexpected discovery suggests that the blind, belligerent insects – now common in Africa and South America – once roamed the European continent. “We didn’t think they were in Europe,” says Christine Sosiak at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. “It’s actually completely unheard of to find…
Octavia’s Bookshelf owner Nikki High had hoped that the opening of her new bookstore focusing on books by Black, Indigenous, and people of color authors would be attended by 20-30 people. Instead, by the time the doors opened February 18th, there were hundreds of people lined up for ten blocks to get in. 300 people showed up for opening day, including author Terry McMillan. Nikki High was moved to tears by the turnout. After her grandmother passed away, Nikki High quit her corporate job to open her dream bookstore. Her GoFundMe attracted national attention and raised over $20,000 to help…
Billy Baker may be gone, but his impact will linger in Beverly Hills and especially South Crenshaw. Billy may be resting in peace now, but as All American Season 5 Episode 12 showed, everyone else was coping with their grief in their ways. And, not surprisingly, the one who was having the most trouble dealing was Laura. That’s understandable. Things had been going great for her and Billy. And his death was so unexpected and just so Billy. The community’s coach went back on a bus teetering on the edge of a cliff because he was convinced that Jabari was still on…
A heatmap of electron location in graphene shows that at the lower temperature (left panel), the electrons are more likely to bump into impurities (circles), with relatively fewer making it through the channel between impurities. At higher temperatures (right panel), electron flow shifts to being fluid-like. Fewer are stuck at the impurities and more flow through the channels. Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have directly measured the fluid-like flow of electrons in graphene at nanometer resolution for the first time. The results appear in the journal Science today. Graphene, an atom-thick sheet of carbon arranged…
COLLAGE BY KAYLEEN DICUANGCO. Images courtesy of Jennifer Nguyen Jennifer Nguyen writes about how a red dress broke her heart when she was a child — and how she’s now working to heal her complicated relationship with her multicultural identity. By Jennifer Nguyen Date January 19, 2023 The first time I felt self-conscious about fashion was when I was seven years old. It was Lunar New Year — better known as Tet in my Vietnamese household — and a typical frosty Canadian morning. I was sent off to school, bundled in layers and wearing my qipao, a celebratory Chinese dress,…
Apple has updated its App Store policy to restrict apps from using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to incentivise users to purchase items or features the tech giant can’t tax. The Cupertino, California-based company charges up to 30 percent both on all purchases made on its App Store and all money spent when using apps. In a recent update, Apple updated its policy to prohibit apps from using NFTs that include “buttons, external links or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than in-app purchase.”Apps can “sell and sell services related to” NFTs “such as minting, listing and…
Though Iggy Azalea remains bummed that her 2015 collaboration on “Pretty Girls” with Britney Spears was not all she dreamed it could have been, the Australian rapper said she is still down for whatever when it comes to Brit. “I have spoken about this before. I just feel like there was so much we wanted to do with it that we never got to… We never got to do all we wanted to do,” Azalea told Andy Cohen on Wednesday night’s (Feb. 22) Watch What Happens Live in response to a caller’s question about whether she has kept in touch…
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Doomed: Sacco, Vanzetti & the End of the American Dream by John Florio What’s it About? The tale of two Italian immigrants and how they became symbols for an inequitable, unjust legal system in the United States. “Remember! Justice Crucified August 23, 1927” was printed with black ink onto blood red felt armbands. These were handed out and worn by many of the over 7,000 mourners marching in the funeral cortege following the hearses bearing the bodies of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The men, considered to be martyrs by many, were executed after a controversial trial, several failed appeals…
We have some sad news to report. Jansen Panettiere, who has appeared in shows such as The Walking Dead and Even Stevens, has died. He was 28. TMZ first reported the news, revealing that Jansen passed away over the weekend in New York. Law enforcement sources told the aforementioned outlet they got a call to a residence on Sunday evening. The outlet said that they were told there’s no foul play suspected in Jansen’s death. Jansen, the younger brother of actress Hayden Panettiere, followed in his sister’s footsteps and carved out a career on-screen. In addition to appearances on The…
Looking for a great new microscope for school or home? Amazon’s latest deal could be just what you’re looking for.Finding a sturdy microscope for school can be a challenge, particularly if you’re on a budget, but the best microscopes for students in 2023 don’t necessarily need to break the bank.With so many options it can be tough to find what’s right for you, but we’ve found a great all-rounder that’s well worth a look. Better yet, it’s discounted right now at Amazon.Right now Amazon is offering the AmScope M150C microscope for just $68.99 (opens in new tab) — that’s a…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Hilary Duff celebrated the season two premiere of “How I Met Your Father” with a late-night visit. On Jan. 23, the actor and singer got glammed up to chat with Seth Meyers about the spinoff series and her three kids. Duff looked chic in head-to-toe black for the occasion, wearing an asymmetrical midi dress by The Attico and heels. Duff’s dress featured a slash…
Today is Presidents’ Day, and as singer Lesley Gore famously said, “It’s George Washington’s birthday, and you can save if you want to.” (We may have paraphrased.) America loves a deals holiday, and the latest has arrived. We scoured the sales and highlighted the best Presidents’ Day price drops below. You can save some cash on our favorite wireless chargers, reviewer-approved headphones, and the best fitness trackers. It’s exactly what George would have wanted for his birthday, probably. Now is a great time to shop for mattresses too. Check out our Best Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals post for discounted recommendations. Don’t…
[] Skip to main content “I love you beyond forever,” the singer captioned a sweet video tribute to her kids soundtracked by Swift’s classic. Jennifer Lopez (C) with daughter Emme (R) and son Max attend the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox And Dreamworks Animation’s “HOME” at Regency Village Theatre on March 22, 2015 in Westwood, Calif. Kevin Winter/GI Jennifer Lopez‘s twins are all grown up. On Wednesday (Feb. 22), the “Let’s Get Loud” singer celebrated her children Max and Emme’s 15th birthday on Instagram with a sweet video montage of their moments together, along with a very fitting Taylor Swift…
Ahead of the forthcoming premiere of Sex Education Season 4 later this year, series vet Emma Mackey confirmed that she will not be coming back for the popular teen drama’s potential fifth season, which currently has not yet been ordered by Netflix. Speaking with RadioTimes, when asked about the future of Sex Education, Mackey revealed that she had just completed filming her scenes for the upcoming fourth season, where she already said farewell to her fan-favorite character Maeve. “Season 5? I’ve just finished the fourth one last week!” Mackey said. “No, I don’t think I’ll be in season 5. I’ve…