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Brandon Sanderson’s New Book Officially Solves His Biggest Sci-Fi Mystery, 8 Years Later
Author Janci Patterson has resolved one of the biggest unanswered mysteries of Brandon Sanderson’s YA sci-fi series Skyward with her new novel Blightfall, revealing what happened to Earth after it vanished during the series’ Human Wars. The book, which launches a new trilogy set in Sanderson’s Cytoverse, explains that a centuries-old AI called Ivy shifted…
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Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman was one of DC’s few successes. It’s a mystery why she got the chop
Gal Gadot has revealed that DC Studios never formally told her that plans for a third Wonder Woman film had been dropped, despite bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran previously assuring her they would develop it. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor said she watched how colleagues such as Henry Cavill and…
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Online Gaming Drives the Search for a Missing Roommate in Dong Jie’s Venice Critics’ Week Debut ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out,’ Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese director Dong Jie’s debut feature “Zoom In, Zoom Out” will premiere at the Venice Critics’ Week, with Variety exclusively unveiling a clip from the film. The story follows Shi, a young game designer, as he searches for his missing roommate Gao, a quest that draws him closer to Gao’s girlfriend YY as the pair…
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John Rich Says Jelly Roll Knew Political Comments Could Alienate ‘Half or More’ of His Country Fans
John Rich, of the country duo Big & Rich, has said he believes Jelly Roll fully understood the risk of alienating a large part of his fanbase when he spoke candidly about politics during a stint guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Discussing the episode on The Benny Show, Rich argued that Jelly Roll knowingly made comments,…
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‘The Shards’ Star Graham Campbell Reveals How Kaia Gerber Helped With Violent Break-Up Scene
Graham Campbell has discussed filming the emotionally charged break-up scene between his character Thom and Kaia Gerber’s Susan in FX’s The Shards, revealing how his co-star helped him navigate the moment. In the penultimate episode of season one, Thom, who is secretly part of the show’s sinister cult, proposes a joint suicide pact to Susan,…
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Natalie Harp mystery grips the nation as Americans demand answers about the 35-year-old aide’s role in Trump’s orbit
A new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll finds that Americans want more clarity on Natalie Harp, the 35-year-old aide who enjoys near-constant access to Donald Trump, with 42 per cent saying questions remain unanswered about her role compared with just 22 per cent who feel satisfied. Harp, nicknamed the “human printer” for constantly carrying news articles…
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Illegal alien’s ‘inexcusable’ crime sparks interstate clash between GOP sen, Dem gov: ‘You should be ashamed’
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio has publicly clashed with Connecticut’s Democratic Governor Ned Lamont after an Ohio man was killed in a crash allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant who held a Connecticut driving licence. Moreno demanded Lamont apologise and account for the state’s “drive-only” licence scheme, which allows people unable to prove legal…
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Everything announced during the PlayStation State of Play double header
– Sony held two State of Play presentations on Thursday, unveiling new release dates, trailers and expansions across a wide range of PS5 titles rather than any single major reveal. – Marvel’s Wolverine gets a new trailer ahead of its 15 September PS5 launch, alongside a fresh clip from the Resident Evil film (out 18…
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Mystery as well-liked woman, 42, is found dead at historic Midwest home, as stricken husband offers his theory on what happened to her
Katie Garcia, a 42-year-old massage therapist from Kansas City, Missouri, has died in hospital roughly a month after she was found critically injured and partially undressed in her own backyard. Police say there were no immediate signs of foul play at the scene on 30 July, but detectives are continuing to investigate, and the medical…
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Boy’s death from scurvy shocks Australia amid Seattle shooting self-defence claim
A six-year-old Queensland boy with Down syndrome has died of scurvy; in Seattle, a 15-year-old charged over the Bite of Seattle shooting claims self-defence. Also: Atlas Artists loses two partners, and Doro Pesch covers Fleetwood Mac.