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Commentary: Effy, Rich Bocchini Enjoy Wrestling is a brand-new indie promotion out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Slated to begin life in the spring of 2020 but thwarted by the COVID-19 pandemic, their first tapings ever took place in January and that footage now sees the light of day as a four-episode YouTube series called Canned Heat. The first episode premiered two weeks ago with the finale dropping next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. EST. Canned Heat covers the entirety of an eight-person tournament...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Riz Ahmed, Sacha Baron Cohen, Andra Day and More Named as Writers Guild Presenters - Film News in Brief Jazz Tangcay, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The Writers Guild of America West and East today unveiled a line-up of presenters scheduled to appear at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards joint virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21. Among the presenters are Oscar contenders Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”), Sacha Baron Cohen ( “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”)...

The Entire Saw Franchise Timeline Explained The Entire Saw Franchise Timeline Explained By Amanda June Bell/Feb. 25, 2021 1:35 pm EDT The Saw series started out as a claustrophobic thriller about two guys trapped in a bathroom by a deranged serial killer. It has since become a sprawling horror franchise that is still going strong, many years later. Indeed, Saw has been delivering terrifying twists from the very beginning: Who could forget the jaw-dropping moment in which John Kramer (Tobin...

Researchers have made an exciting new discovery about the Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula). It has been long known that the carnivorous plant uses electrical signals to close its leaf lobes to capture its prey. Now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM), the Biocenter of Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg (JMU), and the Physikalisch-Technisch Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Berlin has proved that these ele...

When you think of plants, the word “carnivorous” might not immediately spring to mind, but among the Earth’s weird and wonderful botanical species there are some bloodthirsty specimens. The Venus Flytrap is perhaps one of the biggest household names among carnivorous plants, and arguably the most popular (look at this plant in a Santa hat and tell me Im wrong). If you’re a fan of these leafy murderers, there’s bad news afoot, as a study published in the journal Global Ecology and Co...

News Highlights: Researchers in Singapore pair computers with a notorious plant to advance robotics. It may not be as conscious or bloodthirsty as the

A nightmarish robot with Venus flytraps for hands that can trap objects in its jaw-like leaves — and then pick them up — has been developed by scientists. Engineers from Singapore used tiny remote-controlled electrodes to stimulate severed leaves of the iconic carnivorous plants into closing on command. While the project may seem straight out of the mad scientists playbook, integrating soft and flexible plant matter into robots could have sensible practical applications. It would allow robo...

CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Running a puzzle company is not as simple as putting a few good...

Watchmen Star Regina King Tries To Identify Which Superheroes Are Real ✖ Regina King may have played a superhero herself, but that doesnt necessarily make her an expert in identifying which are the real deal, and which are just created for comedic effect. She proved this a bit, during a "Superhero ro Superzero?" segment on The Late Late Show With James Corden. Flanked by a trio of fake superheroes, Late Late Show staffers dressed up as the DC heroes Arm Fall Off Boy and Polka Dot Man (set t...

Greg Hall’s steel “Laurel Live Oak” sculpture and Jill Webb’s “Loggerhead Labyrinth” floor design will be part of the new terminal at ILM. (Port City Daily/Courtesy of ILM) WILMINGTON—As travelers hustle through Wilmington International Airport’s new terminal expansion, they’ll also be welcomed by the talent of local artists, thanks to its partnership with the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County. Three new installations will go up in July 2021, created by muralis...