HBO has revealed the first-look photos from The Last of Us‘ upcoming second episode, “Infected,” featuring Pedro Pascal’s Joel, Bella Ramsey’s Ellie, and Anna Torv’s Tess. Directed by The Last of Us game creator Neil Druckmann from a screenplay written by Craig Mazin, the next episode is expected to air this Sunday, January 22. In the new The Last of Us photos, we get to see Joel, Ellie, and Tess continue their journey to the Old State House. One of the photos also featured an unnamed character, portrayed by Indonesian actress Christine Hakim, who could potentially be connected to the…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 2023 may be newly upon us, but that doesn’t mean we have to stay here. That is what is so great about historical mysteries/thrillers: They allow us to dive into another time and place and see how people lived. You get to learn about how their society works, how people eat and dress, as well as the issues of the time. And of course, there is a delicious mystery at the center of it to add that much needed drama. What seems so…
Having drones on strings attached to a person could provide a more realistic simulation of interacting with physical objects in virtual reality Technology 25 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes This drone can move your finger to give you the sensation of touch in virtual realityMartin Feick Drones attached to you by strings could give you a more realistic simulation of the forces you should feel when interacting with things in virtual reality. Various tricks have been used to make virtual reality more immersive and convincing, including fans that mimic wind and muscle vibrations that fool nerves into perceiving weight. Now, Martin…
It’s been almost 30 years since The Nanny named Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) from Flushing, Queens showed up at Maxwell Sheffield’s (Charles Shaughnessy) door. And then proceeded to turn the widow and his three kids’ world on its fanny. The beloved CBS sitcom that ran for six seasons starting in 1993 saw the employer-employee dynamic evolve from will-they-won’t-they to marital bliss and the birth of twins. Viewers also tuned in to follow the love-hate and love-love relationship between butler Niles (Daniel Davis) and Mr. Sheffield’s business associate C.C. (Lauren Lane). These days, the sitcom’s classic episodes have a new home…
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. Back in September 2021, Hailey Bieber took a vacation to Jamaica with best friend Kendall Jenner; Jenner’s then-boyfriend, Devin Booker; and Bieber’s husband, Justin. It was a double date in paradise, judging from the photos, and now Bieber is ringing in 2023 with a comeback tour of snaps from the trip. On Wednesday, she posted three throwback photos, which included a bright green thongkini…
One of the new features that arrived alongside the iPhone 14 handsets in September 2022 was a feature that Apple calls “Emergency SOS via satellite”—and the name tells you pretty much all you need to know.Apple says it’s intended for “exceptional circumstances when no other means of reaching the emergency services are available.” When you’re in trouble and you can’t get a Wi-Fi signal or a lock on a cell tower, your iPhone 14 will make contact with a satellite and send out your plea for help that way.Be warned, though, this isn’t a backup internet connection for personal use.…
Observations of a huge test satellite that launched in September have fuelled concerns about the impact a planned fleet could have on astronomy Space 25 November 2022 By Alex Wilkins The 64 square metre reflective array of the Blue Walker 3 satellite after deployment in orbitAST SpaceMobile A test satellite for a future space-to-Earth mobile phone network is brighter than 99.8 per cent of stars visible to the naked eye. If a planned fleet of 100 additional satellites is as bright or brighter, astronomers are concerned it could severely impact ground-based astronomy. In September, Texas-based firm AST SpaceMobile launched its…
The metal community was turned upside-down on Dec. 8, 2004. On the 24th anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon, music fans across the globe were bombarded by instant messages, emails and phone calls from friends and family informing them or wanting to know if the rumors that Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell had really been killed onstage. Was his brother and drummer Vinnie Paul still alive, and what happened to everyone else?As the hours passed, the horrible truth was revealed and the metal scene was irrevocably altered. Dimebag had indeed been shot and killed while performing onstage with his…
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19 Jan 2023 Books to Read for Fans of Emily in Paris If, like us, you’re eagerly awaiting the next season of Netflix’s Emily in Paris to release, and need some love stories to keep you occupied in the meantime – look no further! Check out these new romance releases, perfect for fans of Emily in Paris. City Lights Starry Nights by Kimberly Readnour Release Date: January 11, 2023 When forced to move to a small town, this overzealous city girl proves to be too much for her grumpy boss. Or does she? Hot chemistry and surprises await this spontaneous…
The boys are back, as Comedy Central has revealed the premiere date for the 26th season of Trey Parker and Matt Stone‘s South Park. The upcoming season of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning animated series returns on February 8 to Comedy Central, where it has aired on Wednesday nights since 1997. In the footage above, we’re given several iconic establishing shots from the adult cartoon, including a backdrop of the town and the pasture outside of the town, before the scene cuts to Butters getting probed in a laboratory as the words “there’s no place like here” flash on-screen. The…
Strong neighborhood connections reduced the negative impact of living alone on the death rates of older Chinese Americans, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, published in Social Science and Medicine, examined if neighborhood cohesion in Chinese Americans living in the greater Chicago area would reduce the impact of living alone on early death. “Older Chinese Americans who lived by themselves in neighborhoods with low cohesion were much more likely to die earlier than those who lived by themselves in neighborhoods with strong cohesion,” said Yanping Jiang, author of the study and faculty member at the Center for Population Behavioral Health…
Edward Berthelot Taking care of your hair can be frustrating, especially when you’ve been blessed with thicker, coiler strands than most. It’s easy to hide your mane under a hat or tied it up in a ponytail or bun, but no matter what style you choose, you need an arsenal of products to maintain a healthy head of curls. Problem is, not every hair product you see can give your curly strands the proper care it deserves. Just as there are thickening products for fine hair or hydrating shampoos for dry hair, there are a slew of products that can…
Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were launched by Google alongside Pixel Watch earlier this month. The flagship smartphone series appears to have turned a new leaf in the Pixel’s history. During Google’s Q3 2022 earnings call, the company revealed that it had its “highest selling week ever” for the Pixel lineup till date. Google’s Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat credited the Pixel 6a as being primarily responsible for the solid growth in hardware revenues. The Pixel 6a powered by the company’s in-house Tensor SoC was launched in July. Meanwhile, Google’s Q3 revenue rose 6 percent year-on-year to $69.1 billion…
The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Motley Crue are just three of the rock and metal bands among Billboard’s year-end ranking of the overall top-grossing tours of 2022.In the second full year since the COVID-19 pandemic effectively shuttered all touring in 2020, some big-time rock artists returned in an even bigger way.Guns N’ Roses, My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden and Trans-Siberian Orchestra are just a few of the other rock artists on the list.Overall, the top 5 highest grossing tours for the year were the Latin rapper Bad Bunny ($373.5 million in gross receipts), the rock king Elton John ($334.5 million), the pop stars Ed Sheeran ($246.3…
Disney+ doesn’t have a ton of new shows and movies in January, but they’re planning a pretty substantial rest of the year. They just unveiled a teaser for their 2023 highlights today, and it includes new footage of a whole bunch of highly-anticipated series and films.The highlights of the highlights include The Mandalorian Season 3, Ahsoka Season 1 starring Rosario Dawson as the Jedi hero who was previously featured in The Mandalorian Season 2, the debut of Pixar’s animated series Win or Lose, Marvel’s Secret Invasion starring Samuel L. Jackson and Emilia Clarke, and the live-action Peter Pan & Wendy from David Lowery, the director who previously reimagined the Disney animated…
Battlegrounds: Book 1 of 4 of the Matari Series by Stephen A. Carter What’s it About? Travel across turbulent seas, through twisting, hidden passageways, and over the bloody historic battlefield of the siege of Fort Sumter in the first installment of a series that will change the way readers think of the months leading up to the US Civil War. Author Stephen A. Carter presents a gripping story of historical fiction that captures the complexity of the years preceding the US Civil War. He illustrates the greed, bloodlust and political manipulations of both the North and South that pushed America…
Credit: National Institute of Standards and Technology This standard reference material from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help calibrate procedures for calcium determinations used in clinical analysis and for routine critical evaluation of the daily working standards applied in these procedures. Additionally, the certified values can be used to validate analytical methods for determining calcium and carbonate. NIST has released a mass fraction reference material for calibrating the instruments used by a wide variety of manufacturers. Mass fraction of a substance is the ratio of mass of the substance to the total mass. Calcium carbonate is…
You may recognize Timothée Chalamet from some of the biggest movies in recent years including Dune, Little Women, Bones and All, Call Me By Your Name, and more, but he’s desperate for Apple to give him a call in a new ad campaign for Apple TV+. In the funny teaser, Chalamet sits down for a viewing of Best Picture Oscar-winner Coda and tells his pal, “I was in two Best Picture nominees last year.” But despite the clout of his past projects, there’s something missing for the A-lister who keeps noticing other Apple TV+ titles hitting it big. (Credit: Apple…
Photography by Getty Images Get inspiration from Zoë Kravitz’s go-to makeup artist, the master behind Lady Gaga’s graphic eyeliner, and more. By Lauren Knowles Date December 16, 2022 Inspiration can strike anywhere, but if you’re looking for makeup ideas, the Instagram feeds of celeb makeup artists is where the best red carpet-worthy glam thrives. We’ve watched A-listers like Rihanna and Hailey Bieber pose for the cameras all year, admiring their stunning beauty looks while perhaps not even knowing who’s putting their makeup artistry skills to work behind the scenes. Well, credit must be given where credit is due, so we’ve…
Summertime revenue growth at Google’s corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago, with advertisers clamping down on spending and bracing for a potential recession.Alphabet, which owns an array of smaller technology companies in addition to Google, on Tuesday posted revenue of $69.1 billion (roughly Rs. 5.6 lakh crore) for the July-September quarter, a 6 percent increase from the same time last year.It marked the first time Alphabet’s year-over-year quarterly revenue has risen by less than 10 percent since the April-June period of 2020. At that time, the advertisers that generate most of…
[] Skip to main content In August, Ballerini announced her split from husband and fellow country artist Morgan Evans. Is Kelsea Ballerini jumping in ‘Heartfirst’ with someone new? The singer-songwriter was spotted hanging out with Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes during the college football national championship game at Inglewood, California’s SoFi Stadium on Monday as the Georgia Bulldogs took on the TCU Horned Frogs. Ballerini and Stokes were included in a group photo from the game that Raising Canes founder Todd Graves shared on social media. The group also included Taylor Rooks, entrepreneur Jonathan Davis, Noah Beck and more. Explore…
According to a recent exclusive report from Empire Magazine, Brendan Cowell’s Mick Scoresby will appear again in Avatar 3, as will Payakan — the Tulkun creature that plays a large part in The Way of Water. In Avatar: The Way of Water, one of the main plot points in the film comes when one of Jake Sully’s sons, Lo’ak, befriends Payakan the Tulkun — the creatures that look similar to whales — and bonds with the creature. Payakan plays such a major role in the film that he even has his own nemesis of sorts — Mick Scoresby, a hunter…
For the first time ever, scientists have used lasers to redirect lightning toward a safe target.The experiment, which took place atop Säntis mountain on the northern edge of the Swiss Alps, is the first real-world demonstration that intense bursts of light can be used to fish for lightning from storms, and redirect it to a safe location. Scientists have previously used lasers to (opens in new tab), but achieving this outside is challenging. After hauling their laser to Säntis’ summit at an altitude of 8,200 feet (2,500 meters), the researchers fixed it to a 407-foot-tall (124 m) transmission tower there and…
19 Jan 2023 6 Must-read Literary Fiction Books We’ve compiled this week’s must-read books for every literary fiction reader. We promise, these stories will have you hooked until the very last page! Happy reading. The Placeholder by Lynda Wolters Release Date: November 1, 2022 “My desire to be someone’s chosen consumes me. Every. Single. Time. It doesn’t matter who I am with, that person becomes my world, and that becomes the new me.” Serenade is looking for love when she falls for her friend with benefits, Zac. When things spiral, Sera learns life’s hardest lesson: The one who loves you…
Two beloved sitcoms of the ’80s and ’90s returned this week: Melissa Rauch‘s Night Court reboot premiered January 17 on NBC with two episodes, and Netflix‘s That ’90s Show brought the That ’70s Show crew back with a full 10-episode season on January 19. Despite their different narrative premises, the reboots have a lot in common. Both combine original cast members with new ones and focus on the children of the flagship shows’ characters. For those who have given the revivals a shot, we want to know which one you think really nailed it. In Night Court, Rauch plays Abby…
Attacks on Ukraine’s power grid took all 15 of the nation’s nuclear reactors offline for the first time ever. Russia also retains control of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power station in Europe Technology | Analysis 25 November 2022 By Matthew Sparkes The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, on 11 SeptemberStringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ukraine’s nuclear power stations have been caught, both politically and literally, in the crossfire ever since the start of Russia’s invasion. But this week, for the first time in history, all 15 of its nuclear reactors were taken offline by fighting. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear…
Photography courtesy of OVO Plus Reformation’s new Canadian flagship has magic wardrobes. By Annika Lautens Date December 16, 2022 Drake’s brand OVO’s new capsule collection arrived in time for the holidays Photography courtesy of OVO Still trying to decide what to wear to last-minute holiday parties? According to Drake’s brand October’s Very Own (OVO), you should add leather pants, bedazzled denim and velour tracksuits to the rotation. The just-released women’s capsule collection features all of the above, as well as silk PJ sets and cute loungewear. A reason to celebrate, indeed! Reformation’s new Canadian flagship has magic wardrobes Photography by…
Robots already lend a hand around the home, figuratively speaking. Some can brush the char from the barbecue, others can mow your yard, wash your windows, or clean your pool. Amazon’s Astro follows owners from room to room with their favorite music, delivers snacks to the kids down the hall, serves as a home security patrol when you’re away from home, provides peace of mind when you want to check in on a loved one, and much more.But in 2023, my prediction is that robots will evolve to play a more humanlike role. They will develop the ability to converse,…
After a five-day trial, a jury has found in favor of DaBaby, who was facing a $6 million federal lawsuit accusing him of battery, breach of contract, and defamation, according to documents viewed by Pitchfork. In DaBaby’s countersuit, plaintiffs Kenneth Carey and Steve Anyadike were found to be liable for invasion of privacy and unauthorized use of name or likeness.In January 2020, DaBaby was arrested and questioned by police in Miami about an alleged robbery; he was found to have an outstanding warrant in Texas, spent the night at Miami’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, and was released the next…