Political violence is returning to the UK, bursting out of the morass of conspiracy and extremism online. There is at times a Blairish elusiveness to the way Khan talks—broadcastable sound bites, reversions to cliché, and a genial caution in the phrasing of his answers. But as we talk about the loss of the rational center, … Read more
The universe is a deeply vexing place. Every breakthrough we make in our understanding of it begets more mysteries about how all this (gestures wildly) actually happened. In the new book Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe, experimental physicist Harry Cliff describes a handful of the most confounding phenomena at … Read more
Pondering the scale of the cosmos can feel as if you’re peering over the edge of the brink; it can be daunting enough to make you want to flee to the comforts of working, commuting, and other quotidian endeavors. But in Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges From the Cosmic Ocean, theoretical … Read more
Look at the stars — look how they shine for Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin. For nearly a decade, the Fifty Shades star and Coldplay frontman have been a couple. But before they were one of Hollywood’s most private pairings, the musician and actress were two stars sparking romance rumors as they were spotted together multiple times in late … Read more
But there may be opportunities to indirectly spot the signatures of those gravitons. One strategy Vafa and his collaborators are pursuing draws on large-scale cosmological surveys that chart the distribution of galaxies and matter. In those distributions, there might be “small differences in clustering behavior,” Obied said, that would signal the presence of dark gravitons. … Read more
Image: Dike Ruan/Marvel The new Ultimate Universe has an intriguing start behind it: what if classic Marvel heroes like Spider-Man and Black Panther have only just stepped into their heroic identities? Instead of coming into heroism naturally, Tony Stark (aka Iron Lad) has been tracking down persons of interest and jump starting them into the … Read more
A report emerged a few months ago suggesting which DC Universe stars will be returning…and who will not. Apparently, several more original DC Universe superhero stars are out and won’t be returning as the characters they originated. Three stars will be back. It looks like the fates of Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, and more have … Read more
The Big Picture Collider’s Perri Nemiroff chats with Madame Web producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Dakota Johnson headlines the new Marvel movie as a NYC paramedic who gains the ability to see the future. During their chat, di Bonaventura explains why he wanted the film to focus on Cassie and not the larger Spider-Man Universe, he … Read more
Summary Sony’s Spider-Man Universe continues to expand with new films centered around iconic characters like Venom, Morbius, and Madame Web. Despite the critical disappointment of Venom and Morbius, the franchise has been financially successful, with Venom earning over $856 million at the box office. Madame Web, the latest addition to the universe, follows a clairvoyant … Read more
Image: Marvel Studios Marvel Studios is only releasing one movie this year—but, from the looks of it, it’s going to be unforgettable. That movie, of course, is Deadpool & Wolverine, which brings the R-rated, fourth-wall-breaking hero from Fox’s X-Men Universe into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ryan Reynolds stars and, this time, he’s bringing along his … Read more