A lot of Antipodeans don’t realise this, but Australia’s capital city is not Sydney. It’s Canberra — the fair city that was man-made by a designer and his wife directly between Sydney and Melbourne because the two cities were fighting … Read More
It seems like everyone at this week’s Republican National Convention is trying to make a statement, but one activist put her money where her mouth is. A particularly aggressive vendor, whose specialty was shirts that said “Hillary Sucks, but Not … Read More
LOS ANGELES — Superhero reboot The Tick is headed to Amazon as part of its fall comedy pilot season. The show — a co-production with Sony Pictures Television — follows the costumed Tick in a spoof of comic book superheroes. … Read More
Fire away, Curiosity. NASA’s intrepid Curiosity rover on Mars now has the ability to choose an interesting rock target and fire its scientific laser at it autonomously. Yep, that’s right. A car-sized rover can select a rock it wants to … Read More
Mark Cuban has a lot to say about Donald Trump — and he’d like to say it publicly on national TV. During Stephen Colbert’s Late Show last night, the billionaire, who once described Trump as the “best thing for America,” … Read More
LOS ANGELES — Veep’s Peter MacNicol is no longer a 2016 Emmy nominee. The 62-year-old actor, who was nominated for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his role as Jonah’s politically influential uncle, was disqualified on Thursday, according … Read More
SAN DIEGO — Seeing new and original things at Comic-Con has become increasingly rare. With Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets — Luc Besson’s sprawling sci-fi passion project that’s exactly a year from release — it’s all new. … Read More
For the next seven days, Gary Busey is an “Elusive Target” in IO Interactive’s Hitman. That means he’s just wandering around in one of the game’s murder sandboxes, waiting for you to devise an elaborate plan to take him down. … Read More
LONDON — Compliments are great, except when they’re actually insults in disguise. SEE ALSO: People are sharing what it’s like to grow up shy and it’s the story of everyone’s life People have been sharing the most offensive backhanded compliments … Read More
Ah, to be young and full of potential. In the digital age, our access to extraordinary people is unparalleled: Whereas in the past it might’ve taken years and several diplomas for the world to recognize exceptional talent, creative thinking … Read More