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Screenshot: MicrosoftAlthough they didn’t appear in the original telling of the Fall of Reach as seen in the 2001, Noble Team—a squad of next-generation Spartan-III supersoldiers, the successors to the Spartan II program—were the primary protagonists of the version of the Fall of Reach depicted in Halo: Reach. There were six members of the team—Carter, Kat, Jun, Emile, Jorge, and Noble Six, Reach’s customizable player character—and spoiler, but unsurprisingly so given everything you’ve read here so far, all but one of…

Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D won a resounding victory Friday at the copyright infringement trial over a tattoo she inked on a friend free of charge seven years ago. Nine jurors took less than three hours to unanimously decide the tattoo wasn’t “substantially similar” enough to the reference photo she used. The photo was a copyrighted portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis that was taken in 1989. “I knew that if we didn’t fight this that I just think it would have done so much harm to an industry that has…

Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D appeared in a Los Angeles federal courtroom Tuesday to fight claims she stole a photographer’s “iconic” portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis and tattooed it on a friend without proper credit or compensation. The former star of reality shows Miami Ink and LA Ink sat before a jury as her lawyer alleged in his opening statement that Von D only used the famous photo for “inspiration” as she created a “completely different” work applied to her friend’s arm free of charge seven years…

Kat Dennings has solidified herself as a relatively beloved star within the Hollywood landscape after being in the public eye for a little over two decades. She’s also become a fan-favorite crush for a number of fans. It’s for that reason that Twitter didn’t take it so well in 2021 when it was confirmed that Dennings got engaged to musician Andrew W.K. Over two years after their engagement began, the actress and her longtime partner finally tied the knot during a sweet ceremony. Photos from the event are now starting to…

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “One Heart, Lost and Found” by Kat Howard. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED’s website. Enjoy!Why Hollywood Writers Are Striking Over AI | Future TechOne Heart, Lost and FoundI came to the city to find an egg. A robin’s egg, to be precise, an oval of pale, perfect blue that echoed the spring sky. Inside, not a robin, but an emerald.…

Running until March 9, there are over two weeks left to back the new Kickstarter campaign from Kat Calamia, Phil Falco (Bi Visibility: A Bisexual Anthology), and Jamila Rowser (Wash Day Diaries), who unite to bring you a brand-new comic book anthology, Hairology, with a foreword from the legendary Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey). Before the campaign’s launch, The Beat caught up with Calamia over Zoom to discuss the genesis of the Hairology anthology, her experience working with Rowser on the project, and tips for…

Image: HasbroThis week we got our first look at Power Rangers’ big celebration for its 30th birthday—a new special episode reuniting a mix of first and second-generation rangers from the original Mighty Morphin’ team. But a notable face was missing among them.Amy Jo Johnson, who played Kimberly,the first Pink Ranger, will not appear alongside fellow returning original stars David Yost (Billy, MMPR’s Blue Ranger) or Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack, MMPR’s first Black Ranger) in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once & Always.…

Image: Toei AnimationOne Piece’s theatrical movies have generally been fine. Well, they used to be terrible until creator Eiichiro Oda started getting more hands-on with them, but generally they all ended in the same way—Monkey D. Luffy and his crewmates, and maybe a few more popular characters, teaming up to fight some new, ultra-powerful, non-canonical foe. But Red is different in almost every way, and for the better. It fills out Luffy’s backstory by introducing Uta, the daughter of One Piece’s most enigmatic…

As part of an ongoing collaboration with Limbitless Solutions, a non-profit which creates 3D-printed prosthetics for children, 343 Industries has introduced two new prosthetic sleeve designs based on Halo characters.The first is based on the Mjolnir power armor in Halo Infinite. The other is based on the armor of Halo: Reach star Spartan Catherine-B320, aka “Kat,” who was one of the first characters in Halo use a prosthetic limb. 343 Industries also assisted Limbitless Solutions in developing a new…

Screenshot: Marvel Studios/Disney+Action-packed law comedy She-Hulk just concluded its first season in true Jennifer Walters style, not to mention excitement for the future of the character. Director Kat Coiro recently sat down with io9 to chat about the season, creating a distinct take on a Marvel show, and that K.E.V.I.N cameo with Jen’s wink to the X-Men coming to the MCU.Sabina Graves, io9: Let’s start with the finale. How incredible—the wildest fourth wall break I’ve ever seen. It was so unexpected to see Jen…