Between Don’t Breathe and the upcoming Avatar sequel, Stephen Lang is really cornering the market on intimidating older men. Appropriately enough, Lang is playing the title character in Old Man. Judging by the fact that he has chosen to live alone in the woods, we can reasonably assume that this old man doesn’t want to […]
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The first US video game studio to unionize is shutting down
The first video game studio in the US to unionize is shutting down. On Wednesday, Beast Breaker developer Vodeo Games announced it had failed to secure funding to produce an additional release beyond its debut title. “Despite a year of avid efforts, we’ve been unable to secure funding for our next project from publishers and […]
Excitement, adrenaline, jitters: what Canadians are feeling on the first day of school
This school year, students in kindergarten through Grade 12 are filing into classrooms much more reminiscent of pre-pandemic times. Parents, teachers and students tell us about the first day, share what’s on their minds and tell us the things they’re looking forward to.
The euro just dropped below $0.99 for the first time in 20 years after Russia halted gas flows
A surge in the dollar has hammered other currencies such as the euro. Tunahan Turhan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The euro dropped below $ 0.99 for the first time in two decades after Russia halted the flow of natural gas. A surge in the dollar piled pressure on other major currencies, with investors flocking towards […]
Prostate cancer: The first symptoms Bill Turnbull ‘didn’t get checked’ – all signs to spot
BBC JOURNALIST and radio presenter Bill Turnbull died this week aged 66. The dad-of-three was diagnosed with prostate cancer – the second largest cancer killer among men in the UK – back in 2017. But in the time leading up to his death Bill admitted he missed some of the early warning signs of the […]
Toronto TikTok star, 21, killed in first solo jump at skydiving school when her parachute is pulled too late
Tanya Pardazi was training in a skydiving course at Skydive Toronto when the fatal accident occurred. Courtesy of Tanya Pardazi Tanya Pardazi, 21, was taking a solo skydiving at Skydive Toronto Inc. Pardazi pulled her parachute too late – preventing it from properly inflating, the company says. Thousands of her TikTok followers have expressed their […]
First US death linked to monkeypox reported in immunocompromised adult in Texas
Enlarge / A sign announcing monkeypox vaccination is set up in Tropical Park by Miami-Dade County and Nomi Health on August 15, 2022, in Miami. A severely immunocompromised adult who tested positive for monkeypox has died in Texas, marking the first US death connected to the global outbreak, state health officials said Tuesday. Such deaths […]
Space Jam: A New Legacy: Watch LeBron James Take On ‘Toons in First Trailer, Ahead of HBO Max Premiere
RELATED STORIES Like Michael Jordan before him, NBA champ LeBron James is heading to Toontown. In the first trailer released Saturday for Space Jam: A New Legacy (which hits HBO Max July 16, in addition to theaters), James faces off with some of the most classic cartoon characters from the Warner Bros. archives. While trying […]
Grey’s Beach Limbo: Why We’re Ready to ‘Wave’ Goodbye to What at First Seemed Like a ‘Shore Thing’
RELATED STORIES Initially, it seemed like a great idea, didn’t it? While Grey’s Anatomy — and all of us — dealt with the pandemic, the ABC drama offered up a welcome escape: Meredith’s COVID dreams of a beautiful beach on which she reunited with lost loved ones like husband Derek and buddy George. It was […]
The Masked Singer: The First Clues About Seashell, Raccoon and More
The Masked Singer is back for another season, and you know what that means: It’s time to put on your who-could-possibly-be-under-those-giant-foam-heads hats! Wednesday’s premiere introduced us to five of Season 5’s competitors: Russian Doll, Seashell, Raccoon, Snail and Porcupine Robopine. And even before this “game-changing” season started in on its twists — aka the previously […]
