Rhyme Books, Turntables, Rare Memorabilia, and More: Inside Biz Markie’s Archives
Artifacts collected by the late hip-hop icon are a glimpse into his amazing life
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Inside Biz Markie’s Personal Archives
An intimate glimpse into the life and interests of the late hip-hop legend, from rhyme books to demo tapes
Israel’s cabinet instructed 'to begin direct negotiations' with Lebanon, Netanyahu says
The statement from the prime minister's office comes on the same day that the Israeli military warned residents of Beirut's southern suburbs of imminent strikes and called for them to evacuate.
No more giants, no more heavy handaxes: Why early humans downsized their stone tools
For more than 1 million years, early humans in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean used a range of heavy tools, such as massive handaxes and stone balls, for important tasks, including processing animal carcasses. But then, approximately 200,000 years ago, heavy
A fixation with 'toxic leaders' ignores wider truth behind corporate scandals
A new study, published in the British Journal of Management, examines the high-profile cases of Theranos, Purdue Pharma, Enron, and Wirecard, and claims that the desire to pin the blame on individuals has allowed the systemic environment enabling each collapse to be overlooked.
Ant larvae control parental care by using odor signals
In the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi), workers in a colony alternate between caring for larvae and laying eggs in a coordinated cycle. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have discovered a brood pheromone released by larvae of clonal raider
Marvel releases first Punisher: One Last Kill trailer
Punisher: One Last Kill brings Frank Castle back in a new Disney Plus Marvel Television Special Presentation. The Punisher isn't toning things down.
Israel to open direct talks with Lebanon but not halt attacks on Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country was ready for direct negotiations amid international calls for Israel to stop its bombing in Lebanon.
Lebanon seeks temporary ceasefire to allow broader talks with Israel, official says
BEIRUT, April 9 (Reuters) - Lebanon has spent the last 24 hours advocating for a temporary ceasefire to allow for broader talks with Israel, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters, saying it would be a "separate track but the same model" as a fragile truce brokered by Pakistan
One of Steam's most successful Pokémon-likes is doing a Palworld
Temtem: Pioneers probably won't have any assault rifles, however.
Frank Oz returns to puppetry with Judge Boing Boing shorts
Frank Oz, known for his work with the Muppets and Sesame Street, has co- created a new series of puppetry shorts called Judge Boing Boing.
Valve rumoured to be working on 'SteamGPT' AI bot for support and anti-cheat functions
It definitely won't be anything like GlaDOS...
Iranians pay tribute to slain supreme leader weeks after killing
Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the United States and Israel, expressing criticism of talks expected in Pakistan this week. Holding portraits of their deceased leader and waving
Fortnite teases its next collab with Toy Story, but while fans are wondering where Woody is all I want to know is whether we'll be able to play as the aliens
The hunt begins for a claw machine.
The Strange Saga of Faces of Death
“It scarred countless children—and allegedly left one dead. Many still believe it was all real. Some of it was.”
Kim Dickens, Paul Sparks and Rob Corddry Join Jaume Collet-Serra’s Thriller ‘An Innocent Girl’ at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
Kim Dickens (“The Better Sister”), Paul Sparks (“Physical”) and Rob Corddry (“The Audacity”) have been enlisted for Jaume Collet-Serra’s upcoming psychological thriller “An Innocent Girl.” The Netflix film stars Kerry Washington (who also executive produces the project), James
Kevin Bacon to Star in ‘Southern Bastards’ Pilot at Hulu
The Onyx Collective pilot “Southern Bastards” at Hulu has cast Kevin Bacon in a lead role, Variety has learned. In addition, Reinaldo Marcus Green (“King Richard,” “The Punisher: One Last Kill”) has come onboard to direct and executive produce the pilot, taking over directing
Former Paramount Comms Exec Liza Burnett Fefferman Joins Anonymous Content as Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Anonymous Content has brought on Liza Burnett Fefferman to serve in the newly created role of chief communications and marketing officer. Fefferman was most recently executive vice president of communications for Paramount’s Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, but departed the
Bentley Kyle Evans, Duane Martin Team for Comedy Series ‘Boo’d Up’; Martin to Star With Carl Anthony Payne, Apryl Jones (EXCLUSIVE)
Bentley Kyle Evans’ Harvest Studios has partnered with Duane Martin on the four-episode multi-cam comedy “Boo’d Up,” Variety has learned exclusively. Evans (“Martin,” “The Jamie Foxx Show”) will executive produce the series via Harvest Studios and direct all four episodes.
Black Tabby Games slinks into game publishing with 1000xResist creator's next game
Black Tabby Games will now be publishing games under the Black Tabby Publishing label.
If you've ever wondered what it would be like if Vampire Survivors was about driving around a medieval castle on wheels, then surprisingly I've got the perfect roguelike for you
Wanderburg mines strategic and satisfying chaos out of one very silly idea.
June Osborne is back in the Testaments, but for how long?
The long-suffering protagonist of The Handmaid's Tale is back in action, at least via flashbacks.
EFF is Leaving X
After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. The math hasn’t worked out for a while now. The Numbers Aren’t Working Out We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to ten times a day in
The creators of 1000xResist are making a game about convincing an AI she's not a real person
No, it's not 2000xResist.
Ira Sachs’ Cannes Movie ‘The Man I Love’ Starring Rami Malek Boarded by MK2 Films, Reveals First Look (EXCLUSIVE)
Indie cinema champion MK2 Films (“Sentimental Value”) has boarded Ira Sachs’ “The Man I Love,” one of the hotly anticipated movies set to world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and the sole American feature which is currently slated to compete for a Palme d’Or. Starring
A Mercury rover could explore the planet by sticking to the Terminator
The closest planet to our sun, Mercury, experiences extreme temperature variations. Since the planet has no atmosphere to speak of, it is in a constant cycle where one side is extremely hot and the other extremely cold. On the sun-facing side, temperatures reach a scorching
Research suggests AI infrastructure projects are worth the investment less than 30% of the time
Who could have foreseen this?
Great apes mirror facial expressions with surprising precision, study shows
New research from the University of Portsmouth has found that great apes exhibit exactness in mimicking one another's facial expressions in social contexts. The study, published in Scientific Reports, explored how orangutans and chimpanzees mirror expressions during social
Co-op pirate survival game Windrose breaks 1.5 million Steam wishlists, and good news for everyone who's added it to their list: It's coming out next week
The coming-very-soon release date was announced during the Triple I showcase.
Skylar Spence Shares New 22-Minute Mix “Almost Butterflies” To Go With Hit Vibes Reissue
When we last heard from Skylar Spence last summer, the artist formerly known as Saint Pepsi was celebrating the 10th anniversary of his 2015 classic Prom King. Now it seems he’s adopted a forward-looking posture, at least partially. Spence shared a new 22-minute mix on YouTube
Crimson Desert does what other games do backwards and that's why it's a beautiful freak of nature, says imsim vet at Arkane Lyon
In most games, for example, your character starts out already knowing what a goat is.
1000xResist studio reveals next game Prove You're Human
The Peabody Award-winning studio sunset visitor revealed its next project after 1000xResist: a narrative-focused game about debating an uncanny AI.
Trump again berates NATO, calls it 'disappointing'
Trump's outrage at NATO allies over their failure to join the Iran war had prompted fears he would seek to pull the United States out of the nearly eight-decade-old alliance.
Tubi strikes ChatGPT deal that cuts out human movie recommendations
What should you watch tonight? An AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT can now tell you.
Unsurprisingly, Sturgill Simpson Is a Killer Rapper
In an unearthed video, a teenage Simpson raps about prom
Dozens of states condemn attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
April 9 - Dozens of states issued a joint statement at the United Nations on Thursday condemning \"unacceptable aggressive behavior\" toward U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and calling for increased protections after the deaths there of three Indonesian soldiers.
Netanyahu orders immediate talks with Beirut on Hezbollah disarmament and peace deal
An Israeli official said that despite the opening of talks, Israel has not applied a cease-fire to Lebanon. Israel's Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, will lead the negotiations on behalf of Israel. The announcement comes as Israel has launched a massive wave of strikes
'Stardew Valley meets Twin Peaks' in this 'gritty farming thriller,' and if you don't find all of those words appealing I don't know how to help you
Grow food and try to solve the mystery of a grim, isolated town in Crop.
