Culture Jack Black and Paul Rudd's Anaconda Hits $133M and Ranks on VOD Charts Anaconda, a modern reboot of the 1997 film starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, opened on December 24, 2025. This comedy-leaning take follows childhood friends Doug McCallister (Black) and Ronald "Griff" Griffen Jr. (Rudd) as they film a reboot and encounter a giant anaconda, using meta-humor and featuring
Culture Wiz Khalifa announces sudden death of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz Wiz Khalifa took to X to announce the death of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz, writing, "today my father decided not to wake up." He added, "I will always love him, miss him and be grateful for the things he taught me," and said Thomaz "
Culture Metaphor: ReFantazio and Clair Obscur bundled on Steam Best RPG winners Metaphor: ReFantazio and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are together at last. Sega revealed a new Steam bundle that gives you an extra 10 percent off both games if you buy them together. That’s over 175 collective hours of drama-filled, turn-based dungeon grinding if you go the
Culture Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham’s 114-Minute Crime Caper Is Quietly Dominating Streaming Guy Ritchie’s brisk, star-powered spy caper Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre has found a second life on streaming. At 114 minutes it moves like a con job: clean set-ups and quick payoffs, with Jason Statham as the cool-headed pro, Aubrey Plaza bringing a chaotic edge, and Hugh Grant weaponizing
Culture Rihanna wardrobe malfunction at A$AP Rocky's AWGE fashion show Rihanna experienced a wardrobe malfunction while attending her boyfriend A$AP Rocky’s AWGE fashion show at the Hall des Lumières on Friday night, when a back slit in her black leather AWGE coat rode high and revealed her backside as she entered. Cameras captured a glimpse of her derrière
Culture Chef-turned-developer builds ambitious 'eurojank' RPG Sword Hero Sword Hero is a hyper-ambitious, systems-driven RPG largely created by Csaba "ForestWare" Székely. A Hungarian chef who taught himself to code during the Covid-19 lockdowns, he set out to make an ode to "eurojank," those messy, inventive European cult classics of the 2000s inspired by Gothic,
Culture Simpsons EP: Santa’s Little Helper's Death Would Be 'The End of Everything' Sunday’s 800th episode, “Irrational Treasure,” starts with Marge trying to get Santa’s Little Helper in shape and quickly detours into a Philadelphia trip and a National Treasure parody. Executive producer Mike Price said the idea came first—“When we first came up with this idea… we had no
Culture Brooklyn Beckham unfollows Gordon Ramsay after his feud comments Brooklyn Beckham has unfollowed Gordon Ramsay on social media after the TV chef made blunt comments about the Beckham family feud; Ramsay still follows him on Instagram. Ramsay called the ongoing dispute 'a difficult situation,' saying 'it's hard... when you're infatuated' and
Culture The 5 best RPG romance companions of all time Krobus, from Stardew Valley, lives in the sewers of Pelican Town and isn’t a traditional romance candidate: you can’t marry him or have children with him, but at 10 hearts he can accept a Void Ghost Pendant and move into your home. Once settled, he behaves much like
Culture Ori boss teases wild idea for third game: 'Think Katamari, with a Ghibli twist' Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler has shared what he calls one of the "crazier ideas" for a potential third Ori game, inspired by the GameCube FMV tech demo Rebirth. The demo follows a woodland creature that cocoons itself and grows into a giant tree, a concept Mahler says
Culture Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory The toddler Hari toddled into the kitchen, kissed the woman helping make breakfast and watched as her parents and their partners moved through the apartment in practiced cooperation. Rafael Pissurno ground coffee, Iuli Duarte tidied toys, Jessica Couri chopped fruit and Victor Souza scrambled eggs in a household that blends
Culture 27 Years Ago, This Sci-Fi Spy Series Delivered a Near-Perfect Single Season Now and Again premiered 27 years ago, blending elements of Frankenstein, The Six Million Dollar Man and Captain America into a sci-fi comedy-drama procedural with an overarching conspiracy. The series mixed action, humor and serialized mystery, yet it was cancelled far too soon. The story opens on Michael Wiseman (John
Culture Amy Schumer in 'crying corner' on Valentine's Day after split Amy Schumer shared a Valentine’s Day Instagram Story showing herself sitting beneath a pastel banner that read “Crying Corner,” with a tissue box and full water bottles visible behind her. She smiled softly for the self-care themed snapshot, wearing a full face of makeup and a ponytail, and wrote,
Culture Eren and Mikasa's doomed romance ends in a brutal, heartbreaking kiss Attack on Titan is hardly a romance; love mostly lives at the margins of a story defined by violence. The series’ darkest love is the bond between Eren Yeager and Mikasa Ackerman, which begins in the anime’s opening scenes and reaches a disturbing climax in the finale when they
Culture Lisa Rinna confronts Colton Underwood over 'hostage' remark at Traitors reunion At the "Traitors" Season 4 reunion taping Thursday, Lisa Rinna pressed Colton Underwood about his use of the word "hostage" while discussing her. The exchange left Underwood looking unprepared and he walked off the set in an upset manner before returning after getting some air and
Culture Larian toned down Divinity: Original Sin 2 hints about Baldur's Gate 3 Larian recently streamed Divinity: Original Sin 2, the studio's last RPG in the Divinity series before it made Baldur's Gate 3. During the stream, communications developer Aoife Wilson brought up hints in D:OS2 about what Larian was working on next. Swen Vincke explained while plotting
Culture Mario Tennis Fever is fun, but the ideal tennis sim is still missing Mario Tennis Fever arrived to a positive reception, with our review calling it "a perfect arcade sports game offering a generous plethora of ways to play it." Its Fever Rackets add pick-up-and-play joy, and the game's tennis fundamentals stay exciting even when those special moves are
Culture Lil Gator Game expansion doubles size with underground twist MegaWobble has released Lil Gator Game: In the Dark, a game-sized expansion that doubles the size of the base game and takes the bubbly hero beneath the island. The release continues a recent wave of indie titles shaped by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, joining modest open-world
Culture What would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars? The long-running series invites readers to answer others’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. Roland Freeman, West Yorkshire, proposes acquiring an old warehouse in every town and converting it into low-rent community workspaces for artists, local charities and small businesses getting
Culture 8 Scariest Horror Miniseries You Can Binge in One Night There’s a peculiar comfort in choosing to be scared, and horror miniseries hit a useful sweet spot: long enough for tension to breathe, short enough to finish in a single sitting. They avoid filler and the anxiety of a long-running commitment, delivering focused stories that can really get under
Culture A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 5 Recap The Trial of Seven begins as Dunk gathers six champions, including Prince Baelor, who takes charge and instructs them to stay on their horses while he handles the Kingsguard. Dunk hesitates at the charge until Egg urges Thunder forward; his shield is broken, a lance stabs his side, and he
Culture Stabbed in the Face and other weird songs we find romantic Contributors describe how unlikely tracks became intimate signposts in their lives, every sound reshaped by moments and memory. One writer recalls being four months into a relationship with Maria when a trip to the ATP festival at Pontins in Camber Sands went sideways: sent to interview Wolf Eyes, the band
Culture Travis Kelce references Taylor Swift lyric on Valentine's Day card Travis Kelce made a cheeky nod to Taylor Swift's song "Wood" on a Valentine's Day card shared by his and Jason Kelce’s "New Heights" podcast on Instagram. The carousel of printable cards included one reading “WOOD you be my Valentine?” alongside
Culture Inside Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' 'most bad-ass f-ing fight ever' “In the Name of the Mother,” episode 5 of the Game of Thrones prequel miniseries A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, centers on one long, brutal fight. After Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) defends a commoner from the cruel Prince Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), he must face the Trial
Culture Episode 5 explained: the Blackfyre Rebellion Episode 5 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms gives the series its first full look at the Blackfyre Rebellion. The installment opens with a young Dunk in Flea Bottom looting a dead knight, only to have a merchant refuse the leather: "Daemon's rebellion is over,"
