The Golden State Warriors entered Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals up 3-1, with a chance to end the Memphis Grizzlies’ playoff run. Ahead of the potential series closer, Stephen Curry gave Kendra Andrews some insight on Golden State’s mentality, saying: “Whoop that trick! That is our game plan.” “Whoop That Trick” is a […]
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Image: marvel comics Here’s some insanely great news to end the day: the unveiling of Escapade, a new Marvel superhero from the mind of io9’s co-founder and award-winning author. charlie jane anders. The start of the Escapade journey begins in Marvel’s Voices: Pride # one which follows the young superheroine’s career as a thief and […]
Some players spend their offseasons in Cancun, Mexico. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who officially won a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy, goes to Sombor, Serbia. Despite Denver’s first round playoff loss to the Golden State Warriors, the 27-year-old Serbian native put together an impressive season, leading the Nuggets to a 48-34 record. […]
“Good job,” McGregor says to blossoming fans of the prequels. screenshot: lucasfilm Next week marks the 20-year anniversary of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. For many, it’s unequivocally the worst starwars film. However, in recent years, that opinion has begun to shift, as people who saw clones at a young age are […]
Judd Apatow at a screening for Apple TV+’s severity.photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images (Getty Images) The fifteenth anniversary of super bad is this year, and discussions about the film have been on a rise. Back in January, Jonah Hill jokingly pitched his idea for a sequelwhich would involve a geriatric Hill and his super bad co-star […]
Bryce Dallas Howard is ready to make a starwars movie.picture: Universal There’s an argument to be made that Bryce Dallas Howard has been the best, most consistent live-action starwars director… maybe ever. directing not onenot twobut three of the best pieces of starwars in recent memory, it’s very clear that Howard is no longer simply […]
Doyle von Frankenstein and Glenn Danzigphoto: Scott Grays (Getty Images) since 2005, riot-fest has been the place to see punk rock luminaries get the band together and play a show for thousands of fans. Their idiosyncratic lineups, which marry classic punk, pop-punk, emo, hardcore, and some industrial, rap, and pop for good measure, is one […]
Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael in On The Count Of Three picture: Courtesy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut and star vehicle On The Count Of Threewhich revolves around a suicide pact made by two best friends, bears no resemblance to The Carmichael Show or his stand-up sets, even if he casually joked about […]
You can write, record, edit, mix, and publish a song using nothing but a collection of apps on your smartphone, but musicians, even those producing electronic music, like physical instruments with buttons and knobs they can fiddle and perform with. Roland’s new AIRA Compact line is a trio of miniaturized music makersand while not as […]
Stephen ColbertPhoto: keith tsuji (fake images) There will not be late show for the second day in a row thanks to COVID. How can this be? Why is the pandemic not over? Despite what you’ve heard, we’re still in the thick of it, and we’re crossing another grim milestone this week: One million deaths from […]