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Revenge of the Sith box office success reveals Star Wars’ biggest mistake Never underestimate the power of nostalgia:Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith has become the second-highest-grossing re-release of all time. It’s an astonishing achievement… and it highlights where the galaxy far, far away went wrong. If you walked into a multiplex this weekend, it would’ve felt like you’d been transported back to 2005; Star Wars merch everywhere,Darth Vader helmetsand other costumes, fans duking it out with lightsabers in screens, cheers and tears as Anakin and Obi-Wan flipped and fought in their Mustafar duel....

RHOC’s Tamra Judge praises Crystal for “not backing down” on RHOBH Tamra Judge gave props to Crystal Kung Minkoff for defending Sutton Stracke on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Annemarie Wiley made Sutton Stracke’s esophagus disorder a topic of conversation on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Crystal Kung Minkoff remained quiet until now. At Dorit Kemsley’s “Homeless Not Toothless” charity event,Annemarie once again bothered Suttonabout the same issue....

The Expedition 68 crew from left: NASA astronaut Frank Rubio; Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata; NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann; and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Anna Kikina.NASA The seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are getting ready to see in 2023, but how do they know what time to shout “Happy New Year!”? The ISS orbits Earth at 17,500 mph and therefore sees multiple sunrises and sunsets throughout a single Earth day, so you might imagine that it’s easy for astronauts to lose track of time....

Are you ready to believe again? One ofTV’s best comediesis set to return for one last time. That’s right, everyone’s favorite emotionally damaged, yet aggressively optimistic soccer — sorry — football coach is back asTed Lassoreturns for its third season onApple TV+. The characters you love to love are all back: Ted, the sarcastic Roy Kent, the regal Rebecca Welton, the practical Keeley Jones, the ever-reliable Coach Beard, the lovable Sam Obisanya … you name it, they are here....

In the world of manufacturing electric cars, thinking outside the box is mandatory. Electric-powered options normally supplied by an onboard power source need to be redesigned — after all, the more power you can devote to the drive system the further the range. To this end, thetechnology geniusesat Tesla are tackling a weird but crucial issue: heating and cooling seats. The United States Patent and Trademark Office published anapplicationon September 26 for a liquid-filled heated and cooled seat....

Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte episode 4. Summary The Acolyteepisode 4 ends with a huge cliffhanger that potentially raises a problem forStar Warscanon. WhetherThe AcolytebreaksStar Warscanonhas been a subject of intense debate since the release of episode 3. The episode focused entirely onOsha and Mae’sStar Warsorigins, drawing some comparisons to Anakin Skywalker thanks to the exploration of children being conceived immaculately. While Osha and Mae were created using a Force power and not by the mystical energy field itself, a section ofStar Warsfans have criticizedThe Acolytefor breaking canon by apparently devaluing Anakin’s story....

Picking the right gaming monitor to match your needs is an important part of making the most out of your PC or laptop. After all, even thebest desktopwon’t give you the greatest visuals unless you have a display that can match it. Gaming monitors often try too hard to tick all the boxes at once, which is why it’s not always easy to pick one that offers great quality. We’re here to make that process much simpler....

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5 finally introduces spores The Last of Us Season 2Episode 5 introduces a crucial part of the Cordyceps outbreak from the games: spores, and this is why they’re so dangerous. TheCordyceps pandemicdidn’t start with Clickers terrorizing the streets. At first, it infected people via food, with the virus originating in a flour factory in Indonesia. Eventually, people transformed into the rage-fuelled, ravenoustypes of ‘infected’you see in HBO’s series and the original games....

The Wired Floodlight Camera is the latest smart home security gadget from Arlo. It builds off the existing Arlo Pro 3 Wireless Floodlight Camera, offering many of the same features, but boasting a new wired design that provides constant power — ensuring you never miss a motion event because of dead batteries. Unlike some cameras that only capture 1080p video, the Arlo Wired Floodlight Camera captures 2K footage. The enhanced resolution makes it easier to pick out details in your motion events and zoom in with higher clarity....

There’s only going to be one winner at the domestic box office this weekend —F1: The Movie. You can watch the trailer above. Landing in U.S. theaters today, the Apple-produced movie about a Formula One driver (Brad Pitt) coming out of retirement to mentor a younger driver, is forecast to rake in between $45 million and $55 million across the weekend, according to Box Office Pro. “Warner Bros. and Apple’s Formula One epicF1has director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer clearly racing to emulate the success of their 2022 smashTop Gun: Maverick,”Box Office Pro said, adding that the movie will get an extra boost from Formula One fans during the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend....

Building your home theater setup shouldn’t just be all about taking advantage ofTV deals, as you shouldn’t underestimate the wonders of amazing audio. For a cinematic experience in your own living room, you should go for the Samsung HW-Q990D soundbar, especially now that it’s on sale with a $500 discount from Samsung itself. From its original price of $2,000, it’s down to $1,500 — still pretty expensive, but we assure you that it’s going to be worth every single penny....

A yearlyAmazon Prime subscriptionwill set you back $120 these days, but the benefits you get through the program aren’t limited to discounted products and free shipping. As Amazon owns the streaming serviceTwitch, a Prime subscription also gets you free games through Twitch Prime, and in July, the service isgiving away more than a dozen PC games. Also free right now and throughout the entire month areMetal Slug 3,The Last Blade, andTwinklestar Sprites....

Advancing armies already deploy a range of techniques for reconnaissance missions, withmore recent technologysuch as remotely controlled copters enabling close-up exploration of a battle zone. Such systems play a vital role in enhancing the safety of soldiers heading into potential danger, as well as those tasked with gathering the important data. One reconnaissance device that’s been gaining increasing attention is FLIR Systems’ pocket-sized Black Hornet drone. Several years in development, the remotely controlled, camera-equipped copter is heading to Afghanistan this month with the 82nd Airborne Division, marking the debut deployment of the tiny drone in the war-torn country,Stars and Stripesreported....