Vulture’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

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Rian Johnson’s new mystery features a great cast including Kerry Washington as lawyer Vera Draven, Jeremy Renner as the town doctor, Nat Sharp, rising star Cailee Spaeny as cellist Simone Vivane, and Daryl McCormack as politician Cy Draven. You can uncover the mystery in theaters on November 26th, or when it starts streaming on Netflix on December 12th. It’s time to put on your detective hat and solve the case!

Rijavec, who runs the Fish and Sips YouTube channel, was last contacted on November 11th. He sent a distress call from about eight miles out at sea, saying his boat engine was failing. The communication then stopped suddenly, according to NBC News.

Dr. Rosalind Carver, a successful businesswoman, and her husband Matt think they’re simply helping someone when they find an injured man at sea near Indonesia. But their rescue quickly turns dangerous: their yacht disappears, and Matt is kidnapped. Suddenly, their idyllic vacation becomes a terrifying trap. Pursued by pirates and held captive by dishonest authorities, Rosalind turns to Sean Fuller, a private security expert with a hidden past, for help. Together, they must fight their way through a web of lies and danger in a country where trust is impossible to find.

The man behind Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has taken a swing at Buffett’s recent claims that Bitcoin is nothing but a speculative gamble. “Speculation?” Kiyosaki scoffs. “Tell that to the Fed’s printing press, which churns out dollars like a baker on Red Bull.” 🍞💸

Producer Masato Kumazawa told Press Start that while the multiplayer game is coming together well, it needs to be more frightening. He also mentioned there are still some surprises in store, but he couldn’t reveal what they are.

Australia’s PlayStation team built a giant, six-meter (20-foot) tall replica of a PS One memory card. It’s not a functioning memory card with storage space, but a massive, 100-times-larger-than-life recreation of the classic accessory.
According to Monday’s announcement (which, one might assume, was delivered with the solemnity of a funeral), institutions can now deposit and withdraw stablecoins, while the yield is generated by staking Solana’s tokens and hedging with perpetual futures. It’s like playing Russian roulette with a revolver filled with crypto. 🔫

Jimmy Kimmel Live! briefly stopped airing in September after Kimmel criticized Trump’s reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk, a statement that drew backlash from Carr. This led to a significant discussion about free speech, and the show returned to the air a week later.

I consider most of the Marvel movies planned for 2025 to be among the strongest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, revisiting those films on Disney+ also highlights areas where they could have been better. Things like the pacing, story, and action sequences could have used some adjustments, both minor and major. Hopefully, Marvel can apply these lessons to their future movies and make them even better.