Culture

Liam Neeson Thriller The Grey Leaving Free Streaming Soon

Liam Neeson’s survival thriller The Grey — a film that famously unsettled critic Roger Ebert — is currently streaming for free on Pluto TV, but it is due to leave the platform soon. Neeson plays John Ottway, an oilfield security worker whose plane crashes in remote Alaska; he survives the wreck

Culture

Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong In?

This personality quiz sorts you into one of five legendary universes: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, or Star Trek. Five legendary universes. Eight questions will tell you which one. The quiz asks about what gives your life meaning, which kind of world you want

Sports

Mourinho hails Messi's World Cup, vows to take a national job one day

José Mourinho said he was delighted Lionel Messi finally won a World Cup, the one major trophy that had eluded him. Messi led Argentina to global glory in Qatar in 2022, scoring seven goals and winning the Golden Ball. Reflecting on that tournament, Mourinho said: "The Messi World Cup

Politics

New evidence casts doubt on RFK Jr testimony before Senate

New evidence suggests Robert F Kennedy Jr was on a vaccine-related “mission” when he visited Samoa ahead of a deadly measles outbreak in 2019, raising questions about whether his Senate testimony that the trip had “nothing to do with vaccines” was accurate. Records show a colleague emailed Samoan officials saying

Culture

'The Bear' series finale explained: Did Carmy leave?

Warning: Spoilers ahead. The Bear ends with Carmen “Carmy” (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and the rest of the team learning they’ve earned not one but two Michelin stars, closing the show’s story at the titular Chicago restaurant. Carmy hasn’t fully left by

Culture

Best Lego Star Wars Prime Day deals from Prequels to The Mandalorian

Star Wars and Lego were two mainstays of my childhood toybox, and the two combined so often that a non-trivial number of tiny lightsaber pieces still rattle around my collection. Lego Star Wars offerings have evolved a lot since then, which can make it trickier than ever to spot the

Tech

1TB UnionSine Ultra-Slim HDD Drops to $59 for Prime Day

If you work with large files, Amazon has a UnionSine 1TB portable hard drive on sale for 15% off, bringing the usual $69 price down to $59 for a limited time as part of Prime Day deals. This is a hard disk drive, not a solid state drive, and its

Culture

Brad Bird says he has no interest in a Ratatouille sequel

Pixar crossed an impressive milestone last weekend when it released Toy Story 5 in theaters, making Toy Story the first of the studio's franchises to earn a fifth installment. While the studio is also known for original films, follow-ups have appeared for worlds like Cars, Finding Nemo, Inside

Culture

Which Taylor Sheridan World Do You Belong In?

Take a ten-question quiz that places you in one of four Taylor Sheridan universes: Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King, or Mayor of Kingstown. Each world is brutal, complicated and built around power, loyalty and the high cost of survival. The questions probe where your power comes from, who you put first,

Sports

Socceroos reach World Cup last 32 after draw with Paraguay

Australia needed only a draw against Paraguay, and a goalless result in the San Francisco Bay Area stadium secured the Socceroos a place in the World Cup knockout rounds for the third time in their history. A much-changed Australia side controlled large parts of the match, but with both teams

Culture

Ann Blyth, film star of 1940s-50s famed for 'Mildred Pierce', dead at 98

Ann Blyth died on Wednesday at age 98 of natural causes. She earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Joan Crawford’s malicious teenage daughter in the 1945 melodrama Mildred Pierce and made more than 30 films during a screen career that ran from 1944 to 1957. Trained as

Tech

Two excellent beginner 3D printers are now at record low prices

Prime Day has pushed several top beginner 3D printers to record-low prices, with Amazon offering unusually large discounts on machines that normally see better savings from manufacturers. The Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 is down to $399.99 from $500, a $100 drop and an all-time low. The Anycubic Kobra X

Culture

I Want Joker To Finally Confess His Feelings For Batman In His New Animated Show

For decades comics, films and animated shows have portrayed Batman and the Joker as inseparable; a new DC animated series may be the first to put that bond into words. Joker: Laugh Riot, a joint production from SOLA Animation Japan, Warner Animation and DC Studios, follows the Joker as he

Culture

Timothy Olyphant's HBO Miniseries Full Circle Can Be Binged in One Night

Full Circle is a six-episode miniseries created for HBO Max, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon as a modern take on Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low. Timothy Olyphant leads a cast that also includes Dennis Quaid, Claire Danes and Zazie Beetz. The plot opens when Savitri

World

Europe’s heat wave strains the grid as IBM pushes chip density

A record-breaking heat wave is pushing Europe’s electricity grid toward its limits as people turn to fans and air conditioners. Some power plants are offline and cannot help meet the extra load. Rising demand from cooling is the main source of stress, and the situation is expected to worsen

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland your instincts were built for, asking whether you pull every thread to understand a system, start stockpiling, keep your

Business

Analysts: GTA 6 could sell 30 million at launch but may not match GTA 5

Rockstar Games revealed details about the upcoming open-world title and set the price at $80. Analysts David Cole of DFC Intelligence and Serkan Toto of Kantan Games said that price was expected; Toto added that while $100 had been considered possible, it would probably be too high. Cole called the

Tech

Galaxy Tab S10 Lite Cut to $237 With Free S Pen

Samsung has cut the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite to an all-time low of $237 and included the S Pen for free. Adding an Apple Pencil to an iPad costs $60 even for Prime Day. Samsung doesn’t typically throw in the S Pen with the Tab S10 Lite; on the

Tech

Apple raises prices on all MacBooks and iPads amid memory chip squeeze

Apple has raised prices across its MacBook and iPad lineups, with increases ranging roughly from 15% to 25%. Examples include a basic iPad with 128GB now starting at $449, up from $349; an iPad Air 128GB at $749, up from $599; an iPad Pro 256GB at $1,199, up from

Culture

Scarlett Johansson Thriller Paper Tiger Sets November Release

Neon has set release dates for James Gray's Paper Tiger, which stars Scarlett Johansson. The film will open in select theaters on Nov. 13, followed by a nationwide rollout on Nov. 20, a window that aligns with movies seeking awards attention and reflects Neon's faith in

Culture

'The Vampire Diaries' Reunion Officially Set at Hulu

Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev will reunite in You Deserve to Know, a new series in development at Hulu. The duo starred as Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert on The Vampire Diaries, and their romantic entanglement provided much of the show's drama. In the new series, they play

Tech

Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover

Notion is shutting down its email product, Notion Mail, on September 22, discontinuing the traditional inbox to focus on its AI agent offering. It said users have increasingly handed over email workflows to agents: “As Notion agents have gotten more capable, we’ve seen more users hand off email workflows

Culture

Hailey Bieber favors budget Cosrx snail mucin masks on Prime Day

Hailey Bieber may have built her own skin care line, but she has repeatedly posted wearing the Cosrx Advanced Snail Mucin Glass Glow Hydrogel Masks, which are on sale for less than $11 during Prime Day. The masks are formulated with hyaluronic acid, panthenol and ceramides, plus 25% snail secretion

Crypto

Sharplink Buys ETH for First Time in 8 Months

Ether treasury company Sharplink bought Ether for the first time in eight months after a wallet tied to the firm received 5,000 ETH, worth about $7.85 million, from crypto prime brokerage FalconX on Thursday. The last time FalconX sent Ether to the wallet was Oct. 26, when Sharplink

Culture

Star Fox avatars let players VTube characters and spark wild clips

Star Fox, an oddly photorealistic remake of Star Fox 64 for the Switch 2, is out today. It arrives as a modernized reimagining that doesn’t try to fix what isn’t broken. One new addition is an Avatar feature that uses a camera to let players VTube as Fox