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 […]
Original Percy Jackson star Alexandra Daddario has voiced her support for Leah Jeffries’ casting as Annabeth Chase following public statements by author Rick Riordan that called out racially-charged trolling. Daddario, who played Annabeth in the films, backed Jeffries after Riordan caused #LeahIsOurAnnabeth to trend with his strongly worded rebuke. “Leah Jeffries is going to be […]
The wheeled variant of boogie fever is still going around. Yet another roller skating rink is coming to NYC. On the heels of JFK Airport’s TWA Hotel reopening its Roll-A-Rama venue and Rockefeller Center swapping its blades for wheels at the new Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace, sales have launched for Central Park’s new DiscOasis, with […]
According to the 88-page indictment obtained by CNN, lyrics from the rapper’s popular songs — including “Slime Sh*t,” “Original Slime Sh*t,” and “Anybody” — were used as examples of “overt acts, “some of which constitute racketeering. Prosecutors allege that Young Thug, real name Jeffery Williams, founded the gang Young Slime Life in late 2012 and […]
“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 […]
BOSTON (AP) – Bill Cosby was released from prison when his sentence that he drugged and assaulted a woman was overturned. Quarterback Deshaun Watson landed a record $230 million contract, despite an investigation into allegations that he assaulted 22 women. Celebrity chef Mario Batali was acquitted this week on just the second day of his […]
Fresh off the Met Gala, actor and musician Ansel Elgort, 28, and his longtime girlfriend, dancer Violetta Komyshan, have bought a Greenwich Village loft on East 10th Street for $760,000, according to property records. That’s slightly above the home’s $750,000 asking price. Elgort, the “West Side Story” and “Baby Driver” star, has already been a […]
She is in good “Company”. Broadway bigwigs back Patti LuPone after she was caught on camera punching an unmasked spectator Tuesday night. The 73-year-old stage icon yelled at the bare-faced sponsor after a performance of his hit musical “Company,” with the foul mouthed footage subsequently going viral on social media. The explosive incident divided the […]
Google announced several new gadgets during its I/O developer conference on Wednesday, including its long-awaited Pixel Watch, a new budget Pixel 6a phone and headphones. It also teased its flagship Pixel 7 phone, which is coming this fall, and said it’s working on a new tablet. Hardware isn’t a key part of Google’s business, but […]
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 […]