Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, The Odyssey, boasts a remarkable cast. Matt Damon will play the legendary hero Odysseus, who faces a decade of war at Troy and another ten years struggling to return to his home island of Ithaca. He’s joined by a stellar group of actors including Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Jon Bernthal, Mia Goth, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, John Leguizamo, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.
I was reading a blog post from Anna’s Archive – you know, the group that’s amazing at preserving books and research – and they made a pretty incredible claim! They said they’ve collected information on around 256 million songs and actually saved audio files for about 86 million of them. Apparently, that covers 99.6% of everything people listen to on Spotify – that’s huge!
Hurricane Helene, a powerful category four storm, struck the Southeastern United States in late September 2024. Making landfall in Florida on September 26th with peak winds of 140 mph, it caused approximately $80 billion in damage and became the deadliest hurricane since Katrina.
Paramount, led by David Ellison, has secured a firm guarantee of $40.4 billion from his father, Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle. They’ve also agreed to raise their breakup fee to match Netflix’s $5.8 billion payment to Warner Bros. Discovery if the deal falls through due to regulatory issues. Previously, Paramount’s breakup fee was $5 billion.
Okay, so this really popular FPS streamer got a ton of heat for complaining about Expedition 33 winning, even though he hadn’t actually played it. It was kinda weird, right? Then Asmongold chimed in and basically told him to pick up the game himself. He was like, “Seriously? You didn’t even try it? It’s a shooter – you can just aim and shoot! He’d probably be great at it!”
The streamer, who is 41 years old and has been broadcasting fighting games for a long time, has often been penalized by Twitch.
Netflix has acquired Ready Player Me, an Estonian company specializing in technology that lets players use the same avatars across multiple games. The financial details of the deal haven’t been disclosed.
Jake Paul experienced his toughest boxing match yet on December 19th, when he fought former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua defeated Paul in the sixth round, and Paul suffered a broken jaw during the knockout.
Since its release in 2020, the PlayStation 5 has consistently sold well and gained a large following, boosted by popular exclusive games. The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and rapidly became a top-selling console, driven by high demand and well-known game series.
Airrack has quickly become a major name on YouTube, known for his elaborate pranks. With over 17 million subscribers, he’s become famous for videos where he surprises big creators – like hiding in their homes, jokingly ‘arresting’ them, or unexpectedly appearing in public places.