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Roger Ebert Was Wrong About This Sam Raimi-Produced Horror Movie

In the early 2000s Sam Raimi persuaded Takashi Shimizu to remake his own Ju-On for American audiences, producing the project through Ghost House Pictures. The resulting film, The Grudge, was made for about $10 million and went on to gross $187 million, yet critics disliked it and it holds a

Culture

Fringe delivers character-driven sci‑fi television

In 2008, Fox premiered Fringe, a mysterious series rooted in fringe science. Though the show was criminally underwatched, it stayed tightly focused, centering on Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv), an FBI agent pulled into a secret initiative that investigates strange anomalies. Olivia is paired with the disgraced, mentally fragile Dr. Walter

Culture

Boston Symphony ends relationship with Andris Nelsons

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced it will end its contract with Andris Nelsons, who has been music director since 2014. The board and chief executive said "The BSO and Andris Nelsons were not aligned on future vision," and Nelsons will leave after the summer 2027 Tanglewood season.

Sports

Milan, Juventus and Napoli target Nicolas Jackson as Bayern decline option

Bayern Munich will not exercise their option to redeem Nicolas Jackson. The Senegalese striker made 24 appearances with seven goals and three assists under Vincent Kompany; Bayern spent €16 million on the summer loan but decided against the €65 million buy-back option, so he will return to Chelsea. Chelsea plan

Culture

Holly Madison turned down 'The Traitors' over a misunderstanding

Holly Madison says she was invited to join the inaugural season of The Traitors in 2023 but declined after misreading the show's title. She assumed producers were calling her a traitor for writing about her relationship with Hugh Hefner: "I thought they were picking me to be

Business

Deutsche Bank says AI fears have peaked; upgrades software stocks

Deutsche Bank strategists said AI fears have peaked and upgraded software stocks to overweight while raising their tech sector rating to neutral from underweight. Maximilian Uleer, Carolin Raab, and Francesca Mazzali argued investors are undervaluing top software names and wrote, "Software companies are trading at historically low premiums versus

Sports

Which MLB Teams Are in the National League?

On March 26, Sunday Night Baseball makes its debut on MLB Opening Day, with coverage continuing through the regular season. The National League was founded in 1876, making it the older of baseball's two major leagues and the oldest professional sports league still operating. It weathered many competing

Culture

William Shatner, 94, to undergo surgery following terrifying horse accident

William Shatner revealed he shattered his right shoulder after falling off one of his horses late last year and must undergo surgery. The “Star Trek” alum, who turns 95 later this month, spoke about the incident during the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ 53rd annual Saturn Awards

Science

Pulsars: the lighthouses of the universe

Pulsars are the lighthouses of the universe. They are neutron stars — extremely dense remnants of dead stars — with strong magnetic fields that rotate rapidly and emit beams of radiation from near their magnetic poles. As a pulsar spins, it sweeps that beam through space, and observers on Earth see it

Culture

At Fate's End stands out with stunning artwork

After years of writing about games, my threshold for a single piece of artwork grabbing me is high. I didn’t go to an Xbox indie showcase at GDC expecting to play At Fate’s End, and I didn’t even know it existed, but a few seconds of animation

Culture

Alamo TohoScope revives Godzilla films in theaters

On March 11, the Sony-owned Alamo Drafthouse announced TohoScope, a collaboration with Toho that will kick off in April. The series opens with 1975's Terror of Mechagodzilla, followed by 1971's Godzilla vs. Hedorah in May and 1989's Godzilla vs. Biollante in June. Organizers suggested

Crypto

Three Binance Charts May Be Hinting at Bitcoin’s Next Move

Charts from Binance suggest the next major move for Bitcoin could be driven by changing exchange flows and derivatives activity. Onchain data show a cooling of whale deposits, rising BTC withdrawals, and growing futures dominance—factors that may influence the cryptocurrency’s price direction. The Bitcoin exchange whale ratio on

Tech

Valve: loot boxes are like Pokemon, Magic and Labubu as it rebuts NY lawsuit

Valve says a court will decide whether the New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the company, which contends loot boxes are essentially gambling, has merit. In a statement to fans of Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 in New York, the company said it has “serious concerns”

Culture

Arnie Returns as King Conan With Christopher McQuarrie

A fansite called The Arnold Fans attended the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio and learned about several upcoming roles for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Alongside suggestions he might appear in Dan Trachtenberg’s next Predator and talk of a Commando 2, Schwarzenegger said King Conan is moving ahead and that "

Culture

Ma Dong-seok: Action Movies That Are a Genre in Themselves

Ma Dong-seok’s tough-guy screen persona springs from a background in boxing and fitness; before acting he worked as a personal trainer for MMA star Mark Coleman. Many of his roles feel tailored to that presence, pairing no-nonsense physicality with a strong moral code and an unexpected gift for comedy.

Culture

10 Most Perfect Bob Dylan Songs, Ranked

Picking the very best Bob Dylan songs is a risky business—he’s prolific, shape-shifting, and responsible for dozens of tracks that could reasonably be called perfect. Much of his most celebrated work came in the 1960s, but strong songs span his whole career, and personal taste will steer listeners

Sports

Caressa: Pavlovic a top-level defender as Allegri improves Milan's defence

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Fabio Caressa discussed Milan's victory over Inter in the latest Milan derby and praised the work of Massimiliano Allegri. He highlighted Allegri's defensive work, saying Pavlovic 'has become a top-level defender' under the Livorno-born coach. Caressa pointed to training

Tech

Meta disables over 150,000 accounts in crackdown on south-east Asian scam networks

Meta disabled more than 150,000 accounts and Thai police arrested 21 people in a sweeping international crackdown on south-east Asian criminal scam centers that targeted people around the world. The operation was led by Thailand’s Royal Thai police anti-cyber scam center, alongside the FBI and the US justice

Culture

I'm trying not to nag my kid about college applications

My daughter is in high school, and the college-application process has filled our home with stress. At a parent workshop for juniors, the facilitator described more applicants chasing fewer spots and warned that former safety schools are more selective. I began absorbing my teen's anxiety as we navigate

Culture

Daniel Radcliffe Recalls Tracy Morgan's LeBron James Shoe Request

During a March 10 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Daniel Radcliffe, a co-star of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, described Tracy Morgan as generous, vulnerable and prone to saying 'five of the craziest things you've ever heard a human being say.' He told

Culture

Kendall Jenner joins Burberry trench campaign with Teyana Taylor, Kate Moss

Kendall Jenner models Burberry’s classic trench coat in a behind-the-scenes shot. Her relationship with the British heritage house dates back nearly a decade; she has walked multiple Burberry runways, posed for several campaigns and often incorporates the brand into her street style. The new “Portraits of an Icon” campaign

Tech

Valve clarifies Steam Machine and Steam Frame verification requirements

At this year's GDC event in San Francisco, Valve gave a talk on its Steam hardware family that focused on what developers must do to get their games verified. The session covered verification for the forthcoming Steam Machine and the Steam Frame VR headset, rather than the Steam

Culture

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me: Exclusive excerpt from Ilona Andrews' isekai

Husband-and-wife duo Ilona and Andrew Gordon write under the pen name Ilona Andrews. They have repeatedly been on the New York Times bestseller list for their urban fantasy Kate Daniels series, and now they’re moving into isekai with This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, the first book in a

Culture

Gene Roddenberry's son says Star Trek will 'get better' under new leadership

Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. and its changing model has left Star Trek fans wondering what the future holds. Producers Trevor Roth and Rod Roddenberry say the studio has the franchise's best interests at heart. "Our hope is that the new leadership understands or appreciates

Culture

Game Adds Playable Tofu Option After Players Complained About Female Lead

Honcho is an upcoming automobile sim that tasks you with reclaiming your grandfather’s legacy by making your mark on the “cut-throat” world of vending machine tycoonism. Minskworks describes it as a “heartfelt story of betrayal, mystery and hope” that follows protagonist Keiko as she evolves from deliverywoman to property