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David Jolly: ‘I don’t care about the left-right spectrum’
Florida’s Democratic nominee for governor, David Jolly, said Wednesday he’s not focused on the political divide within the party but rather is seeking solutions to big-ticket issues impacting voters ahead of the midterm elections. “I’m in a very postpartisan, postideological space. I reject the left-right spectrum. I don’t care about the left-right spectrum. We have…
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New Pokémon TCG Pocket Expansion Gives Team Rocket A Shot
The Pokémon Company has announced that the next expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, the mobile card game, will be called Team Rocket’s Ambition. The expansion introduces cards and cosmetics themed around the villainous Team Rocket, alongside a new in-game feature designed to boost player engagement following a reported decline in the game’s user…
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The Duskbloods: the best of FromSoftware fights in a frantic multiplayer battleground
FromSoftware, the studio behind Elden Ring and Bloodborne, is departing from its usual formula of single-player RPGs with light multiplayer elements to create The Duskbloods, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive built entirely around frantic multiplayer combat. Having spent two days playing the game in Tokyo, the writer describes a battle royale-style structure in which eight…
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SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste
Elon Musk’s proposal for SpaceX to launch up to a million AI data centre satellites (AI1) would create an unprecedented form of electronic waste, according to an analysis by Ars Technica. Because data centre GPUs typically last only around five years, roughly 200,000 satellites would need decommissioning annually, with the materials either burning up in…
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Chelsea Freeman Signs With The Team (Exclusive)
Chelsea Freeman, wife of Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman, has signed with talent and management firm The Team for all-round representation. The move is aimed at expanding her influencer platform, which sits at the crossroads of sport, fashion, lifestyle and family content, and reflects the growing business opportunities available to sports spouses with substantial…
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NASA gives up on trying to rescue the Swift telescope
NASA and Katalyst Space have abandoned plans to rescue the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a satellite whose orbit has been dropping due to increased solar activity, meaning it is now expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year. The two organisations announced that Katalyst’s Link spacecraft, hampered by its own “attitude control issue”,…
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Felicia Day’s ‘The Guild’ Movie Breaks ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter Record, Raising More Than $5.7 Million
Felicia Day’s Kickstarter campaign for “The Guild: Ren Faire’d”, a reunion film based on her popular web series, has become the highest-funded crowdfunded film in history, surpassing the record of $5.7 million set by the “Veronica Mars” movie in 2013. The milestone, reached with 38 hours still remaining in the campaign, underscores the enduring loyalty…
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‘The Aggressives’ Director Daniel Peddle To Adapt Southern Crime Thriller ‘Cold Moon Rising’
Daniel Peddle, the documentary filmmaker known for The Aggressives, is set to adapt the Southern crime thriller Cold Moon Rising for the screen. The project marks a notable pivot for Peddle from acclaimed non-fiction work into scripted crime drama, and sees him collaborating closely with the book’s debut author, North Carolina writer Michael Sledge, on…
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Is this ‘lust-free’ Christian gym the final battlefield for the gender wars?
A men-only Christian gym in Oklahoma City, called Proverbs 27:17, has drawn national attention for its mission to strip out what its owner calls “temptation” from the workout environment, aiming to create a “lust-free” space that helps members resist pornography and related habits. Owner Jeff Hambrecht has framed the facility as a faith-based response to…
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NASA abandons Swift telescope rescue after spacecraft fault
NASA has abandoned its attempt to boost the ageing Swift Observatory into a higher orbit, meaning the telescope is now expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up later this year. The agency confirmed the rescue was called off because Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft, sent to dock with and tug the observatory, continued to suffer…