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New Docuseries ‘9/11 Reunited’ Connects Survivors 25 Years Later: How to Watch the Three-Part Special
National Geographic has released a three-part docuseries, 9/11 Reunited, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, bringing together survivors who shared life-or-death moments with strangers on the day so they can meet again. Produced with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the series aims to highlight stories of heroism and humanity amid the…
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A $200 Movie Made by a Chinese Mother and Her Son Just Beat Obsession to Become the World’s Most Profitable Film After Making 20,000 Times Its Budget
A rough, low-budget Chinese animated film called Niu Lai has become the most profitable movie ever made relative to its production cost, overtaking the recent record holder Obsession. The film, reportedly made for just $200 by a mother-and-son duo, went from an obscure release with barely any ticket sales to a viral sensation once clips…
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Widow banned from entering US for fisherman husband’s funeral after he died in boating accident
A Mexican widow, Adriana Gonzalez, has been refused entry to the United States to attend the funeral of her husband, fisherman Vincent Frank Short, who died in a boating accident. Gonzalez has appealed to state officials for help after being denied an emergency visa on two separate occasions, leaving her unable to be reunited with…
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Fontaines D.C. Announce Fall Headlining Shows in Brooklyn and Los Angeles
Fontaines D.C. have announced two headline shows in the United States this autumn, playing Brooklyn’s Kings Theater on 21 September and Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on 25 September. The dates follow the announcement of the Irish band’s fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, due for release on 16 October, and slot in between their…
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The X-Men Are Officially Getting Jean Grey Back, but There’s a Huge Catch
Marvel has confirmed that Jean Grey is returning to Earth after a period spent in deep space wielding the full power of the Phoenix Force, but her comeback comes with a dark twist: she is said to be “aflame within,” suggesting she may pose a greater threat than the ally the X-Men once knew. The…
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Keigo Higashino’s Posthumous ‘Eien no Kioku’ Tops Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 With Record Points for a Novel
Keigo Higashino’s posthumous novel “Eien no Kioku” (roughly “eternal memory”) has topped the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100, released on 13 August, marking his first release since he died on 23 July at the age of 68. The book’s chart-topping performance is notable because it set an all-time single-week points record for a novel, underscoring…
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Tokyo’s Sushi Bus combines conveyor belt dining with open-air sightseeing
A Tokyo start-up is launching the “Sushi Bus”, a double-decker vehicle that combines a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant with an open-air city tour. The bus features a kitchen on the lower floor and a dining area with a conveyor belt on the upper floor, with staff using a lift to send freshly prepared sushi up to…
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Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic Adds An Actor From The Last Of Us And Uncharted
Another actor has joined the cast for Naughty Dog’s upcoming new IP Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Robin Atkin Downes, who played Robert in Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us and multiple characters in the studio’s Uncharted games, said on social media that he’s set to appear in Intergalactic. He didn’t say who he is playing,…
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Trump to transform spaceflight from spectacle to status quo targeting 3 launches per day
The Trump administration has unveiled a new space policy aiming to dramatically increase US space traffic, targeting nearly three rocket launches or reentries per day by 2030. A White House policy document released on Thursday directs federal agencies to expand America’s launch and reentry infrastructure, framing the push as essential to maintaining US leadership in…
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Insidious sixth film introduces a new protagonist and expanded mythology
Collider has published an extended interview with the cast of “Insidious: Out of the Further,” the sixth instalment in Blumhouse’s horror franchise, which is being positioned as a soft reboot built around a new protagonist rather than a direct sequel. Newcomer Amelia Eve plays Gemma, a young mother who discovers she can travel into the…