Mad Max director predicted Fury Road in 1985

Mad Max director predicted Fury Road in 1985 Mad Max: Fury Road hit cinemas screens 10 years ago today, but director George Miller was considering focussing on a female hero three decades earlier. In the summer of 2015, it’d been three decades since aMad Maxmovie, and the last effort – 1985’s Beyond Thunderdome – was the weakest ofGeorge Miller’s original trilogy. But with Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson as the title character in a belated fourth entry, and early trailers ripping the roof off cinemas worldwide, expectations were high for the belated sequel....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · Gerald Wallace MD

Marvel Rivals Peni Parker guide: Abilities, ultimate, tips, more

Marvel Rivals Peni Parker guide: Abilities, ultimate, tips, more Peni Parker lays some lethal webs inMarvel Rivals, making her a formidable Vanguardcharacter. Here’s everything you need to know about the futuristic SP//dr suit and the best ways to master her kit. Although she lacks Peter Parker’sSpider-Manarachnid-related talents, Peni Parker makes up for it with a fearsome mech suit outfitted with vicious extensions. The mech allows her to leap into battle and confront enemies at the cost of heightened susceptibility to incoming damage....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Daniel Williams

MoviePass 2.0 will arrive this summer with new prices

Over two years afterMoviePasswent into bankruptcy, the subscription movie ticket service is eying a comeback. ViaDeadline, MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes made the announcement this morning that MoviePass 2.0 is coming this summer. Spikes revealed that a new MoviePass app is in development, but there were no details on price. Instead, he indicated that there will be tier pricing this time, instead of the single package pricing offered by the original MoviePass....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Wesley Chang

MrBeast continues food expansion with his own line of Jack Link’s beef jerky snacks

MrBeast continues food expansion with his own line of Jack Link’s beef jerky snacks YouTube star MrBeast is expanding his internet-famous empire with his very own line of beef jerky sticks in an unexpected collaboration with Jack Link’s. He’s been breaking into the mainstream and stepping outside his prescribed role as a social media star for years now — and his latest endeavor is further proof of his IRL fame....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Albert Newton

New Game+ Acts of Blood is a violent brawler inspired by The Raid & Sleeping Dogs

New Game+ Acts of Blood is a violent brawler inspired by The Raid & Sleeping Dogs The art of hand-to-hand combat has been captured in many different games over the years, but Acts of Blood is on the way to ratchet up the violence. Dropping a splash of Indonesian cinema into the bloody mix, it aims to mirror the bone-snapping brutality of The Raid, The Night Comes for Us, and many others....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 992 words · Sandra Vega

One Fallout 4 Villain May Be The Key To Immorality In The Fallout Universe (& Isn't A Ghoul)

Summary Fallout 4has many interesting characters to meet across the Commonwealth, but one villain may be the key to immortality in the post-apocalyptic universe.Fallout 4introduced many firsts for the franchise, the biggest being a change to more modern gameplay. These changes mainly included sprinting and improved gun mechanics. This allowed the franchise to appeal to a wider range of players who typically enjoy faster-paced games andimproved over aspects ofFallout 3andNew Vegas....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Kathleen Brown

OnePlus Pad 5G will have Snapdragon 865 chipset, launch soon

OnePlus will be delving into the tablet market soon according to recent leaks. It is rumored that the company’s first tablet will be called the OnePlus Pad 5G. The tablet is expected to be revealed in the first half of 2022. WhileOnePlushas yet to confirm any details about this upcoming tablet, tipster Mukul states that the device is already in mass production. Key specifications and pricing for the Oppo Pad 5G have also surfaced online....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Alice Sullivan

Polartec’s recycled Power Fill insulation helps save the environment

Synthetic insulation keeps you warm in wet conditions where traditional goose and duck fibers down come up short. But the creation of synthetic clothing requires the use of energy and raw materials that result in byproducts, adding to problematic environmental waste. Polartec is one of the leading outdoor industry providers of innovative textile solutions andlast year it unveiled Power Fill, the most advanced synthetic insulation to date. Power Fill boasts an astounding warmth-to-weight ratio and has been integrated into the outdoor industry’s leading brand clothing lines....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Mark Wade

Roku SoundBridge M1000 Review

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The Roku SoundBridge is the best looking networked media player we have seen to-date. It is incredibly easy to setup and is compatible with a large number of music services and server software. If Roku had added the ability to play shared drives or folders on your network, our score would have been an 8 instead of a 7....

June 17, 2025 · 13 min · 2561 words · Jose King

Scientists want human trials for gene therapy that could help battle addiction

In recent years, new gene editing tools have been used for everything from genetic modification of plants toincrease crop yieldsto, far more controversially,genetic tampering with human embryos. Could a form of gene therapy also be useful in helping treat cocaine addiction, a form of addiction that proves highly resistant to alternative approaches, such as conventional medical treatment and psychotherapy? That’s what researchers from the world-famous Mayo Clinic arehoping to prove....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Deborah Kent

Server goes viral after couple refuses to tip her because she can’t adjust their bill

Server goes viral after couple refuses to tip her because she can’t adjust their bill A woman on TikTok shared why a couple refused to tip her, simply because she couldn’t adjust the bill for them, and fans are furious. In a video that’s gained a colossal 1.7 million views, a woman namedGinahas shared the seemingly bizarre reason why a couple refused to tip her. She starts the video by setting down her camera on the counter ready for a storytime....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Leah Conrad

Star Wars' New TV Show Takes A George Lucas Retcon To The Next Level

Summary Star Wars: The Acolyte,Star Wars’next Disney+ TV show, will connect to one George Lucas retcon in the best way.The Acolytemay beStar Wars’newest show, but it will actually be further in the past than any ofStar Wars’movies and TV showsthus far. Set 100 years beforeStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceintheStar Warstimeline,The Acolytewill explorethe High Republic Era, the golden age of the Jedi and the Republic. DespiteThe Acolyte’ssetting in the distant past, though, it will clearly connect to the originalStar Warstrilogy....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 885 words · Kenneth Gonzalez

Suits LA Episode 2 recap: Lester’s case hits a big snag

Suits LA Episode 2 recap: Lester’s case hits a big snag After the jam-packed pilot,SuitsLA Episode 2 is a bit easier to keep up with – and there are major developments in Lester’s case, not to mention simmering tension between Rick and Erica. Suits LA opened with a banglast week – literally, as it started with a flashback of an explosion. By the end of the first episode, battle lines were drawn: Stuart Lane tricked Ted Black into a merger that cut him out of his own firm and put his livelihood at stake, Erica became head of entertainment after Rick’s betrayal, and Ted decided to defend Lester in his murder trial....

June 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1506 words · John Tucker