Shots of Michael Fassbender in costume as 15th century assassin Aguilar may sell the action in Justin Kurzel’s Assassin’s Creed, but he also plays the very contemporary character of Callum Lynch in the movie. This divide between worlds and personalities is a huge part of the Assassin’s Creed video game franchise mythos. How it will play out in the big-screen adaptation remains to be seen, but if the images are […]
Back in 2012, a team of experts determined that Leonardo da Vinci's only universally recognized self-portrait was damaged beyond repair, breaking the nerdy little hearts of art history buffs around the world. The delicate red chalk drawing, created in 1512, was accidentally exposed to sunlight while being framed for an exhibition in 1929, which is believed to have led to what scientists call "foxing" -- simply, unwanted marks manifested on the […]
Apple's next-generation iPhone 7 Plus may feature a 256GB storage option and larger 3,100 mAh battery as two differentiating features over the smaller iPhone 7, according to Chinese website MyDrivers. The report does not specify if the iPhone 7 Plus will still have 16GB base storage, or if Apple will opt for larger storage options such as 32GB, 128GB and 256GB, compared to the iPhone 6s Plus lineup of 16GB, 64GB […]
Harrison Ford will crack that whip again. Disney officially announced today that Indiana Jones 5 is coming in summer 2019, with Ford back as the world’s coolest archaeologist and Steven Spielberg, who helmed all four previous installments of the franchise, returning to direct. Indiana Jones 5 has officially been set for July 19, 2019. It’s currently the only film slotted for that date. The Marvel adventure The Inhumans scheduled for […]
Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo program triumphed in its final game against South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol to win the series 4-1, providing further evidence of the landmark achievement for an artificial intelligence program. Lee started Tuesday’s game strongly, taking advantage of an early mistake by AlphaGo. But in the end, Lee was unable to hold off a comeback by AlphaGo, which won a narrow victory. After the results were in, […]
The latest Captain America: Civil War trailer is full of fighting and in-fighting and quick one-liners — some new footage, some footage that we've seen elsewhere. But in grand Marvel fashion, the best part is at the very end, when Iron Man summons his friendly neighborhood new friend, played by Tom Holland. Overall, this new trailer does the best job yet at showing how the Avengers schism begins, with the […]
Nielsen's Music Study Reveals Instagram's Impact on Artists, Sales and Streamin Scrolling through rapper G-Eazy's Instagram posts feels like finding a man's journal and secretly reading about years of personal memories. The mobile storytelling platform no doubt has given him and his musical peers a simple way to give millions of fans an instant glimpse into their intimate day-to-day adventures. Now, a first-of-its-kind study from Nielsen is analyzing those fans' […]
For those of us who woke up a little groggy this morning, or who definitely will tomorrow, a new Alice Through the Looking Glass trailer commiserates. It reminds us that we lost an hour to Daylight Saving Time (that’s right, the proper term is not plural nor possessive!) here in the United States, but also suggests it was in fact stolen. You speak truths, trailer! The Alice in Wonderland sequel […]
The rise of the machines came to a halt, temporarily at least, when the champion Go player Lee Sedol beat a computer program on Sunday to prevent a whitewash after losing the first three games. AlphaGo, developed by the Google subsidiary DeepMind, has an insurmountable lead in the series, but Sedol’s win restored some human dignity. Fans of the ancient Chinese board game cheered when AlphaGo quit after five hours […]
