If you work in entertainment, you’ve definitely seen a Funko Pop figure. The modern, more sophisticated versions of bobble-head toys are among the first consumer products that an IP secures a deal for if it wants to engage a proper fandom. From Star Wars to “KPop Demon Hunters”
The Foo Fighters have released a whole batch of new music on their website — in miniature. The landing page for the band’s site contains 10 new riffs… which, for those hoping for actual new songs from the group, definitely counts as a start. No context is offered for the music
Pamela Anderson got a bit Method while filming “Rosebush Pruning.” The family satire ensemble, from director Karim Aïnouz and premiering in competition at the Berlin Film Festival this weekend, follows an American family that has relocated to Spain. Following the mysterious
The document dump by the Justice Department in January showed that the 54-year-old had remained a close ally of Epstein, a convicted child sex offender, through his 2019 arrest.
When a film is designed to 'fit a box,' ambition is often the first casualty," says CEO Silvia Carvalho. And distribution should be viewed as "a strategic engine designed to maximize results,"
The 50 Most Underappreciated Movies of the 21st Century . I’ve only seen a few of these; I’ve added a bunch to my to-see list. Any particular faves? Or additions to the list?
The absence of the mechanic in Romeo Is a Dead Man shows that every action game could benefit from parrying.
Couples who spend more time savoring the pleasurable moments they share are happier together, argue less, and are more confident their relationship will last, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say in a new study. "Savoring involves slowing down to become aware
A viral claim that Trump is slapping heavy tariffs on Norwegian salmon because of the amount of Winter Olympic gold medals the country is winning is fabricated.
Do you know what it means to be smart? It's a more complicated question than it may seem. There are several ways to think about intelligence—as the well-known "book-vs.-street smart" binary illustrates. By most people's definition, a truly smart person would be someone who not
Every smell tells a unique story The post This Is What an Egyptian Mummy Smells Like appeared first on Nautilus .
Millennials prefer email communication. Gen Z and Gen Alpha grew up on the internet and with electronic screens. USPS should serve them where they are — online.
New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution's catastrophe response speed.
In many ways, R&B music is like reggae or other highly specialized genres of music that are ultimately more about feeling than technique, which is why novices and dilletantes fall so hard when they try and fail. That’s also a reason why an album by an artist like Brent Faiyaz,
The decisive mandate secured by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the country’s 13th parliamentary election marks an inflection point for a nation emerging from institutional exhaustion. After years of concentrated authority under Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League,
"Enhanced cooperation is not an issue," António Costa dials back two-speed Europe debate, saying unity among member states will prevail.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) offered a frank assessment in a podcast released Friday about where he believes Democrats’ strengths and challenges lie heading into November’s midterm elections. Fetterman told Politico’s Dasha Burns on “The Conversation” that he expected Democrats
Martin Lewis explains why now might be a good time to think about changing your bank account.
The country duo are hotter than a pepper sprout in a new song about coming undone
Peter Magyar suspects there are plans to release a sex tape of him from August 2024.
But only if Jonny Greenwood retires
Atlanta super-producer Mike Will Made-It is one of the key figures in trap music crossing over to mainstream popularity in the ’10s. He’s partially responsible for blockbusters like Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” and Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles.” Last week, Mike Will re-teamed
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) is urging the Supreme Court to stop her state judiciary from ordering a redraw of her congressional district ahead of the midterms, casting it as unconstitutional. A New York judge struck down Malliotakis's district’s boundaries for diluting
Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, a Mexican-American artist whose work centers immigrant experiences, said the school closed his show without notice.
According to sources, the official Bersatu page was hacked.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said he will skip the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting at the White House next week after President Trump excluded him and another Democrat from a separate dinner for governors and their families the next day. Moore, the vice chair of
The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group already positioned in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area, as tensions between Washington and Tehran ratchet up. The aircraft carrier U.S.S.
During and right after Pam Bondi’s House testimony Wednesday, I flipped on Fox News and Newsmax to see how they were covering it. I was expecting to see a celebration of how the attorney general really put those America-hating libs in their place. To my surprise, I did not. I
ARP Selection, a leading French arthouse distribution company that recently produced and released Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” has acquired Anthony Chen’s “We Are All Strangers,” the first Singaporean film to compete at the Berlinale. The film, represented
The chair and CEO of DP World resigned early Friday over his alleged ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after he was named in the files released by the Justice Department (DOJ). The Dubai-based supply chain giant announced the departure of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Ohio Senator John Husted accepted thousands of dollars in donations from one of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators, before voting against releasing the Department of Justice’s files on the alleged sex trafficker. As long as Husted has been in office, he has accepted
U.S. businesses and consumers bore about 90 percent of the cost of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, according to a recent report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The study, published Thursday, found that the majority of costs that came from tariffs were passed onto
Cuba is rationing fuel as aviation authorities warn of limited jet fuel supplies. While Havana’s airport remains operational, long-haul flights face disruption. Public transport has stalled, banks reduced hours, and Mexico pledged diplomatic efforts to help resume oil shipments.
The United States was preparing on Friday to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East after President Donald Trump warned of "traumatic" consequences if Tehran failed to agree a deal over its nuclear programme. Tensions have escalated between the Islamic republic and
President Trump has announced on his Truth Social platform that he will block the opening of the $4.7 billion Gordon Howe bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario unless the U.S. “owns one half of this asset.” In response, Canadian Prime Minister Minister Mark Carney has
As the industry looks to recover from years of layoffs, can a broader constellation of smaller studios working together continue to produce big-budget games?
