New California In-N-Out dubbed ‘Frankenstein monster’ wins approval on knife-edge
In a meeting on Monday, the committee said In-N-Out had thus far addressed just eight of the whopping 18 design conditions they placed on the building for approval.
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'Clayface' Officially Sets Up Another Iconic Batman Villain in the DC Universe
Clayface is filled with some very noticible Easter eggs about the Joker
Public health programs can 'rewire' social networks, study finds
An educational program intended to improve maternal and child health fundamentally altered the social fabric of the rural Honduran villages where it was implemented, a new Yale-led study finds. The findings, researchers say, have implications for interventions anywhere that
Disiplinang walang palo: Challenging common Filipino parenting misbeliefs
More frequent spanking is linked to greater anxiety and aggression in children over time, according to international research that includes Filipino families presented by psychology professor Dr. Liane Peña Alampay of the Ateneo de Manila University. The findings challenge the
Amazon’s Serial Killer Romance Finds Its Lead Lovers
Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty will star in Prime Video's adaptation of Butcher & Blackbird
Charli XCX Cast In Martin Scorsese’s What Happens At Night Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Lawrence
The post Charli XCX Cast In Martin Scorsese’s What Happens At Night Alongside Leonardo DiCaprio & Jennifer Lawrence appeared first on Stereogum .
‘I hope that she will be free before long’ Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris says
Kim Aris talks to RFA after first direct contact in 5 years with his mother, under house arrest in Myanmar.
Stream restoration improves biodiversity but not necessarily ecosystem functioning
The EU Nature Restoration Regulation adopted in 2024 establishes the restoration of ecosystem functions as an objective of stream restoration. But can conventional measures that focus primarily on restoring the physical structure of rivers and streams fulfill this task?
The ‘Terrifier’ Trilogy Is Returning to Theaters for a Halloween Run
Art the Clown is back for another round of big-screen terror. The “Terrifier” trilogy is headed back to theaters, just in time for spooky season. 2016’s “Terrifier,” 2022’s “Terrifier 2″ and 2024’s “Terrifier 3″ will have showtimes at Regal theaters nationwide on Halloween
Peter Thiel disapproves of Iran war in notable break with Trump: ‘We should not have done it’
The Palantir and PayPal co-founder worth $37 billion, according to Forbes, reportedly revealed his disapproval in remarks during a private event.
Sony Continues Its March Towards An All-Digital Future As It Reportedly Kills Off Its Last 4K UHD Player
It's part of a larger push by the PlayStation maker to move away from making home electronics, like TVs
Study: Pandemic arrest patterns may have deepened existing inequalities in policing
The COVID-19 pandemic was a public health crisis that affected more than the public's health. It brought complex changes across many aspects of society, including having an influence on suburban arrest patterns, according to a study co-authored by University at Buffalo
Ants break a basic rule of biology to help them adapt to new environments
A new study led by researchers in the Eco-Evo-Devo lab at the University of Ottawa finds that ants can decouple antenna size from both head and body size as they develop into different social castes, revealing how social signals and hormones help shape traits for specialized
Louvre Among Major Paris Museums to Shutter During Saturday Protests
The Fondation Cartier, galleries including Gagosian and Perrotin, and Art Basel Paris will remain closed all weekend.
Jenna Ortega Does Not Read Reviews, Watch Her Own Movies or Check the Box Office — and Plans to ‘Be Off TV for a While’ After ‘Wednesday’ Ends
Jenna Ortega opened up to Vogue magazine as part of a new cover story about her nonexistent relationship to how the public receives her movies. In other words, the “Wednesday” star does not watch her own movies or read reviews (because “that would send me into a psychosis of
Opinion: Why words matter when we prioritize 'core teams' in game development
How we describe game development will inevitably shape our processes.
The Flipbook of the Rings
For more than a year, marshalled by animator Andy Bailey , more than 1000 artists collaborated to create a hand-drawn, shot-for-shot, animated, flipbook version of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The entire three hours. 120,000 individually
Ellen Burstyn on Going for the EGOT With Her Favorite Poems and Being Over ‘The Exorcist’: ‘It’s Enough Already’
I asked Ellen Burstyn where a Grammy would go, if she ever won one. She stands up to show me. “I wonder if I took my iPad off the stand and walked you into my office, where they all are,” she says, immediately reaching for it over a video Zoom. Her assistant, Caitlin, gets the
The hotlist
I just built a page containing many of my books. Click on any one of them and it’ll take you to a directory of where you can get a copy. And the page then re-indexes based on which ones get the most clicks. https://hotlist.sethgodin.com Thanks for reading.
Bianna Golodryga in Talks for New Roles at Politico, CBS News
Bianna Golodryga, the global-affairs journalist who announced Thursday that she plans to leave CNN, is in talks that could have her working for two different news organizations at the same time. Golodrya, who recently has served as an anchor for CNN’s international service as
‘Black Shine, From ‘State of Silence’ Director Santiago Maza, ’ Delves Into the Aftermath of a 2006 Mining Tragedy That Buried 63 Miners
Mexico’s Santiago Maza, whose fourth feature-length doc “State of Silence,” (“Estado de Silencio”), a passion project of Diego Luna, snagged the best feature award at Chile’s 2024 Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic), has premiered his latest work, “Black Shine” (“El brillo negro”)
The FCC is beginning to block gadgets with ‘foreign surveillance chips’
On October 13th, Brendan Carr's FCC gave itself a new power - it can block gadgets for containing any computer chip made by any company on its list of potential threats to national security. Today, it's exercising that power for the first time, blocking two gadgets because they
Microplastics in sediment could trace decades of human activity worldwide
In a review article recently published in the journal Earth-Science Reviews, researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Leicester (United Kingdom), report on how human activity has
A house ages alongside its occupants, according to researcher
Flemish people are very attached to their homes and generally wish to stay there for as long as possible. However, many homes were not designed to be lived in for a lifetime. Architect and researcher Sander Lambrix has analyzed the relationship between our homes and our
John Mayer Launches New Label Sob Rock Records
Musician will release “Tom and Jerry,” his first single since his 2021’s Sob Rock , on the his new label
Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of web credentials for any site.
Half-Life 3 re-re-re-confirmed: A Valve dev just said 'HLX' out loud
There's no mistaking it this time—he said it.
‘Woke’ video game studio BioWare’s closure draws mixed reactions online: ‘f–king devastating’
The closure of video game studio BioWare, which made headlines for dabbling in wokeness while publishing cult hits, has drawn mixed reactions online – with ex-employees and some gamers decrying the shutdown and conservative voices saying the company had it coming.
Agencies and Producers Back U.S. Tax Incentive as ‘First Step’ Toward Hollywood Recovery
A coalition of Hollywood talent agencies and independent producers said Thursday that it supports the proposed U.S. tax incentive for film and TV production as a “first step,” but that more will need to be done to revive the industry. The American Entertainment Alliance — which
Charli xcx Joins Martin Scorsese’s ‘What Happens at Night’ With Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence (EXCLUSIVE)
Charli xcx and Martin Scorsese’s collaboration is extending beyond the cover for her new album “Music, Fashion, Film.” Sources tell Variety that the pop star has a cameo in the Oscar-winning director’s upcoming movie “What Happens at Night” alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and
Trump world ups attacks on Politico despite correction on Wiles story
Trump administration officials and allies reupped criticism on Politico this week after the news outlet issued a correction on a story about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Politico updated their reporting on Wednesday to note that the piece incorrectly stated that
Everything We Know About the PS6, Sony’s Next-Gen Console
A rundown of everything announced, reported, leaked, and rumored about PlayStation 6, including release date, price, and specs
Everything We Know About Project Helix, the Next Xbox
A rundown of everything announced, reported, leaked, and rumored about the next-gen Xbox, including, release date, price, and specs
Lucia Aniello, Mike Flanagan, Karyn Kusama, Boots Riley and Lesli Linka Glatter Among Mentors for DGA Women’s Steering Committee
The Directors Guild of America’s Women’s Steering Committee has announced its seventh class of mentors and mentees. The mentorship program pairs mid-career women and nonbinary directors with established mentors to help them navigate the early days of their careers. Lucia
‘Samurai Spirits’ Video Game Movie in the Works From ‘Altered Carbon’ Creator (Exclusive)
Erik Feig's The Arena is behind the adaptation, and already has movies based on titles such as 'Fatal Fury' and 'Art of Fighting' in development.
Delaware senator calls on NFL to explain handling of Jalen Hurts health issue
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) is demanding answers from the NFL on how the Philadelphia Eagles handled quarterback Jalen Hurts’s blood clotting issue, which led to the end of his season last week. In a letter to the NFL this week, Rochester said Hurts's issue "is deeply
Acton fundraising surges following controversial ad
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton (D) has seen a surge in donations after she was the target of a controversial attack ad from her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy. Acton surged into second place on Democratic political fundraising site ActBlue’s “trending campaigns,”
Carville says he still believes Trump will quit by Easter
Democratic strategist James Carville doubled down Wednesday on his prediction that President Trump will leave office by Easter next year. Fox News's Laura Ingraham asked Carville during an interview on "The Ingraham Angle" if he stuck by the prediction he made earlier this year
'Avatar: Seven Havens' Producers Provide a Suspicious Answer About the Anomaly
Avatar: Seven Havens producers address whether the Anomaly’s mysterious diamond-shaped entity is connected to Vaatu.
State Department asked some career diplomats about voting for Trump: Report
The State Department is asking some career diplomats who are applying for senior assignments about their voting history in the past three presidential elections, according to a report. Candidates who voted for President Trump would be eligible for the mid- to upper-level
Sid Meier's Civilization games: the oral history
From MS-DOS Civilization to 35 years and Civ 7's upcoming Earthrise expansion, Meier and Firaxis creatives walk up us through gaming history.
Study highlights need for policymakers to look at digital policies as part of energy, climate planning
A new study underscores the extent to which digital policies cannot be separated from energy policies. The research evaluates the relationship between information communication technologies and carbon dioxide emissions and finds that the variables the researchers used as
A parasite carried by one-third of humanity can't reproduce if one key protein is disabled
A protein discovered in a Virginia Tech–led study may open a gateway to treatments for a parasite responsible for a deadly disease in immunocompromised people. The team led by Raj Gaji, assistant professor of parasitology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
LSD May Speed Up Brain Activity and Make it Fractal
New study suggests a more complex reshuffling of experience The post LSD May Speed Up Brain Activity and Make it Fractal appeared first on Nautilus .
Meet the Painter Adorning Phoebe Bridgers’s Guitars
The musician and indie darling was drawn to John Griswold's intimate tableaux evoking Renaissance and Baroque iconographies.
China: Panic as 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, at 10.33 pm on Thursday 22 October, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Natalie Bergman Announces New EP I Killed A North American Songbird: Hear “White Oak”
The post Natalie Bergman Announces New EP I Killed A North American Songbird: Hear “White Oak” appeared first on Stereogum .
An archive of Omni magazine (1978-1995), courtesy of the...
An archive of Omni magazine (1978-1995) , courtesy of the Internet Archive. “Omni was a science and science fiction magazine published in the US and the UK. It contained articles on science, parapsychology, and short works of science fiction and fantasy.”
Sacha Baron Cohen Says Marvel Worried Casting a Jewish Actor as the Devil in ‘Ironheart’ Would Be Antisemitic
Sacha Baron Cohen opened up about his experience signing on to play the demon Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a live “Happy Sad Confused” conversation at New York’s 92nd Street Y. The actor, currently on tour promoting “Ali G: Who Iz I?,” recalled how the
Clustering changes how charged polymers separate in water, challenging old assumptions
A polymer science revelation about how liquid mixtures separate could have major implications for human health, metabolism and disease, new research indicates. In a brief report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Chicago Pritzker
