Sony Pictures Lands Short Story “Renegades” By Will Simmons; Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley To Helm Feature Adaptation Of Action-Thriller

Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley have inked a deal to direct 'Renegades,' an action-thriller from writer Will Simmons, ...
The New York Times

This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...
Game Rant

Tencent Could Be Exiting Some of Its Game Studio Investments

Adrian has been writing, critiquing, and thinking about games since he first picked up an N64 controller many years ago. These days he writes reviews, news, and features for Game Rant and believes ...
Science Daily

NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is creating one of the weirdest forms of matter in space

NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter that behaves in astonishing ways. The experiments could unlock ...
Wall Street Journal

Google Investing in ‘Backrooms’ Studio A24

Hollywood producers Jason Blum and James Wan explain how films like ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ are changing the movie industry. Photo: 'Backrooms'/A24 Google is investing in independent movie studio ...
IEEE

ActorVis: A Visual Analytics Approach for Script Exploration and Performance Guidance

Abstract: Understanding and interpreting a script is essential for effective acting. Existing visualization methods, however, primarily focus on general narrative comprehension and often neglect ...
The Torch

Five Classic Books Every College Student Should Read (Even If You’re Not An English Major)

In English classes throughout high school and college, teachers and professors typically encourage—and require—students to read “classic” literature. The feeling of being forced to engage with classic ...