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Cast of ‘Hamilton’ pays fitting tribute to Prince with dance party
The cast of Hamilton paid tribute to late music legend Prince with a dance party fit for royalty — just hours after the star’s death. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the hit Broadway musical, ended Thursday night’s performance … Continue reading
Star blows blue cosmic bubble in new Hubble telescope photo
An incredibly massive star 7,100 light-years from Earth is blowing a bubble in deep space. The star, called BD +60º2522, is about “45 times more massive than our sun,” and the bubble feature — called the Bubble Nebula — is formed … Continue reading
Hulu’s movies are exploding as the Netflix film library shrinks
LOS ANGELES — Remember when Netflix was for movies and Hulu was for TV shows? If you blinked sometime in the past year or so, you might have missed a significant shift in the streaming wars strategy: Hulu has been … Continue reading
9 crazy good songs that, naturally, are actually Prince songs
Prince was, yes, one hell of a performer, sauntering across the stage in a way that was simultaneously effortless and fierce, gyrating his body in ways that seemed impossible and occasionally showing off that split. But before his death on … Continue reading
Trains in Britain paid a sweet tribute to Prince this morning
LONDON — Following the news of Prince’s death on Thursday, tributes of all shapes and sizes have been flocking in for the musician. Celebrities have written messages on Instagram, superfans have written touching tributes on Facebook, and last night monuments … Continue reading
YouTubers reveal sides you’ve never seen in new Morgan Spurlock documentary
A documentary documenting YouTubers documenting their lives. That’s the very meta premise behind Vlogumentary, a project that began back in 2013 with an IndieGogo campaign from YouTubers Corey Vidal and Shay Carl (Shaytards) and wrapped up in 2016 with help from award-winning … Continue reading
Tom Hanks remembers staying up late to watch Prince, the ‘grand funkmeister’
Tom Hanks discussed the death of beloved musician Prince during his appearance on The Late Show last night. The 59-year-old actor described staying up late to watch Prince on a musical show in his dad and stepmother’s house. “I just said, … Continue reading
Shell’s city-car concept looks like it was designed for Ronald McDonald
Wondering what eco-friendly EV you’re going to buy? Don’t! Shell has come up with an efficient city-car concept that burns petroleum. SEE ALSO: Volvo wants to sell 1 million electrified vehicles by 2025 This squatty little number is a part … Continue reading
The Slow Mo Guys make a beautiful rainbow using powder paints and a drum
In a new video from the Slow Mo Guys, they show you what happens when different colours of powder paints are used on a drum. The colours, which leave a rainbow effect on the drum, are shown in slow motion … Continue reading
Priyanka Chopra speaks about her experience of the gender divide in films
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who was just selected for Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list, revisited her first-hand experience of the gender divide in films in her interview to the magazine. See also: Time names Priyanka Chopra, Gina Rodriguez, … Continue reading