Amazon’s Homecoming—corporate clinics and creepy filmmaking make a fun thrill ride

The second trailer for Amazon’s Homecoming. Its 10-episode first season debuted this weekend. Homecoming, Amazon Prime’s new political techno-mystery series starring Julia Roberts, has a tough task: how do you translate an effective podcast into effective television? The story here started off as a successful fiction series from Gimlet Media, a podcasting entity started by […]

The thrill of the hunt: Foraging for edible gold on Vancouver Island

Leaning down, I use the John Deere pocketknife Riddick lent me to gently slice the stems, my other hand gently cradling the caps so they don’t tumble onto the ground and get damaged by the fall. You have to be very careful with wild mushrooms—they’re temperamental creatures. Golden chanterelles will start popping a couple of […]

Trip-Spiration: Thrill Seekers, Head to Dubai, UAE

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How Olympic athletes grapple with regular life once the thrill of the Games is gone

Associated Press/Michael Probst Being an athlete is central to the identity of most Olympians. Transitioning away from training and competing can be daunting. Many must decide whether they even want to continue participating in their sport. And they need to find a way to financially support themselves. Hundreds of Winter Olympians around the world are saying […]

‘Destiny 2’ March update brings the thrill back to competitive play

Bungie has spent much of its recent time addressing gripes with Destiny 2‘s story and cooperative play, but players in the competitive Crucible mode? Not so much — some have complained that the Crucible just isn’t that exciting, and the infamous Prometheus Lens incident arguably wouldn’t have happened if Bungie had been paying closer attention […]

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: We Get a 755-HP Thrill Ride around Willow Springs

– “We broke a lot of dynamometers testing this engine,” explained Jordan Lee, Chevrolet’s chief engineer for small-block engines, before handlers strapped us into the passenger seat of a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 for a few laps of Willow Springs International Raceway. It’s understandable, because the engine to which Lee referred is the ultra-Vette’s supercharged […]

Dragon Challenge Will Be Replaced With ‘All-New Thrill Ride’ in ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ Orlando

A new ride is coming to Hogwarts. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Hogsmeade at Universal Orlando will be introducing a new  “thrill ride” in 2019, replacing the Dragon Challenge. Details are vague on what the new ride will entail, but it’s exciting news for a theme park that has been rapidly expanding since […]

Is THIS the best ride ever? Thrill seekers can now soar off the Eiffel Tower

France’s most famous landmark has become a stomping ground for daredevils.  The Eiffel Tower has opened a new ride set to test the nerves of the most adventurous thrill seeker.  Visitors to Paris can now climb to the second floor of the towering structure and zip line to the ground below.  The zip wire reaches […]

Mamma Mia sequel CONFIRMED: Here We Go Again to thrill ABBA fans – but will cast return?

The new film – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – is due out in the summer of 2018, using ABBA songs not utilised the first time round. Deadline notes that some songs from the previous tale will also make re-appearances. As for the cast, the industry publication claims that they ARE expected to return […]