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Do you live in a lightning hotspot? A new set of maps shows just where all that discharged electricity makes contact with the ground across the United States each year. Tip: If you're worried about getting hit, you might want to skip Florida.That's because, according to the maps, Florida is the United States' hotspot for lightning strikes. In fact, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area alone had more than 120,000 lightning strokes in 2023.The maps were created by Chris Vagasky, a meteorologist from the University of…

Last week, Netflix announced it’d pulled the plug on Shadow & Bone, the YA fantasy show based on Leigh Bardugo’s popular five-book series. Much as fans mourned the show for being unable to tell the full story of the main trilogy, they were also just as devastated (if not more so) to realize this cancellation meant its intended spinoff also wouldn’t see the light of day.Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor PicksKnown as Six of Crows and named after the first book in the titular…

A recent study examined 60 years of near-surface air temperature data in North-West Europe, revealing that the maximum temperature on the hottest days is rising twice as fast as the maximum temperature on average summer days. These findings emphasize the necessity for immediate action from policymakers to adjust crucial infrastructure in response to the consequences of climate change.A recent study led by the University of Oxford reveals that climate change is driving the warmest days in North-West Europe to heat up at…

Pedro Almodóvar returns to Cannes with an entertaining divertissement: this 30-minute short, starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke, is a queer western with a hint of kink.Pascal is Silva, a handsome Mexican cowpoke who comes riding into a remote western town with the resonant name of Bitter Creek. Having tethered his horse and affectionately nuzzled it in a way that might have been alien to John Wayne, Silva comes to see the sheriff, Jake, played by Hawke.It is the first time the two men have laid eyes (and much else) on…

In California, Sizzle Season is more commonly known as “The State is on Fire” Season I’m not sure what happened between me and Splatoon, but spare time to play the game seemed to evaporate for me once the series made the move to Nintendo Switch. I still adore everything about this series. I just have a tough time making space in my schedule for it. Hopefully, I can find a way to turn that around with the start of Sizzle Season. This morning, Nintendo dropped a fresh trailer for the game detailing everything players…

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is sliding into theaters soon.Image: UniversalWe’re less than a month away from there being not one, but two Super Mario Bros. movies in existence. The Super Mario Bros. Movie opens on April 5 and comes from not only game creator Shigeru Miyamoto but also the minds behind Minions. Its latest trailer is here, and it’s wild.The people who made this one are why—despite the eclectic, controversial voice cast, which includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, and Charlie Day as…

2022 was something of a banner year for Netflix original movies, as the streamer managed to deliver many of its most popular films ever over the past 12 months, from Rian Johnson’s world-conquering whodunnit Glass Onion to Chris Evans/Ryan Gosling spy thriller The Gray Man. Netflix will only be looking to equal, or even top, that success in 2023, then, and this sizzle reel suggests they might just have the tools to do it. Delighting loyal subscribers everywhere, Netflix has just offered up our first look at all of their…

Screenshot: NetflixLines are drawn at The School for Good and Evil, the place where “every fairytale begins.” Friends Sophie (Beetlejuice on Broadway’s Sophia Ann Caruso) and Agatha (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Sofia Wylie) are set up to become great enemies when they’re enlisted in opposing schools—yes, one on the good side and the other on the evil side. Things get complicated when they realize there may have been a mistake. The film, directed by Paul Feig (A Simple Favor, Bridesmaids), is based onthe…

Pros Dynamic Island is fresh and more practical than the notch New 48-megapixel camera is a Pro-level upgrade A16 Bionic chip continues to impress iPhone price remains unphased by inflation Cons Forcing eSIM adoption is an anti-consumer move Subpar battery life on the smaller Pro Always-on display can be bright and distracting 3X optical zoom lags behind the comptetitionWith the 2022 lineup of new iPhones, Apple poured almost all of its best innovations and upgrades into the Pro models. The fact that Apple…