Beckons

Apple Music might be about to get some new competition following the news that video-based social network TikTok is set to continue the rollout of its music streaming service to new markets.TikTok Music is expanding to a small group of users in Australia, Mexico, and Singapore, but people will have to be approved to join a closed beta program to test it out.While TikTok Music is yet to make its U.S. debut, the slow rollout is a clear indication that TikTok wants to ensure its service is stable and competitive before…

Artist’s impression of the Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon and a major target in NASA’s quest to assess habitability and search for potential signs of life beyond Earth on worlds across the solar system. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve GribbenNASA’s Dragonfly Team Soars through Major Design ReviewThe Dragonfly mission, led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), recently passed the weeklong Preliminary Design Review (PDR), a critical milestone. APL, <span…

From the atmospheric lighting that drips in primary colours to the spooky setting of a gothic castle in ruins, the retro aesthetics of Kevin Kopacka’s second feature pay tribute to the twisted pleasures of 1960s and 1970s European horror movies: giallo, fantastique, and the like. Ruled by emotional as well as physical dysfunction, this film opens with an ill-fated car trip taken by an overbearing husband and his reticent wife to an abandoned country estate which the latter has inherited.The dilapidated condition of the…

Following the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the MCU‘s Phase Four has now officially come to an end — barring coda project The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special arriving next week, that is. In many ways, the franchise is about to enter uncharted territory, then, as it moves deeper into the Multiverse Saga and continues to introduce bold new heroes and expand its universe in fresh ways. And yet, whatever big swings are still to come, the MCU has already pulled off its greatest risk. That’s according to…

This week, Top Shelf Productions releases Order of the Night Jay (Book One): The Forest Beckons. The middle grade graphic novel from the IDW imprint is the debut from cartoonist Jonathan Schnapp. Today The Beat is pleased to present an exclusive preview of the book, which follows a young bear as he tries to make friends at camp – and learns the secrets hidden in the woods. Here’s how Top Shelf describes Order of the Night Jay (Book One): The Forest Beckons: Making friends can be hard for a nervous bear, even at summer…

Image via Marvel Comics The time has almost come, Marvel lovers. After months, nay years, of fancasting, we are very possibly about to find out who has been cast as the MCU’s Fantastic Four this very weekend. One of the biggest announcements rumored to be coming from the superhero studio’s presentation at the D23 Expo this Saturday is the confirmation of the lead cast for 2024’s FF reboot. And, though we’ve still got 24 hours until the news potentially drops, folks are already losing it on social media. After…