Surface Pro 8, Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Duo 2, and Surface Go 3 were some of the new devices Microsoft unveiled earlier this week. While these devices were mostly showcased as the successors to the previous-generation Surface models, the Redmond company brought some unique elements to them, that make them work better than their predecessors.
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William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has proven to be one of the Bard’s most elusive tragedies for filmmakers. Despite being among his best known plays and full of visceral imagery like witches and war, murders and revenge, this allegedly cursed title has appeared genuinely damned on-screen. It thwarted masters like Roman Polanski and defeated would-be revisionists, such
Decades after he last played the role, William Shatner‘s going to become a real-life Captain Kirk … because he’s going to space … on Jeff Bezos‘ rocket ship … TMZ has learned. Though he won’t be boldly going where no man’s gone before — because Bezos and his Blue Origin crew already did it —
Emergency star Tim Donnelly had died at the age of 77. The NBC series actor was beloved as Chet Kelly on the program. The Los Angles County Fire Museum confirmed the news in a Facebook post paying tribute to Donnelly. He was born in 1944 and got a big break in Baby Face Nelson thirteen
The first tell is that he calls himself William Tell — a name that sounds fake whether or not you’re an opera buff, a student of Swiss folklore or a kid who grew up pantomiming the heroics of The Lone Ranger and singing the theme song by heart. It’s a brisk, anonymous, poker-face of a
“It’s-a me, Mario,” says Chris Pratt, the voice of Mario in Nintendo and Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. movie. The Guardians of the Galaxy and The LEGO Movie star will voice the plucky plumber and Nintendo mascot in the animated feature film co-produced by Universal Pictures and Nintendo, a role that Pratt says is a “dream come true” in a video breaking his silence
Los Angeles County’s Civilian Oversight Commission, frustrated by Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s refusal to comply with its subpoenas and by his alleged intimidation of its members, is now asking county counsel and state attorney general to review whether Villanueva broke the law by launching criminal investigations into his most vocal critics. Though the commission subpoenaed Villanueva’s
The former Minneapolis police officer jailed for the murder of George Floyd has appealed against his conviction. Derek Chauvin was sentenced in June to 22-and-a-half years in a case that made global headlines and sparked protests. He had 90 days to lodge an appeal from date of sentencing and the application is based on five
Dealing with David Cameron’s multiple texts, WhatsApp messages, emails and phone calls “did not take up a very significant part” of the Treasury’s time, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told MPs investigating the Greensill lobbying scandal. Earlier this year, ex-prime minister Mr Cameron was revealed to have bombarded government ministers and officials – as well as
Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems has rolled out patches to address three critical security vulnerabilities in its IOS XE network operating system that remote attackers could potentially abuse to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on vulnerable devices. The list of three flaws is as follows – CVE-2021-34770 (CVSS
There’s a federal warrant out for the arrest of Brian Laundrie following the homicide of his fiancée, the late “van life” blogger Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, the Denver division of the FBI announced Thursday. The warrant was issued pursuant to a federal grand jury indictment for “‘use of unauthorized access devices’ related to Mr. Laundrie’s activities
The transport secretary has said motorists should “carry on as normal” when it comes to buying fuel, after BP closed some of its petrol stations due to supply issues. The energy giant said tens of forecourts in its 1,200-strong network were experiencing shortages – blamed on the nationwide lack of HGV drivers – while rival
On September 9, we wrote about the student protests happening in Central York after a document meant as a teaching resource — one that included Sesame Street episodes and a documentary about James Baldwin, as well as award-winning picture books featuring people of color — was instead banned by Central York School District. Teachers expressed that
InterActive Corp., the digital media company founded by Barry Diller, is in advanced discussions to acquire magazine publisher Meredith Corp. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the talks, said a deal would value Meredith at more than $2.5 billion. The Iowa-based company, which recently sold its local TV stations to Gray Television, publishes People, Better
Busy day for Larry Fleet. In addition to releasing his own phenomenal album Stack Of Records today, the extremely talented Larry Fleet is teaming up with the great Jon Pardi for a new track of Hardy’s Hixtape Vol. 2. Written by Larry Fleet, Jake Mitchell, and Josh Thompson the tongue-in-cheek twanger titled “In Love With My
Alan Jackson finds himself onstage at the Mother Church of Country Music with some of the genre’s legendary names in his newest music video, for his song “Where Have You Gone.” The black-and-white clip honors, as Jackson describes it, “real country music”: songs with steel guitar, banjo, fiddle and other traditionally country instruments. Peter Zavadil directed
It’s always challenging to recommend a good smartphone in the sub-Rs. 10,000 segment since manufacturers often have to sacrifice a great deal in order to price their phones this low. However, the Micromax In 2b is one of the very few recent launches that manages to strike a good balance between performance, design, and price.
This article contains no spoilers for Foundation. We live in an era when classic works of literature that were once thought to be “unfilmable” — particularly in the realms of sci-fi and fantasy — are now actually coming to the screen. Chief among those, and certainly a crown jewel in the annals of science fiction,
Chris Pratt is set to voice iconic mustachioed plumber Mario in the upcoming animated film, Super Mario Bros. Nintendo announced the all-star voice cast on Thursday. The film arrives in theaters December 21, 2022. Charlie Day will voice Mario’s brother Luigi; the brothers are the lead mushroom-devouring characters in the classic Nintendo video game series.
A 19-year-old walking home from his job was struck and killed by a driver who has been previously convicted of drinking and driving. The driver has been booked on murder charges because of his past conviction.