"Spencer" is a captivating, haunting fable about Princess Diana
Spencer could be subtitled A Ghost Story.That much is obvious from the very first moments of this haunting, beguiling film, where an onscreen introduction reads "A fable from a true tragedy" as we see some roadkill on one of the long, winding roads l.....»»
Xbox and Embracer’s mass layoff explanations aren’t good enough
Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer both commented on layoffs at their companies, but their responses raise questions......»»
Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox eventually isn’t such a bad idea
Phil Spencer is questioning why Helldivers 2 isn't on Xbox yet, and I think that's not such a terrible idea......»»
Microsoft sure seems to be thinking about some sort of portable Xbox
Spencer talks up "different form factors that allow people to play in different places." Enlarge / A demo of "Project Xcloud" streaming running on a mobile device, circa 2019. Yesterday's news that four unnamed Microsof.....»»
Microsoft"s gaming CEO doesn"t think iOS is open enough for Xbox gaming
In a new interview, Microsoft's Phil Spencer discusses how Microsoft is bringing its Xbox titles to new platforms — but he doesn't think they'll find a home on iOS.Microsoft is not bringing Xcloud natively to iPhoneMicrosoft is expanding beyond its.....»»
Microsoft Finally Addresses Rumors Regarding the Future of Xbox
Four Xbox titles will be eventually launched for competing systems. The post Microsoft Finally Addresses Rumors Regarding the Future of Xbox appeared first on Phandroid. Following an earlier announcement by Xbox Head Phil Spencer regarding.....»»
Phil Spencer Gives Statement Regarding Xbox Rumours
Commenting via his social media page, Spencer stated that Microsoft is planning a "business update event" to discuss the future of Xbox. The post Phil Spencer Gives Statement Regarding Xbox Rumours appeared first on Phandroid. The gaming l.....»»
A princess"s psalter recovered? Pieces of a 1,000-year-old manuscript found
A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: A number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. The original manuscript may have belonged to a princess who fled England after.....»»
Hollywood"s first major Black female superhero: How Wakanda Forever broke the mold
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever rewrote Hollywood's script for superhero movies. English professor Diana Adesola Mafe was recently involved in an academic roundtable that offers a critical conversation about it and another film set in an African kingd.....»»
World-first system to monitor the "seafood basket" of Australia
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has completed initial testing of a 'weather service' for water quality in the Spencer Gulf in South Australia—which provides much of the country's seafood—with plans to use the technology in local seafo.....»»
Poor Things review: Emma Stone shines in a Frankensteinian sex comedy
Emma Stone reunites with the director of The Favourite for an even stranger comedy, the captivating feminist Frankenstein story Poor Things......»»
Marbled paper, frosty fireworks among 2023 Gallery of Fluid Motion winners
Annual showcase highlights "captivating science," "breathtaking beauty" of fluid motion. Enlarge / Harvard University graduate student Yue Sun won a Milton Van Dyke Award for her video on the hydrodynamics of marbled paper. (cred.....»»
3 rom-coms on Netflix you need to watch in December
For December, we selected three of the best rom-coms you need to watch. Our picks are Christmas rom-coms, including Holidate and The Princess Switch......»»
Shrinking particle accelerators with cold plasma and a large picnic basket
Twenty-five feet below ground, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory scientist Spencer Gessner opens a large metal picnic basket. This is not your typical picnic basket filled with cheese, bread and fruit—it contains screws, bolts, steel tubing, and.....»»
My long quest to revive a ’90s Windows gaming cult classic
Pendulumania is a testament to addictive game design and Windows app portability. The elusive, addictive gameplay that has been haunting my dreams for years. As 2023 draws to a close—and as we start to finalize our Game of the Yea.....»»
For its next trick, Gaia could help detect background gravitational waves in the universe
Ripples in a pond can be captivating on a nice sunny day as can ripples in the very fabric of space, although the latter are a little harder to observe. Using the highly tuned Gaia probe, a team of astronomers proposes in a paper posted to arXiv prep.....»»
Unlocking long-term genetic memory: Dormant bacterial spores offer key insights into evolutionary survival strategies
A recent study spearheaded by Prof. Sigal Ben Yehuda and her team at Hebrew University has unveiled a captivating facet of bacterial dormancy. Their research illuminates the mechanism through which dormant bacterial spores uphold and activate an endu.....»»
10 best modern miniseries of all time, ranked
From horror shows like The Haunting of Hill House to heart-pounding thrillers like Sharp Objects, these 10 miniseries are the best ever in the last 25 years......»»
"Fire is living": How this nature preserve uses cultural burning for regrowth
Diana Almendariz often uses tule for basket weaving, but on this day she uses the dried bulrush wrapped around a cattail to carry fire across a narrow trail to a small field. She sets the tufted bundle down with intention to start the first of three.....»»
The best movies on Hulu right now (November 2023)
The best movies on Hulu include Quiz Lady, A Haunting in Venice, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Driven, and more current and classic hits......»»
Poison dart frogs: Personality determines reproductive strategies, research suggests
Unlike their relatives, individuals of the poison frog Allobates femoralis are not poisonous but are captivating due to their different behavioral profiles: They successfully reproduce with different strategies depending on whether they are bold, agg.....»»