42,000 years ago, a breakdown in Earth’s magnetic field led to environmental catastrophes and mass extinctions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/magnetic-field-reversal-42000-years-ago-neanderthal-extinction…
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Feedback’s comedy award ceremony: The strange year that was 2020
Awards for Seer of the Year, Correction of the Year, Innovation of the Year and Social Distancing Measure of the Year are all dished out in Feedback’s review of 2020 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833131-300-feedbacks-comedy-award-ceremony-the-strange-year-that-was-2020/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Darth Vader Actor From Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Dies at Age 85
Reuters reports: David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85, his management company said on Sunday… The champion weightlifter-turned-actor starred as the body, but not the voice, of one of cinema’s best-known villains. Director George Lucas opted to dub another voice onto Prowse’s portrayal of the towering, masked antagonist Darth…
Truth Seekers review: Ghost-hunting capers from Shaun of the Dead duo
Amazon Prime’s Truth Seekers from Sean of the Dead duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is a mash up of British comedy and ghost hunting. Let’s hope the series becomes today’s Ghostbusters, says Emily Wilson Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833070-600-truth-seekers-review-ghost-hunting-capers-from-shaun-of-the-dead-duo/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
South Park Creators Have New Political Satire Series With AI-Generated Deepfakes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for their cartoon South Park, have created a new comedy deepfake series called Sassy Justice. The star of the show, Fred Sassy, is a local news reporter from Cheyenne, Wyoming, with the face of US President Donald Trump. Other notable characters include, erm, “Dialysis King”…
Nick Frost on ghost hunting with Simon Pegg
In a recent interview, Frost recalled being knocked unconscious while hunting ghosts on a rainy night. The comedy duo, who have written and starred in… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340270/nick-frost-on-ghost-hunting-with-simon-pegg…
These could be the funniest animal pictures ever
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists have been announced Source: https://www.livescience.com/funniest-animal-photos-ever.html
Do Movie Ratings on ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ Really Affect a Movie’s Box Office?
Either Rotten Tomatoes was destroying the film industry, or it didn’t matter much at all, writes The Ringer, noting competing storylines about the influence of the film review-aggregating web site. But they’ve now performed a statistical deep dive to try to answer the question, and concluded that “The truth likely lies in the middle: Rotten Tomatoes wasn’t tanking the industry or…
John Cleese on the possibility of life after death
The 80-year-old comedy veteran is a keen proponent of the idea that existence does not simply end when we die. It’s one of the most widely debated mys… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338742/john-cleese-on-the-possibility-of-life-after-death…
Netflix Breaks Record With 160 Emmy Nominations
Netflix led the Emmy Awards race with a record-breaking 160 primetime nominations, beating the likes of linear television giant HBO and digital newcomers Disney+ and Apple TV+. Deutsche Welle reports: HBO came in second with 107 Emmy nominations, with its hit series “Watchmen” sweeping up 26 nominations, including a nod for the best limited series category. Earlier this year, Netflix hit…