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Photo: Julien’s Auctions (Getty Images)Have you ever wanted to own a piece of Apple history, like the first Macintosh computer or an original Steve Jobs business card? Would you settle for some gross, old sandals worn by Steve Jobs? Because, if so, have we got a deal for you.A pair of sandals owned and worn by Steve Jobs will go up for auction on Friday, and is expected to fetch anywhere from $60,000 to $80,000 according to the auction house, Julien’s Auctions.The Birkenstock sandals were apparently worn by Jobs in the…

Screenshot: Warner Bros.The cast of Dwayne Johnson’s wild Santa Netflix movie Red One continues to get more absurd. Chris Pratt’s Garfield adds a few more faces to its cast. The Walking Dead’s Daryl Dixon spinoff has found a major star. Plus, The Umbrella Academy teases its end. Spoilers, away!Red OneAccording to Deadline, J.K. Simmons and Bonnie Hunt have joined the cast of the “four-quadrant holiday family film” Red One as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, respectively.LonglegsDeadline also reports Nicolas Cage is attached to star in…

Donald Trump says he’ll ‘probably’ pursue a third presidential run. He dropped the rather definitive hint at a rally last week. In response, shares of the shell company Digital World Acquisition Corp. tied to Truth Social meaningfully increased in value for the first time in months. At market open on Monday, DWAC’s value instantly climbed about 25%, before falling slightly.Referencing running for president, Trump said he would “very, very, very probably do it again,” at an Iowa rally on Nov 3. Then two days later, while…

Image: Disney+There’s really nowhere to run for most of our heroes in “Nobody’s Listening!”This episode of Andor, directed by Toby Haynes and written by Beau Willimon, oozes the shameless evil of the Empire as its loyalists find more unconventional ways to shake out anyone who stands in their way. The facade is almost completely stripped away as their true ugliness across the Star Wars galaxy is exposed. In Dedra Meero’s (Denise Gough) world she’s the main character of this story. The Imperial Security Bureauofficer is…

Since the Donald Trump-founded social media platform, Truth Social launched in February, the site’s financial origins have been cloaked in layer of mystery. The company secured an alleged $1 billion in funding, but that money remains inaccessible pending a successful public launch. In the interim, Trump’s media venture has pulled together about $38 million in debt, according to SEC filings, and that money didn’t come from Trump himself. So, who provided it?Finally, we have some answers, according to a report from Reuters.…

Deepcake, a Russian tech company, previously created Willis’ deepfake for a 2021 phone commercial.Image: Theo Wargo (Getty Images)Bruce Willis was back in headlines last week as news broke that the actor had seemingly sold the rights to his face to Deepcake, a Russian AI company specializing in deepfakes. Willis’ representatives, however, are contesting these reports. Willis and Deepcake previously collaborated on a 2021 Russian phone ad, with an AI-generated likeness of the actor appearing in the spot. The sale of…

Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Looper.Image: SonyTen years ago, when Rian Johnson’s Looper was released, it was pretty universally loved. This site loved it, fans loved it, I loved it, and that adoration hasn’t really gone away. However, while I liked the film when I saw it, it’s never one I felt the need to rewatch. And so, for its 10-year anniversary, I did just that, and discovered time has only made this time-travel movie better. Things that were once confusing are no longer so; themes that were a little…

Image: Noh Juhan/NetflixSquid Game was a massive hit when it first premiered in 2021, and it’s gone on to win various awards and acclaim throughout this current awards season. Even though the second season is some ways off, there exists the question of how long the show will run, and what it can do to top itself with future seasons. And part of that potential future may be...bringing in actors from the west?At a recent Netflix press event in Seoul, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk addressed a questionabout if Hollywood actors…

Screenshot: ParamountIn all sincerity, Tom Cruise is the true embodiment of a movie star. That man cheerfully runs on reels and projector lighting to do stunts that seem physically impossible. And he wants you to know he’d much rather continue to defy death in the most extreme ways for our viewing pleasure while appearing on a giant movie theater screen. The one-man spectacle machine who proved movies are back, baby with Top: Gun Maverick has Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One coming up next. The movie has …

Photo: SAUL LOEB / Contributor (Getty Images)It’s understandable that a man so attached to social media would be a bit frazzled when one day it was all taken away. Alex Holder, the filmmaker who got incredible access to the 45th President and his family while filming a documentary leading up to the January 6th Capitol riots, says he saw firsthand how upsetting it is to no longer be able to live-tweet insults and every other random thought to a mass audience. Holder was a guest on the Bulwark Podcast this week and shared…