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Culture

Marvel shifts a 2028 MCU release, adds two 2029 dates

Marvel Studios has expanded its release calendar by adding two new dates for 2029 and adjusted its 2028 schedule by pushing back one planned film. A date that had been set for February 18, 2028, was moved to July 13, 2028 (via The Wrap). No film has been officially attached

Business

Investors Dump Pearl Abyss Stock After Crimson Desert Reviews

Pearl Abyss Corp's stock plunged roughly 29.88 percent today, sliding from 65,600 KRW to 46,000 KRW. The drop followed reviews of its massively hyped action RPG Crimson Desert, which sits at an 80 on OpenCritic and 78 on Metacritic—solid scores but short of the

Culture

Steve Carell HBO Comedy Rooster Climbs U.S. Streaming Charts

Steve Carell returns to television as the lead of Rooster, which premiered March 8 and opened as HBO's most-watched comedy debut in the United States in over a decade. The series drew 2.4 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in its first three days. The show

Health

Olive oil and lemon shots: what the evidence says

Wellness influencers on TikTok and Instagram have been posting shots of equal parts lemon juice and extra‑virgin olive oil, claiming benefits from glowing skin to improved digestion and even “detoxing.” One writer tried a tablespoon of each and found the bitter, peppery mix surprisingly easy to drink, though dietician

Culture

Modern Love: Start With Any Episode on Prime Video

Modern Love on Amazon Prime is an anthology adapted from the New York Times column that ran in 2019 and spans two seasons. The show brings together a notable cast — Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Dev Patel, John Slattery and others — and is structured so individual episodes stand on their own,

Sports

Christoph Freund defends Bayern's criticism of Leverkusen refereeing

Sporting director Christoph Freund defended FC Bayern Munich's reaction after the 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, saying: "There were a lot of emotions and a lot of controversial decisions in Leverkusen. We were frustrated and made that clear. That’s our right; other teams do the same.

Tech

Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes but offers no apology

Microsoft acknowledged long-standing complaints about Windows 11 in a post titled "Our commitment to Windows quality" from Windows lead Pavan Davuluri, sent to Windows Insiders. The company laid out a list of changes that will begin appearing in preview builds starting this month and continue through the year,

Culture

Sydney Sweeney teases Syrn 'Seductress Drop 2' with rose-adorned lingerie

Sydney Sweeney shared new photos teasing Syrn’s “Seductress Drop 2,” using bright red roses as accessories. “Seductress Drop 2 is bringing all new pieces to the lineup,” the post read. One shot, cropped at the waist, shows her in a garter skirt, satin thong and coordinated lace thigh‑highs

AI

Survey: 88% of game devs want Valve to force AI use disclosures

A major GamesIndustry.biz survey found 88.4% of games industry workers believe Valve should require developers to declare any use of generative AI. Valve updated Steam's AI disclosure policy in January to focus on AI-generated content "consumed by players" rather than efficiency gains behind the

Culture

Breakfast with Gosling, grilled by Spielberg, burned by Star Wars

Early in their careers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller had to persuade the Directors Guild of America to allow them to be credited as co-directors. They remember the panel as “like a Senate hearing,” with Steven Spielberg and Jon Favreau asking questions such as, “All right, but what happens if

Culture

The best movies and games that never got sequels

In a landscape where sequels dominate, some hits remain solitary. Our special issue, One and Done, explores that shrinking world of singular successes: games, films, and ideas that felt like the start of something bigger but never received a follow-up. We look at the cult movie that never became a

Tech

Slay the Spire 2 sees negative Steam reviews over optional beta patch

Slay the Spire 2 still holds a Very Positive Steam rating, with 81% of its total 68,755 reviews being positive as of writing, but a recent influx of negative feedback has begun to chip away at that standing. The controversy centers on an opt-in beta patch, v0.100.0,

Culture

First Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Teaser Confirms Jim Carrey Is Back

The first teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 confirms Jim Carrey is returning as Doctor Eggman and that Keanu Reeves’ Shadow will be back. There’s no real footage yet, but Carrey provides a voiceover saying, "You think your world is safe, but your time is about to run

Culture

Project Hail Mary ending and Grace's fate, explained

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller return after a 12-year hiatus with Project Hail Mary, an adaptation of Andy Weir's novel. The film follows Dr. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), who wakes from deep sleep with amnesia aboard a spaceship and slowly learns he is on a mission to save

Science

Exploration, science inspire 'Project Hail Mary' film

Real-life space exploration and big-screen science fiction will converge on Friday as the agency prepares to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis program and another step toward sending the first astronauts – Americans – to Mars. The fictional film "Project Hail Mary" will take audiences on

Culture

Matt Smith’s thriller Caught Stealing surges into HBO Max’s top ten

Caught Stealing, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler alongside Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber and House of the Dragon’s Matt Smith, has climbed into the top ten most-streamed movies on HBO Max worldwide. Critics have been largely positive: the film holds an 85% score on Rotten

Sports

Johnny Cardoso can swing Madrid derby as Malik Tillman seeks Leverkusen spark

March is a weird month in the European calendar. Momentum starts to build: January signings have, for the most part, bedded in, one round of Champions League knockouts is done, and titles and European races are beginning to take shape. Then there is an international break, which can kill momentum

Business

Most interesting market views on Substack this week

Substack has emerged as a hub for financial market commentary, drawing retail investors and prominent voices who publish newsletters and independent research. With figures like Michael Burry and Ray Dalio alongside firms such as Citrini, the platform has taken on a quasi Bloomberg-terminal role for those unwilling to pay for

Crypto

Onchain Signal Suggests Ether May Have Bottomed, But Risks Remain

A key onchain indicator for Ether climbed to its highest level in more than three years, with the 30-day average of positive net taker volume reaching $142 million on March 17 — a level last seen on July 18, 2022. The signal bolsters the case for an early bottoming phase even

Culture

Tony Goldwyn Says His Law & Order Debut Felt "Very Different"

Since arriving in Season 23 to replace longtime D.A. Jack McCoy, Tony Goldwyn’s Nicholas Baxter has taken on the role with a steady, empathetic approach that has shifted the tone in the show’s D.A.’s office. Goldwyn said viewers should expect someone who brings “a very

Culture

Bobbi Brown says she created a 'better lip gloss' anyone can wear

Bobbi Brown set out to remake Jones Road’s lip gloss after a production change left the previous Cool Glosses with a different consistency. 'I obsess about every little detail,' she says, and when the new texture didn’t match the original she adds, 'I panicked. So

Tech

Amazon US CPU sales fall to 25,700 in February

Amazon US sold 25,700 CPUs in February, a drop of 23,400 units compared with the same time last year. Market analyst and creator TechEpiphany, who rounds up sales every month (via 3DCenter), compiled the figures. AMD accounted for 23,000 of the February sales, with Intel at 2,

Culture

Expedition 33 creators bet on game's review scores — and everyone lost

Before Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 earned widespread praise, the small team at Sandfall Interactive placed personal bets on its final Metacritic score. Developers promised dares — tattoos, dyed hair and other stunts — depending on whether the game outperformed their guesses, Jennifer Svedberg-Yen says. The wagers grew unusual. One developer pledged to

Culture

Grace actor researched panic disorders for Resident Evil Requiem role

Angela Sant'Albano says she researched panic disorders to inform her portrayal of Grace Ashcroft in Resident Evil Requiem. Living life with general anxiety and panic disorder can make creaking walls sound like an intruder, a flickering light can trigger an intense fight or flight response, and any sudden

Business

Red Storm to Stop Making Games as Ubisoft Lays Off 105 Developers

Ubisoft is restructuring Red Storm Entertainment, the North Carolina studio founded by Tom Clancy, and the studio will no longer develop games. An internal announcement on March 19 made all of Red Storm’s game developers redundant, resulting in 105 layoffs. Red Storm will instead focus on IT and Snowdrop