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[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Better Call Saul, Season 6 Episode 9, “Fun and Games.”] For the past few episodes of Better Call Saul, a pretty dark pattern has emerged: As the countdown towards the end of the series continues, each week we’ve seen one of the show’s primary characters, who we always knew didn’t appear in sequel series Breaking Bad, be eliminated. Episode 7 ended with the casual execution of Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian). In Episode 8, Lalo Salamanca (Tony Dalton) laughed his last laugh after a fierce firefight with Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito). And Episode 9,…

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The further into the past they recede, the more people get nostalgic for the 1980s and ’90s. Those halcyon days of long ago gave us some ridiculous fashions, kitschy pop culture trends, and some of the most popular movies in history.But let’s get real here. The ’80s and ’90s weren’t all sunshine and rainbows and Raging Bulls and Do the Right Thing. Not by a long shot. These decades also produced some of the dirt worst movies of all time. There were atrocious sequels, embarrassing adaptations of classic works of literature, ear-shattering musicals, unfunny comedies, unsexy erotic thrillers, goofy superhero movies, stupid slashers, and brutal big-screen versions…

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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Tome of Syyx? Fantasy has played a big role in my life. My first taste of the genre was a Dungeons & Dragons novel in the Forgotten Realms setting, Pools of Darkness (which is the second book in the series; however, I did not know this at the time). As a result, I became a lifelong fan of D&D, and I now have years of Dungeon Master (DM) experience. My DM style has always revolved around world-building rather than improv. Writing and world-building have always been rewarding outlets…

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What is an alien without powers? Well, we’re about to find out because, by the end of Roswell, New Mexico Season 4 Episode 6, two of the beloved pod squad find themselves no longer able to fling objects across the state of New Mexico. Oh, what an hour it was. The ending of this installment will undoubtedly be what’s most talked about, but here’s the thing; does anyone believe that Max will be without his powers forever? It’s always hard to get invested in a storyline that feels like it has a shelf life because no matter how big it…

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Prime Day may be over, but there are still big savings to be had on Amazon massage gun deals, with savings of more than 50% on leading models waiting to be snapped up.We’ve curated this list of the biggest and best discounts available to take the stress out of buying these de-stressing gadgets, and what’s more is that several of the models on discount have been reviewed by our hands-on testers in our roundup of the best massage guns, so we know exactly how they perform.The fantastic Dacrom Deep Tissue Percussion Muscle Massage Gun for Athletes is still reduced by…

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Courtesy Ah, the beauty that is sweater weather. Even those of us who despise the cold can hardly resist the charm of bonfires and changing leaves. Although we’ve barely reached summer, and there’s still plenty of warm weather fun to be had before the start of sweater season, it’s never too early to start exploring the fun styles that exist when the crisp chill of autumn finally does roll around. We clocked psychedelic, crocheted, and downright cheeky knits that are so good, you’ll still be excited about them when September 1 hits. Whether you’re the layering type or simply prefer…

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AT WIRED, WE really love our dogs. We also love each other’s dogs, whether they’re adorable little nuggets in New York City apartments, pit mixes in the country, or loyal heelers that spend all day, every day, within 6 inches of my left foot. For the past few years, my colleagues and I have been trading tips, tricks, and gear. These are the best dog accessories we’ve bought or tested for our very, very good boys and girls.Don’t forget to check out our guide to the Best Pet Supplies for Newly-Adopted Cats and Dogs and our Best Cat Toys and…

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Travis Barker says he is “currently much better” after being hospitalized this week with “severe life-threatening pancreatitis.” The Blink-182 drummer provided an update on his medical condition in a social media post on Saturday (July 2nd). As he explained, “I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great. But [after] dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since.” “During the endoscopy, I had a very small polyp removed right in a very sensitive area, usually handled by specialists, which unfortunately damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube. This resulted in severe life-threatening pancreatitis,” Barker noted. “I am so…

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After more than 50 year associated with the Rocky franchise, Sylvester Stallone publicly called one of the series’ two original producers “parasitical” and accused him of keeping him from passing on some rights to the character to his children. In a series of Instagram posts, Stallone attacked Irwin Winkler (whose work as a producer also includes Raging Bull, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? and The Right Stuff) while praising Winkler’s former partner, Robert Chartoff, who died in 2015. Winkler and Chartoff produced the original Rocky from 1976, and each of the subsequent sequels.The complaints began with a post aimed at Winkler’s son David in response to his book The Arrangement: A Love…

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Changes in atmospheric density after sunset can cause hot pockets of gas called ‘plasma bubbles’ to form over the Earth’s equator, resulting in communication disruptions between satellites and the Earth. New AI models are now helping scientists to predict plasma bubble events and create a forecast. The work was presented this week at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2022) by Sachin Reddy, a PhD student at University College London. Shortly after sunset, pockets of super-heated gas called ‘plasma bubbles’ form in the upper atmosphere and stretch into space (up to 900km above the Earth’s surface). These bubbles start small and…

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Alexander “AJ” Jennings, who was a double/stand-in for actor Chase Stokes on the Netflix series Outer Banks, has died after being struck twice in a double hit-and-run accident. As reported by Deadline, Jennings was hit by two vehicles as he walked along Sol Legare Road in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 5, between 2:30 and 3 a.m. According to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, the first vehicle fled the scene before Jennings was struck by a second vehicle, which also fled. The second vehicle’s driver was later pulled over in a traffic stop, but no charges have yet been made.…

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Fitbit vs Apple Watch – the clash of the fitness tracker titans. These two brands and their various models have been duking it out for years in a bid to claim wearable tech supremacy, but which is better? If only it were as simple as a single word answer. Both brands are responsible for making some of the best fitness trackers (opens in new tab) on the market right now, but choosing between the two will depend on contextual factors like your health and fitness goals.The Fitbit vs Apple Watch debate used to be easier to settle; Fitbit dominated the fitness…

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What do curl creams do?“A curl cream helps with creating definition and hold without leaving the hair crunchy, creating defined, bouncy, shiny curls,” says Prado. “Curls are prone to dryness, so every step of your regimen is a chance to add needed moisture from the shower to your styling routine,” adds Cantrell. “That’s why an extra boost of intense hydration in the form of a curl cream is so essential. Curl creams wrap each strand with moisture, creating a soft, naturally defined curl. Plus, a great curl cream works to restore curls’ internal weight, encouraging optimal formation and a more…

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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.WIRED: I want your take on the current moment. What the hell is going on with crypto? Is this an existential crisis?Changpeng “CZ” Zhao: When you get hundreds of millions of people trading assets, it just goes through cycles. It is definitely not an existential crisis. If you told me three years ago—when bitcoin price was between $3,000 and $6,000—that bitcoin would be worth $20,000, I’d be very happy.That’s if you had it beforehand, right? If you bought it in 2021, you’d be less happy.The latest entrants into the market are not…

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A Puerto Rican judge has issued a restraining order against Ricky Martin. According to local media reports (via the Associated Press), an individual who dated Martin sought the restraining order after the pop singer refused to accept their breakup and was found loitering outside of their home on three different occasions. The restraining order was reportedly filed under Puerto Rico’s domestic violence law. A court hearing on the matter is reportedly scheduled for July 21st. Until then, Martin is prohibited from contacting the individual who filed the complaint. Update: A representative for Martin said in a statement, “The allegations against…

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For a long time, fans of the Arrowverse have been hoping to see a new crossover featuring the characters from Superman & Lois. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely that’ll happen. There are a couple of reasons for this. First of all, the showrunner for Superman & Lois revealed that the show is not set in the Arrowverse at all. In recent months, there’s also the unfortunate cancellation of two Arrowverse shws, Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow.Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, who play Superman and Lois Lane respectively, have both shown up in the Arrowverse. It should follow logically that the characters in the show are in the Arrowverse, right? Not…

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If the name “Billy the Answer Head” means anything to you, then perhaps you were watching Nickelodeon on July 7, 1997, when the long-running game show Figure It Out debuted. In the original version of the show, celebrity panelists would have to deduce a kid contestant’s secret talent or claim to fame, with the answer hidden on the head-shaped game board dubbed Billy. (Of course, if the panelists committed the “Secret Slime Action” faux pax, they’d be drenched in the neon-green ooze that flowed so freely on ’90s-era Nickelodeon!) Nickelodeon/Courtesy: Everett Collection Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders hosted the 1997 version…

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The draft sequence of the virus responsible for the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak shows it is most closely related to strains detected in the UK, Singapore and Israel in 2018 and 2019 Health 20 May 2022 By Michael Le Page Electron microscope image of a monkeypox virusCDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith The first draft genome of the virus responsible for the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak has been released online by a team in Portugal. The DNA sequence shows it is of the mild West African type and most closely related to the monkeypox viruses detected in the UK, Singapore and Israel in…

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Between the sunny spring skies and the impending bank holiday, I was keen to update my dress roster. So naturally, I turned to M&S and decided to try on its best-selling dresses of the season. In the interest of being transparent, I’m 5’3″ and a size 12 with curves. I ordered each of the dresses in a 12, but I could have sized down in all of them. M&S is one of the few high-street stores where 10s are an option for me, so if you too are between sizes, I recommend opting for the smaller.Now that we’ve got the facts straight,…

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But do these behavioral changes in the bears’ hunting habits correspond to changes in their comparatively distinct genome? The scientists don’t have an answer yet. “We don’t even know that the behavioral differences and the demographic differences and physiological differences that Kristen [Laidre] has observed, if those are genetic changes or just part of the flexibility of the normal polar bear genotype,” Shapiro says. “That’s a great thing to focus on in the future, because it would be really interesting to understand.”Shapiro’s Nature Ecology study also focused on what may have happened to other polar bear genomes during periods of…

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It took her a while, but Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is finally ready to face the criticism about her sitcom’s lack of diversity. In an attempt to “course-correct,” Kauffman has donated $4 million to her alma mater, Brandeis University, to establish an endowed professorship in the school’s African and African American studies department. Brandeis’ African and African American studies department was established in 1969 and is one of the oldest such departments in the country. The Marta F. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies will help the department recruit more students and teachers, as well as support one distinguished scholar…

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One of Hollywood’s greatest leading men has died. James Caan, the star of movies as varied as Rollerball, A Bridge Too Far, and Honeymoon in Vegas has died. He was 82 years old.Caan’s family announced the news on Caan’s own Twitter account, writing that he passed away “on the evening of July 6. They added “The family appreciates the outpouring of live and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”They concluded the announcement with an “End of tweet” – the same line Caan himself had used to end everything he sent on Twitter through the years. Like this, just…

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The Apple Watch Series 7 launched to much acclaim in 2021 and still stands as one of the best wearables you can buy this year, as well as the top-ranking Apple smartwatch currently on the market. You can still save a whopping 30% on Amazon (opens in new tab) on the red version of this model, even though Prime Day is over. Apple has built upon the Series 6 model by bumping up the screen size and battery power. Because of these fairly minimal changes, you might not feel a massive need to upgrade your watch if you’ve got one of…

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Anson Williams, best known for playing Warren “Potsie” Weber on the beloved sitcom Happy Days, has revealed that he’s running for mayor in his hometown of Ojai, California. According to Ojai Valley News, Williams announced his campaign during an Ojai City Council meeting on June 28. Speaking during the public comment section of the meeting, the Golden Globe-nominated actor said that the city needs “leadership that inspires a collaborative team.” Williams would be campaigning against current Ojai Mayor Betsy Stix, who is running for re-election. The Melrose Place director can officially declare his candidacy on July 18 by filing the…

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Every time someone learns I’m the editor behind ELLE’s 2020 viral feature, “The Journalist and the Pharma Bro”, written by Stephanie Clifford, the same questions follow: What happened between Martin Shkreli and Christie Smythe, the journalist who fell in love with the notorious pharmaceutical executive and left her husband and her job at Bloomberg News behind, after those first dizzying 24 hours? Are they still in touch? Are they back together? So when I had the opportunity to talk to Smythe directly for the first time as she prepared to publish the first chapter of her memoir Smirk: How I…

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Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the cofounder and CEO of Klarna, looks slightly frayed down the barrel of his webcam as he explains over Google Meet why everything is fine at the fintech despite increasingly frenzied warnings of a looming recession.Klarna is a European heavyweight, currently the bloc’s most valuable private tech company. Since launching in 2005, the Swedish unicorn has become synonymous with “buy now, pay later” (BNPL), a type of debt popular among Generation Z that enables shoppers to split the cost of their online purchases over several months. The company claims it has 147 million active users across 45 countries.But…

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The life, career, and legacy of Tom Cruise is epic, dramatic, sometimes complicated, but impossible to ignore. One of our last remaining old-school movie stars, who’s proven capable of great range over the years, Cruise has wielded his power in Hollywood to create unforgettable film moments and behind-the-scenes innovations, constantly pushing himself to new extremes with each passing day. To appreciate his complexity and talent on the occasion of this, his 60th birthday, we’ve compiled 60 facts that only hint at why Tom Cruise remains one of the most famous men on the planet. He’s been grinning that signature grin…

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