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Photo: Sabina Graves/GizmodoTo celebrate the upcoming digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release of Poor Things, io9 attended a party inspired by the Emma Stone-starring film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. The cinematic soiree was delightfully twisted, just like the parties Stone’s Fraken-creation Bella Baxter enjoys—complete with immersive actors portraying her role. The mini-gala, held in Los Angeles, CA, showcased the Oscar-nominated film’s costumes, both on the wandering Bellas as well as displayed on mannequins, allowing…

On Saturday night in Hollywood, the rising electronic musician Mindchatter performed to 1,200 people at a sold-out Fonda Theatre. He wrapped up a bit after 11 p.m., and by midnight he was back onstage at the Spotlight just a few blocks down Hollywood Boulevard.To judge by the lines outside, much of the Fonda’s crowd followed him back to this brand-new 300-capacity venue, which resurrects the original name of the bar at 1601 N. Cahuenga Ave. The Spotlight was once one of L.A.’s oldest gay bars, a rough-and-ready beacon…

When the Kansas City Chiefs scored the winning touchdown during a historic overtime nail-biter at the Super Bowl on Sunday, viewers were on the edge of their seats — including none other than SpongeBob Squarepants and his best friend, Patrick Star. An unlikely pair to have anything to do with one of the biggest sporting events of the year, one might think, but the beloved animated characters turned out to be the breakout sports commentators of the night. In a Super Bowl and Nickelodeon first, the network, owned by…

In general, how healthy is your overall diet? Would you say it is.... (January 2024). Credit: Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability Food or nutrition-related New Year's resolutions were more popular among consumers going into 2024 compared to last year, according to the January Consumer Food Insights Report. This year 25% of consumers responded "yes" when asked if they had any food- or nutrition-related New Year's…

George Orwell’s first novel, Burmese Days, published in 1934, drew substantially on the five years he served in the Indian imperial police force at various stations along the Irrawaddy a decade earlier. You suspect, however, that his alter ego in that novel, John Flory, was a good deal more seasoned than the young writer, still called Eric Blair, had been when he arrived in Mandalay in 1922. Flory was cast as a teak merchant in his mid-30s; Blair was unvarnished and 19 and just out of Eton. Similarly, Orwell’s two…

It is January 1985, and the Smiths are soon to release their political opus, Meat Is Murder. NME’s December 1984 interview teasing the album begins with the earnest question, “Rather than writing about yourself in the abstract, your new songs seem to isolate particular instances …” Students across the nation are going vegetarian at Morrissey’s lead. This is very serious stuff.Over in Smash Hits, Tom Hibbert’s first question for the singer is: “What’s the matter with you?” Moz’s persistent lethargy, Hibbert suggests, may…

From Google to Microsoft, Indian-origin CEOs are taking the lead on the biggest tech companies with their expertise. Leading the pack is Satya Nadella who recently marked 10 years as the CEO of tech giant Microsoft where he transformed the company into a cloud computing and AI powerhouse. Now, Microsoft has $3 trillion worth of market value and it is continuously increasing with their initiative to become the leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Needless to say, Nadella's creative mind and skills have…

Although Harrison Ford is the only actor to appear in all five Indiana Jones movies, there have been a handful of people who’ve paired with Dr. Henry Jones Jr. for more than one adventure. Among them is John Rhys-Davies, who first played longtime friend Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, then was brought back last year for The Dial of Destiny (following his refusal to appear in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). Because Indiana Jones 5 is the last movie in the franchise, we won’t be seeing Sallah…

Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard seems to be paying off, as the latest financial report now shows gaming revenue ($7.11 billion) has overtaken Windows ($5.26 billion) as the company’s third largest revenue stream. Microsoft reported $62 billion in revenue for the quarter ending on December 31, 2023 (up 18%) and $21.9 billion net income (up 33%). Productivity and business which includes Microsoft Office, Office 365, LinkedIn and Dynamics 365 was valued at $19.2 billion while cloud services contributed…

Few upcoming 2024 movies have me excited to hit the theater more than Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the star-studded follow-up to Ghostbusters: Afterlife that will welcome back even more familiar faces than the prior sequel did. And the latest full-length preview builds upon all the awesomeness of the first trailer, while also teasing a few more surprises that are on the way. And that includes a returning “character” that I absolutely didn’t expect to see again: the librarian ghost. The trailer, which can be viewed above,…