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No matter what else went wrong with the Amazing Spider-Man movies, Andrew Garfield’s passion for the character was never in doubt. Unfortunately, along with being deeply invested in something comes the opportunity to be deeply let down. Garfield was asked what he learned from being Spider-Man and his answer is, well, very bleak: Well, nothing,…
Game Info Platform PS4, Xbox One, Win Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Developer Avalanche Studios Release Date 2015-09-01 ######## BEGIN SNIPPET ######## I’ve heard it said that the Mad Max films are less about Max as a conquering hero and more about a passive protagonist, someone who has no real control over his own fate,…
Nell Casey/Gothamist By now, you’d think straphangers would be prepared for anything whenever they willingly entered the platform for the L train, the city’s most punctually punitive subway line. Mechanical problems, heat waves, and love-ins have all plagued the beleaguered line this summer. And it was no different today, as straphangers embarked on an…
All summer, we’ve been witness to the completely ridiculous & sexist Times Square desnudas hysteria, wondering when the hell Mayor de Blasio started studying the Giuliani guide to governance. But while we’ve been busy focusing on the faux-moral outrage and hypocrisy of the crackdown—and the stories of the women who actually stand out there for…
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for broadcasting “false news,” sparking an international outcry and underlining how authorities are trampling over free speech just over a year into general-turned-politician Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s presidency. Related Stories The Latest: Greste calls on el-Sissi to ‘undo injustice’ Associated…
MTV held their inaugural Video Music Awards ceremony in 1984, and since then their VMA stage has transformed into a venue for scripted drama and fake controversy. But Kanye West has always gone off-script, and tonight he delivered a pretty Real speech while accepting his Vanguard Award—during his 13 or so minutes he took down…
Scientists ‘delete’ HIV virus from human DNA for the first time Scientists used a DNA-snipping enzyme called Cas9 to cut out the virus The cell’s gene repair machinery then takes over, soldering the loose ends of the genome back together – resulting in a virus-free cell Process could also be a cure for other latent…
After his performance of a medley of his two recent singles, “Where Are Ü Now” and “What Do You Mean,” at this year’s MTV VMAs, Justin Bieber thanked the crowed with his hands clenched together. And then he cried. He didn’t seem to have sustained any injuries after a brief aerial portion of his performance….
Here’s a bit of trivia for you: when he was coming up with an idea for a new comic, art Jack Kirby witnessed a woman lift a car to get her child out from under it. The moment helped inspire one of his most famous creations: the Incredible Hulk. The interview, between Kirby and Gary…
Do we really care what happened at MTV’s VMAs? No. Unless you’re scrambling to become a part of Yeezy’s presidential street team, stop what you’re doing. There is much more important news for your ears. Miley Cyrus plopped a 23-song project on SoundCloud late last night. Within these “avant-garde” songs are some shockingly delightful gems…