Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona outside the Capitol on August 10, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Mark Kelly has a 47%-45% lead over Blake Masters in the Arizona Senate race, per a new Emerson poll. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and former television journalist Kari Lake are tied at 46% support. […]
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AI wins state fair art contest, annoys humans
Enlarge / The winning entry, Théåtre D’opéra Spatial. (credit: Jason Allen) A synthetic media artist named Jason Allen entered AI-generated artwork into the Colorado State Fair fine arts competition and announced last week that he won first place in the Digital Arts/Digitally Manipulated Photography category, Vice reported Wednesday based on a viral tweet. Allen used […]
Simon Cowell announces X Factor return on Israeli series of singing contest: ‘Can’t wait’
While the X Factor UK may not have aired on ITV this year, it hasn’t stopped head judge and music mogul Simon Cowell making waves in the franchise overseas. That’s because today, Simon announced he’d be joining the line-up of judges for the fourth season of the singing contest in Israel. In a statement obtained […]
The Masked Singer: Tree unmasked as Teddy Sheringham after being voted off ITV contest
Teddy is a former English football manager and football player, and has famously played for clubs such as Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, which had been referred to earlier on in the show. The star had dropped clues about his identity as fans quickly got to work guessing who the star could be. In the […]
‘Embarrassing’ Former Labour MP slams party in leadership contest rant
“While not engaging with these massive massive warning signs coming from working class people.” In the studio, former Tory MP, Ed Vaizey was asked his opinion of Eleanor Thornberry. “I do not think the Tories would be frightened of Eleanor Thornberry,” he began. “Whether this is fair or unfair the Tories will characterise her as […]
Eurovision 2019: Fans MOCK Madonna’s ‘Game of Thrones’ outfit during Song Contest routine
Madonna took to the stage last night for a performance that received mixed reviews, with some slamming the superstar not only for her “flat” vocals but also her bizarre fashion choices. The outfit she donned was compared to HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which is airing its much-anticipated finale tonight. Some viewers said the […]
Eurovision 2019 LIVE: Netherlands WIN this year’s contest leaving UK in LAST place
[embedded content] The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 kicked off tonight at 8pm BST with 26 countries competing for a chance to walk away as winners and host the competition next year. Graham Norton provided commentary for the UK, taking over from radio presenter Scott Mills and This Morning host Rylan Clark-Neal […]
Eurovision 2019 Madonna: ‘Zero points’ Like A Prayer star SLAMMED for Song Contest routine
Despite much controversy, Madonna performed at the Eurovision Song Contest’s Grand Final in Tel Aviv, Israel this evening. The 60-year-old took to the stage wearing a black cape and an eye patch to perform one of her most iconic hits, Like A Prayer, and her latest single Future with Quavo. Ahead of her performance, it […]
Pokémon Go creators launch AR-game contest that (nearly) resembles American Idol
Enlarge (credit: Niantic) How could Niantic, the leading developers of Pokémon Go, possibly top its augmented-reality (AR) gaming sensation? Today’s announcement from the studio hints at its future strategy: find someone else to do it. The Niantic Beyond Reality Developer Contest talks up a prize pool of more than $ 1 million, but the real […]
‘A tinkle contest with a skunk’: Pelosi trashes Trump’s ‘manhood’ after heated border wall talk
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi had some choice words for the president following an argumentative exchange in the Oval Office in which she blamed him for an impending government shutdown. “It’s like a manhood thing for him,” she said, referring to the president’s obsession with building a border wall. “As if manhood could ever be […]