Kate Middleton Announces Cancer Diagnosis
For the last few months, Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William and the Princess of Wales, has been recovering from what was, until today, an undisclosed medical condition. She, William, and the rest of the British Royal Family kept the details of her illness as private as they could; expectedly, this led to a lot […]
Remains of Long-Missing Woman Found Near Disney World
What looks like a horror story involving a Disney Park is actually a reassuring end to what is still a tragic story. According to WESH 2 News (via WDW News Today), the body of a woman who’d been missing since 2012 was found today near Disney World. The woman’s name was Sandra Lemire, who disappeared […]
Missing Titanic Tour Submersible Piloted by Video Game Controller
Who knew video games were this pervasive in the culture? If you haven’t been following the story of the Titanic tour submersible (as I hadn’t until Krista told me about it), here’s the background: A company called OceanGate operates the Titan submersible, a 22-foot-long mini-submarine used to tour the wreckage of the Titanic, the infamous […]
Hollywood Writers Go on Strike
The Writers Guild of America, the WGA, has gone on strike, demanding higher pay in the new streaming-oriented landscape of Hollywood. What does this mean for the average audience member? Very little. At a time when production companies’ stocks are plummeting, budgets are higher, and profits are lower, Hollywood cannot afford such a strike. Despite […]
Star Wars News: Zombies in Ahsoka, Bad Batch White-Washed?
As always with Star Wars, rumors are swirling around Ahsoka. The latest tidbit from makingstarwars.net involves Thrawn having undead Stormtroopers at his disposal. A more concrete update comes from Collider: in an interview, Bad Batch director Maggie Lovitt confirmed that Lucasfilm took official action in response to claims of racism. Specifically, the skin tone of Batch members was […]
Kotaku Blames Pelosi Assault on Gamergate
The biggest news story around right now is the assault at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco, where her husband was allegedly beaten with a hammer by David Depape. Whatever your take on it, and there are many going around, it seems as far-removed from entertainment as possible, right? Well, Kotaku asked someone […]