A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny… Let’s have it!
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Star Wars: Hunters (lemmy.zip)
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Chris Hemsworth in Talks to Lead G.I. Joe-Transformers Crossover Movie for Paramount and Hasbro (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Chris Hemsworth is doubling down on Transformers. The actor is in talks to lead an untitled crossover film for Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment that unites the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed....
Why Lucasfilm decided the High Republic is the future of Star Wars (www.polygon.com)
StarStar Wars doesn’t really have a future right now. The franchise itself does — it will keep getting new entries forever if Disney has anything to say about — but the story can’t escape the Skywalkers or imagine a future beyond the franchise’s most-featured family. In fact, most of the recent TV spinoffs, like The...
What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common (missouriindependent.com)
For the past four and a half years, I’ve immersed myself in spaces occupied by conspiracy theorists....
UK general election live: Starmer says Diane Abbott 'free to go forward' as a Labour candidate (www.bbc.co.uk)
Labour leader Keir Starmer says Diane Abbott is “free to go forward as a Labour candidate”, after days of speculation about her political future...
6 Reasons So Many Movies Are Struggling At The Box Office In 2024 (screenrant.com)
With ticket sales down and newly released movies hitting streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) services in record time, it’s not surprising that films are struggling to make it big in theaters. For comparison, 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road grossed a whopping $45 million over a non-holiday opening weekend, which ultimately led to...
Costa Brava town bans penis suits and sex dolls from stag and hen dos (www.theguardian.com)
A popular resort town on Spain’s Costa Brava has banned inflatable penis costumes and sex dolls from stag and hen night celebrations, with fines of up to €1,500 (£1,276)....
'Furiosa' Edges 'Garfield' in Worst Memorial Day Weekend Since 1995 (timesofsandiego.com)
The North American box office over Memorial Day Weekend might be described as a wasteland, with “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie” pulling in disappointing holiday opening numbers, according to industry estimates....
$10m prize launched for team that can truly talk to the animals (www.theguardian.com)
The Coller Dolittle Challenge for Interspecies Two-Way Communication has been launched by the Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University. While the use of AI is not obligatory, the team say the technology can boost almost all proposals....
Why Greggs is beating Pret in the battle of the lunch break (www.cityam.com)
There’s an old saying in London – you’re never more than 6ft from a rat and 50m from a Pret a Manger. But the popular high street sandwich chain has struggled in recent years with consumers abandoning ship. With a rising tide of debts, it has now recalled its initial founder, Sinclair Beecham, to the top table in order to...
Revealed: UK Government plans for finding alien life (metro.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15998182...
Groom discovers 'wife' actually a man 12 days after marriage (www.nst.com.my)
A love marriage in Indonesia ended horrifically just 12 days later after the groom discovered that his ‘wife’ is actually a man....
BBC Radio 4 - D-Day: The Last Voices (www.bbc.co.uk)
Eighty years on: the story of D-Day as it unfolds, using rediscovered testimonies of those who were there, on all sides.
Ari Aster's ‘Eddington' Wraps Filming (www.worldofreel.com)
That’s a wrap on Ari Aster’s “Eddington.” Production has been completed on the film which started shooting in late March. Expect an early 2025 release for this one....
Third Thumb: People have no difficulty getting to grips with an extra thumb, study finds (techxplore.com)
Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb—a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb—to pick up and manipulate objects....
Large fossil discovery finally exposes origins of Welsh dragons (phys.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/12676188...
Liz Truss: Rishi Sunak facing call to de-select former PM over appearance on 'hateful platform' (news.sky.com)
Rishi Sunak has been urged to de-select Liz Truss as a Tory election candidate after she appeared on a platform founded by a YouTuber who made comments about raping a Labour MP....
Prehistoric 'Dune' worm found in Herefordshire quarry was a predator (www.bbc.com)
An ancient worm discovered in Herefordshire was a carnivorous predator that stuck its throat out to catch and eat prey, according to scientists....
Time Out names Liverpool 11th best city in the world for food (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
Time Out has released its first ranking of the World’s Best Cities for Food according to locals, with Liverpool landing 11th on the list....
Detectorist unearths bronze age hoard after getting lost on treasure hunt (www.theguardian.com)
An amateur detectorist has described how he unearthed a bronze age hoard, including a rare sword, after getting lost during a treasure hunters’ rally....
Furiosa's Box Office Opening Explained: What The Hell Happened With The Mad Max Prequel?! (screenrant.com)
Furiosa’s opening weekend numbers have been a point of discourse for many trades after its release. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Furiosa slumped to a $26 million gross between Friday, May 24, and Sunday, May 26. However, Furiosa was released over the Memorial Day weekend, taking its estimated domestic total to...
Japan constructs world's 1st wooden satellite (japantoday.com)
Japanese researchers said Tuesday that they have successfully constructed the world’s first wooden satellite, with the tiny cube-shaped object expected to be sent into space aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from the United States, possibly in September....
UK set for '50 days of rain' in one of the wettest summers in over a hundred years (www.lbc.co.uk)
The Met Office has briefed the Government and transport chiefs to prepare for at least 50 days of rain in the next three months, leading to fears over further flooding in the UK and dashing any hopes of a warm British summer....