Archives for September 2020

Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop) and Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane) in Utopia, hitting Amazon Prime Video on Sept. 25. Amazon Studios Before diving into Utopia, Amazon’s new conspiracy thriller series from Gone Girl’s Gillian Flynn, let’s get the big question out of the way: Is it better than the cult classic 2013 British series it’s based on? […]

The new F-Pace’s grille is bigger and bolder than before. Jaguar The Jaguar F-Pace SUV is on the receiving end of some significant updates for 2021, which the automaker detailed Monday. Inside, outside and under the skin, this hot-selling crossover has been refined and improved in ways drivers are sure to appreciate. New looks The […]

A brilliant full moon rises at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in 2017. NASA/Kim Shiflett In the bizarre year that is 2020, another highly unusual event is coming our way. This year’s Halloween full moon will be visible to the entire world, rather than just parts of it, for the first time since World War II, […]

A big, old-school wallet can weigh you down, both physically and emotionally — the opposite of what could be, in the immortal words of George Costanza, “an organizer, a secretary and a friend.”  An elegant solution is the minimalist wallet, a diverse category of lightweight, super-slim cases designed to accommodate only your most critically important […]

NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft got a look at Venus in 1974. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has a lot of priorities on its plate. There’s the ongoing exploration of Mars. There’s the ambitious plan to send astronauts back to the moon in 2024. Now we can add Venus to that list, and possibly even nudge it toward the […]

YouTube Shorts is happening.  YouTube YouTube is getting in on the short-form video craze. In a blog post, the Google-owned video platform detailed its new format, which it calls Shorts. The new feature will be a rival for Chinese app TikTok and Instagram Reels. Designed as a “new short-form video experience right on YouTube for […]

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Ant-Man star Paul Rudd is no millennial, but in a new public service announcement for the state of New York, Rudd pulls out every youthful cliche he can to encourage people to wear face masks. It’s a delightful romp through […]

Mary Mathis for The Washington Post via Getty Images Jonathan Majors, who’s currently starring as Atticus Freeman in HBO’s Lovecraft Country, reportedly is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On Monday, Deadline reported Majors has been cast in a major role in the next Ant-Man movie, citing sources saying he’ll play super villain Kang the […]

TikTok employees won’t have to worry about a ban stopping their paychecks. Angela Lang/CNET An executive order banning TikTok from the US won’t affect employees’ paychecks, the Trump administration said Monday in a court filing. The executive order, signed by President Donald Trump on Aug. 6, bars any US transactions with TikTok’s Chinese parent company, […]

Amazon FreeTime Unlimited will become Kids Plus. Amazon Amazon is changing the name of its children’s subscription service and adding more videos and music, the e-commerce giant said Monday. Amazon FreeTime and FreeTime Unlimited will now be called Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids Plus, giving kids access to more than 20,000 books, movies, games and […]