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Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like?

Sci‑Fi Personality Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like? Five iconic heroes offer five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them may share your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down. Eight questions guide the quiz, touching on

Sports

Oliver Baumann on being dropped from the German national team

After Germany's 2-1 win over the USA — the national team's ninth straight victory — Oliver Baumann said he was "very pleased" with his performance and opened up about being demoted to second choice in the DFB squad, calling it initially hard to take. "It

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Knox Jolie-Pitt channels dad's 'Fight Club' energy in Muay Thai bout

Knox Jolie-Pitt, 17, stepped into the ring for a Muay Thai exhibition at a Downtown Los Angeles club, channeling the "Fight Club" energy of his dad, Brad Pitt. Video shows him take a couple of hits but keep on kicking, and at times land blows of his own.

Tech

Vampire Survivors creator dubs spin-offs 'Survivatons'

At the Future Games Show, Vampire Survivors creator Luca Galante said he plans more spin-offs and has coined the name “Survivatons,” calling it a “stupid” name that is “short for survive-a-ton.” He noted the success of Vampire Crawlers as a motivating factor. Galante described a Survivaton as essentially Vampire Survivors

Culture

Attack on Titan 3 will let players relive and reassess the finale

Three years after the anime’s conclusion and eight years since the last game, Koei Tecmo’s Attack on Titan 3 was announced with a trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. The new title will cover the entire story of Hajime Isayama’s manga, letting players witness the fall of

Culture

Peter Jackson's Orcs Changed Tolkien's Vision

J.R.R. Tolkien created a wide range of villains in his legendarium, from primordial threats like Ungoliant and Shelob to towering figures such as the Witch-king and Melkor. Among them were the Orcs: menacing foot soldiers who served Melkor and Sauron, including distinct breeds like the Uruk-hai, the strongest

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He was five hours late to Christmas lunch — then I realised why

It was the year 2000 and my belief in love had been crushed after a five-year relationship ended when I discovered my ex had been unfaithful. I was writing novels set in the Australian wilderness that kept being rejected, and I partly blamed myself for being drawn to proverbial bad

Culture

Which Taylor Sheridan World Were You Built For?

Taylor Sheridan has built four brutal, complicated worlds — Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown — where power, loyalty and the price of survival shape everything. He doesn't write heroes; he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. If you belong

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Bayern in talks for Ismael Saibari after personal terms agreed

Bayern Munich have opened formal negotiations with PSV Eindhoven to sign Ismael Saibari, with a package expected to sit between €50 million and €60 million. The club has reached a verbal agreement over personal terms on a contract running until 2031, while PSV retain leverage as Saibari is under contract

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Superman: Man of Tomorrow filming spotlights Corenswet and Hoult

The DC superhero film Superman: Man of Tomorrow is in production in Atlanta, where David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult were photographed filming on set. Corenswet’s Superman looked roughed up in several shots; his suit appears slightly tweaked for this outing. He was seen laughing with the crew, consulting with

Culture

Exodus looks even more like Mass Effect after extended gameplay reveal

Archetype Entertainment's Exodus, a sci-fi action RPG, unveiled an extended gameplay video at the Future Games Show. It offers the most up-close look so far, and the resemblance to Mass Effect remains hard to ignore. Players control Jun Aslan, a deep-space salvager who unexpectedly wields powerful technology thanks

Crypto

Crypto's brutal week: Bitcoin and Ether post worst weekly drop since FTX

Crypto investors endured one of their toughest weeks as a wave of selling wiped out hundreds of billions from digital asset markets. Bitcoin fell 17.3% this week while ether dropped 22%, putting both assets on track for their largest weekly declines since November 2022, when the collapse of FTX

Culture

Masters of the Universe opens at No. 1 with $11.75 million

Masters of the Universe opened at No. 1 at the box office on Friday, taking in more than $11.75 million. The film is based on Mattel figures like He-Man and Skeletor from the early ’80s, and Nicholas Galitzine stars as Adam. Director Travis Knight called the material “weird” and

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Halloween teases single-player slash 'em up campaign

A trailer shown at the Future Games Show teases a single-player campaign for Halloween: The Game, putting players in the point of view of Michael Myers. The mode steps away from the online PvP focus and lets you stalk and kill without playing around others. Only brief gameplay clips appeared,

Culture

The Alters: Last Variable DLC revealed with 20-hour campaign

11 Bit Studios announced a major expansion for The Alters during Saturday's Future Games Show. Titled The Alters: Last Variable, it takes place after the main game and follows Jan Scientist, who chose to stay behind to explore a fertile area called the Oasis. New scientifically inclined alters

Culture

A Far Side Strip Prompted Legal Fears and Later Friendship

An August 1987 Far Side strip showed two apes, one accusing the other of having seen the "Goodall Tramp" after finding a blonde hair. Sue Engel, executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute, wrote to the Arizona Daily Star, calling the cartoon "an obscenity" and saying,

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Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like?

Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like? is an eight-question personality quiz that matches you with one of five iconic heroes: Paul Atreides, Captain Kirk, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley or Max Rockatansky. The questions probe how you lead when the stakes are highest, your greatest strength in a crisis,

Sports

Bruno Fernandes stars as Portugal beat Chile 2-1 after Leao sent off

Bruno Fernandes proved Portugal's standout player as the Seleccao secured a 2-1 friendly victory over Chile in Lisbon. The match was marred by an idiotic red card for Rafael Leao in first-half stoppage time and a largely ineffective display from captain Cristiano Ronaldo, while Lucas Cepeda pulled a

Sports

Simone Biles recovering from mysterious medical emergency after 'almost dying'

Simone Biles said shes on the mend after a mysterious medical emergency. "I m not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today s age," the Olympian wrote on her Instagram Stories, adding, "But almost dying wasn t on my bingo card

Culture

Everything Announced at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2026

The Future Games Show Summer Showcase aired on June 6, delivering updates, release dates and reveals for a wide slate of upcoming games. Troy Baker and Alix Wilton Regan hosted the broadcast, which included demo drops, deep dives, 10 world premieres and closed with an Extended Gameplay Reveal for Exodus.

Business

Aviation leaders gather in Rio as fuel worries persist

“Nothing says jet fuel crisis, as one prospective attender put it, like flying everyone to Rio de Janeiro.” Aviation leaders will converge in Brazil this weekend for the Iata AGM, the annual global airline summit, with the industry still, for the most part, looking resolutely skyward. The oil tankers may

Sports

Rafael Leão sent off in friendly and faces possible World Cup ban

Rafael Leão was shown a red card in first-half stoppage time of Portugal’s friendly against Chile after a scuffle that left the score 0–0. Chilean defender Ivan Roman was also dismissed. The confrontation began with a challenge near the corner flag between Chile right-back Felipe Faundez and João

AI

WeatherNext 2: Our most advanced weather forecasting model

The WeatherNext team has introduced WeatherNext 2, an AI forecasting model that delivers faster, higher-resolution global forecasts. The model can generate hundreds of possible weather scenarios from a single input in under a minute on one TPU, runs up to eight times faster than prior approaches, and produces predictions with

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Hulk Hogan's death ruled natural after malpractice concerns raised by daughter

The Clearwater, Florida, police department has closed its investigation after determining that Terry Gene Bollea — known as Hulk Hogan — suffered "an attended natural death" nearly a year after his passing at age 71. The 72-page report said there was "no evidence to indicate any criminal wrongdoing related

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Gothic devs monitor lockpicking backlash, promise PC crash patch by Monday

The Gothic remake has kept the series' tough reputation, and its revamped lockpicking system has left many players puzzled. A Reddit thread highlighted the confusion, and one user, Salvator-Mundi-, described the mechanic: "It is a classic puzzle. Moving one plate actually moves multiple plates. Plates at different levels