A Biosignature Last week, an incredible announcement was made about the search for extraterrestrial life: Phosphine gas detected in the clouds of Venus – a potential indicator of life or “biosignature.” Now some gases might be a false positive for biosignatures because they can be created by other chemical processes on a planet like photochemical
Photo: HBO Veep‘s notoriously bumbling politician Selina Meyer has gone on to greener pastures, but the actor who played her for seven unforgettable seasons is reviving her, sort of, in support of another famous Veep, Joe Biden. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who won six Oustanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Emmys for her portrayal of the perpetually
California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a new law allowing transgender prisoners in the State to be housed based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex. Newsom signed SB 132 Saturday — among other LGBTQ+-friendly legislation — which will require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s officers to privately ask inmates during
Zac Brown Band multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook and his wife, Brooke, have welcomed their third child. People reports that the country couple welcomed a daughter, Cecilia “Ceci” Ellen Cook, in Newnan, Georgia, on Friday (Sept. 25). Ceci joins her two older brothers, 3 1/2-year-old Charles “Charlie” Robert and Theron “Teddie” Maine, 2. “We could not feel
Bill and Ted Face the Music is one of many, many films that’s endured some pretty radical changes in terms of its release this year, due to COVID-19. While fans were given the option to see it in theaters in some areas, offering a chance to also watch it at home was probably a smart
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Now more than ever, the clothes you wear are more often than not a form of self-expression and a display of one’s unique personality. This week, we’re exploring a few influential fashion brands who are always making a statement with their clothing. Collina Strada (@collinastrada) Created by Hillary Taymour, Collina Strada is a fashion brand
Systemic Reaction have dropped another gameplay video for their upcoming dino shooter Second Extinction, showing from start to finish a “research and rescue” mission. On top of that, the devs have revealed their plans for Early Access, which kicks off on October 13th. The roadmap (which you can see below) isn’t exactly forthcoming as to
Allie moved in with Nicole, Ben learned Ciara may still be alive, Gwen tried to gaslight Abigail, while Steve had a touching moment with John, and Eric left Salem to go back to Africa. Our TV Fanatics Jack Ori and Christine Orlando are joined by Andy and Monica from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives
A Missouri cop claims a guy broke his hand … with none other than his face — and now, a judge has allowed the case to move forward with an assault charge against the dude. Ozark PD officer Trevor Spencer testified last week that back in December of 2019, a traffic stop in which he
Nobody said it because so few understood it, but Granger Smith and his wife Amber’s immediate call to give back to the hospital where their 3-year-old son died was not intuitive. Within days, if not sooner, the couple was praising the staff and their efforts. It’s not that the nurses and doctors at the Dell
The first major blockbuster of the pandemic era, The Eight Hundred this week became the No. 1-grossing movie of 2020 worldwide, jumping ahead of Bad Boys For Life ($430.3 million global, per Sony). The Guan Hu-directed war epic has through Friday amassed $434M at the Chinese box office alone, and is also now the 10th
Lipstick? I don’t know her I love a lip, I really do. A matte rouge bouche will forever make my spine tingle. (Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Lip Souffle in her signature shade Inspire is…possibly the best matte red lipstick I’ve ever tried? And Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb lives rent free in my heart.) But you know
The title to Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming Borat sequel has reportedly been unveiled: Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently Diminished Nation of Kazakhstan. It’s an appropriately ridiculous and lengthy name for the follow-up to 2006’s Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. As
Back in the mid-’90s, a trio of anthropomorphic cybernetic pizza-delivering felines introduced Western audiences to the sillier side of Japanese anime. Samurai Pizza Cats is a mix of pop culture references, absurd humour, and breaking action. Before Saban brought the series to Canada in 1993 and the U.S. in 1996, Samurai Pizza Cats was ‘Kyatto Ninden Teyandee’
Within the last five or so years, director/producer Jill Gevargizian has been hard at work, releasing an impressive number of short films. Of them all, it was her 2016 short “The Stylist,” that garnered the most acclaim and attention by horror-loving hearts on the festival circuit, though. In just fifteen minutes, the short relayed the
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer for gender equality, a tireless defender of human rights, and a highly skilled jurist. Just the second woman named to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s dedication to the law, sharp intellect, and commitment to excellence contributed to her becoming a legal, cultural, and feminist icon. In
The crime scene left behind after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her own apartment was a show of chaos … so it seems from the first body cam footage released that shows the aftermath. VICE News just posted two brief clips from hours of body camera footage they obtained from responding SWAT team
Filmore‘s debut album drops Friday (Sept. 25), and he’s celebrating with the release of a lyric video for his latest single, “Nothing’s Better.” The clip is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play above to watch. To a beatbox-esque beat, a twangy guitar and a snap track, the song’s lyrics celebrate the freedom that comes
Jeremy Scott, Moschino’s creative director, has taken fashion innovation to a whole new level in 2020. In a year where gathering models for a runway show is a health hazard, Scott decided to debut his Spring 2020/2021 collection on puppet-models created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Here are a few examples: Moschino Moschino Moschino Moschino
Six months into a pandemic that has grounded much of the world, I not only miss traveling, I miss the small rituals of flying. The plane movie, for instance. The ideal plane movie is something easy and low-stakes that you probably won’t ever think about again. You wouldn’t go see it in a theater for
Willie Nelson has paired his political anthem “Vote ‘Em Out” — which the country legend premiered ahead of the 2018 midterms election — with a new animated video to spread its message before Election Day 2020. Nelson first performed the track at a 2018 rally in support of Beto O’Rourke during his Texas senatorial race
Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs ‘Heartbreak’ The latest collaboration includes the electronic-phenom Bonobo and the superb Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. In their throwback-filled track ‘Heartbreak’, the household names of electronic music decided to take it back and pay tribute to the disco scene in New York City over the ’70s and ’80s. In terms
Filming is now underway on the first of two new thrillers that M. Night Shyamalan is directing for Universal, and the filmmaker has revealed today that the movie is titled Old. “Feels like a miracle that I am standing here shooting the first shot of my new film. It’s called Old,” Shyamalan tweeted today, along
artpartner-imagesGetty Images Time travel is deterministic and locally free, a new paper says—resolving an age-old paradox. This follows recent research observing that the present is not changed by a time-traveling qubit. It’s still not very nice to step on butterflies, though. In a new peer-reviewed paper, a senior honors undergraduate says he has mathematically proven
“Family Guy” showrunners have found their new Cleveland Brown voice — it’s a Black YouTuber who can handle the role with ease, and probably a few others on the show too. Arif Zahir has been cast to voice Cleveland for the 19th season come 2021-2022. The former longtime white voice actor for Cleveland, Mike Henry,
Play video content Exclusive 12/19/19 TMZ.com DaBaby‘s alleged beating victim says he’s on the verge of possibly needing back surgery to fix nerve damage … this according to the man’s lawyer. Anthony Werbin of Downtown L.A. Law Group is repping Cristofher Pocasangre, and tells TMZ his client’s now suffering through structural damage to his back
Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard is a boy dad for the second time in just over a year. The singer and his wife, Hayley, welcomed their third baby and second son on Thursday (Sept. 24). Atlas Roy Hubbard was born at 6:44PM in Nashville, weighing in at 8 lbs., 2 oz., and measuring 21 inches,
Now, we have a name – Old – and a poster that gives us some idea — though not much — of what we might be in for. It’s no surprise, given M. Night Shyamalan’s previous films, that Old looks to be yet another creepy endeavor. It looks to show the bottom half of an
Exclusive Here’s Javicia Leslie taking over as the new “Batwoman” … and TMZ has the first look at the new getup. Javicia’s in her full ‘Batwoman’ gear after taking over for Ruby Rose on the CW series … and this is the first time she’s been spotted filming for season 2 in the new-look costume.