Japanese police officer stages bomb threat to skip his own farewell party
An officer left a note saying “I have planted a bomb” at the restaurant entrance, where his coworkers were planning a retirement party for him.
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has grown so large it is home to dozens of animal species
The North Pacific Subtropical Gyre is a massive, swirling current located between California and Hawaii. This current tends to trap floating objects, preventing them from spreading throughout the ocean.
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker responds after federal subpoena over Cuba trip
The Treasury Department is investigating a trip taken by Piker and Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, to determine if any U.S. sanctions or travel regulations were broken. As part of this investigation, they received requests for information.
X-Men ’97 Finally Gave Gambit the Hero Moment He Deserved
I’ve always loved Gambit – he just oozed cool. It wasn’t just his powers, or even that amazing Cajun accent, but he was a total standout in X-Men: The Animated Series. But honestly, it felt like he deserved a real chance to shine as a hero, and X-Men ’97 finally gave him that moment. It was incredibly satisfying to watch, even though it came at a really heartbreaking cost.
10 Longest-Running Movie Franchises Of All Time
What determines how long a movie franchise lasts? For this ranking, we’re measuring a franchise’s length of time starting with its very first movie released in theaters. This includes early animated films and older serials, as long as they were the first time the story appeared on the big screen.
Pokemon Fossil Exhibit promo sells for hundreds despite being reprint of card worth less than $1
A special Archeops promotion is happening alongside the new Pokemon Fossil Museum exhibit. The exhibit opened at the Field Museum on May 22, 2026, and will be open until April 11, 2027. It combines real fossils with Pokemon like Tyrantrum and Archeops, exploring the connection between paleontology and the Pokemon world.
10 Sci-Fi Movies That Will Keep You Hooked From Start To Finish
I’ve noticed that sci-fi films can be really diverse in how they approach storytelling. Take Cloud Atlas, for instance – it’s a huge, sweeping story that unfolds gradually over nearly three hours, really pulling you in. But then you have movies like Avatar, which immediately throws you into this incredible world on Pandora and tells a pretty simple, easy-to-follow story. They’re both sci-fi, but they feel totally different!
Dispute over $200k Lego Star Wars collection triggers lawsuits and viral investigation
The story revolves around Bryan Mansell and a LEGO collection inherited from his father, which was left with the Bricks & Minifigs store in Salem-Keizer, Oregon, towards the end of 2023.
Philip K. Dick’s The Future is Ours Will be The Netflix Event of the Decade
Philip K. Dick is considered a hugely influential science fiction writer of the 20th century. His novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was the basis for the famous film Blade Runner, which starred Harrison Ford. Tom Cruise starred in Minority Report, another film adapted from Dick’s work. Now, yet another adaptation of his writing is being developed.
A Modest Proposal for Privacy Coin ETFs: Austen’s Take
In this, the year of our Lord 2026, Grayscale’s proposal hath captured the attention of the ton, with its potential to unlock the doors of institutional investment for the enigmatic privacy coin, Zcash. The Trust, holding a considerable sum of 391,103.89 ZEC, valued at approximately $99.4 million, as of March 31, 2026, is poised to become the first U.S. spot ETF for a privacy coin, should the SEC grant its approval.