News came down on Wednesday that CBS had made the decision to cancel the MacGyver reboot series after five seasons. Despite being a decent ratings-earner for the network, MacGyver wasn’t quite as big of a hit as the other shows on the network, and it ultimately didn’t make the cut for next fall. Fans have
Bruce Lee‘s family LOVES that Steph Curry rocked a special pair of sneakers to honor the legend during Sunday’s game … especially since he’s going to auction them off for a good cause. The Golden State Warriors superstar teamed up with the Bruce Lee Foundation to create a custom pair of Curry 8s with Lee’s
Godzilla vs Kong has been in theaters for more than a week in the United States, so that means HBO Max has been catering to fans with its own screening of the film. Thanks to a new hybrid release schedule, the MonsterVerse movie is more accessible than ever, so subscribers have been flocking to HBO
I’ve been hosting bookish podcasts for more than a decade, and in that time, the question I’ve been asked more than any other is, “Will you interview this author on your show?” The answer is almost always no, and here’s why: quiet as it’s kept, author interviews are almost always boring. But with the combination
If you’re one of the many who contributed to Host‘s perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, you’ll be pleased (terrified?) to hear that the crew behind the pandemic horror smash are releasing a real-time, live-action horror gamed called Ghosts. Although Host director Rob Savage is not involved, the game was written and directed by one of
HBO Max has released a teaser for filmmaker Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about the opioid crisis, The Crime of the Century, which will air in two parts on May 10th and 11th. The film is rooted partly in a confidential Justice Department memo issued in 2006 that laid out a criminal case against Purdue Pharma,
Writer-director Neil Burger has dipped into science fiction both for adults and the YA audience a couple of times throughout his career. First with his 2011 film Limitless, in which Bradley Cooper becomes a mental powerhouse thanks to a mysterious drug; in 2014, he helmed Divergent, one of the last gasps of the dystopian young
The Co-op Group will risk igniting a reputational row on Thursday when it announces that it will not repay all of the government funding it received during the pandemic – despite its 2500 food stores remaining open throughout. Sky News has learnt that Britain’s biggest mutual will commit to a partial repayment of state support
Los Angeles public health officials reported 479 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,223,174 as of Wednesday, April 7. Officials said there were 53 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 23,340 deaths since tracking began. A total of 5,254,583 vaccinations have been administered in the county
The use of force against George Floyd should have stopped once he had been arrested and handcuffed, ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has heard. Use-of-force expert Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant serving as a prosecution witness, said that based on his review of video evidence, Chauvin‘s knee was on Mr Floyd‘s neck
Boris Johnson has said the roadmap out of lockdown will not be affected by the decision to offer 18 to 29-year-olds an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The prime minister added that “nothing he has seen” from government scientists on the possible link between this jab and rare blood clots suggests that plans to ease
EXCLUSIVE: Leaders of the Directors Guild of America have sent a direct appeal to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, urging him to withdraw his support for the state’s restrictive new voting law, saying it “threatens to undermine the pillar of our democracy – the right to vote.” The 18,000-member guild has more than 400 members who
Google on Tuesday announced that its open source version of the Android operating system will add support for Rust programming language in a bid to prevent memory safety bugs. To that end, the company has been building parts of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) with Rust for the past 18 months, with plans in
A list of Luke Combs‘ best songs would be a list of lists, including “Forever After All,” his latest single. The love ballad finds him contrasting things that are long-lasting, but finite (a good truck, guitar strings, young love) with his love for the woman in his life. It’s easy to take for granted Combs’ sincerity
Mi 11 Ultra is all set to launch in India on April 23. It debuted in China last month and the biggest talking point is its always-on secondary display on the back. The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC and packs a 5,000mAh battery wired as well as wireless fast charging support. The
We’re approaching 20th anniversary of Blake Shelton’s hit 2001 debut single, “Austin,” you know, back when the guy was releasing some solid country music. Back then, a young Blake Shelton was rocking the cowboy hat, long sideburns, and a sweet mullet… he had a solid country look going, and some tunes to match. Well, it
Filming is underway on the third season of The Boys and that means anyone coming into the country for the production will need to lock themselves away for two weeks. One new addition to the cast is former Supernatural star Jensen Ackles, who took to Instagram to reveal that his mandatory quarantine process has begun
Play video content BACKGRID George Clooney stepped into the batter’s box in between takes on the set of his new movie, taking hacks while Ben Affleck tried shagging balls in the outfield … and for one of them, it didn’t go so smoothly. George took a break from directing “The Tender Bar” Wednesday in Boston
Viola Davis took some time to honor Chadwick Boseman this past week. The actress brought home the SAG Award for Best Actress and was deeply thankful for the Black Panther star and her colleagues. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has come to be known as Boseman’s last film, but Davis is the title character and center
Video of George Floyd while he was being detained by police led to a significant exchange in the courtroom with witness Special Agent James Reyerson. CNN’s Omar Jimenez reports. #CNN #News