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Matt Brown faced breakup and a broken truck in days before his death

Matt Brown’s body was pulled from the Okanogan River in Washington state Saturday. He was 43, and his brother Bear said he died by suicide; in a TikTok video Bear added that "it does look like the injury is self-inflicted." Family friend Chay Moore, who was part

Culture

Which gaming clip won $500? May's best gaming videos

A new highlight reel gathers the internet's best gaming clips from May, covering frenetic battles and sandbox hijinks. Submissions included firefights in Counter-Strike 2, Marathon and Battlefield 6, alongside comedy moments from Crimson Desert, Minecraft and Subnautica 2. The ten-minute compilation features several standouts: a giant riding a

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Strauss Zelnick added as playable wrestler in WWE 2K26

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick is now a playable wrestler in WWE 2K26. On June 3, the game received a season three update that added new content, including Terri Wilson and Brian Pillman, but Zelnick was not mentioned in the blog post; he quietly went live in the game. His

Culture

'Star Wars' Director Pitches Wild Crossover With 'Backrooms'

A24's Backrooms became the studio's top-grossing domestic release in less than a week, opening just after The Mandalorian and Grogu and quickly overtaking that entry in the Star Wars line. Rather than a straight box-office battle, the releases were often seen as counter-programming. Shawn Levy is

Culture

Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. The quiz asks prompts such as: "You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?"; "In a world of scarcity, what

Culture

The moment I knew: he’d never wanted children but would with me

In 2003, in my early 30s, I was working for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s company The Really Useful Group in Sydney. I’d seen several shows Pete had designed and liked his work; when he came to my office to show his portfolio we hit it off and ended up

Sports

Real Salt Lake sued by former goalkeeper over locker room hazing allegations

Jeffrey Dewsnup, a former Real Salt Lake goalkeeper, has sued the MLS club seeking $100 million in punitive damages, alleging a culture of hazing and misconduct that severely affected his career. Dewsnup, 22, says locker room misconduct and verbal abuse stunted his development; he signed a professional contract with RSL

Culture

Who is Kevin Sobieski? Meet Andy Cohen's rumored boyfriend

Andy Cohen turned heads when he stepped out with businessman Kevin Sobieski while celebrating his 58th birthday in New York City. The Bravo personality and his rumored boyfriend were photographed holding hands as they made their way to Via Carota in the West Village on June 2, 2026. The duo

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Legendary Warhammer artist John Blanche has died

John Blanche, a hugely influential illustrator known for his work on Warhammer 40,000 and other Games Workshop properties, has died. Artist Trish Carden announced his passing on Facebook, saying he had died earlier this week and sharing a message requested by Blanche's wife Lin: "John was

Tech

A $170 smartwatch that guided my recovery and running training

The Amazfit Active 3 Premium sells for $169.99 and builds on last year’s Active 2 with stronger materials and more running-focused features. It’s compact, with a 20mm band and a vibrant 3,000-nit AMOLED display, making it a good fit for runners starting out and anyone who

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Yuji vs. Denji Death Battle focuses on characters, not power levels

Death Battle’s latest YouTube episode pits Jujutsu Kaisen’s Yuji Itadori against Chainsaw Man’s Denji, and the match proves less memorable for its outcome than for how carefully it dissects both protagonists. Rather than treating the fight as a simple power-scaling exercise, the hosts lean into deeply detailed

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Deborah Ann Woll: Faye's acrobatic combat matches Kratos's brute force

Sony Santa Monica opened State of Play with 20 minutes of gameplay from God of War Laufey, introducing a new protagonist in Kratos's second wife and Atreus's mother, Faye. Her distinctly agile move set contrasts with Kratos's brawny, lumbering movement. In a "meet

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Cape Fear review: Amy Adams and Javier Bardem’s immaculate update

'Ever look around and wonder if we deserve all this?' a woman asks by the swimming pool; her husband replies, 'No.' This is the latest screen incarnation of John D MacDonald's taut psychological thriller, published in 1957 as The Executioners and adapted for the

Culture

The Post-PlayStation-Showcase Fallout

The latest God of War entry, Laufey, does not star Kratos — Faye, his dead wife, takes center stage in the afterlife — and that choice has drawn a wave of online backlash. Much of the negativity reads like another round of anti-woke reaction, amplified by social media’s engagement incentives: the

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Super Mario Galaxy Movie Overtakes The Lion King at Box Office

For decades, Disney's 1994 film The Lion King stood as the studio's highest-grossing hand-drawn animated feature, earning $763.5 million in its initial run and $979,161,632 over multiple re-releases, including an IMAX run in 2002, a 3-D release in 2011 and a 30th anniversary

Culture

Which action hero would be your perfect partner?

A ten-question quiz promises to assign you the action hero built to have your back. It asks how you travel, communicate mid-mission, handle capture, and what you need in the final moment, using those answers to reveal the partner best suited to your instincts and style. If your match is

Science

ASTRA seminar June 12: Ground and space-based astronomy in the 2030s/2040s

The next ASTRA seminar will be held June 12th, 12:00p - 1:00p ET (9:00a-10:00a PT). Connection information can be found on the PhysCOS seminar webpage and the COR seminar page. Title: Ground and Space-Based Astronomy in the 2030s/2040s. Speaker: Rob Petre, NASA / GSFC. The three

Sports

Mexico vs South Africa — World Cup 2026 preview

Mexico and South Africa will kick off the 2026 World Cup at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, with the match scheduled for 11 Jun 2026 at 14:00 EST and 20:00 GMT. The fixture brings back memories of the opening game at the 2010 tournament, and pits hosts Mexico,

Business

SpaceX seeking a record-breaking $75 billion IPO

SpaceX filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering, proposing 555,555,555 shares of common stock at $135 per share. That offering would be more than twice the size of the prior IPO record, Aramco's $29 billion debut.

Culture

Unitree's Dancing Robots Did a Somersault on AGT

On the Season 21 premiere on June 2, soft-spoken 26-year-old Yufei Wu from China walked onto the Americas Got Talent stage with an unexpected entourage: a brigade of robots. The studio erupted into shrieks as the machines joined him, leaving an air of uneasy curiosity about what would follow.

AI

Wyoming Issues Executive Order to Guide AI Data Center Development

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed an executive order establishing a framework for developing data centers and advanced computing facilities, underscoring the state’s push to attract AI infrastructure investment as demand for computing power accelerates. Published Wednesday under the title "Data Centers the Wyoming Way," the order directs

Health

New doc reframes Marilyn Monroe through her hidden endometriosis battle

End of the Cycle, a new documentary about endometriosis starring Amy Schumer, Julianne Hough and others, asks viewers to reconsider Marilyn Monroe's life through her hidden struggle with the debilitating condition. Co-director Sammy Jaye said at a screening at the Whitby Hotel, "The way she’s been

Culture

868-Back makes hacking as cool as '90s Hollywood thought it was

868-Back layers a nostalgic, neon-soaked presentation over a deceptively stern puzzle-roguelike. Pixel art, notebook doodles and bass-heavy music combine with technobabble to make every foray into a backdoor server feel like an old-school cyberpunk set piece. On the surface the rules are simple: turn-based runs on randomly generated 6x6 grids,

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Stars Reach: Raph Koster's new sci-fi sandbox MMO

Raph Koster, best known for Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies, has unveiled Stars Reach, a sci‑fi sandbox MMORPG due to launch this summer. The game is the first from Playable Worlds, which Koster co‑founded in 2018. Players can explore the universe, find planets to settle, and build

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Final Fantasy and Star Wars face the same problem, says former Square Enix exec

Former Square Enix business director Jacob Navok has argued that Final Fantasy and Star Wars share a common issue: their core fans are aging while the pipeline of new, younger fans is small. He shared a Variety report that the latest Mandalorian and Grogu movie has struggled at the box