70 years ago, Hollywood made the perfect summer thriller. Here’s why it still holds up in 2024.

Human beings do not do well with change. We resist it and seek distractions wherever we can, especially in moments when we should be looking within rather than out. That has only become a harder habit to kick, too, in the Internet Age. Why take care of our problems or acknowledge our own hang-ups when we can just watch other peoples’ lives pass by in front of our eyes with just a few swipes of our fingers?...

June 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1287 words · Angela Floyd

90 Day Fiancé: Where Is Alexei Brovarnik From?

Summary 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?star Alexei Brovarnik is thinking of going back to his home country in season 8.Loren Brovarnik and Alexeiare an integral part of the90 Day Fiancéuniverse. They’ve been entertaining fans with their real love story since season 3. Fans have watchedAlexei come to the U.S. on a K-1 visa, getting married to Loren, getting his American citizenship, andwelcoming three kidswith his loving wife. Alexei was by Loren’s side as she took the difficult decision to undergo a mommy makeover onHappily Ever After?...

June 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1386 words · Philip Ball

Abandoned’s mysterious PS5 app is live and players are baffled

A long-delayed app for the upcomingPS5 exclusiveAbandonedis now live. The mysterious “real time experience” app only contains a short teaser trailer for the game, which has left curious fans even more confused. Abandonedhas a complicated history. The game was first announced through aPlayStation blog post, showing off the game’s environments. Following the post, some fans began spinning a conspiracy theory that the project was actually a new game from Hideo Kojima....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Tyler Hill

Amazon is killing off Prime’s new-game, pre-order discount

Amazon Prime’sgame pre-order discount program has made the website a top choice for buying new titles, offering 20 percent off most new games as well as free shipping, but with Amazon looking more and more like it’s going to conquer the world, the program is apparently no longer necessary. As of next week, it will be no more. Beginning on August 28, game pre-orders made through Amazon Prime will not give members a 20-percent discount, but will instead provide them with a$10 crediton “select games....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Dr. Alyssa Sullivan

Amazon kills Echo Loop, improves Echo Frames

When Amazon first announced the Echo Loop in 2019, it raised a lot of eyebrows — and a lot of hands were raised to be the first ones to try out the device. The smart ring promised to be a way to subtly receive notifications from your phone, activate and control Alexa, and more. On Thursday, November 19, Amazon announced that theEcho Loopwill no longer be supported. The good news, however, is that the company is doubling down on the Echo Frames, a set of smart glasses with built-in Alexa functionality....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Kristen Jackson

Andor star Adria Arjona breaks down Bix Caleen’s shocking Season 2 scene

Andor star Adria Arjona breaks down Bix Caleen’s shocking Season 2 scene Bix Caleen experiences a horrifying ordeal early in Andor Season 2, and actress Adria Arjona has called shooting the scene in question “liberating.” The first three episodes ofAndorSeason 2 are now streaming onDisney+, prompting our pieces on thechilling Nazi summit that inspired Episode 1, and thetruth about Tay Kolma’s fateat the end of Episode 3. During Episodes 1-3,Andor himself becomes trapped on Yavin 4, while Bix Caleen endures even more shocking treatment, following her torture at the hands of the Empire in Season 1....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Cody Campos

Animal Crossing’s free March update brings the dreaded Bunny Day back

Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis getting a new free update this week that brings several features to the game. The much-malignedBunny Dayevent will return to the game as part of the content drop. Players can download thefree updateon Thursday, March 18. That paves the way for the game’s Easter event, which takes place on April 4.Bunny DaywasNew Horizons‘ first big event after it launched last year and it spawned a rush of memes from angry fans who detested its lead mascot, Zipper....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · James Velazquez

Anna Camp & Nuked Team Explain The Importance Of Character-Driven Stories

Summary Nuked, which recently premiered atTribeca Film Festival, follows a group of college friends reunited for the birthday party of married couple Jack and Gill who decide to host a cannabis-infused dinner party at a lavish estate. However, things take a shocking turn when they are alerted to an impending nuclear missile attack. Extremely high and terrified they seek shelter. But tensions rise as the marijuana lowers inhibitions and secrets are revealed that could change the course of each of their relationships forever....

June 23, 2025 · 15 min · 3162 words · Kaitlin Edwards

Apex Legends version 1.1 bug resets player accounts to level 1

A Respawn Entertainment community manager announced that theApex Legendsdevelopment team is shutting down servers to address a known issue thatresets player accounts to level one. Shared via Reddit, the most recent update from theApex Legendsteam is that players are encouraged not to buy or craft anything in the game until the issue is resolved. This problem sprung up afterApex Legendswas updated to version 1.1 and the team has also labeled this as a known issue in the patch notes....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Arthur Singh

Apple may have just enabled thousands of Windows games on Mac

Apple really wants developers to port their games to Mac, going as far as to book Hideo Kojima for a cameo duringWWDC 2023and announcing theGame Porting Toolkit. However, the most significant related development didn’t come during the keynote. It came afterwards, during the Platform State of the Union. In showing off the Game Porting Toolkit, Apple detailed the process for developers wanting to port their games. It breaks down into three stages:...

June 23, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Theodore Brooks

Audi’s 429-horsepower SQ8 TDI proves diesels don’t have to be slow

Audi and its parent, Volkswagen, are done with diesel in the United States, but not in Europe. The Audi SQ8 TDI is a performance version of theQ8 SUVthat showsdieselcan be quick. Just don’t expect it to end up in U.S. showrooms anytime soon. What are we in the States missing? The SQ8 packs a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged diesel V8 that makes 429 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. Power is channeled to all four wheels through an eight-speed “tiptronic” automatic transmission....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Melissa Williams

Bambi: The Reckoning – Everything we know so far

Bambi: The Reckoning – Everything we know so far The upcoming Bambi movie may not be everyone’s fairy tale, but it’s certainly going to be one people talk about. From the same people that brought the controversialWinnie the Pooh horror movie, Blood and Honey, comes a twisted take on the beloved deer, with Bambi: The Reckoning. This upcominghorrorflick will adapt Felix Salte’s 1923 novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods (which was adapted byDisneyin 1942), as like Winnie the Pooh, it has now entered public domain....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Catherine Gilbert

Beyond booking: How next-gen travel apps do more than your desktop ever could

When it comes to travel planning, we are increasingly booking trips – whether it’s a flight, hotel, or car – on phones. Kayak CTO Giorgos Zacharia told Digital Trends that mobile devices aredriving the company’s roadmapmore than ever, and the stats back that up. According to analytics data from Adobe’s Digital Insights (ADI) team, mobile bookings continue to grow. In its research, ADI found that phones and tablets accounted for 21 percent of online bookings....

June 23, 2025 · 7 min · 1392 words · Randy Butler