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The Company That Brought Back the Dire Wolf Is Eyeing A Blue Antelope For Its Next De-Extinction
Artist’s conception of the extinct Bluebuck —Colossal Biosciences It’s been 226 years since humans last beheld a bluebuck—and we don’t know what we’ve been missing. The bluebuck was a species of antelope, but an especially elegant one—a trim, fleet beast, measuring about 4 ft. tall at the shoulders and 10 ft. from nose to rump,
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Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, setting up Platner to face Collins
Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign for Senate on Thursday, as her progressive challenger, oyster farmer Graham Platner, continued to lead in the polls and in fundraising. It’s a shocking fall off for the incumbent governor, who was once the preferred candidate of national Democrats in the race. And it sets up a
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She’s the oddball in ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ But in ‘The Other Bennet Sister,’ Mary’s the star
It’s the day of the Netherfield Ball and Ella Bruccoleri is nervous. We’re on the set of “The Other Bennet Sister,” a 10-episode adaptation of Janice Hadlow’s beloved novel, and Bruccoleri is preparing to perform a song as Mary Bennet. On this particularly sunny July day, the production has taken over Dyffryn Gardens, a National
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Amazon’s new effort to ‘curry favor’ with Trump shot down by president’s ex-aide
Oner of President Donald Trump’s former aides looked askance at a new report that Amazon is considering a reboot of the popular reality TV show that propelled him to ubiquitous fame. Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of “The View” and former White House director of strategic communications, told “CNN News Central” that Amazon’s potential reboot –
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Summer 2026 Box Office Could Top $4.2 Billion — Here’s What Will Hit and What May Miss
Last year, the hopes of a fruitful summer box office free from the shackles of the pandemic or Hollywood strikes were dashed, as a handful of underperforming films kept the domestic total flat from the prior year at $3.6 billion. But with a lineup filled with a higher quantity of films, highly anticipated franchise titles
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Howard Stern finally reacts to ex-assistant demanding staggering sum in ‘sham’ lawsuit
Three weeks after Howard Stern’s ex-executive assistant Leslie Kuhn filed a lawsuit against him and wife Beth Stern for $2.5 million in damages, the shock jock has responded. The SiriusXM host filed to dismiss the lawsuit on Wednesday, dubbing it a “shakedown” and “transparent sham” in court documents obtained by Page Six. The 72-year-old is
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California billionaire tax proposal attracts 1.5 million signatures. Here’s what happens next
California, home to the ultra-rich in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, is embroiled in a heated fight over whether to tax billionaires to fund healthcare. This week, supporters of the proposed billionaire tax began submitting nearly 1.6 million signatures, nearly twice the number needed to qualify for the November ballot. Election officials now need to verify
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GOP governor fears voter wrath for tying himself to Trump: ‘I am concerned’
Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV), one of the only Republican governors in charge of a swing state, hitched his fortunes to President Donald Trump — and now, with the tide of voters aggressively shifting against the president, he seems to be regretting it. According to Politico, “The Republican governor started the year with a sevenfold fundraising
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Lonely China
Earlier this year, one of the most popular apps in China was called Are You Dead?. This was not a game, but a handy way for the many young people who live alone across the country, mostly in cities, to keep tabs on one another. Users needed to check in with the app every 48
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Reddit Intentionally Breaks Its Mobile Website, Demanding Users Download Its App Instead
While it’s seldom been known for making popular decisions that enhance the user experience, Reddit’s latest blunder just might take the cake. Despite having a perfectly functional mobile website, the self-professed “front page of the internet” has now chosen to lock users out of it completely, while pushing them toward its app. Yes, seriously: a