Invincible‘s Season 3 Premiere Is a Sharp, Violent Deconstruction of Heroism

As its fracturing title cards exemplified, Mark was in the blender last season and desperately needed stability. Since this is stillInvincible, trouble doesnt waste time showing up. In its wake, its characters ideals of heroism are pushed to their absolute breaking point. © Prime Video As with the real world, progress isnt linear inInvincible. Mark isnt the only one getting a deep character study inInvincible. Invincibles thematic throughline doesnt run out of narrative track to burn with its two leads....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Patricia Brown

Junk From Temu, SHEIN Will Probably Cost You More Under Trump’s New Tariffs

They have already been temporarily paused on Mexico while the two countries work out a deal. These companies are essentially H&M or Forever 21 of yesteryear but on AI-powered steroids. According to eMarketer, Temu alone will sell $30 billion worth of products in the U.S. in 2025. President Trump’s new tariffs cut off a loophole used by Temu and Shein.felipequeiroz/Shuttershock TikTokandAmazonboth have recently spun up competing budget stores in response to the rise of budget Chinese e-commerce....

February 3, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Robin Garcia

M3GAN 2.0‘s First Teaser Is a Femininomenon

James Gunn hopes to see Man-Bat in the DCU.House of the Dragoncasts another major ally for the Greens. James Marsden discusses his surprising presidential role inParadise. Plus, when to expect David Cronenbergs next film. © Universal To me, my spoilers! Though details on the story are under wraps, the script hails from Zachary Donohue and T.W. Burgess (whoseonly IMDB creditis the selfsame Untitled Horror Project). M3GAN 2.0 M3GAN returns in a teaser forM3GAN 2....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Joshua Baker

OpenAI’s ‘Deep Research’ Gives Students a Whole New Way to Cheat on Papers

Very few former students can claim they never wrote a last-minute research paper the night before it was due. Simply put, its doing the Googling for you. Instead of deciding on your own sourcing, the chatbot will do all that work for you. Unlike Googles tool, OpenAIs Deep Research works in a side panel. The chatbot will update you about what its working on. Occasionally, the bot will cite what sources its looking at, namely Wikipedia....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Amanda Cline

Tesla Sales in Europe Plummet Amidst Elon’s Stupid Meddling

Tesla sales in Europe are plummeting fast. Somemedia outletshave linked the companys cratering sales to its CEOs growing unpopularity. That would make sense, since Musk has spent the last several monthsopenly meddlingin political systems all over Europe. © CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Musk has also attempted toconjure a MAGA equivalentin Europe dubbed MEGA, or Make Europe Great Again. It would appear that Musks favorability in many of these countries is quite low....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · John Leon

The Best New Movies and TV Streaming in February 2025, and Where to Watch Them

February is here so snuggle up with your sweetie and get ready to stream some movies. (And sometimes, just the ones that we like most.) Heres whats new to streaming in February 2025. Some of the movies and shows coming to streaming this month.Images: Universal, Sony, Miramax, Netflix Whats coming to Netflix in February 2025? February 3 February 12 Whats coming to Prime Video in February 2025? February 4 February 6...

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · David Torres

The Last of UsCo-Creators Tease How Abby Will Be Different in the Series Than the Game

In a new interview withEntertainment Weekly, showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin talked about the charactercarefully. As it turns out, Dever has a history withThe Last of Us, if not specifically with Abby. The reason we cast Kaitlyn is because shes an incredible actor… We value performance over anything else. © HBO Theres not as much violent action moment to moment, Druckmann said of the series version of the character....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Colton Schwartz

The MonkeyIs a Ghastly, Gruesome, Gory Good Time

ButThe Monkeyis hardly your average King page-to-screen situationa relief, considering how many of those are already out there. Like death itself, the monkey also cannot be destroyed, despite some determined efforts to do so. Or perhaps that carelessly handled firearm? © Neon Or even a culprit thats just flat-out ridiculous? The movie has a mean streak, to be sure, but its also witty as hell. Amid all its carnage,The Monkeyalso leaves the viewer with deeper themes to ponder....

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Taylor Smith

This DIY Tattoo Machine Thankfully Includes an Emergency Shut-Off Lever

There have been previous attempts at to make the automated tattoo machine mainstream. The Austin, Texas-based company Blackdot still promotes itsautomated tattoo machine. you’re free to file this concept under the do not do this at home category. © Screenshot: EmilytheEngineer / YouTube You shouldnt trust a non-professional tattoo artist for your health and safety for numerous reasons. Yarid used an old Ender-7 printer from Creatily. Is that just a normal CNC machine?...

February 3, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Deborah Mcbride

Unelected Billionaire Elon Musk Is Shutting Down the Government Agency USAID

On Monday morning, employees for USAID got an email telling themto stay out of their headquarters. If you have a whole ball of worms, its hopeless. USAID is a ball of worms. Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to speak during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States....

February 3, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Maria Lee

Why Harassment Comes with the Territory of Translating Popular Manga

While lettering often goes unnoticed by the general manga-reading audience, translations for seriesespecially popular shonen mangaare heavily scrutinized. In this case, translators change the Japanese text of weekly and monthly published manga series into English. By and large, manga translators work on the same schedule as letterers about a month in advance. © Viz Media You dont get health benefits from these companies. It can work out, but it all depends on how much work youre able to get....

February 3, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · Steven Baker

An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means

Odds are a funny thing. At least not yet. Its currently moving away from Earth at 8.24 miles per second (13.26 kilometers per second). 2024 YR4 as seen by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.Image: ESO/O. Hainaut et al. The probability of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth decreases with each subsequent pass. The key thing is that its fading. But potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) rarely end up colliding with Earth....

February 2, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Krista Miller

Companion’sDirector and Cast on Its Gruesome Finish and Future

Pre-release marketing for Warner Bros.Companionmightve had you certain the entire game was given away. But for writer/directorDrew Hancockand itstwo leads, getting there was a bit of a creative challenge. In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, Hancock revealed Iris wouldve originally killed Sergey with an automatic wine cork. © Warner Bros. I think I had three Celsius cans, and it felt kind of out of body. Quaid echoed that sentiment, and called it one of the most creative ways Ive ever died in something....

February 2, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Susan Mcdaniel