Dave the Diver: how to increase your Best Taste ranking

It doesn’t matter how fancy or friendly the staff is at a restaurant. At the end of the day, it all comes down to how good the food tastes, both in real life andDave the Diver. While a normal restaurant owner doesn’t have an easy way to determine how much his customers like a meal, you have the advantage of seeing your Best Taste stat to know just how good a dish is, which then contributes to your overall Best Taste ranking....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Darren Cook

Disney will launch a new series, ‘Star Wars: Resistance,’ later this year

Disney clearly knows what it’s doing when it comes to making announcements: Waiting until the hype builds for Star Wars Day — not to mention the forthcomingSolo: A Star Wars Story— and reveals a new animated series set in the Star Wars universe. Smart move, Disney. Star Wars: Resistancewill premiere on the Disney Channel this fall, then air regularly on Disney XD — presumably to fill the void left by the recently concludedStar Wars Rebels, which aired on Disney XD for four seasons....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Phyllis Gould

Fall 2023 movie guide

Although September 23 is the official start of fall this year, we’re not waiting around another week to give you our fall 2023 movie guide. That’s because the fall movie season began last weekend withA Haunting in Venice, and it’s going to extend to the end of November. Despite some strike-related delays forDune: Part TwoandKraven the Hunter, there are a lot of intriguing films on the horizon that we can’t wait to see in theaters....

August 5, 2025 · 15 min · 3022 words · Diana Davis

Global storms on Mars shoot towers of dust 50 miles into the sky

We have dust storms here on Earth, and we’ve observed them on Mars, too. But occasionally something much more dramatic happens on Mars: Multiple dust storms grow and come together to cover the entire planet in a dusty haze. Scientists are still learning about these massive global storms and what causes them, and now they have learned more about dust towers, an extreme phenomenon seen during the storms. These huge dust clouds are denser than normal clouds and also climb much higher into the atmosphere, forming dramatic columns which reach up into the Martian sky....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Dawn Smith

Google Assistant grows hookup list to over 5K smart home devices, appliances

It’s been a busy four months for Google’s connected home voice assistant. Since January 2018 theGoogle Assistantconnection list grew quickly from 1,500 devices. Now you may say “Hey Google” to more than 5,000 smart home devices, the company reports. Google said it now has connection compatibility with all major connected device manufacturers in the U.S. The smart home component hookup list, which is still growing, includes cameras, doorbells, locks, sensors, lights, power plugs, thermostats, security systems, and switches....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Casey Herring

Here’s everything that’s new in Microsoft Office 2021

If you’re not interested in subscribing or paying a monthly fee to use Microsoft Word and other apps, then you might want to consider buying what’s known as the “perpetual” or “stand-alone” version. The most current version of this isOffice 2019, but on October 5, Microsoft will be releasing Office 2021. Pricing details for Office 2021 haven’t been shared at the time of writing, but it’s expected to be the same as Office 2019....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 905 words · Bridget Ibarra

House Of The Dragon Season 2, Episode 3 Review: HBO's Prequel Gets Back To What Made Season 1 Great

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 3, “The Burning Mill.” Summary House of the Dragonseason 2, episode 3 is the best episode of the season so far, and advances the Targaryen civil war in some great and surprising ways. The season has been solid but unspectacular so far, which is absolutely fine: it’s gradually building to theDance of the Dragonsproperly beginning, and good character work provides a solid foundation for that....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1130 words · Rachel Schaefer

How Richard Linklater Cast His Movie Being Filmed Over 20 Years: “It’s Not Some Huge Leap Of Faith”

Summary Director Richard Linklater has opened up about casting his movie that’s being filmed over the course of 20 years,Merrily We Roll Along, explaining how he approaches the actors he wants to star in the lengthy production. The movie stars Paul Mescal as Franklin Shepherd, a Broadway composer who turns his life upside down when he decides to become a Hollywood producer.Similar to Linklater’sBoyhood, the movie will be filmed at different intervals over the course of two decades, the ages of the characters reflective of the real actors aging as time marches on....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 757 words · Melissa Perez

How To Unlock Scribing In Elder Scrolls Online

Unlocking Scribing inThe Elder Scrolls Onlineis a new component that allows you to complete your character build with new customization options. This is done through several new skills, and players will be able tofocus on specific types of damage and how that damage is dealt out. The scribing system is for players who want to hone their skills and add even more customization to their characters. As one of thenew features forThe Elder Scrolls Online, there are quite a few pieces of the Scribing puzzle to figure out before you will be a master of it....

August 5, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Steven Stewart

Infinity Nikki: Release date, gameplay, trailers & everything we know

Infinity Nikki: Release date, gameplay, trailers & everything we know Find out everything you need to know about the upcoming open-world adventure game Infinity Nikki, including its release window, gameplay, and more. First announced in November 2022, the Infinity Nikki trailer shows off stunning open-world gameplay filled with lush, beautiful sceneries and the one thing the franchise is known for – fashion. For the uninitiated, the Nikki series started with a smaller-scalemobile gamecalled Nikki UP2U in 2012, where players could dress Nikki in various clothes for different activities....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Kyle Martin

I’m definitely not ready for LG’s ‘emotionally aware’ TV ads

LG hasannouncedthat it’s partnering with a company called Zenapse to deliver so-called emotionally aware advertising across the entire webOSsmart TVexperience, including LG Channels, the company’sfree ad-supported streaming TV(FAST) service, and I’m uneasy about the whole concept. I tend to be skeptical of the power of advertising to get me to do something (or buy something) that I wasn’t already considering doing. Most of the ads I see these days are on YouTube or the few traditional cable TV channels I still watch....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 802 words · Brian Jackson

Keanu Reeves Gets A Dramatic Transformation Into Childhood Dream Marvel Role In Stylized MCU Art

Summary Keanu Reevesis a perfect fit for his childhood dream Marvel role in darkMarvel Cinematic Universeart. Reeves is one of the actors who are constantly fancast for superhero roles. The star sees no problem in that, as he has already played John Constantine for DC — withConstantine 2on the way — and has had talks with Marvel Studios that could have him appear infuture Marvel movies. That could lead to Reeves getting his dream Marvel role, and MCU art shows how perfect he would be for it....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Timothy Stewart

Microsoft fixes problem that rendered Xbox One systems useless

Microsoft said it has fixed a problem with Xbox Live that had rendered many users’ Xbox One systems unusable. The official Xbox Support Twitter account posted the message on Wednesday, January 30, several hours after the issue was discovered, saying it had resolved all problems related to starting consoles, signing in, and title updates. The issues surrounding Xbox One console startup, sign-in, title update errors, and our status page have now been resolved....

August 5, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Robert Black