Content warning: this post discusses mental illness and suicide, including descriptions of insensitive depictions of these topics. The poet Sylvia Plath’s legacy lives on in nearly every avenue of pop culture. There’s the literary world, of course, which has created many a Plath biography, or a collection of poetry inspired by her work, or a
The newest trailer for The Batman dropped on Monday, giving the most extensive preview of the latest upcoming film to date for the iconic superhero and showing more of star Robert Pattinson’s take on Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman and main villain the Riddler, played by Paul Dano. The Batman marks a new era for Batman
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues forward into its Phase Four, there’s been a lot of anticipation and hope surrounding which characters might enter the fold. Among the ever-growing number of possibilities is Ghost Rider, who has had multiple characters hold the mantle, beginning with Johnny Blaze. While Nicolas Cage previously played the character in
A dedicated Marvel fan has created an updated timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including projects like the first Marvel Studios animated series Marvel’s What If… ? and Sony Pictures’ Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. The timeline is massive in scope, listing each Marvel TV series and movie, along
There were a lot of great debuts in 2021. Morgan Wade lead the charge with Reckless, Hannah Dasher put out The Half-Record EP and Triston Marez released his self-titled first album just to name a few, but there’s another that didn’t get near the recognition it deserved. Back in August, Sierra Ferrell released her debut label album titled
Footfall at shopping sites across the UK on Boxing Day fell to almost half of levels seen pre-pandemic, figures show. Shopping centres, usually filled with Boxing Day sale bargain hunters, saw footfall plunge by almost 50% compared to the same day in 2019, while high streets and retail parks saw falls of 38% and 40%.
Film director Jean-Marc Vallée, who made movies such as Dallas Buyers Club and Wild, has passed away at age 58. “Jean-Marc Vallée, the director of the Oscar-winning film Dallas Buyers Club and two HBO series, Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects, died suddenly at the age of 58. Per The Associated Press, a representative confirmed he died at his cabin outside
Xiaomi 12 series is all set to go official in China on December 28. The new smartphone series is said to include Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro models, alongside two others. Just days before the official debut, the company has released multiple teaser posters of the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro phones via
A man who killed one woman and injured another in a shooting at the Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood Thursday morning was shot to death by police.
Robert Pattinson is oozing sex appeal as the new Batman … going impressively shirtless and getting super close with co-star Zoe Kravitz. The hunk is playing Bruce Wayne in the latest Batman movie, “The Batman,” and the new trailer dropped Monday … and it’s heavy on sexuality and violence. Robert’s showing off his super-toned body
A new year is nearly upon us, which means another new slate from Marvel studios will be unveiled before you know it. At the moment, it looks like Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and a second season of What If…? are all set for release on Disney+, in addition to the outfit’s action-packed theatrical slate.
Tokyo Revengers is set to overhaul some of its casting if a new report from Japan is correct. The anime’s official website confirmed it is moving ahead with the recasting of Ken Ryūgūji who fans will know as the Draken. Tatsuhisa Suzuki will no longer be voicing the character in the wake of an ongoing
A quick look at the Top 10 list on Netflix this week and you’ll see a few titles that aren’t too surprising. Don’t Look Up, The Witcher, and Emily in Paris have all been delivering expectedly dominant performances for the streaming service since their debuts this month. Coming in just behind those titles, however, is
“Today…we make history in New York City. We lead the nation with the strongest vaccine mandate anywhere —- private sector vaccine mandate — reaching hundreds of thousands of businesses,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday. The mandate, which takes effect today, applies to all “workers in New York City who perform in-person work or
A view from the San Fernando Valley: Miguel Luna and his children Olivia and Jairo stroll through the Chatsworth Nature Preserve on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, 2021, following a Winter Solstice Community ceremony hosted by LADWP and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians Tribe. (Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer) Community meetings bring people
Around 8,000 flights were cancelled globally between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day as airlines experienced staff shortages due to COVID-19. Approximately 3,000 of the cancelled flights were in or out of the United States, where the highly transmissible Omicron COVID variant is causing a surge in infections, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com The website’s tally
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is to hold meetings with energy bosses today to address rapidly rising gas and electricity prices. Mr Kwarteng will meet with the bosses of major energy suppliers who are likely to ask the government for tax cuts and the relaxation of green levies. Last week, the industry’s trade body Energy UK
A number of security flaws have been uncovered in a networking component in Garrett Metal Detectors that could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements, tamper with metal detector configurations, and even execute arbitrary code on the devices. “An attacker could manipulate this module to remotely monitor statistics on the metal detector, such as whether
The coronavirus pandemic is entering its third year, and the United States still isn’t doing enough to track the virus. It’s not just a testing shortfall. The U.S. government is falling short on “genomic surveillance” — that is, sequencing enough tests in the right places at the right times in order to keep tabs on
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