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Kevin Bacon, the prolific, acclaimed and non-controversial star of TV and beloved films, is one of the last Hollywood celebrities you’d expect to be caught in a culture wars firestorm or face conservative calls to effectively be canceled. But he and Kyra Sedgewick, his wife of 35 years, are facing a fierce online response after he posted a video of them joyfully dancing together to Taylor Swift’s song “Karma” to show their support for drag performers, amid Republican-led efforts to limit drag shows and transgender rights…

Image via Marvel Studios As if one Marvel Cinematic Universe controversy revolving around a freshly-minted star wasn’t enough, a second one quickly reared its head after the aftershocks from Beef star David Choe’s resurfaced comments drew Steven Yeun into their orbit. The Academy Award-nominated star was first blasted for failing to comment on the situation, but when he eventually did, things only got worse. At the same time, more accusers have reportedly come forward to speak out on Jonathan Majors and the…

China stocks fell, dragged down by a slump in Chatbot-related companies that had surged amid speculative bets and despite data showing China's exports posted a surprise surge in March. China's blue-chip index CSI 300 closed down 0.7%, while the Hang Seng Index edged up 0.2%. Chinese outbound shipments rose 14.8% in March, snapping five months of declines, while imports fell a smaller-than-expected 1.4%, customs data showed on Thursday. However, analysts cautioned the improvement partly reflected suppliers catching up with…

Kelsea Ballerini drew heat and praise Sunday night after featuring all-star drag queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” during a colorful performance at the 2023 CMT Music Awards.The “Peter Pan” and “This Feeling” singer, who also co-hosted the fan-voted country-music awards show, sang her new ride-or-die best friend anthem “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” backed by a quartet of “Drag Race” stars — Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport and Olivia Lux — dressed as glam midcentury housewives lounging on a lawn in front…

via Sony Michael Bay’s stint at the helm of the Transformers franchise proved he was ill-equipped when it came to sci-fi, so there were naturally a few quizzical eyebrows raised when it was first announced his protege Jonathan Liebesman would be diving into the genre with the $70 million Battle: Los Angeles. Having been brought into the Platinum Dunes fold for Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, it was a big step up in terms of both budget and ambition for the filmmaker, but the end result was sorely…

Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage It doesn’t matter what the subject matter is, social media will always find a way to turn almost anything into a Marvel vs. DC debate, and the latest to be tarred with the ignominious brush is inevitably the recent arrest of Jonathan Majors. The Kang the Conqueror actor hasn’t officially been charged with any offenses as of yet, but he is staring at allegations of strangulation, assault and harassment. Naturally, his team has been quick to deny any wrongdoing on the 33 year-old’s…

The study reports that X7 is being pulled apart as the supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A*, drags it closer. Credit: Anna Ciurlo/UCLA<span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>UCLA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. It is organized into the College of Letters and Science and 12 professional schools.…

For decades, astronomers have watched a mysterious blob named X7 drift around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, wondering where it came from.By analyzing 20 years' worth of observations, a team of scientists led by University of California Los Angeles astrophysicist Anna Ciurlo has uncovered dramatic transformation in the X7's shape, stretching to almost twice its initial length.That change in structure suggests the strange blob is most likely made of debris ejected during a relatively recent…

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been the toast of the tech world of late.This week, news website Semafor reported that the software giant is in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI, the company behind the revolutionary new chatbot ChatGPT, in a deal worthy of Shank Tank’s hall of fame.The funding round would value OpenAI at $29 billion, and Microsoft would get a staggering 75% of the company’s profits until it recouped its initial investment. After that, it would have a 49% stake in OpenAI, with other investors sharing…