This Clint Eastwood Western Was So Good, It Inspired An Iconic Rock Song With 460M Streams

Clint Eastwood’s impact on pop culture can’t be exaggerated and there’s even a great rock song he inspired. From his memorable Spaghetti Western dialogue to his diversified portfolio as a director, he’s left an indelible mark on cinema. Despite rumors of retirement, the veteran has shown no signs of stopping, asClint Eastwood is currently working on a new movie. Movies likeMillion Dollar Baby,The Bridges of Madison County, andTrouble With the Curveshowcase the man’s acting talents beyond the Western genre that he popularized and revolutionized, both as a director and as an actor....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Jeffrey Walker

This Love Island USA Star’s Insecurities Are Sabotaging Their Shot At Love

Love Island USAseason 7 is coming to a close, andwhile this Islander has been in the villa since the beginning, their insecurities have been keeping them closed offfrom forming genuine connections throughout the season. AsLove Island USAseason 7gets ready to shut the villa doors, it’s clear that some Islanders were more prepared for the experience than others. Despite knowing that they were going into an intense experience that would see them searching for love with their fellow Islanders,Love Island USAseason 7’s casthas been struggling to find their footing....

June 18, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · David Caldwell

This Space Opera Masterpiece Is One Expert's Favorite Sci-Fi Series For Its Accuracy

Astrophysicist, cosmologist, and NASA advisor Paul Sutter explains thatThe Expanseis his favorite science-fiction series because of its accuracy. Many ofThe Expanse’s episodesare considered masterpieces and the show as a whole is regarded as one of the best in the history of science-fiction television. The Expanseseasons2-5 all have a 94% or higher score onRotten Tomatoesand the overall show has a Tomatometer score of 95%. The sci-fi series is in a class of its own and has received plenty of praise for its storytelling, but its scientific accuracy is just as impressive....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Jennifer Smith

Today's Connections Hints & Answers For June 20, 2025 (Puzzle #690)

Today’sConnectionspuzzle marks the first one for May 2025, which starts strong with a challenging set of words that seemingly don’t have a clear pattern. I found that the puzzle for today uses many different verbs to informally address other topics, creating a vague series of word pairings rather than something straightforward. Without the right hints, you may be left struggling to find out what phrases make sense together. Visualizing any word you see during aConnectionspuzzle is a good strategy for finding groups of words that all fit a category....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 633 words · Brandi White

TP-Link’s New Travel Router Is a Do-It-All Hotspot

Travel routers are a popular way to set up a Wi-Fi network from anywhere, either using wired internet or cellular internet. TP-Link has now released a travel router with some impressive connectivity options and a compact design. The newTP-Link Wi-Fi 6 Travel Router TL-WR1502X(great name, I know) is a small travel router that can act as a regular router with an Ethernet connection, an access point, a range extender, or as a tethering hotspot....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Jennifer Haas

Turn your baby into a bomb in Fallout 4

Well, all of your babies As someone who just wants his kids back, I associate with the plight ofFallout 4‘s player character. As someone who doesn’t want to work too hard at it, I admire the ingenuity ofFallout 4modder Trainwiz and theirAtom Bomb Baby mod. You’ll get your baby back — and then some. Because an endless supply of your baby will fire from a mininuke launcher and explode all over the place, not unlike a real baby, but with fire instead of poop....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Mr. Christopher Gross

What Meds Simone Is Taking In Sirens & What They're For

Trigger Warning: This article contains discussions of suicide and child abuse. Warning! Spoilers for Sirens ahead! Devon was concerned throughoutSirensthat Simone wasn’t taking her meds, but what were these pills for, and why were they so important?The Netflix seriesrevolved around two sisters as the older became increasingly desperate to get the younger out of the Kells' mysterious mansion. Simone worked as the personal assistant to millionaire philanthropist Michaela Kell, whom Devon began to suspect was a cult leader....

June 18, 2025 · 3 min · 638 words · Ryan Martinez

Worlds collide in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle’s dynamic opening movie

Who do you stand with? Arc System Works have released the opening movie for their upcoming team-fighterBlazBlue Cross Tag Battle.The game, first announced back at EVO 2017, will see characters from four franchises step up to throw down. The animated opening features the stylish guys and gals ofBlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night In-BirthandRWBYas they pose and taunt dramatically to that same-sounding metal that appears on all of these anime game openings....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Yolanda Mann

WoW: Mists of Pandaria launch set for June 22, 2025

World of Warcraft‘s fourth expansion,Mists of Pandaria, will be arriving on July 30, 2025. Alongside this news, Blizzard has opened up presales for standard digital ($39.99) and digital deluxe ($59.99) versions of the game, which will be available to play the momentMists of Pandariais unlocked. For the extra $20,players are gettingthe Imperial Quilen flying mount; the Lucky Quilen Cub pet; an exclusiveDiablo IIIbanner sigil and accent; and exclusiveStarCraft IIportraits: the infested orc and the night elf Templar....

June 18, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Heidi Stanley

Xbox Sale Offers Deep Discounts for Critically-Acclaimed Games

A new deal allowsXboxplayers to get3 extra months of Xbox Live Gold for freewhen buying the 1-year subscription, but that is not the only deal currently on-going for the gaming giant. Xbox has also announced its Critically Acclaimed Sale, which sees players get deep discounts on major triple-A titles and even popular fan-favorite indie titles, with some titles up to 80% off. Perhaps the headline of this Xbox event isRed Dead Redemption 2, as the standard edition can now be picked up for just $40....

June 18, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Andrew Wood

"I Spoke To Him...": Gillian Anderson Addresses Ryan Coogler’s X-Files Reboot And Whether She Will Return For It

With Ryan Coogler set to dive into the unbelievable mysteries ofThe X-Filesuniverse, original series star Gillian Anderson weighed in on whether she could see herself having a role in the upcoming reboot. The original series focused on a duo of FBI agents ran from 1993 to 2002 originally across 202 episodes for nine seasons, before returning in 2016 with a six-episode continuation.InThe X-Files, Anderson played Dana Scully, the skeptical partner of David Duchovny’s more open-minded Fox Mulder....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Mary Hoffman

"It's Unlike Anything Anyone's Done Before": Mike Flanagan Teases New Carrie Actor In Stephen King Adaptation

Carrieshowrunner Mike Flanagan teases a new take from the lead actor.Carriewill be a modern update on the classic Stephen King story, coming to Prime Video as a new series. King’s 1974 novel was famously adapted by Brian De Palma in 1976, but more takes on the novel have been filmed.The Rage: Carrie 2was released in 1999, a TV movie aired in 2002, and another theatrical version starring Chloë Grace Moretz came out in 2013....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Debbie Gonzalez

"Not Technically Accurate, But Understandable": Historian Reviews Oppenheimer's Fact vs. Fiction

Most films based on true events, especially ones covering such a grand subject as Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer, take creative liberties, reworking real-life details to better fit the structure of a film. Nolan’s movie pulls from Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s 2005 biographyAmerican Prometheus, whichdetails the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer and how he became known as the “father of the atomic bomb” through his work on the Manhattan Project. Just as manyfilms based on polarizing figuresdo,Oppenheimerdramatizes a bit of historical facts....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 679 words · David Myers Jr.