A politically charged new thriller, Civil War is an upcoming film that’s been courting some controversy since its South by Southwest premiere in March 2024. From writer-director Alex Garland, known for 28 Days Later and Never Let Me Go, comes another look at dystopia — this time set amid the chaos and conflict of a … Read more
There’s no more important death in video games than that of Final Fantasy VII’s flower girl, Aerith. In the 1997 game, Aerith meets her end at the hands of Sephiroth, who brutally stabs her in front of the game’s hero, Cloud Strife, and by extension the players. It was a permadeath that stayed with fans. … Read more
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands’s National Holocaust Museum is opening on Sunday in a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence is prompting protest because of Israel’s deadly offensive against Palestinians in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Rotting fruit, withered vegetables, empty water jugs and spent gas canisters now stock the stores and stands that serve Haiti’s poor — a consequence of the unrelenting gang attacks that have paralyzed the country for more than a week and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods. The terrifying violence as … Read more
All is seemingly not going well in Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper‘s romance with Gigi Hadid. Reports making the rounds suggest that Cooper’s mom, Gloria Campano, is causing “tension” in their relationship as Cooper insists on spending more time with her. As we reported, Cooper and Hadid became linked in October 2023. The model allegedly first … Read more
As games like Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake II, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Spider-Man 2, and so many more marked 2023 as a year of instant hits and commercial success, developers were suffering. Layoffs rolled across the industry worldwide, knocking out a reported 6,500 jobs from studios like Amazon Games, Ubisoft, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was duty-bound to the end, fearing that her death at her holiday home in Scotland might create unnecessary hassle, her daughter says in an upcoming documentary. The queen’s only daughter, Princess Anne, reveals in the program to air on the BBC that … Read more
Christmas is in full swing in New York City; lines snake through Midtown as tourists oggle department store windows and the Rockefeller Center tree, and the Union Square Holiday Market is bustling with vendors and shoppers. All the while, hotel prices are up and vacancies down compared to the 2022 holiday season—and there are almost … Read more
BAGHDAD — A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack is the first on the embassy located in the heavily fortified Green Zone of Iraq’s capital to be confirmed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war. The Green … Read more
The first trailer for Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived and is teasing a new female protagonist. More of a teaser than anything, the trailer introducers viewers to Lucia, a woman who blames her incarceration on “bad luck, I guess.” To say Grand Theft Auto VI is hotly anticipated is an understatement. Rockstar’s … Read more