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One of the Most Notorious ‘X-Files’ Episodes Almost Didn’t Make It to Air
X-Files producer Vince Gilligan reveals secrets behind the hit sci-fi series’ most controversial episode and how they got it on the air.
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A forgotten mission: NASA once planned to send astronauts to Venus
NASA studied a proposal in the late 1960s to send three astronauts on a flyby of Venus, rather than land them there, using Apollo-derived hardware and a Saturn V rocket. The abandoned concept illustrates how the Apollo programme briefly opened the possibility of more ambitious human missions beyond the Moon, before changing priorities and funding…
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David Ellison Is Promising Theater Owners Contractual Guarantees for Paramount-Warner Bros. 30-Film Annual Slate. But What if Moviegoers Don’t Care?
David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance, is offering America’s biggest cinema chains contractual guarantees to release at least 30 films a year in theatres as he pushes to close his company’s costly merger with Warner Bros. According to Bloomberg, Ellison has proposed three-year, legally binding commitments to AMC Entertainment and Regal Cinemas, promising exclusive…
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Say Goodbye to Any Chance Marvel Had at Fixing Spider-Man’s Most Hated Storyline
This opinion piece argues that Marvel has definitively squandered its chance to properly fix the fallout from “One More Day,” the widely reviled 2007 comic storyline in which Spider-Man made a deal with the demon Mephisto to save Aunt May’s life, at the cost of erasing his marriage to Mary Jane and his secret identity.…
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This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs
King’s Cross in London, once notorious for drugs and prostitution in the 1980s, has become one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence hubs, ranking alongside San Francisco and Beijing. Since Google DeepMind moved there in 2016, the area now known as the “Knowledge Quarter” has attracted major AI players including OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Isomorphic…
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PS5’s Fastest Growing Open World Adds Beach Volleyball, Jet Skis, and Construction Work
Chinese developer Hotta Studio is rolling out another substantial content update to its open-world PS5 title NTE on 19th August, adding activities including beach volleyball, jet ski races, and construction-based minigames. The update continues the game’s unusually rapid pace of expansion, following a previous update that introduced an entire fantasy RPG mode, and reflects the…
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Remember the lessons of Watergate — so we’re not doomed to relearn them
The article’s full text was unavailable because access was denied, so its argument cannot be summarised reliably. Its title indicates that it concerns the continuing relevance of Watergate’s lessons, particularly for congressional oversight. Without the article body, it is not possible to verify the author’s claims, examples or conclusions. A neutral summary should therefore avoid…
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Trans refugee who fled notorious Islamic asylum center is BACK in San Francisco with stunningly ungrateful complaints about the United States
A Daily Mail article reports that a transgender refugee, who previously said they had fled a Netherlands asylum centre described as dominated by Islamic residents, has returned to San Francisco after seeking safety elsewhere, and is now voicing complaints about life in the United States. The piece frames the individual’s remarks as ungrateful, given the…
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Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary
Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat left vacant by her late brother Lindsey Graham, is seeking the Republican nomination to serve a full term in South Carolina. Her campaign tests whether the recognition and goodwill attached to the Graham name, along with backing from President Donald Trump, can outweigh voter concerns about her…