Disney’s biennial fan convention D23 is underway in Anaheim, California, and the entertainment giant hosted a star-studded entertainment showcase to unveil all upcoming movies and streaming shows, as well as trailers and sneak peeks of the ones we already know about. Along with Frozen 3, The Incredibles 3, the Marvel reveals and all the Star
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When Soundgarden Wrote “Black Hole Sun,” they may have inadvertently been onto something. In a new paper in Nature, scientists have chronicled a “black hole star” that’s the size of our solar system and glows bright red in the depth of space. The findings are based on observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, which
In May 2025, Mozilla announced that it was shutting down the popular read-it-later app Pocket, which it had acquired back in 2017 for an undisclosed amount. That led to a growing demand for alternative apps that could help people save online content, particularly longer articles, that they want to read later when they have more
Disney had a night packed with movie and streaming announcements, including the Star Wars: Starfighter trailer, Zootopia 3 and The Incredibles 3 reveals, the Frozen 3 trailer and so much more. But during the entertainment showcase on Friday night in Anaheim, there was also some big Marvel Cinematic Universe news. Here are the biggest Marvel
As if you needed more reason to love Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” beyond its pop perfection, it is also, according to lore, the genesis for Switched on Pop, one of the best music podcasts out there. Cohosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding obsessively dissect pop songs, from the theory behind their musical choices