Be my victim. For the many who’ve seen it over the years, 1992’s Candyman remains an unforgettable, almost unforgivably effective grievance: a film whose terrors are sticky, dense, pleasurably warying, and uncomfortable; whose politics feel knowing and rife with intention, just this side of didactic, yet poisoned at the root by a premise that seemed,
The past year has brought a lot of change in terms of how we experience movies, but there have still been some blockbusters that have found ways to resonate with audiences. Among them is Disney‘s Cruella, which made its debut both in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access earlier this summer — and apparently, it’s
Snapchat has brought its next-generation Scan to the homescreen to let people easily access augmented reality (AR) based utility to identify dogs, food, and plants and can use their camera to solve math equations. The Scan feature last received an update in 2019 to let users experience its AR advancements. Snapchat parent Snap also partnered
Labour shortages at meat processing plants have resulted in a surplus of 70,000 pigs on farms, the industry’s trade body has warned. The surplus is growing by 15,000 a week and farmers are weeks away from having to destroy perfectly healthy pigs, according to Zoe Davies, chief executive of the National Pig Association. It is
President Joe Biden addresses the terror attack near the Kabul airport that killed more than 60 people including 12 US service members. #CNN #News
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Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood perform their “The Scared Scriptless Tour” on Sept. 24 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Smothers Theatre, at Pepperdine University in Malibu. (Photo courtesy of colinandbradshow.com) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Aug.
Unvaccinated airline workers will be charged $200 (£146) extra per month for their health insurance, one American carrier has said. Delta Air Lines says the surcharge will be in effect from 1 November, and is necessary to offset the risk those who are not jabbed put on their insurance – similar to how smokers have
Boris Johnson is facing pressure from members of his own Conservative backbenches to reverse plans to cut Universal Credit payments from October. The government brought in a £20-per-week uplift as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic but it is due to be removed on 6 October. Tory MPs Peter Aldous and John Stevenson say the
Politico, the 15-year-old digital media company covering politics and policy, is being sold to German publishing giant Axel Springer. The price was more than $1 billion, according to a source familiar with the terms. Axel Springer also will also acquire the remaining 50 percent share of its joint venture Politico Europe, and the tech news
Today I discuss an attack vector conducive to cross-organizational spread, in-home local propagation. Though often overlooked, this vector is especially relevant today, as many corporate employees remain working from home. In this post, I contrast in-home local propagation with traditional vectors through which a threat (ransomware in particular) spreads throughout an organization. I discuss the
In the wake of executive producer Mike Richards’ resignation as the new host of Jeopardy! after facing allegations of employment discrimination, the Jeopardy! powers that be decided to go with someone as interim host who seemed immune to cancellation: erstwhile Nineties fashion plate, longtime network TV sweetheart, and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik. On the surface, Bialik did
LET’S GO. Alright look, I’m gonna level with ya… I grew up in the middle of nowhere in Western Illinois and went to college at an EXTREMELY overpriced private school in downtown Chicago. Why? No clue… And while it all led to me where I am today, one of my biggest regrets is not going
Singer-songwriter Baylee Littrell grew up in the spotlight as the son of Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, but the 18-year-old has talent that stands on its own. The Georgia native grew up around his grandparents playing the memorable tunes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette, so country music pulsed through his blood at
When Omni-Man murdered the Guardians of the Globe at the end of the Invincible pilot, fans of the Image Comics series were shocked. Not because it happened, mind you — it was a key part of the comic book’s mythology — but becuase of how soon it happened. The notion of getting that twist out
This article contains spoilers for What If…? episode 3. The third episode of Marvel’s What If…? goes in a different direction than the two that preceded it. Instead of switching roles like Captain Carter and T’Challa as Star-Lord, the third episode hides its turning point under a murder mystery. It’s an episode about the Avengers
Play video content @terrycrews / Instagram Terry Crews hasn’t lost a move since “White Chicks” — or a lyric either, for that matter. The actor took ‘AGT’ fans on a trip down memory lane this week with an impromptu performance of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” … which he, of course, famously did in the
20th Century Films have released a new trailer for the King’s Man, the latest installment in the Kingsman franchise, based on the comic book series from Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. The King’s Man is a prequel that explores the roots of the Kingsman organization, giving fans context for where the heroes of the original
Huawei Nova Y60 has launched officially in South Africa. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P35 SoC and has a triple camera setup at the back with a 13-megapixel main camera. The phone features a waterdrop-style notch display and packs a 5,000mAh battery. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner on the Huawei Nova