The television landscape is always a bit bleaker when we can’t look forward to FOX’s Fantasy Island to escape our humdrum existence. Roselyn Sanchez and Kiara Barnes are the hostesses with the most-esses. Fans look forward to that moment every week when they welcome guests to the magical holiday destination that will grant wishes and improve lives. So far, Fantasy Island Season 2 has taken us to a high school reunion, a bachelor party, marriage counseling, and 1980s Miami. Next up is a double narrative with past and present echoing each other, guest starring Joely Fisher. The episode, titled “The…
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Mikayla Nogueira attends L’Oreal Paris INFALL-A-THON pop-up event on March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photography by Getty Images) Backlash over the Mikayla Nogueira mascara drama and the popularity of the de-influencing trend on TikTok suggest that the traditional influencer model is getting old. By Natalie Michie Date January 31, 2023 Can anyone tell the difference between fact and fiction on the internet anymore? Amid the booming business of social media stardom, faked-out content has emerged as somewhat of an accepted practice, be it with photoshopped selfies or mirror-less mirror pics. But if the recent viral conundrum of #Lashgate…
Around 45 percent Millennials and 46 percent of the Gen Z population are approaching cryptocurrencies as a retirement plan in the US. The findings have been published as part of a survey from the United States asset manager Charles Schwab. In the US, employers are liable for a 401(k) plan, which is an employer-sponsored, defined-contribution, personal pension account. As per the survey, 43 percent of Gen Z and 47 percent of Millennials are already investing in cryptocurrencies outside of their 401(k) retirement plans.The change in the way younger generations is changing jobs and reconsidering financial priorities has been ushered in…
Lizzo was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night; actor Austin Butler was the host. She performed “Break Up Twice” from her 2022 album, Special, and her rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Someday at Christmas.” Lizzo’s stage set and costume during her performance of “Break Up Twice” paid homage to Annie Lee’s painting Blue Monday. The singer also appeared in a Please Don’t Destroy sketch about plastic shirts, starring as Martin Herlihy’s girlfriend. Check it out below.This is the third time Lizzo has performed on SNL. She first guested in 2019 in an Eddie Murphy–hosted episode; she would return…
According to Deadline, The Mindy Project alum Xosha Roquemore has been officially been tapped to star opposite Anthony Mackie in Marvel Studios’ upcoming fourth installment in the Captain America franchise, Captain America: New World Order. Further details about Roquemore’s character are still being kept under wraps, but she is reportedly expected to play a key role in the MCU project. Roquemore’s film credits include Lee Daniels’ historical drama The Butler and the animated/live-action sports comedy Space Jam: A New Legacy. She has also previously guest-starred in First Wives Club, Black Monday, and Atlanta. Captain America: New World Order will be…
A Toxoplasma gondii tissue cyst. (Image credit: CDC) (opens in new tab)Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled protozoan parasite that invades the cells of a variety of host organisms, including humans, and causes a disease known as toxoplasmosis. T. gondii is sometimes nicknamed the “mind-control parasite” because toxoplasmosis can cause a range of neurological and behavioural changes in infected animals, although most human infections have no clear symptoms.The pathogen is one of the most common infectious parasites in the world and could lay dormant in up to half of the world’s population, as well as almost any warm-blooded animal species. But…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Blood Red? The current conflict in Ukraine inspired me to write the book. I thought it would be an interesting story to include a top secret team (which may or may not be true) working with Ukraine behind the scenes to keep Russia from expanding and infringing on sovereign nations. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Blood Red, what would they be? I think I would have to go with Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin. It’s such a powerful song that seems…
The 118 have narrowed down a return date. 9-1-1 Season 6 will resume on Monday, March 6, FOX has announced. The last fresh episode of the procedural drama aired on November 28, leaving fans with plenty of questions about when the show would be back. 9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 9 wrapped with Bobby dealing with a personal tragedy in the form of his sponsor’s death. “A person’s sponsor is a huge part of not just their life but their support system, EP Kristen Reidel told TV Fanatic of the midseason finale. “And losing Wendell, he lost his sponsor, he lost…
[]Cold weather is a challenge in itself, with travel disruptions, snow and ice making even the simplest tasks take twice as long. But winter also poses a risk to physical health for those who are at a higher risk of heart attack, angina or high blood pressure, because of the ways the body responds to the cold. []A 2021 study in the journal Medicine (opens in new tab) found that overall, U.S. cardiac arrests peak during December and January, although the exact statistics is difficult to determine. Live Science spoke to experts to find out why. How does cold weather affect the…
If you decide to keep some skincare and fragrance for yourself, we promise we won’t tell. By Shoppers Drug Mart Date December 12, 2022 Look, you’re busy. Between festive parties with friends, your office Secret Santa and going back home for the holidays, you need to think smarter—not harder—when it comes to your shopping this year. Did you know that you can get all of your gifts at the same place you stock up on your toothpaste, cold medications and late-night munchies? Shoppers Drug Mart is your one-stop-shop for gifts for everyone from your super-picky best friend to your mom…
Motorola will launch a new Edge-series smartphone with stylus support in 2023, according to a report. The Lenovo-owned smartphone manufacturer is tipped to be working on a smartphone codenamed ‘Geneva’. The handset is tipped to be an Edge-branded model and could offer stylus support like the Moto G Stylus (2022) and G Stylus 5G (2022). It is said to make its debut in 4G and 5G models, and the latter is tipped to bear the model number XT2315. The Motorola ‘Geneva’ smartphones expected in 2023, are said to be midrange handsets, and could be equipped with up to 6GB of…
It’s probably not the first time and likely won’t be the last time that Trivium’s frontman Matt Heafy has been confused with The 1975’s leader Matt Healy, but it’s easily one of the more amusing times. As recounted on TikTok, a man recently purchased a Cameo of the Trivium frontman for his friend thinking it was Matt Healy, and the results are both humorous and kind of sweet too.As the story goes, the fan named Colin decided he’d purchase a cameo for his friend and bandmate Matthew to celebrate the start of the New Year and was surprised when he…
Who better to play the King of Pop than his own nephew?The upcoming biopic of Michael Jackson will feature a surprising but somewhat logical bit of casting: The key title role in what’s at least tentatively titled Michael will be played by none other than Jaafar Jackson, the son of Michael’s brother (and Jackson 5 member) Jermaine Jackson.Here was Michael producer Graham King’s comment on the news, via a press release.I met Jaafar over two years ago and was blown away by the way he organically personifies the spirit and personality of Michael. It was something so powerful that even after conducting…
I sometimes fear that if I don’t buy a book, I’ll forget about it and it will be lost in the great chasm of time and space. That even if I add it to my Want-To-Read shelf on Goodreads, it will fall into the depths, never to be seen again (which is a possibility; I have over 5,000 books on there). But really, how much do I remember about the books I already own, across three different formats and nearly ten different platforms? How many times do I see a book on social media and wander over to Amazon to…
Scientists have created a tiny “Terminator 2”-like robot that can melt and resolidify itself on command, enabling it to easily escape from confined spaces.To make the phase-shifting robot, scientists embedded microscopic chunks of magnetic neodymium, boron and iron into liquid gallium (a metal with a low melting point) and left it to solidify.And just like the spine-chilling T-1000 from “Terminator 2,” the robot has shape-shifting abilities that make it an excellent escape artist. By using magnets to command their miniature creation to melt, the researchers recorded the robot transforming into an amorphous puddle to slither through the bars of a…
Did Olivia and Elliot kiss? On Law & Order: SVU Season 24 Episode 12, the pair got closer than ever before. Olivia was determined to move on from her attack, and Carisi stepped in to help put a vengeful crime boss on trial. Meanwhile, Fin tried to help a woman who was drugged and left for dead. Use the video above to watch Law & Order: SVU online right here via TV Fanatic. Catch up on all your favorite shows and reviews and join in the conversations with other fanatics who love TV as much as you. TV Fanatic is…
On Tuesday, Jennifer Lopez showed off exactly what her skincare line JLO Beauty can do with a topless photo at the top of her short promotional reel on Instagram. The singer and actress has her arms crossed over her chest in the image, showing off her flawless skin. The reel is promoting her new products, the Tighten + Tease Ultimate Body Serum and the Smooth + Seduce Hydrating Body Cream, which she promised with provide a “radiant” and “brighter-looking appearance.”J.Lo offered a few demos in the reel, in which is clothed in a pair of pink silk pajamas by Intimissimi,…
Some of the most incendiary works of AI-enabled film, however, exist outside both commercial and nonprofit spheres. The wide breadth of playful mashups and advocacy-oriented PSAs that populate social media and video-sharing platforms serve as R&D for the film and TV industry (and at times offer studios fresh talent), as well as advancing trenchant social critiques. Deepfake satire, in particular, constitutes a form of high-concept culture jamming, mocking duplicitous tech entrepreneurs and authoritarian leaders.The proliferation of “generative” text-to-image and text-to-video software is pushing AI into a new phase. Instead of looking at the visuals from models like DALL-E 2, Midjourney,…
More than 40 years after one of metal’s most controversial moments, people still ask, “Why did Ozzy Osbourne bite the head off a bat?” Turns out there’s a side of the story you’ve probably never heard before, which explains exactly why a bat was thrown onstage at that ill-fated Ozzy Osbourne concert.The infamous bat-biting gig took place at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, which is now named Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. It was January 20, 1982, on Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman tour, just weeks before guitarist Randy Rhoads would die in a horrific plane accident.Ozzy…
ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Alice, Darling director Mary Nighy about her feature directorial debut, which is now playing exclusively in AMC Theatres nationwide. Nighy spoke about how acting informed her directing style and her plans of working on a project with her father. “Pushed to the breaking point by Simon, her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Alice rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective while on vacation with two close girlfriends,” reads the film’s synopsis. “However, Simon’s vengeance is as inevitable as it is shattering, and once unleashed, it tests her strength, her courage, and the bonds…
Ants can be trained to detect cancer in urine, a new study finds.Although ant sniffing is a long way from being used as a diagnostic tool in humans, the results are encouraging, the researchers said.Because ants lack noses, they use olfactory receptors on their antennae to help them find food or sniff out potential mates. For the study, published Jan. 25 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (opens in new tab), scientists trained nearly three dozen silky ants (Formica fusca) to use these acute olfactory receptors for a different task: finding tumors.In a lab, scientists…
Breaking Through: A Christian’s Perspective on a Journey to Freedom from Anxiety and Fear by Royanne Mitchell What’s it About? A compilation of spiritual strategies and effective coping mechanisms the author has gathered along her own journey healing from anxiety. When you struggle with anxiety, just beginning the recovery process can be daunting. Where do you start? Who do you turn to for help? What method is right for you? The task becomes yet another source of anxiety, a condition which leaves its victims feeling overwhelmed and powerless, like nothing is in their control. Royanne Mitchell’s book, Breaking Through: A…
Rami Malek won an Oscar in 2019 for his portrayal of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, and now the Mr. Robot star is reportedly set to play another iconic real-life personality. According to Deadline, Malek has been tapped to play silent comedy movie legend Buster Keaton in a new limited series from Warner Bros. Television. The project comes from Matt Reeves’ (The Batman) 6th & Idaho Productions, with Reeves expected to helm the series, while Malek and David Weddle will produce. Multi-time Emmy Award winner Ted Cohen, known for his work on Succession and Veep, is in negotiations to write…
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions grew by 1.3 percent in 2022, according to a report released Tuesday by the Rhodium Group. The rise was relatively modest compared to the 6.5 percent emissions spike in 2021, but it leaves the U.S. further adrift from its commitments under the Paris climate accord. U.S. emissions are now 15.5 percent below 2005 levels, the report said, leaving the nation on an uphill climb toward meeting its commitment to cut emissions 50 to 52 percent by the end of the decade. “It is a very big effort that needs to be done,” said Alfredo Rivera, a senior…
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. When we think of the most timeless wardrobe essentials, we can’t help but think of boots. No matter the temperature or outdoor weather conditions, we find ourselves always wanting to slip into a pair of trendy boots, especially come winter as they’re available to shop in so many different styles, colors, and materials. The shoe is also versatile enough to be paired with just…
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter.It’s so stupid it’s perfect for the internet. In early December, someone posted a mirror on TikTok with the caption “imagine how good your life would be if you had a 26-year-old nursing assistant by your side, now replace S with N.” At the time, people were mildly confused: “nurning annintant”? Weeks have passed since, and while the video came and went as viral clips often do, the TikTok continues to baffle social media. This became clear Thursday when a…
Bertha Barbee McNeal, a singer in the early Motown group the Velvelettes, died Thursday (December 15), The Detroit News reports. She had been receiving hospice care for colon cancer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the weeks before her death, according to The Detroit News. The Velvelettes’ lead singer, Cal Gill Street, said in a statement, “She was an angel. I’ve lost my dearest friend. She was the group historian, and the glue that kept us together.”Raised in Flint, McNeal co-founded the Velvelettes at Western Michigan University in the 1960s. They successfully auditioned at Motown, and made a splash with the Billboard…
Laura Poitras: ‘I hope the audience comes out with a different perspective on the world’ 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var…
Daphne Du Maurier’s career was long and storied; her life was equally so. Her books were huge bestsellers when they were published, and many live on in edition after edition. Du Maurier was a novelist, a poet, a playwright, an essayist, a literary critic, a nonfiction writer, and a biographer. In short, she was a Writer with a capital “W.” To begin, a short biographical sketch: Daphne Du Maurier was born in 1907 in London, England, into a literary and dramatic family. Her father was a well-known actor-manager, and her mother was an actress. Her maternal grandfather was a Punch…
A critical set of genes linked to successful racehorses has been identified by an international research team. Scientists from Asia, Europe, North America, and the Irish equine science company Plusvital compared the genomes of Thoroughbred, Arabian and Mongolian racehorses to horses bred for other sports and leisure, and were able to pinpoint a set of genes that play a significant role in muscle, metabolism, and neurobiology. These genes were found to be clearly different in racing horses, and were common to all racing breeds compared to those animals from non-racing breeds. “Since the discovery of the ‘Speed Gene’ in 2009,…