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‘Dune’ Is Coming To HBO Max Even Sooner Than Expected — Here’s When You Can Watch

At long last, director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi pièce de résistance Dune is here. Following its red carpet premiere last month, the first entry in the potential saga has already been called everything from an “epic masterpiece” to a “boring disappointment,” meaning the best way to judge it is simply by watching it yourself. Luckily for all of you who have been waiting literal years to finally do so, the wait it almost over — if you’re streaming it on HBO Max, that is.

While Dune releases in theaters nationally Friday, October 22, if you just can’t wait to get watching and have a subscription to HBO Max, it turns out you can start watching the film Thursday, October 21 starting at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT. According to HBO Max, the early release is part of a “special preview” for Dune, and coincides with all the early showings of the film that will be playing in select theaters on October 21.

However, there is a catch to watching Dune via HBO Max — well, other than Villeneuve being disappointed in your preferred viewing method. Dune will only be available on the streaming service for “31 days from its theatrical release,” meaning by late November the only way you can watch the movie will be by purchasing a ticket and heading to your local theater. While this is sure to please Villeneuve, it’s definitely something folks still understandably hesitant about visiting theaters should consider.

Regardless of how you watch Dune, the sci-fi spectacle based on the book by Frank Herbert However and featuring a star-studded cast of Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, and a very big worm will be waiting for you this weekend.

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Dr. Dre Was Reportedly Served Divorce Papers At His Grandmother’s Funeral

A process server tried to serve Dr. Dre divorce papers at the worst imaginable time — at his grandmother’s funeral — according to a report from TMZ. TMZ’s sources say that Dre was at the cemetery in Los Angeles when he was approached, although sources differ on exactly when it happened. Dre’s people say the producer was standing next to the casket at the burial site, while Nicole Young’s say Dre was served in the parking lot after the funeral — which is decidedly less tacky, but still pretty tacky.

Dre reportedly wouldn’t take the documents by hand as a result, prompting the server to either leave them at the gravesite or in the parking lot, depending on which source you ask. According to TMZ, the papers contained the judge’s final orders regarding the payment for Nicole’s lawyer fees. The two parties had apparently disagreed on just how much Dre owed, with Dre’s side saying the $325,433 he paid already should have paid the balance in full. However, the judge apparently agreed with Nicole’s side — that Dre owed $1,550,000.

Dre, who recently recovered from a brain aneurysm, is set to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show next year, along with Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and Snoop Dogg.

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Indie Mixtape 20: Clinic Aren’t Interested In Money

For the better part of two decades, Liverpool outfit Clinic have been pumping out some of the coolest, most inventive alternative music available. Now, the band is gearing up to release their ninth studio ablum, Fantasy Island. Chock full if literary references, Fantasy Island is comprised of twelve tracks that explore time, music, and entertainment atop funky bass tracks and drum machines.

To celebrate the new album, Ade Blackburn sat down to talk Echo And The Bunnymen, wearing scrubs on stage, and more in the latest Indie Mixtape 20 Q&A.

What are four words you would use to describe your music?

Fun, exotic, subversive and danceable.

It’s 2050 and the world hasn’t ended and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

As something unique that wasn’t just following the trends of the day or based on money making

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform?

San Francisco.

Who’s the person who has most inspired your work, and why?

Richard Brautigan, his humour and childlike observations have always been a big inspiration.

Where did you eat the best meal of your life?

In Crosby, Liverpool at Marsh’s bakers, which has sadly closed down. They were the best bakers on Merseyside and made delicious pizzas.

What album do you know every word to?

Probably none. The closest would be Wings — Band On The Run. That was my dad’s favourite album and I grew up with that on heavy rotation

What was the best concert you’ve ever attended?

Echo and The Bunnymen’s 1984 Crystal Day concert in Liverpool. It was a really inventive one-off gig, with a full day of weirder events.

What is the best outfit for performing and why?

We always wear scrubs so they’re the best but we do have a range of accessories. This time we’ve got some nice tropical additions to the outfits.

Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter and/or Instagram?

I don’t have a personal Twitter or Instagram account. If I did I’d follow the San Francisco group The Residents. I’m sure they’ve got a good take on social media.

What’s your most frequently played song in the van on tour?

Randy and the Metrosquad – Trouble at the Cup, a shambolic yet tremendous performance from a gig in L.A.

What’s the last thing you Googled?

The moons of Saturn. My son is heavily into the solar system.

What album makes for the perfect gift?

Pebbles Vol. 3, it’s got everything. Sci-fi sound effects, primitive rock ‘n’ roll and unhinged song structures. And a disturbingly memorable sleeve

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever crashed while on tour?

The Tally Ho Inn, it was in the mid-west and had an unnerving Psycho feel to it. Much better than the standard travel stops!

What’s the story behind your first or favorite tattoo?

I haven’t got any tattoos. I’m not sure about committing to something that can date so easily.

What artists keep you from flipping the channel on the radio?

Eyesore and The Jinx, Prison Behaviour and Vanishing Twin

What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?

My family taking me seriously when I said I wanted to write music.

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

Enjoy yourself but don’t join a band. Things aren’t always what they seem!

What’s the last show you went to?

Star Spangled Banana in Liverpool, they’re a great band led by the legendary Bob Parker, formerly of The Mel-O-Tones and The Walking Seeds.

What movie can you not resist watching when it’s on TV?

Carry On Abroad, it probably hasn’t aged well but still a nice slice of ’70s nostalgia, warts and all!

What would you cook if Obama were coming to your house for dinner?

Fish fingers, chips and peas.

Fantasy Island is out 10/22 via Domino Records. Pre-order it here.

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Here’s Everything New On Hulu For November 2021

Good news Hulu fans: The streamer is offering plenty of binge-watching options to keep you cozy on the couch as the weather turns colder this month.

Padma Lakshmi brings back her cooking show for a special holiday edition this November while Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult battle it out for the throne in the second season of Hulu’s original comedy The Great. Add to that a handful of blockbuster favorites like Inception, Fargo, and the entire Matrix trilogy, and really, there’s no excuse not to spend all your free time in front of the TV this month.

Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Hulu this November.

Taste The Nation: Holiday Edition (Hulu original series streaming 11/4)

Padma Lakshmi drops four new episodes of her revolutionary culinary show in time for the holidays this month. Lakshmi uses these extra installments to explore the American food traditions of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Nochebuena (Christmas Eve), and Seollal (Lunar New Year).

The Great: Season 2 (Hulu original series streaming 11/19)

Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult return for season two of this period dramedy that takes plenty of liberties with history while telling the story of Catherine the Great. This time around, a very pregnant Catherine (Fanning) has assumed the throne while Peter (Hoult) tries to find his place in this new hierarchy. Gillian Anderson guests as Catherine’s mom who arrives to advise her daughter to give up her plans of ruling Russia while Catherine’s allies begin to challenge her noble ideals for how the empire should be run.

Everything coming to Hulu in November:

Avail. 11/1
The Informant: Fear and Faith in the Heartland: Original Documentary Film (Hulu Original)
10,000 BC (2008)
A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
A Nanny For Christmas (2010)
All the Right Moves (1983)
Apache Uprising (1965)
The Babysitter (1995)
The Beach (2000)
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan (2006)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Boyz N’ The Hood (1991)
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Buffalo Bill and The Indians (1976)
China Moon (1994)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009)
The Comedian (2017)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Cutter’s Way (1981)
Dark Angel (1990)
Dark Shadows (2012)
Doc (1971)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (1972)
Elektra (2005)
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Eye for An Eye (1996)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Fargo (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fighter (2010)
Flesh and Bone (1993)
The Fly (1986)
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
The Hunted (2003)
I Escaped From Devil’s Island (1973)
I, Tonya (2017)
In Secret (2014)
Inception (2010)
Killers (2010)
King Arthur (2004)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
London Mitchell’s Christmas (2018)
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
Maggie (2015)
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Minority Report (2002)
The Mistle-Tones (2012)
Modern Girls (1986)
Moneyball (2011)
Monuments (2020)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
The Outsider (1980)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
The Prestige (2006)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Real Men (1987)
Resident Evil (2002)
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Rush Hour (1998)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
The Shootist (1976)
Single White Female (1992)
Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Soapdish (1991)
The Soloist (2009)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (1986)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Troll 2 (1991)
True Grit (1969)
Universal Soldier (1992)
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
XXX (2002)
XXX: State Of The Union (2005)
Yes Man (2008)

Avail. 11/2
Prospect (2018)

Avail. 11/3
Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots: Complete Season 8 (OWN)

Avail. 11/4
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi: Holiday Edition (Hulu Original)
Playing God (2021)

Avail. 11/5
Animaniacs: Complete Season 2 (Hulu Original)
Being Blago: Complete Season 1 (ABC News)

Avail. 11/7
Pain & Gain (2013)

Avail. 11/8
Emperor (2012)

Avail. 11/11
Madagascar: A Little Wild: Complete Season 5 (Hulu Original)
3212 Un-Redacted: Original Documentary Film (ABC News)

Avail. 11/14
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Avail. 11/15
12 Dog Days Till Christmas (2014)
A Christmas Kiss II (2014)
A Christmas Switch (2018)
A Christmas Tree Miracle (2013)
A Cinderella Christmas (2016)
A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale (2015)
A Puppy For Christmas (2016)
Angels In The Snow (2015)
Back To Christmas (2014)
The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
Christmas Belle (2013)
The Christmas Calendar (2017)
Christmas In The Heartland (2018)
Christmas With the Andersons (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Girlfriends of Christmas Past (2014)
Holly’s Holiday (2012)
The March Sisters at Christmas (2012)
Married by Christmas (2016)
My Dad is Scrooge (2014)
My Santa (2013)
Naughty & Nice (2014)
Rock N’ Roll Christmas (2019)
Rodeo & Juliet (2015)
Second Chance Christmas (2017)
The Secret of the Nutcracker (2007)
The Truth About Christmas (2018)
Winter Wedding (2017)

Avail. 11/16
The Master (2012)

Avail. 11/17
Marvel’s Hit Monkey: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Avail. 11/18
The Curse of Von Dutch: Original Docuseries (Hulu Original)
Mandibles (2021)

Avail. 11/19
The Great: Complete Season 2 (Hulu Original)

Avail. 11/22
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

Avail. 11/23
Holly Hobbie: Complete Season 3 (Hulu Original)
Ape Star (2021)

Avail. 11/25
Ride the Eagle (2021)

Avail. 11/26
Madagascar: A Little Wild Holiday Goose Chase (2021) (Hulu Original)
Pig (2021)

Avail. 11/28
Real Housewives of New Jersey: Complete Season 11 (Bravo)

Avail. 11/29
All Light, Everywhere (2021)

Avail. 11/30
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Everything leaving Hulu in November:

Leaving 11/3
The Program (1993)
Unfaithful (2002)

Leaving 11/8
Angels & Demons (2009)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Leaving 11/9
Transporter 3 (2008)

Leaving 11/14
The Mountain Between Us (2017)

Leaving 11/17
The Cup (2012)

Leaving 11/30
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Blue Chips (1994)
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Buffalo Bill and The Indians (1976)
Chasing Papi (2003)
China Moon (1994)
Cold Creek Manor (2003)
Crazy Heart (2009)
Crimson Tide (1995)
Cutter’s Way (1981)
Dark Angel (1990)
Doc (1971)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (1972)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Fargo (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Free Willy (1993)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
Free Willy: Escape From Pirate’s Cove (2010)
The Glass House (2001)
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
I Escaped From Devil’s Island (1973)
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
The Love Letter (1999)
Magic Mike (2012)
Minority Report (2002)
Modern Girls (1986)
Much Ado About Nothing (2013)
My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
Office Space (1999)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
The Possession (2012)
The Prestige (2006)
Priest (2011)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Real Men (1987)
Resident Evil (2002)
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Sabrina (1995)
Single White Female (1992)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
The Soloist (2009)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Stephen King’s It (1990)
Sucker Punch (2011)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Switchback (1997)
Tears Of The Sun (2003)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (1986)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
The Time Machine (2002)
Toy Soldiers (1991)
Troll 2 (1991)
Universal Soldier (1992)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Vatican Tapes (2015)
Volcano (1997)
Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
The Wrestler (2008)
The X-Files (1998)
XXX (2002)
XXX: State Of The Union (2005)

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Philadelphia 76ers X-Factor: Matisse Thybulle

As the 2021-22 NBA regular season approaches and training camp winds down across the league, we’ll be taking a look at the player on each team that holds the key to unlocking their potential. For the Philadelphia 76ers, the player in question is Matisse Thybulle.

In a broad sense, the level of uncertainty surrounding the 76ers is awe-inspiring. Philadelphia is operating in a bizarre situation with Ben Simmons, as the team’s second-best player was away from the team while holding out, only to return amid unusual circumstances. As such, Daryl Morey, Doc Rivers, and company can’t be positive on what, if anything, they will receive from Simmons on the floor. Given that Philadelphia is attempting to compete at the highest levels of the sport, that is largely an untenable position, and it places additional pressure on both Joel Embiid as the team’s unquestioned centerpiece and Philadelphia’s supporting cast.

Players like Tobias Harris, Seth Curry, and Tyrese Maxey will be asked to carry larger offensive loads if Simmons misses time, but his defensive presence would be sorely missed. Thybulle is the team’s best hope to replicate what Simmons traditionally provides defensively, as the 24-year-old wing is one of the NBA’s most disruptive ballhawks. Last season, Thybulle generated a 3.9 percent steal rate and a 4.9 block rate, producing 2.9 steals and 2.0 blocks per-36 minutes.

Those are off-the-charts figures that may not be fully replicable if Thybulle plays more minutes, but he was a 20-minute-per-game player across 65 regular season appearances. That isn’t the smallest of sample sizes and, if deployed more, Thybulle could legitimately enter All-Defense conversations at either guard or forward. Because Simmons is a tremendous defender in his own right, Thybulle’s impact will be needed in a big way, but he also has to hold up his end of the bargain on the other side of the court.

For now, Thybulle is one of the least potent offensive wings in the league. He attempted only 3.7 shots per game last season, converting at a 42 percent clip, and Thybulle is one of the shakier long-range marksman in the NBA. Across 300 three-point attempts in the NBA, Thybulle’s career three-point percentage (33 percent) isn’t fully disastrous. With that said, the combination of inaccuracy and low volume is tough to overcome, particularly on a team that plays through the post with Embiid as the offensive focal point.

It isn’t likely that Thybulle suddenly becomes an above-average, or even an average, offensive player in his third season. Still, the Sixers will need him to be able to stay on the floor to provide his trademark defensive pressure, and Rivers can only afford to keep him on the court for as long as Thybulle doesn’t submarine Philadelphia’s offense. Other players are more important to the team’s offensive development and/or the replication of Simmons’ contributions on that end, but Thybulle is truly an X-factor for the Sixers, both in the short and long-term.

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Alyssa Milano Says She Was Arrested For Protesting Outside Of The White House

Alyssa Milano has spent a lifetime smiling for the camera, but yesterday she experienced a new kind of photo shoot: the mug shot. Yesterday, at approximately 2:45 p.m. ET, the Who’s the Boss actress took to Twitter to share that she had just been arrested for advocating for voter rights outside of the White House, The Hill reported.

“I was just arrested for demanding the Biden Administration and the Senate to use their mandate to protect voting rights,” Milano tweeted, noting that “voting rights shouldn’t depend on where you live.”

According to The Hill, Milano “had been demonstrating with People for the American Way, a progressive nonprofit organization that advocates for equal rights and constitutional liberties.” Nearly two dozen other individuals were arrested alongside Milano during the same protest, including People for the American Way president Ben Jealous, who also tweeted about the incident. And shared several tweets from his fellow protestors.

Milano’s activism is not about to end there, however. On Thursday, she will appear before Congress in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. “The lack of Constitutional protections for anyone who is not a cisgender man is a blemish on the very idea of Americanism,” said Milano.

(Via The Hill)

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Ariana Grande Was The Star Of The Show During Fornite’s Monster-Hunting Halloween Event

Fortnite is one of the most popular games at the moment, so it’s only fitting that they incorporated one of the most popular pop stars. Ariana Grande, who recently performed a concert inside the game, was tapped to be a big part of their 2021 Halloween event, Fortnitemares.

The spooky event runs until November 2 and beckons fans to join Grande for a questline that positions her as “the galaxy’s greatest monster hunter.” According to the Verge, fans have the opportunity to defeat the Cube Queen, who has unleashed her strong warriors, the Caretakers, across the game to wreak havoc. Players will join a new version of the singer, Spacefarer Ariana Grande, as she hunts monsters and tries to stop the Cube Queen in her tracks. Once players find Grande’s location inside the game, they’ll be prompted to complete a series of quests that unlock some free goodies and weapons like gliders and pickaxes.

Along with making Grande the star of the show for their Fortnitemares game, Fortnite dropped a handful of exclusive skins that show Grande in different, futuristic outfits. Fans can play as one of Grande’s skins, which of course feature her signature high ponytail hairstyle.

Check out some of Grande’s new Fortnite skins above.

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Florence Pugh Is Very Upset That Her ‘Black Widow’ Character Was Left Out Of A Halloween Display

Florence Pugh is supportive when people want to dress up like her characters. She egged on Ariana Grande to buy her 33-pound flower dress from Midsommar (“DO IT! Halloween will never be the same”), and on Instagram, she gave instructions on how to be Yelena from Black Widow on October 31 after being left out of a window display.

“What the.. Apparently Yelena didn’t make the cut,” she wrote while posing in front of what appears to be a New York City costume store. “GUYS. I LITERALLY TALK ABOUT POCKETS IN NEARLY EVERY SCENE. Halloween= A LOT OF FREE SWEETIES. May I remind you that the vest has ‘A LOT OF HANDY POCKETS’.. Costume+vest+POCKETS= someone who came prepared. IT IS with great importance we understand how vital Yelena is for Halloween. Rant over, thanks for listening.”

When Florence Pugh said “Halloween= A LOT OF FREE SWEETIES,” I felt that.

Champion of Cosplay has a Yelena costume for $58.99 (plus shipping), but the description makes no mention of whether it comes with pockets. I couldn’t find any Black Widow costumes on the internet’s number one purveyor of horny costumes, Yandy, but that’s probably because it’s called something legally distinct, like Russian Girl Superhero.

I have question about the David Harbour mannequin’s sad excuse for a beard.

(Via Pop Crave)

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Bill Hader Says He And His ‘Barry’ Collaborators Have Finished Writing Season 4 Even Though Season 3 Isn’t Even Done Filming Yet

Much like Barry Berkman, a.k.a. Barry Block—the actor/hitman character who has netted Bill Hader two Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Emmys—Hader and his fellow Barry creators are always one step ahead. While they have yet to even finish filming the critically acclaimed series’ third season, let alone announce a premiere date for that, they’ve already finished writing season 4. Back in January, while still in lockdown, Collider reported how Hader had told Seth Meyers that he and his team had already written all of the show’s third and fourth seasons and were just “waiting to start shooting again.”

Fast-forward nine months and it seems that season 3 is very close to being in the can. When asked about how the new season was going in a conversation with Collider, Hader said, “It’s going really well. I mean, we have a month left of shooting. Everybody’s been great.” Unfortunately, Hader said he couldn’t give much in the way of details “because so much stuff happens” but he did share that he showed someone who has been a part of the show before and has a cameo in season 3 a still from the first episode, “and they were shocked… [T]hat was a fun reaction, so I’m interested to see what people think about it.”

Please say that the feral karate girl somehow comes back?!

Based on that timeframe, Collider is estimating an early 2022 premiere for Barry’s third season—which can’t come fast enough for fans of the dark comedy, which concluded its second season back in May 2019, months before the word “COVID” was dominating newspaper headlines. The good news is that because season 4 is already written, it could start shooting right away—as long as HBO renews the show, of course. But as HBO CCO Casey Bloys told Deadline back in February: “Typically, we don’t pick up things until they air but if I was betting on whether we would do more [Barry], I think that is a very safe bet.”

(Via Collider)

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Facebook’s Attempt To Rebrand Itself By Building A ‘Metaverse’ Is Being Trolled By Twitter’s Jack Dorsey

After facing a wave of controversy stemming from a recent whistleblower report that damningly lays bare the platform’s complicity in allowing misinformation and conspiracy theories to spread, plus that whole thing about attempting to lure children onto its Facebook Kids platform by essentially figuring out how to disrupt play dates, an embattled Facebook has announced that it will be rebranding itself later this week.

As part of the new initiative, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will “effectively transition from people seeing us as primarily being a social media company to being a metaverse company.” As for what the heck that metaverse part means, the most likely answer is that Facebook will be leaning hard into its virtual and augmented reality applications, which caught the attention of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

Never one to miss a chance to troll Facebook, Dorsey responded to a user who couldn’t help but notice a jarring similarity between Zuckerberg’s latest initiative and a classic sci-fi book, Snowcrash:

the word “metaverse” was coined by neal stephenson in the book “snowcrash” and it originally described a virtual world owned by corporations where end users were treated as citizens in a dystopian corporate dictatorship

what if neal was right

In a quote tweet, Dorsey wrote, “Narrator: He was.”

It was yet another move from the Twitter CEO who had some fun ribbing Facebook for its massive outage earlier in the month, which saw the platform go down for almost eight hours. Thanks to a DNS error, the Facebook domain was for sale, which prompted Dorsey to joke on Twitter: “How much?”

(Via Jack Dorsey on Twitter)