The first season finale of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy included a nod to J.J. Abrams’ 2009 Star Trek film and introduced the next generation of starship helmsmen, similar to the iconic Mr. Sulu (played by George Takei). The episode, directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Alex Kurtzman, Kirsten Beyer, Noga Landau, and Gaia Violo, concluded the season with a thrilling, uplifting, and heroic finish.
Disney and Marvel Studios have announced their movie and TV show schedule through 2026, and for the first time in several years, they won’t be releasing any projects led by female characters in 2024. The last time this happened was in 2020, when the pandemic caused a complete halt to Marvel releases. Before that, 2019 saw the debut of Marvel’s first female-led film, Captain Marvel, which starred Brie Larson as Carol Danvers. The movie takes place in the 1990s and shows Carol’s beginnings as a Kree warrior and her journey to discovering her past as a fighter pilot.
It turns out Harry Styles is surprisingly good at imitating comedian Sebastian Maniscalco! It’s funny to imagine how that came about – maybe Styles approached writer Marcello Hernández and asked to try out his impression after seeing a recent sketch. Hernández would have had to explain that Maniscalco is a real person, not a character … Read more
New research reveals how cognitive biases impact the accuracy of human-annotated data for rare-event AI, and proposes effective strategies to counteract them.
Saturday Night Live appears to be hitting its stride again. After a period of weaker shows, the last three episodes have been remarkably strong. This week, former One Direction member Harry Styles directly addresses the criticism he’s received about potentially ‘queerbaiting’ his audience. Here are some of the best moments from tonight’s show:
Before the show even airs, David shared a clip about the famous V-J Day kiss photo, explaining how the event wasn’t consensual. The show will also feature sketches with Bill Hader and Kathryn Hahn playing Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, Jon Hamm and Sean Hayes as the Wright Brothers, and Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld portraying Lewis and Clark – you might want to brush up on that last one!
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room – the accusations of ‘queerbaiting’ that have followed Harry Styles for a while. He finally addressed it, and honestly, his response was pretty great. He pointed out that people fixated on his fashion choices and then got upset when he didn’t publicly pursue relationships with other men, like Louis Tomlinson or even Barack Obama! He playfully questioned if anyone had considered that maybe, just maybe, there was more to him than what met the eye. And to really drive the point home – and perhaps quiet the critics – he shared a sweet kiss with Ben Marshall. It felt like a clear message: his personal life is his own, but he’s definitely comfortable expressing affection. It was a smart and surprisingly effective way to handle a tricky situation.
This review explores the methods used to quantify trust within the complex networks of online social platforms.
Although the acting in Game of Thrones was consistently excellent, a few characters didn’t add much to the story and were even frustrating to watch. Some storylines and key scenes centered around these characters, leaving many fans confused and questioning their purpose.
A report from the clever clogs at Ark Invest and Unchained has peered into the murky crystal ball of quantum computing and Bitcoin security. Their verdict? Quantum computers might one day give Bitcoin’s cryptography a run for its money, but that day is about as close as the next Discworld novel from yours truly.