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Dubai, UAE, February 26th, 2024, ChainwireThe Layer-1 Received the Top Honor at the Eurasia Awards While Experiencing a Period of Unprecedented Growth and RecognitionSui, the layer 1 blockchain that has experienced explosive growth since its mainnet launch in 2023, has emerged as the winner at the Eurasia Awards held during the second edition of AIBC Eurasia in Dubai. The gala event, renowned for its world-class attendance and previous winners such as Animoca Brands and Crypto.com, witnessed the Sui Foundation…

The first “Parental Advisory” album Metro Boomin ever owned was Nelly’s Country Grammar, which helped define hip-hop’s St. Louis sound in 2000. His mom bought it for him. That record infused in Metro a great love of and pride in his hometown of St. Louis. Of course, he already loved his mom. “I’ve always been a mama’s boy, my whole life,” he says, pride boomin’ in his voice, over Zoom. “I’ve seen firsthand, with my mother, how hard it is being a single mother.” Metro was the oldest of five kids raised by his mom,…

For Sergio Calderón, success as an actor is about mastering his craft. In his 53-year career, Calderón has played many villains, most recently booking a role as a corrupt police officer in the 2022 Peacock dark comedy and mystery series “The Resort.”“I love to play those types of characters, because people really hate me,” he said, laughing. “They tell me in the streets how much they hate me. But to me, that is my success. Because that means I was able to convince people with what I performed.” (Dania…

Eugene Levy has had many iconic roles throughout his career, but he seems a little relieved that the films he gets recognized for the most has changed over the years. For decades, the Cheaper by the Dozen 2 actor was known for playing Jim’s dad in American Pie, a movie where four teenage boys enter a pact before graduation with the goal to lose their virginity by prom night. In the 1999 film, he catches his character’s son (Jason Biggs as Jim) in quite a sexual situation involving an apple pie.…

3D view of the Storegga landslide. Credit: Jens Karstens/GEOMAR The Storegga event is one of the largest submarine landslides known in the world and is located off the coast of Norway. It occurred about 8,150 years ago, after the end of the last ice age, and triggered a massive tsunami that devastated the coasts of the North Atlantic and what was then the North Sea. …

via Gravitas Ventures They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but try telling that to the people involved in The King’s Daughter, which is destined for a place in the history books as one of the heftiest fantastical failures the industry will ever see. On the surface, you’d think that director Sean McNamara’s $40 million adaptation of Vonda N. McIntyre’s 1997 novel The Moon and the Sun was merely the latest in a long line of whimsical fables that failed to catch on with audiences. While that’s true to a…

Laura Dern is extremely well-known for her prolific work in massive movies like Jurassic Park and Oscar-winning films like Marriage Story. However, these days instead of being asked for photos or autographs for her work in these films, she’s being recognized by some for a small cameo she made in one of Taylor Swift’s music videos. And what’s even better about all of this, is she had an interaction with said Swiftie at Jurassic Park. Dern was on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote her movie The Son, which is on the 2023 movie…

Over 300 workers vote in favor of unionization The QA department of ZeniMax Media has voted in favor of establishing a union within its office walls. Some 306 workers within the company’s U.S. gaming division sought unionization within a recently held ballot, overseen by the Communication Workers of America (CWA). ZeniMax Workers United has already been officially recognized by company owner Microsoft, following a deal made with the CWA in June 2022 where the union regulator offered their approval in regards to the…

Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver PostPortrait of attorney Norm Brownstein at his firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in Denver on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Norm Brownstein, founder and chairman of the law and lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, has been recognized by the National Law Journal with a lifetime achievement award. Brownstein was acknowledged for his work impacting national public policy for more than four decades, according to a news release. The National Law Journal described Brownstein as a “legendary…

The ocean covers most of our planet's surface, accounts for the majority of our oxygen production, and provides a significant amount of resources by way of food, minerals, and energy.Yet our oceans are shockingly underrepresented when it comes to environmental conventions on an international scale.The deep blue yonder is often reduced to footnotes and passing mentions in international accords that aim to unite our world in sustainable practices.To move beyond token efforts and develop guidelines that truly ensure future…