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Rapa Nui tablet and location. (A) 3D model of the Rapa Nui tablet D Échancrée. (B) Enlargement on the script. (C) Map of Rapa Nui (produced with OpenStreetMap, available under the Open Database License). Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53063-7 A team of philologists, chemists, environmental physicists and engineers affiliated with several institutions across Europe has found evidence of an…

The internet can't get enough of the Deadpool & Wolverine teaser. As soon as the much-awaited glimpse into the Deadpool threequel dropped during Super Bowl on Monday, Marvel Cinematic Universe buffs scanned every corner of the teaser to flag Easter eggs. In case you missed, we've got you covered. (Also Read: Watch: 4 top trailers that dropped during Super Bowl, from Deadpool & Wolverine to The Fall Guy) Ryan Reynolds accepting his Emmy Award as Deadpool made it to the teaser of Deadpool and Wolverine…

The Deadpool 3 trailer had so much to live up to, after — well — years of hype. Thankfully, the first look at the film that we must now refer to as Deadpool & Wolverine definitely delivered. Showing admirable restraint, the trailer still keeps a lot close to its chest, as well as offering a tantalizing flavor of Deadpool joining the MCU at long last and the most artful semi-glimpses at Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine return. So, no, while there was no Fantastic Four casting announcement, the Deadpool & Wolverine…

Season 2 of Call of Duty: Warzone is live, returning the popular Fortune's Keep map to battle royale. Similar to the Vanguard-era version of the map, there's a new vault Easter egg to complete, and here's how you can unlock it.How to complete the throne vault Easter eggYou'll want to head to the map's Keep point of interest, which is the main part of the castle. Head into the courtyard and enter the large throne room, and you'll see a wall-mounted torch on each side of the throne.Throne and torchesFirst,…

With the recent release of Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1, Google has subtly hinted at the impending arrival of Android 15 through a tweak to its Easter egg feature. Android updates typically introduce unique Easter eggs, and Android 14 was no exception. It features an outer space-themed Easter egg in its Settings menu. However, the latest version has brought about a noticeable change – replacing the circular Easter egg badge with an inverted triangle. While this alteration may seem minor, it holds significant implications for…

Some of the best moments in both Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 are the cross-medium crossovers. In Spider-Verse, the game’s Spider-Man briefly appears in Miguel O’Hara’s world. In Spider-Man 2, there’s a brief reference to Miguel and the movie’s multiverse too. Considering both projects were made independently, that there’s any crossover at all is probably a miracle but, apparently, there was almost another one.io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightSony recently got together…

The iconic GameCube start-up sound is a fond memory of many gamers' childhoods, but for the last 23 years, the beloved Nintendo console has been harboring a little-known secret: There's an alternate version of the well-known xylophone jingle that plays when the console is turned on, and it sounds absolutely hilarious.Recently shared online by an employee at Secret Castle Toys--a local game shop based in Owensboro, Kentucky--the secret Easter egg start-up noise has taken the internet by storm, with many…

Warning: SPOILERS for 2024’s Mean Girls musical adaptation are in play. If you haven’t made fetch happen yet, you’ve been warned. Revisiting the past through something like the new Mean Girls musical remake can be tricky. Walking a fine line between making references to the past and making something that the crowd seeking out 2024 movies will also dig is challenging, no matter what property tries to do it. However, this new spin on the Tina Fey-scripted/Lindsay Lohan-starring comedy strikes that balance rather well. You…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe highly-anticipated Mean Girls movie musical has just hit theatres, with the remake featuring an array of references to the original film.Similar to the 2004 movie, the new Mean Girls adaption follows international student Cady Heron – this time played by Angourie Rice – as she befriends three of the most popular girls at North Shore High, Regina George (played by Reneé Rapp),…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNetflix users are reacting to a “chilling” detail in family film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.The new sequel, from animation house Aardman, was released on Friday (15 December), breaking an impressive Rotten Tomatoes record for the animation house and reuniting fans of the 2000 original with characters Rocky and Ginger – albeit without their original voice stars.However, it was the…