Culture GTA 6 Fans Are Obsessed With Why This Ferris Wheel Has No Reflection Last week Rockstar Games revealed the cover for Grand Theft Auto 6, announced when pre-orders would start, and shared a short new clip of the game’s version of Vice City at night. The night-time fly-through drew attention not just for its scope but for a small oddity: a Ferris
Culture A Spielberg-produced Sci‑Fi That Makes The X‑Files Feel Small Few sci-fi shows match The X-Files for longevity and influence, but Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment produced a series that operates on a much larger scale. Falling Skies ran for five seasons on TNT from 2011 to 2015, built a solid fanbase, and is now available on Prime Video in
Culture Dead Presidents: a 1990s heist that doubles as a Vietnam film The Hughes Brothers' Dead Presidents is a criminally underseen entry from the 1990s that plays like a heist movie on the surface but turns into much more: a lived-in coming-of-age story set in the Bronx, an examination of the financial and psychological traps of systemic racism, and a harrowing
Culture Widow's Bay renewed for season 2 after strong debut Widow's Bay, created by Katie Dippold, wrapped its first season last week and has already been renewed for a second season by Apple TV. The renewal was announced before the show's finale aired, and the series has become one of the biggest hits of the year.
Culture Nick Frost teases a different Hagrid in HBO reboot Nick Frost will play Rubeus Hagrid in HBO's Harry Potter reboot and says he drew on John Coffey from Stephen King’s The Green Mile, calling Coffey "huge, violent but childlike." Frost acknowledged that his take might unsettle some viewers: "Some people won’t like
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Culture Which Sci‑Fi World Could You Survive? Try the Eight‑Question Quiz An interactive quiz asks readers eight questions to determine which science‑fiction universe they'd be most likely to survive: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. The questions probe instincts and priorities — whether you’d pull on every thread to expose a system, stockpile fuel
Culture Inside Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet's Hamptons escape Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet spent the weekend in the Hamptons for a low-key, romantic getaway. The pair dined at Sant Ambroeus East Hampton on Saturday; Jenner later posted a photo of three different ice cream flavors in an Instagram carousel captioned “June.” They also stopped at Tutto Cafe and
Culture ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters Writers pick a wide array of memorable LGBTQ+ movie characters, from swaggering criminals to tender misfits. Each figure is valued for a particular blend of presence, humour, transgression and emotional truth that keeps them lodged in viewers’ minds. Corky, the ex-con turned plumber in 1996’s Bound, is celebrated for
Culture The Tick (2016) is coming to Netflix on July 9 After a decade as a Prime Video exclusive, the 2016 series The Tick will arrive on Netflix on July 9. The show first debuted as a pilot in August 2016, returned a year later with 11 more episodes, and was renewed for a 10-episode second season before its cancellation, leaving
Culture Friends and family remember Clive Davis, 'the man with the golden ears' Friends and colleagues remembered Clive Davis as a music impresario who remained active and engaged until the end. He had been expected to be honored at the Grammy Awards next year, and restaurateur Max Tucci, who last spoke with him on June 8, recalled saying, "We have a lot
Culture Mickey Gooch Jr. surprised by Rebel Wilson memoir reading on Broadway Comedian Mickey Gooch Jr., named in Rebel Wilson’s autobiography as the man she says she lost her virginity to at 35, was taken by surprise onstage during a recent Celebrity Autobiography performance at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre. Kathy Griffin introduced Gooch and read from Wilson’s book, choosing the
Culture Sand: Raiders of Sophie is Sea of Thieves on land — harder solo Sand: Raiders of Sophie has entered early access after a number of last-minute delays. The first-person base-building extraction shooter centers on walking bases called tramplers and often feels like Sea of Thieves on land, though it can be especially demanding for solo players. Before each mission you prep both yourself
Culture Netflix's Human Vapor adapts Toho's odd 1960 sci‑fi into a modern thriller Human Vapor, an eight-episode series, debuts on Netflix on July 2. It brings together South Korean and Japanese production houses and marks the first collaboration between Netflix and Toho, the studio behind Godzilla. The show draws its name and premise from Toho’s The Human Vapor (1960), one of the
Culture Todd Howard: 'We know we need to get it right and it's been a long time' Anticipation for The Elder Scrolls 6 is astronomically high, and even granular information matters — especially when it comes from someone as integral to the project as Todd Howard, executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios and game director on The Elder Scrolls 6. Speaking to EW, Howard reiterated that the game
Culture Reacher has a James Bond romance problem Season 4 can fix The three seasons of Reacher have established the show as a tightly made action thriller: the basics are handled with care, the action is well choreographed, and Alan Ritchson brings a strong lead performance. Still, the series is not immune to logic issues and occasional lapses in plausibility. A recurring
Culture Your Bond Is… Six actors. One role. The name has been determined: your answers point to the Bond who shares your presence, your method, and your particular way of carrying the weight of being the most dangerous person in the room. Sean Connery is the original — an authority in the way he occupies
Culture Two-person realistic Roblox FPS TTK hits 7 million plays TTK, a realistic multiplayer FPS on Roblox, has been played over 7 million times. It's the newest game from Sable Digital, a duo who go by PoptartNoahh and CanyonJack. The first version was published in April and the game blew up last week after clips of its realistic
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Culture MTG Marvel Super Heroes draft guide: Why Sagas are the key to winning Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes expansion is packed with iconic characters and ideas from across the Marvel universe, and it can feel like a hodgepodge of abilities rather than a single design direction. That made limited formats like draft feel overwhelming during a virtual preview event on
Culture Rebirth director says Elena's sea salt ice cream isn't a Kingdom Hearts homage There's a point in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth where rookie Turks operative Elena cools off with a stick of sea salt ice cream — a custardy, aquamarine treat featured throughout the Kingdom Hearts series. Reasonable fans therefore assumed Elena's frozen dessert was a sweet self-reference, but Rebirth
Culture Amazon's Seasons, Based on Viral Reddit Story, Casts Lily James The backrooms concept began as an anonymous image on an image board that Reddit users turned into a horror narrative. Filmmaker Kane Parsons expanded the idea with YouTube shorts, which led to A24's Backrooms and its critical and financial success. Amazon MGM Studios is developing Seasons, with Drew
Culture Pitfall review – big-hole survival horror is as if cast of Friends strayed No low-budget horror movie can apparently now be greenlighted without featuring the obligatory posse of supremely irritating victims ripe for the culling. Pitfall director James Kondelik is unbothered that this might make his bloody agenda too blatant; even his “sympathetic” characters – a pair of grieving siblings on a wilderness trip
Culture Which sci-fi hero are you most like? A Sci‑Fi Personality Quiz asks “Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like?” It presents five iconic heroes — Paul Atreides, Captain Kirk, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley and Max Rockatansky — and aims to match your instincts and values to one of them. The quiz runs eight questions on leadership under
Culture Clive Davis's three-legged-stool lesson guided my music career I grew up with Clive Davis: we went to school with his children, my father worked for him early in his career, and we spent holidays at his West Side apartment watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His stories about the artists he worked with inspired me to enter
