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It started so simply. In 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, Dom Toretto’s crew of street racers/thieves were stealing combination DVD/VCR players. In 2021’s F9: The Fast Saga, Dom and his friends—excuse me, Dom and his family—had to save the world by recovering a device that could hack into every computer on the planet. The franchise has been down a very long road, but one that will come to an end with next month’s Fast X and its conclusive sequel. So if you haven’t been watching their journey, is it worth jumping into the…

A U.S. Air Force veteran was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Wednesday for carrying out a fraudulent GoFundMe scheme claiming he was raising money to fund former President Donald Trump’s border wall. Brian Kolfage, who previously worked as an associate to Trump’s former advisor and White House strategist Steve Bannon, set up a “We The People BUILT the Wall!” GoFundMe page, claiming that all donations would go to funding the wall on the U.S./Mexico border.Trump Went Through Twitter WithdrawalKolfage,who…

Image: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images (Getty Images)Markiplier is making his way to the big screen. Per Deadline, the popular YouTuber (real name Mark Fishbach) has started production on Iron Lung, a theatrical film adaptation based on the 2022 video game of the same name. Fishbach will direct, produce, write and star in the flick, which is currently shooting in Austin, TX and co-stars Caroline Rose Kaplan (The Plot Against America). He’s been a household name in the YouTube games space for years now, and was one of…

McFarland in 2017, leaving federal court following his arraignment in New York City after Fyre Festival.Image: Mary Altaffer (AP)After apologizing to the Bahamas ahead of a recent treasure hunting scheme, Fyre Fest mastermind Billy McFarland has some seemingly inevitable news for us all: Fyre Festival 2 is in the works.Lower Drought Conditions In California | Extreme EarthMcFarland announced the sequel to the disaster of a music festival that kinda sorta took place in 2017 in a tweet yesterday—less in the form of a teaser…

Photo: Chiabella James/LegendaryDune: Part One is inarguably beautiful to watch. Every shot is stunning, as if every frame of film could be its own art piece. It’s no wonder the movie won the Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Visual Effects Oscars at the 2022 Academy Awards. Now you can enjoy that splendor in a new form: Dune Part One: The Photography offers a different view of the stars, sets, locations, and behind-the-scenes moments, and we have an exclusive excerpt.Shot and curated by the British…

Image: Kena Betancur (Getty Images)Well, the day has come. As much of the country waited on pins and needles over the past few weeks for the indictment of twice-impeached former president Donald Trump, Tuesday, April 4, 2o23 became the day that Trump officially was arraigned in Manhattan. Naturally there was plenty of pushback from Trump’s supporters, who appeared in Manhattan in a crowd that was less than a fraction of what could have potentially beenJanuary 6: Part 2. The protests occurred both at Trump Tower in…

Donald Trump, founder and former board chairman of Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), has been arrested in New York City. The tech pioneer turned himself into police custody around 1:30 P.M. ET after weeks of whispers surrounding if and when he would be indicted and arraigned for charges related to an alleged hush money payout to adult film star, Stormy Daniels.Trump wrote on his social network, “Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL—WOW, they are going to ARREST…

Image: UniversalIn the relative early days of the Fast franchise, Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto was headlining the series with the late Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner. When Walker died in 2013, the franchise opted to retire the character with Furious 7 two years later. Later installments have made it clear he’s quite alive—F9 even ends with his car coming to the Torettos’ driveway—and Dom’s son (as revealed in F8 of the Furious) is even named after the character.Is AI Moving Too Fast? | Future TechBrian’s absence has…

Former President Donald Trump appeared to suggest there could be “death and destruction” if he is indicted in the Stormy Daniels investigation. Trump, who called the investigation a “witch hunt” in a video posted to his Truth Social platform earlier this week, is once again trying to ramp up his supporters.Trump is under investigation for allegedly reimbursing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a hush money payout of $130,000 to Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. Daniels was allegedly paid for her silence…

In yet another late-night video, former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social claiming that there is a “witch hunt” against him, even as he claims he will be arrested on Tuesday. No arrest has been made, nor has it been confirmed by authorities, and Trump’s lawyer says the former president isn’t afraid of the charges against him, saying instead “He’s sad what’s going on,” CNBC reported.Trump is currently being investigated by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for his alleged reimbursement of legal expenses…