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‘A Simple Plan’ Is Sam Raimi at His Most Restrained

Photo: Paramount Pictures This weekend marks the return of one of the great wizards of superhero cinema. We’re talking, naturally, about the magician behind the camera of Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The latest installment in the world’s biggest franchise is also the first movie in nearly a decade from Sam Raimi, the master of horror who reinvented himself as a maestro…

Yes, you will want this metal Millennium Falcon iPhone case

We were pretty excited when Casetify announced its new Star Wars collection of phone cases and accessories at the end of April, and we’ve now got our hands on the star of the show, the Millennium Falcon limited-edition case, to see if our anticipation was justified. It’s a thing of beauty and well worth a closer look, but what about the rest of the collection? Millennium Falcon case Made of…

Independence day: why Gordon Brown gave the Bank the right to set interest rates Bank of England

Gordon Brown had a surprise in store for Eddie George when he summoned the then governor of the Bank of England to a meeting at 11 Downing Street on a bank holiday Monday, 25 years ago this week. For the past two years, Labor’s new chancellor had been working on a plan to give Threadneedle Street the right to set interest rates and now he was ready to tell George about it. Secrecy was complete.…

Astronomers discover a rare ‘black widow’ binary, with the shortest orbit yet

Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain The flashing of a nearby star has drawn MIT astronomers to a new and mysterious system 3,000 light years from Earth. The stellar oddity appears to be a new “black widow binary” —a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar, that is circling and slowly consuming a smaller companion star, as its arachnid namesake does to its mate. Astronomers know of about two…

1. “That was Celtics basketball” That quote was from Jaylen Brown postgame after the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks to even their second round series at 1-1. Brown was spot on. Boston’s defense was solid enough in Game 1, but their offense was kind of a mess. Turnovers, missing passes, turning down good shots and not playing physical enough were all problems. In Game 2, the 2022 Celtics…

Everything Everywhere All At Once is an immigrant horror story about tax season

Nothing is certain but death and taxes, and the science fiction film Everything Everywhere All At Once is in part a horror story about the latter. The tax office is the final boss for every immigrant family who has too many generations living under one roof, receipts that are too incriminating to explain, or breadwinners with a limited grasp of English. It was the first time that I had ever seen…

iPhone City goes into immediate lockdown after COVID outbreak- 9to5Mac

The Chinese city of Zhengzhou – known locally as iPhone City as it’s home to the world’s largest iPhone factory – has been placed into immediate lockdown following the discovery of COVID-19 infections. This will have an immediate effect on iPhone 13 production, and also impacts Apple’s preparations for later iPhone 14 assembly… Zhengzhou had so far escaped lockdowns, and as recently as yesterday…

‘They bombed every second’: evacuees’ horror weeks in Azovstal steel plant | Ukraine

Their bunker couldn’t withstand a direct hit from ferocious Russian bombardment, food was running out and finding water could get them killed. For some civilians inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, it was an ordeal that finally ended on Tuesday when more than 100 managed to reach the safety of a shopping center car park in Ukrainian-held Zaporizhzhia. Some members of the group told of…

We May Have A New Definition Of The Second By 2030

It’s time to change how we measure time. Or at least that’s what scientists have proposed in a draft resolution for the upcoming 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures held later this year. Thanks to ultraprecise atomic clocks, we could have a new definition of the most fundamental unit of time: the second. The second was defined back in 1967 as “the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of…

NBA coaching prospects – Here are the top names league insiders are extolling behind the scenes

FORTUNATELY FOR THE NBA’s head coaches, 2021-22 was a season of relative contentment. The league has seen just two firings, Frank Vogel by the Los Angeles Lakers and James Borrego by the Charlotte Hornets, while the Sacramento Kings parted ways with interim head coach Alvin Gentry on April 11. The teams at the bottom of the standings have adopted patience , and the successful teams are, well,…

Even More Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Set Pictures Could Tease a Major New Villain

The Guardians could have a major new threat to face.Screenshot: Marvel Studios Sam Raimi wants to get back to horror after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Robert Eggers wants to go sci-fi. At least one major star won’t return for Picard‘s third season. Wyatt Russell could head to the Godzilla universe for the Monarch TV show. Plus, superpowers for everybody on Riverdale!! To me,…

Mosyle rides its device management software to the bank, raising $ 196M – TechCrunch

Mosyle, a mobile device management platform for Apple devices, today announced that it raised $ 196 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners with participation from StepStone Group and previous investors including Elephant and Album VC. CEO Alcyr Araujo says that the round, which comes as Moysle introduces a new product, Apple Unified Platform for Business, will be put toward…

US Trade Deficit Widens to Record $ 109.8 Billion as Imports Surge

Strong US demand for computers, vehicles and oil helped drive the US trade deficit to a record of $ 109.8 billion in March. The Commerce Department on Wednesday said the trade deficit widened by 22.3% from the prior month. Imports rose by 10.3% to $ 351.5 billion as the US took in far more goods than it exported. Exports, however, also rose strongly — increasing 5.6% — but did not keep pace with…

Grizzlies Vs. Warriors score: Ja Morant erupts for 47 points to help Memphis tie series in Game 2

The Memphis Grizzlies evened their second-round series with the Golden State Warriors at one game apiece with a 106-101 victory in Game 2 on Tuesday. Morant led all scorers with a career career-high 47 points, joining LeBron James and Kobe Bryant as the only players in history to record multiple 45-point playoff games before the age of 23, per ESPN Stats. Stephen Curry led the way to Golden State…

On May the 4th, let’s remember the time NPR had a ‘Star Wars’ radio drama: NPR

Mark Hamill (right) and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles of Luke Skywalker and C-3PO in the radio adaptation of Star Wars. Steve Smith hide caption toggle caption Steve Smith Mark Hamill (right) and Anthony Daniels reprise their roles of Luke Skywalker and C-3PO in the radio adaptation of Star Wars. Steve Smith On this May the 4th, we want to take you back to 1981, when NPR turned its…

A foldable iPhone isn’t the future, but a folding iPad or MacBook might be

AppleInsider is supported by its audience and may earn a commission as an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner on qualifying purchases. These affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. A foldable iPhone might be cool in concept, but the form factor is not likely to be the future of Apple’s flagship product. Instead, Apple could use folding display technology to make a more…

Private payrolls rose by 247,000 in April, missing expectations

Payrolls rose less-than-expected in the US private sector last month, as employers worked to fill persistent vacancies to help meet demand. Private-sector payrolls grew by 247,000 in April, ADP said in its closely watched monthly report on Wednesday. This came following an increase of 479,000 private payrolls in March, according to ADP’s revised monthly print. Consensus economists were looking…