Did You Feel It? As Artemis II Nears Reentry, Scientists Want to Know How Far the Sonic Boom Travels
NASA’s Artemis II moon‑flyby mission will splash down off San Diego on Friday, generating a sonic boom as the Orion capsule decelerates at roughly 30 times the speed of sound. The U.S. Geological Survey is inviting Californians to report whether they heard the boom through its “Did You Feel It” survey, hoping to map the sound’s reach. Scientists also predict a brief, faint re‑entry glow may be visible under clear skies. The data will help characterize atmospheric shock waves from space objects and supersonic tests.
Pixar Movie Was Canceled for Having Too Much ‘Girl Power,’ More Details Revealed
Pixar shelved the in‑development feature "Be Fri" after Disney deemed its "girl‑power" focus unsuitable for a broad audience. The studio attempted a six‑week overhaul following mixed focus‑test feedback, but Disney remained dissatisfied. The cancellation aligns with recent reports of Disney‑driven...
First Look Trailer for Manuela Martelli's 'The Meltdown' At Cannes 2026
Chilean filmmaker Manuela Martelli unveiled the first‑look teaser for her second feature, The Meltdown, set to premiere in Cannes 2026’s Un Certain Regard section. The mystery drama follows nine‑year‑old Inès, played by Maya O'Rourke, whose friendship with German skier Hanna...
People with Social Anxiety Scan Moving Faces Differently than Others
Researchers at Brazil's Federal University of Paraíba found that people with elevated social anxiety detect faint sadness expressions more accurately than non‑anxious peers and scan moving faces with rapid, scattered eye movements. Using eye‑tracking, the study compared static photographs and...
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Finds a New Voice
Harvard professor Maria Tatar has released a fresh English translation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 WWI novel “All Quiet on the Western Front,” leveraging the book’s public‑domain status to restore the original German voice. The new edition replaces the long‑dominant...
Why Kids Have Nightmares and How to Break the Cycle
Researchers at the University of Tulsa introduced the DARC‑NESS model, a new framework that explains why children become trapped in chronic nightmares. The model links low nightmare efficacy—the belief they can control or cope with bad dreams—to seven interrelated factors...
‘James and the Giant Peach’ Is the Most Underrated Animated Classic of the ’90s
Henry Selick’s 1996 stop‑motion/live‑action hybrid James and the Giant Peach turned 30 this Sunday, yet it remains one of the most overlooked animated classics of the 1990s. While Selick’s previous Nightmare Before Christmas grossed $100 million, James faltered at the box...
India’s Nuclear Bet Is Starting To Pay Off
India’s 500‑megawatt fast‑breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu reached criticality this month, becoming self‑sustaining and only the world’s second commercial breeder plant. The milestone advances India’s ambition to expand nuclear capacity from roughly 9 GW today to 100 GW by 2047, bolstering its clean‑energy...
Country Songs That Were Inspired By Space
The Townsquare Media piece spotlights a niche list of country tracks that draw lyrical inspiration from space, from Tracy Lawrence’s “Stars Over Texas” to Kenny Rogers’ sci‑fi‑flavored “Planet Texas.” Published as Artemis II heads toward the Moon, the article uses the...
Country Songs That Were Inspired By Space
The piece spotlights a niche catalog of country songs that reference the cosmos, from Jon Pardi’s reflective “Starlight” to Kenny Rogers’s whimsical “Planet Texas.” It ties the list to the contemporary buzz around NASA’s Artemis II mission, suggesting a soundtrack for...
Starting Tonight: Watch Goose Spring Tour 2026 Nugs Livestreams
Goose begins its 2026 Spring Tour tonight in Asheville, North Carolina, with the concert streamed live on nugs. The nugs platform will broadcast the band’s performances in Birmingham, multiple Florida venues, New Orleans and three Texas cities, offering both live and...
New York City Layla Love Wants to Make Art that Could Stop Wars. By Anthony Haden-Guest
Layla Love, a New York‑based multidisciplinary artist, has spent 15 years developing her Butterfly Effect series, a complex blend of photography, painting, gold leaf and light‑mapping that never repeats a technique. Drawing on experiences from war‑zone photojournalism, teaching autistic children,...
37 Baby Names That Mean "Light" For Your Little Ray Of Sunshine
Bustle’s latest feature curates 37 baby names that mean “light,” ranging from classic choices like Abner and Alina to modern word names such as Beacon. Each entry includes origin notes and cultural nuances, highlighting the global appeal of luminous meanings....
BryceTech Report Shows SpaceX Accounted for 50% of Launches in 2025
BryceTech’s 2025 Year in Review reports 325 orbital launches and 4,544 spacecraft, a 25% rise in launches and 54% more spacecraft than 2024. SpaceX led the market with 165 launches, representing roughly 51% of all global launches and 85% of...
Halfway Between Cleveland And Columbus Is Ohio's Unique Treehouse Getaway With The Coziest Cabin Vibes
The Mohicans Treehouse Resort in Ohio’s Mohican Valley offers about ten boutique treehouses that blend cabin comfort with elevated forest living. Two of the structures were designed by Animal Planet’s Pete Nelson, while the rest were built by Amish contractors,...
Armor Buried Under Japanese Temple Linked to Ancient Korean Kingdom
Archaeologists have linked a 1,400‑year‑old suit of armor found beneath Japan’s Asuka‑dera temple to the Baekje Kingdom of ancient Korea. The armor, uncovered in a 1957 excavation, was re‑examined with X‑ray and 3D imaging in 2015, revealing a lamellar construction...
Where To Find The Best Seafood Boil In Boston, According To A Local
Holly Crab, a Boston seafood spot founded by brothers Ryan and Rick Kim in 2016, brings authentic Cajun‑style seafood boils to a market dominated by unseasoned New England fare. The restaurant earned Boston Magazine’s Best Southern Restaurant award the same...
MUBI Lost 200,000 Subscribers Following Its 2025 PR Nightmare
MUBI’s 2025 PR crisis over a $100 million Sequoia Capital investment triggered a wave of backlash that cost the streamer roughly 200,000 subscribers, dropping its base to about 1.2 million by year‑end. The controversy also coincided with a $7.3 million revenue shortfall on...
‘ChaO’: A Story of Boundless Love and Boundless Art
Studio 4°C’s new 2D animated feature ChaO, distributed by GKIDS, hits U.S. theaters on April 10, 2026. The film follows a quirky romance between a human named Stephan and a mermaid princess, set in a wildly stylized city where physics bend and...
Fibre over Protein? Danone on Changing Consumer Demands in Functional Foods
Functional food consumers are moving beyond protein to prioritize fibre, driven by social‑media trends and a desire for gut‑health benefits. Danone reports that nearly seven‑in‑ten shoppers are actively increasing fibre intake, with more than 20% checking labels for fibre content....
Your Consciousness Persists After You Die, New Research Suggests—Meaning There Are Hidden Layers to Death
New research led by Arizona State University student Anna Fowler analyzed over 20 peer‑reviewed studies and found that measurable brain activity—and signs of consciousness—can persist for minutes to hours after cardiac arrest, challenging the notion of death as an instantaneous...
4 Rappers You Have to See Perform at Coachella in 2026
VICE’s Noisey spotlights four hip‑hop acts worth catching at Coachella 2026, amid a lineup dominated by pop stars Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G. Young Thug opens the main stage with a 50‑minute set that will blend tracks from his new...
Tales From the Crypt Will Finally Start Streaming on Shudder in May
Shudder will add the cult horror anthology *Tales From the Crypt* to its library on May 1, releasing a new episode each Friday until the series finale on June 12. The move follows a complex rights settlement that finally reunites the EC...
We Tested These Spring Lawn Care Essentials So You Don’t Have To
Popular Mechanics tested a suite of spring lawn‑care tools and named top performers across categories. The best overall electric mower earned praise for its X‑shaped blade, rust‑proof deck and consistent mulching results. Husqvarna’s 110iL string trimmer stood out for its...
New Trailer for Barbara Kopple's 'American Dream' Doc 4K Restoration
Janus Films and the Criterion Collection have unveiled a brand‑new trailer for the 4K restoration of Barbara Kopple’s Oscar‑winning documentary *American Dream*. The film, which chronicled the 1985‑86 Hormel Foods strike in Austin, Minnesota, has been rescanned from the original 16 mm...
Tight Hips After Riding? This Compression Wrap Was Made for Cyclists Like Us
The Hyperice Normatec Elite Hips is a $599 portable air‑compression wrap designed for cyclists’ tight hips, glutes, IT bands, and lower back. Weighing 3.4 lb with up to four hours of battery life, it offers seven pressure levels, Bluetooth control, and...
AI Analyzes Reddit Posts to Find Underreported GLP-1 Side Effects
Penn researchers used AI to scan over 400,000 Reddit posts from roughly 70,000 users, uncovering side‑effects of GLP‑1 drugs that are not fully captured in clinical trials. While gastrointestinal distress dominated, about 4% of users reported menstrual irregularities and a...
Relix Staff Picks – April 10: My New Band Believe, Sierra Hull, Gregg Allman Band, Brown Horse, Prism Shores and...
Relix released its weekly Staff Picks playlist, curated with Qobuz’s high‑resolution streaming, spotlighting a range of new releases. The centerpiece is My New Band Believe’s ambitious debut, recorded in 11 London studios and featuring 23 string instruments, five drummers and...
Rambo Complete Collection Coming to 4K Ultra HD
Hollywood studio Lionsgate announced a 4K Ultra HD box set of the entire Rambo saga, slated for May 26. The collection bundles all five Sylvester Stallone films—from 1982’s First Blood to 2019’s Last Blood—along with an extensive slate of audio commentaries, featurettes, deleted...
Afrika Bambaataa’s Complicated Legacy
Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, died at 68 from prostate cancer, ending the life of a hip‑hop pioneer who transformed a Bronx street gang into the Universal Zulu Nation. His 1970s block‑party DJing and the 1984 “Planet Rock” sound helped launch...
First Detailed Insight Into Bornavirus Nucleoprotein–RNA Complex Reveals Unique Assembly
Researchers from Kyoto, Osaka Dental, and Osaka Metropolitan Universities used cryo‑electron microscopy to obtain the first high‑resolution structure of the Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV‑1) nucleoprotein‑RNA complex. The study revealed ring‑like assemblies where each nucleoprotein subunit binds eight RNA nucleotides,...
Garmin May Be Working on a Whoop Competitor
Garmin appears to be developing a new wearable called "CIRQA," hinted at by a February trademark filing and a briefly visible store page. The band is described as tracking physical parameters, recovery from stress, alertness, and performance—features that mirror Whoop’s...
Why Americans Say Entree When They Mean Main Course
In American English, "entree" now denotes the main course, diverging from its original French meaning of a secondary dish. The shift began in the early 20th century as dining habits shortened, turning what was once a pre‑fish or pre‑roast plate...
Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin to Bring Stygian Bough on Tour Through North America
Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin are embarking on a 24‑date North American tour this spring to promote their collaborative album *Stygian Bough, Vol. II*, which debuted in November 2025. The itinerary runs from May 27 in St. Louis to June...
Where to Get Designer Shoes on Sale (Including Trendy Spring Styles)
Rue La La, a free‑membership flash‑sale site, is promoting a range of designer shoes at discounts up to 70 % off retail. The article lists specific deals, such as On Cloud 6 sneakers for $140 (down from $160) and Valentino sling‑back flats for $900...
Spring Cleaning? Don't Forget About These 15 Hidden Spots
Spring cleaning season has prompted a fresh look at the 15 hidden spots most homeowners overlook, from shutters and door frames to the backs of appliances. Angie Olive, owner of Alliance Building Services, warns that dust accumulates in these out‑of‑sight...
‘The Travel Companion’ Review: One of the Better Indie Films About Indie Films in Recent Memory
“The Travel Companion,” directed by Travis Wood and Alex Mallis, is a sharply satirical indie drama that dramatizes the awkward Q&A sessions and self‑referential chatter of film‑festival culture. It follows Simon, a broke documentary hopeful who rides his roommate’s airline...
Can Dolce & Gabbana Stay Independent Through Leadership Changes and the Middle East Crisis?
Dolce & Gabbana is wrestling with more than $520 million in debt while co‑founder Stefano Gabbana steps down as chair but remains in a creative role. The brand, which generated over $2 billion in revenue last year, is seeking $176 million of fresh...
Gundam’s New Trailer Has Me Dreaming for an Armored Core Anime
Bandai Namco released a dazzling two‑minute trailer for *Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway – The Sorcery of Nymph Circe*, reigniting excitement for mecha anime. The piece highlights a long‑standing fan question: why hasn’t the *Armored Core* series received a full‑scale anime adaptation? Despite *Armored Core 6:...
Lung Cancer Molecular Testing Nears 70%, Still Falls Short of Universal Use: Christopher D'Avella, MD
Molecular profiling for newly diagnosed advanced non‑small cell lung cancer has risen from about 50% to roughly 70% before first‑line therapy, driven by stronger guideline awareness and more targetable mutations. However, testing gaps persist, especially when biopsies are performed without...
Former Red Ranger Dacre Montgomery Confirms We Were Denied a Power Rangers Film Tetralogy
Former "Power Rangers" star Dacre Montgomery revealed that the 2017 reboot was never intended as a standalone movie but as the first installment of a four‑film Lionsgate tetralogy. The film’s $100‑million‑plus budget barely broke even, prompting the studio to abandon...
New Sunvivia by Fiesta Americana Offers Fun and Relaxation
Fiesta Americana Travelty Collection has opened Sunvivia by Fiesta Americana Mazatlán, a beachfront resort in the city’s Golden Zone. The property features 12 room categories, from deluxe rooms to three‑bedroom penthouses that can host up to ten guests. Amenities include...
Beast’s Daniel MacPherson on Training MMA, Russell Crowe Screaming at Him | Interview
Australian actor Daniel MacPherson is starring in the new MMA‑drama “Beast,” which opens in U.S. theaters today. To portray a retired champion, he underwent three years of intensive training in boxing, jiu‑jitsu and Muay Thai, even filming a fight sequence...
Cryo-EM Structural Biology Facility Opened in San Diego by FairJourney Bio
FairJourney Bio has launched an advanced cryo‑electron microscopy (cryo‑EM) structural biology facility in San Diego, featuring two 300 kV ThermoFisher Titan Krios 5 systems. The lab brings atomic‑resolution imaging directly into the company’s antibody discovery platform, supporting everything from epitope mapping to...
Fawesome Launches a Chuck Norris Collection
Future Today’s free streaming platform Fawesome has introduced a Chuck Norris Collection, featuring titles such as The Cutter, Top Dog, and a Chuck Norris documentary. The launch is part of a broader April refresh that adds award‑winning films, cult classics,...
Willow Avalon Previews ‘Pink Pocket Pistol’ Album With ‘Cardinal Sin’ Featuring Jason Isbell
Singer‑songwriter Willow Avalon has released the lead single “Cardinal Sin,” a duet with acclaimed Americana star Jason Isbell, as a preview of her upcoming album Pink Pocket Pistol. The album, slated for June 26, 2026 via Atlantic Outpost/Assemble Sound, follows her 2025 debut...
How to Watch Coachella 2026 at Home: Schedule, Start Times and More
Coachella 2026 will take place over two consecutive weekends, April 10‑12 and April 17‑19, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The festival will be livestreamed on YouTube, with separate feeds for seven stages, and a dedicated mobile app...
Sydney Sweeney’s Violent R-Rated Movie Arrives on HBO Max Today
Sydney Sweeney’s biopic "Christy" is now streaming on HBO Max. The film, directed by David Michôd, dramatizes Hall of Fame boxer Christy Martin’s rise and the 2010 attempted murder by her husband. Despite strong performances, the movie earned only $2 million...
NEAF 2026 Returns to New York This Weekend with All-Star Astronaut Lineup and 'World's Largest' Space Expo
The Northeast Astronomy Forum & Space Expo (NEAF) returns to Suffern, New York on April 11‑12 for its 35th anniversary, branding itself as the world’s largest space expo. The two‑day event will host over 4,000 professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts, featuring more than...
5 Vaccines Under Development That Would Change the World As We Know It
Recent advances in vaccine technology are targeting five of the world’s most persistent health threats: HIV, tuberculosis, cancer, influenza, and coronaviruses. Early-phase trials show mRNA‑based germline‑targeting approaches can induce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV, while the M72/AS01E candidate achieved roughly...