Did you know that Santa had a brother named Fred?Fred Claus, the 2007Christmas comedystarring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti tells his story. Fred Claus (Vaughn) is the older brother of Santa (Giamatti), also known as Nick, and the black sheep of the family. Unlike his gracious younger brother, Fred is a troublemaking criminal who works as a repossession agent in Chicago. After Fred is arrested, Nick bails his brother out of jail....
Summary Joel Schumacher’s 1985 filmSt. Elmo’s Fireis one of the two core films responsible for the Brat Pack ensemble. Focusing on the unique situations experienced by seven young adults in university, the film needed quite a few recognizable young actors to cover all its bases. Schumacher sought advice from director John Hughes, who was building a name for himself writing and directing teen-centric dramatic comedies. He had several references for Schumacher, andthree of the seven actors ultimately cast inSt....
Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday and arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Dragon supply ship the following day. The satellite will stay in orbit for about six months once it’s deployed from the ISS later this year. Created by scientists at Kyoto University in partnership with homebuilder Sumitomo Forestry, each side of the cubesat measures a mere 4 inches (about 10 centimeters)....
When it officially launches on Wednesday, NBCUniversal’sPeacockwill not be available to stream onRokuorAmazon Fire TV. NBCUniversal reportedly did not strike a deal with either Roku or Amazon in time due to issues over control of user data and sharing of advertising inventory,CNBC reported. Since NBCUniversal is putting a strong focus on advertising for its new Peacock platform, the company and Roku reportedly disagree around the sharing of advertising inventory between the two platforms....
The long-awaited sequel to a series that helped set the tone for fantasy RPGs and dungeon crawlers as we know is available today on PC and that game isThe Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep. Arriving just in time to celebrate its 30th anniversary, it’s a come up story only made possible by a Kickstarter campaign that amassed over 30,000 backers and $1,500,000 in funding. The developers inXile Entertainment have a history of successfully launching niche video games using the crowdfunding platform, releasing titles such asTorment: Tides of NumeneraandWasteland 2to great critical acclaim....
Summary Horror sequelscan be extremely difficult to get right and often fail to live up to the original, but during the 1990s, several sequel releases earned their status as beloved classics. The trouble with a horror sequel was that normally, the element of surprise had been removed, the villain had been revealed, and the shock value that categorized the best horror movies was no longer present. However, the best sequels often used these aspects to their advantage and added the lore of the series, which brought extra depth to its characters and proved this was a story that needed to be continued....
Summary WithJurassic World 4set for release on August 17, 2025, there is still a whole year to wait before the next installment in the iconic sci-fi film franchise, but luckily, 2024 has provided two amazing dinosaur shows to watch in the meantime.Jurassic World 4is the newest movie in the largerJurassic Parkfranchise, which originated in 1993. Despite its name,Jurassic World 4will not be a continuation of Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard’sJurassic Worldtrilogy....
The first thing you fire up when you have a research paper, resume, or another important document to type up is likelyMicrosoft Word. There are lots of great things you can do with it, but there are also some secrets in Word that might surprise you. Here are six things you didn’t know you could do in Microsoft Word. We’ll touch all the bases, including voice dictation, cropping images, and much more....
The holiday season is closing in on us quickly. Before you know it, you’ll be cleaning up after a big Thanksgiving turkey day and prepping for Christmas or the particular holiday you celebrate. This is also the time many of us slow down, relax, recharge, and spend quality time with the family before shifting back into full gear for the new year. It’s also the perfect time to immerse yourself in a new or returning show....
Microsoft appears to finally be putting its foot down on how far back it’s willing to go when it comes to supporting older hardware. As of the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 build, Microsoft will require that yourprocessorsupports the POPCNT instruction. If you’re wondering what that is and whether this will affect you, you’re not alone. This new addition was spotted by Bob Pony on X (formerly Twitter). According to the user, if the CPU doesn’t support the POPCNT instruction or it’s disabled, Windows won’t work at all....
When it comes to thebest laptops, Asus is one of thetop laptop brandsin the industry. Its laptops may not always take the top spot in our best-of lists, but they often warrant a medal for their awesome all-around capabilities. The company also prides itself on its broad selection of laptops, ranging fromcheap Chromebooksand versatile2-in-1sto ultra-thin ZenBooks and premiumgaming laptops. Amazon has a great sale going right now on a variety of Asus laptops....
Bandai Namco responds after Japanese politican’s Gundam cosplay sparks controversy A Japanese politician’s cosplay stunt has triggered backlash and now Bandai Namco is stepping in. On July 18, Reiwa Shinsengumi party leader Taro Yamamoto posted a campaign video ahead of Japan’s 2025 Upper House elections, appearing in full cosplay as Char Aznable (under the alias Quattro Bajeena) fromMobile Suit Gundam. Shot in front of the life-sized Unicorn Gundam statue in Tokyo, the video featured Yamamoto in a red suit, blonde wig, and signature sunglasses alongside anime voice actress Maya Okamoto, who is running as a Reiwa candidate....
Microsoft is augmenting, upgrading, and ultimately evolving its search tools in Office, Windows, and on Bing, to something a little more unified. Like Windows itself, which has seen unification across multiple platforms, Microsoft is now maneuvering its search tools into a similar digital form factor. Microsoft Search, as it will be known, will be the main search tool for Microsoft Office, Windows itself, and the online Bing search platform. In converting its search tool into something more widely applicable to different software and web platforms, Microsoft will also be making it smarter contextually....
