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A long time ago, astronomer Dan Coe discovered a galaxy far, far away… so far, it was considered to be perhaps the most distant in the universe. Little did he know that what he saw with the Hubble Space Telescope then, MACS0647-JD, might actually be two galaxies instead of one. Cue a cymbal crash and…
The Call of Duty game franchise is no stranger to controversy. In fact, controversy is as normal as the gunfights in the series. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is the latest installment in the series to take real-world geopolitical events and use them to manufacture controversy. Whether it’s the player unemotionally gunning down civilians…
While The Witcher won’t return until next year, Netflix has already renewed the show for a fourth season and announced a major change. On Saturday, the streaming giant said that Liam Hemsworth, best known for playing Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games film series, would replace Henry Cavill as protagonist Geralt of Rivia. The two…
Netflix has announced The Witcher Season 4 and Henry Cavill’s exit from the show. Season 3 has yet to air on the searing service, but already we have confirmation that for Season 4, Cavill is set to be replaced as titular monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia by Liam Hemsworth, most famous for playing Gale Hawthorne in…
Season 3 of The Witcher hasn’t even premiered yet. | Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Although season 3 of The Witcher hasn’t premiered yet, Netflix just announced a major change coming to season 4: Liam Hemsworth is replacing Henry Cavill as the titular Geralt of Rivia. Both actors posted about the change on Instagram, with Liam…
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Rep. Adam Kinzinger called out fellow GOP members amid the attack on Paul Pelosi. “This must be condemned by every Member of…
Ohio Democratic Senate nominee Tim Ryan. AP Photo/Phil Long Tim Ryan recently told Rolling Stone he rejected any “bullcrap” of Democrats not contesting Ohio. The Democratic Senate nominee said that the idea of skipping over the state was “insulting.” As the campaign enters its final stretch, Ryan remains locked in a competitive race with JD…
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images AOC said the US is experiencing fascism and voter intimidation that mimics the Jim Crow era. As the midterms approach, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said Americans must “strongly defend democracy” in the US. Federal officials warned that threats of violence may rise due to “perceptions of election-related fraud.” Rep….
Google has quietly acquired a startup that was working on using AI to generate avatars for social media users and brands. According to TechCrunch, the company recently paid about $100 million to buy Alter. The acquisition went through about two months ago without Google publicly announcing it. On Thursday, the search giant confirmed the purchase…