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Republicans are digging in on their push for a partisan voting requirements bill as they aim to combat Democratic demands to reform immigration enforcement. But they face a minefield of internal division over how to get the legislation through both chambers of Congress. The House is scheduled to vote next week on the Safeguard American…

They say curiosity killed the cat, and for the humans in the films below, that’s definitely the case. But a cat has nine lives, so when a human dies, that’s usually it.  The characters in these movies are either too nosy or too intrepid for their own good, and once they realize it, the damage has already been done. If you want to see where any of these titles are streaming, check out JustWatch to see where. Candyman (1992) This classic horror movie explores a supernatural urban legend that makes an appearance after a nosy scholar decides to poke around where…

Teachers are using artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning tools professionally. What about school psychologists? A new study published in School Psychology reveals how many U.S. school psychologists polled are using AI tools, as well as their views on its benefits, and potential areas of concern. “This study provides empirical support for AI’s growing role in school psychology and is the first to document the use of AI amongst practitioners,” wrote corresponding author Ryan Farmer in collaboration with co-authors Adam Lockwood, Randy Floyd, and Alec Sisco in a preprint of the study. The adoption rate of AI tools in the field…

“A FAMILY DIVIDED! From Eisner Award nominee Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun) and astonishing artist Christopher Mitten (Hellboy & the B.P.R.D.), the acclaimed fantasy-horror saga reaches an adrenaline-racing crescendo!” Ahead of the second issue’s release on March 4th, we have an exclusive look at the covers and a preview you can read right now! About THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN: “On the heels of their critically acclaimed dark fantasy saga THE AUTUMN KINGDOM, Eisner Award-nominated writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Harrow County) and visionary artist Christopher Mitten (Hellboy & the B.P.R.D.) are reuniting for another shadow-laden fantasy adventure…

The term “conspiracy theory” calls to mind a variety of dubious claims and controversies, like rumors about Area 51, claims that the Earth is flat, and the movement known as QAnon. At first blush, these phenomena would seem to have little in common with bogus word origins. But there are a variety of false etymologies that spread virally and refuse to go away, in much the same way that stories about chemtrails, black helicopters, and UFOs refuse to die. What is a false etymology? Simply put, it’s an invented word history that seems to explain a “real” or hidden meaning…

Well, this isn’t good news. Who actually owns the rights to the Scream mask has come into play again. However, this time it threatens to delay a major motion picture and offset millions of dollars generating hype. This isn’t the first time Ghostface has been in court, and it likely won’t be the last. To […]

The men’s college basketball season is ramping up with high-stakes games every night and the NCAA Tournament just around the corner. In those key regular-season games, March Madness stars introduce themselves to the nation with magical moments and Cinderella runs. We’re teaching you about them before they become national heroes.Ahead of No. 3 UConn facing No. 22 St. John’s on Friday night (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), let us help you get to know Alex Karaban — a two-time national champion and a bona fide Huskies legend. 1. Player BuildKaraban is a 6-foot-8, floor-stretching wing. He…

“Enlightenment.” “Awakening.” The words can be used interchangeably to mean a permanent shift in how the brain operates. It is not a single or even repeated experience, as might happen out in nature or on psychedelics. Such experiences can be amazing, such as feeling one with everything, and they can permanently change attitudes. But this is a permanent change in the whole brain. With it, when “bad things” happen, you feel a strange, real equanimity. You think less, especially about yourself— “you” just somehow are not so important anymore. You feel less self-conscious. You have fewer desires. You still care…

The original Heathers is cruel with intent. It knows exactly who it is mocking and why it deserves it. Every insult lands because it is aimed like a weapon, not tossed like confetti. The TV series tried to resurrect that energy and instead brought back the aesthetic without the brain. It wore the colors, quoted the attitude, and forgot the joke. This was not a case of a reboot existing when it should not. It was a case of a reboot not knowing what it wanted to kill. Satire Needs A Target Not A Megaphone The film skewered popularity, performative…

Somewhere between six and seven million years ago, our ancestors began walking upright, and the advantages were considerable: Freed from locomotion, upper limbs could grasp, manipulate, eventually craft, and the opposable thumb became the hinge on which human civilization would turn. We are, above all else, tool users—fire, the wheel, writing, the printing press, the transistor—each tool reshaping not only what we could do but who we became. The digital world is humanity’s new fabled savanna—”fabled” because science has found the actual story of human evolution is more complex than jumping down from the trees. The paleoecology, we believe, involved…