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Are you done with superheroes? Have you gotten enough dragon content to last a lifetime? Are you looking to hyperfixate on something else for a few months? This is the perfect time to become a Godzilla stan! Welcome! Have you ever stopped to think that maybe Godzilla just needs a friend??? That’s why he’s whining all the time, probably. He’s just lonely.

There is not one but three upcoming Godzilla projects on the horizon, and that’s not even counting next year’s blockbuster. It’s hard to keep track of them or if we love or hate the giant monster. Does he help us or hurt us?! It’s complicated! Because there are many upcoming projects involving our favorite monster, here is a handy list of what is coming out and when so you can prepare yourself accordingly.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

AppleTV+’s take on the big lizard monster will be with the help of Kurt Russell, who is pretty sick of those dang monsters stomping around and messing everything up! Monarch focuses on the mysterious organization of the same name which investigates various bad guys in the Monsterverse, including King Kong and Godzilla. In order to help defend humanity from the monsters, Russell must team up with the big bad scaley guy himself, Godzilla.

Russell gets to work alongside his son Wyatt and, get this, they will play the same character nearly 50 years apart. That’s the best way to de-age someone, and the rest of Hollywood should take note! The series also stars Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. Monarch will hit AppleTV on November 17th and consist of 10 episodes premiering weekly. Check out the trailer here.

Godzilla Minus One

If you’re looking for a more classic Japanese monster movie, Godzilla Minus One has all of the elements of a truly horrifying one. The film will pay homage to the classic Godzilla tropes and even hit theaters in Japan on the anniversary of the monster’s big debut. Godzilla Minus One will take place in postwar Japan where many residents are already living through devastation, and now a big monster has to get in on it too. Minus One will hit theaters in the US on December 1st. Check out the trailer here.

Godzilla Vs. Megalon

Are giant lizards not scary enough for you? Should we take it one step further and bring out some giant insects?! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the character, Megalon will make an appearance in an upcoming short film, Godzilla Vs. Megalon. The film is a part of Godzilla Fest in Japan and features a battle between the two longtime enemies. No streaming date has been released yet.

Are you too Godzilla-ed out? Unfortunately, we aren’t done here. Godzilla X Kong: A New Empire hits theaters in April. Just when you think you’re out….he pulls you back in. Much like when he pulls his enemies to the deepest pits of the pitch-back ocean to die. Have fun!

(Via Comicbook, Collider)

Taylor Sheridan cannot be stopped with his vast array of TV shows already on streaming services and/or in development. Yes, the original Yellowstone series will end after Season 5’s back half, if it ever begins filming after the news that Kevin Costner is leaving the building. More spinoffs are coming, though.

Yellowstone‘s legacy already includes two prequels. That includes 1883 starring Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Billy Bob Thornton, along with 1923, which will return for Season 2 with stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Additionally, Matthew McConaughey will unleash his Texan drawl for some sort of Yellowstone-associated series, although those details remain under lock and key.

What of 6666? Word of this series surfaced over a year ago, and it sounds like some horror movie starring overzealous demons or evil cowboys, although the name is a practical one. Let’s dig in more.

Plot

6666 refers to the “Four Sixes” or the real-life 6666 Ranch near Guthrie, Texas. The series title makes direct reference to a Yellowstone Season 5 episode that saw Beth Dutton grow inspired by the ranch “to start selling Yellowstone-branded beef.” As a spinoff, 6666 will follow the lives, maybe even with soap-opera drama like the original show, of this ranch’s cowboys.

The ranch is not only legendary, but in 2022, Sheridan finalized his ownership of the Four Sixes, which was founded in 1879 and sprawls over an area twice as big as Chicago. Sheridan reportedly paid $320 million for the ranch and rustled up investors (who tossed $300 million into the pot) with his plans to film Yellowstone-related projects on location.

1883 filmed some scenes at the ranch, which might also be where Sheridan hosts his cowboy camps ahead of production stints. Since Sheridan writes a majority of scripts used for his projects, one can expect him to be particularly inspired after taking ownership of the ranch.

Here’s the official series synopsis for 6666:

Founded when Comanches still ruled West Texas, no ranch in America is more steeped in the history of the West than the 6666. Still operating as it did two centuries before, and encompassing an entire county, the 6666 has inspired a new scripted series where the rule of law and the laws of nature merge in a place where the most dangerous thing one does is the next thing. The 6666 is synonymous with the merciless endeavor to raise the finest horses and livestock in the world, and ultimately where world-class cowboys are born and made.

Cast

Sheridan and crew are being very tight-lipped about casting news, and there has been zero confirmation on rumors that Yellowstone‘s Ryan Bingham and Jefferson White will be picking up their ranch-hand roles for this spinoff.

Release Date

As of now, 6666 does not have a precise release date, and TV Guide reported that Sheridan acknowledged that production was put on hold this summer. This was, of course, to be expected with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes going full force, but viewers can still hope that this series surfaces in 2024. When it does arrive, the series will stream on Paramount+.

Trailer

No trailer has surfaced yet, but as a placeholder, here’s Sheridan discussing authenticity and how he parents his ranch. He means business.

Fingers crossed for a 6666 release date soon.

In early 2022, Sam Neill found lumps on his neck after returning home to Australia. The actor had just been in Los Angeles where he was wrapping up promotional work for Jurassic World: Dominion. Thinking he had COVID, Neill went to a doctor where, instead, he learned he had non-Hodgkins blood cancer. Ever since, he’s been on a non-stop regimen of treatments, but he’s refused to let it stop his enjoyment of life at his winery, where he often shares photographs of his beloved pigs.

“I know I’ve got it, but I’m not really interested in it,” Neill told Australian Story. “It’s out of my control. If you can’t control it, don’t get into it.”

However, the actor did get candid about his diagnosis. Neill was initially treated with chemotherapy, but his doctors soon noticed it wasn’t working. His tumor was still growing, so they turned to a rare anti-cancer drug, which has seemingly done the trick. Neill has been in remission for almost a year, but he requires infusions every two weeks. Doctors have also warned him that, one day, the treatment will stop working.

Neill’s response? “I’m prepared for that.”

Via Australian Story:

It’s not dying he’s afraid of. Neill thought deeply about mortality after the shock diagnosis and decided that, while dying would be “annoying” because he’s got more to do, he’s “not remotely afraid” of death.

But retirement? That “fills me with horror”, he says.

Neill isn’t joking. Despite the bi-weekly treatments, which leave him feeling like he’s “gone 10 rounds with a boxer” for a few days, the actor returned to work. He was most recently filming Apples Never Fall, the adaptation of the Liane Moriarty novel, before this year’s writers and actors strike.

Most importantly, Neill makes it a point to savor every day. He loves when he wakes in the morning, and especially on the days when he’s not feeling the effects of his treatment. “Ten days in which I could not feel more alive or pleased to be breathing and looking at a blue sky.”

(Via Australian Story)

Taylor Swift can dominate music, movies, and sports. But can she eat a really spicy chicken wing? We might find out soon. First We Feast, the home of Hot Ones, shared a video on Monday with the words “challenge accepted.” The caption: “Are you ready for it?” That certainly seems to be a reference to “…Ready For It?,” the first song from Swift’s 2017 album Reputation.

The Hot Ones timing would make sense: Swift has an album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), coming out next week, and she was also recently photographed eating a piece of chicken with with “ketchup and seemingly ranch.” Maybe “seemingly” is code for “spicy” (although not as spicy as the chair dance that got her box office-conquering Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour a PG-13 rating).

You can see the video below.

Earlier this year, a fan created a Change.org petition to get Swift on Hot Ones. “Taylor Swift is an icon and the world would love to see her on Hot Ones from First We Feast, the show with hot questions and even hotter wings. They’ve had similar artists/friends such as Ed Sheeran and Halsey. It’s only fitting that she is on the next season! This could be one of the most amazing Hot Ones episodes ever,” it reads.

The petition has 79 out of the desired 100 signatures… but 79 in reverse is 97… Swift’s favorite number is 13… 97 minus 13 equals 84… 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is the fourth installment in the Taylor’s Version series… 84 plus 4 is 88… Swift has a song called “The 1″… 88 plus 1 is… 89! The clues were always there.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) includes every song from the original album, as well as five previously unreleased “From the Vault” tracks, including the much-anticipated “Slut!” It comes out on October 27th.

Everyone gets antsy about their jobs sometimes.

Maybe you notice you’re less motivated than usual. Maybe you acknowledge that you’re no longer going the extra mile, and you’re not quite sure why. Maybe professionalism is a term you’ve long since forgotten.

For many of us, the struggle can be so, so real. That’s why Willie Muse wrote these all-too-relatable comics for College Humor, illustrated by Karina Farek.

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These six funny comics perfectly illustrate what a typical first day at your job looks like versus the 101st day:

1. Who doesn’t look at at least one viral video a day?

2. You suddenly find the time to fit in a breakfast sandwich.

3. You go from wanting your boss’s approval to hating his or her guts.

4. All the details that were once so important become nuisances.

5. Your (lack of) motivation can take you from hero to zero — quick!

6. And you most certainly DO NOT want to end up like this.

Let’s be real: These comics are funny, but they also aren’t ideal.

In a perfect world, we’d all have jobs that still look and feel like Day 1 on Day 101. And one of the only ways to get there is to intentionally strive for a life that’s full of work-life balance. We really do have the power to not let things play out like this.

What can we do?

At a most basic level, we can make sure we’re getting enough sleep, eating well, and doing at least a little exercise. We also shouldn’t underestimate the benefits of detaching from computer screens and smartphones every once in a while. Plus, we can also minimize our stress levels by not multitasking and instead concentrating on one task at time.

The most overlooked advice for maintaining a healthy work-life balance is to actually take time off.

Disconnect from your daily work routine. Make a conscious effort to recharge.

Perhaps if we dedicate more time to enjoying life outside of work, there’s more of a chance that we’ll be on Day 1 for months, feeling grateful for our jobs rather than impatiently waiting for the clock to strike 5. Let’s get to it!

This article originally appeared on 10.25.16

Grandparents can be a wealth of history and knowledge. But one TikTok user, Reagan Jones, was blown away by her grandmother’s ability to write in shorthand, so she did what a lot of people do in this century—uploaded it to TikTok. Not surprisingly, most people who viewed the video had no idea what shorthand was and some thought the whole thing was made up. The reaction to it certainly makes you question if it’s more than a lost art, but a forgotten part of history.

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Shorthand is a method of quickly writing that has been around for a centuries. The first recorded history of a form of shorthand being used was in the 4th century B.C.. In the 1800s, two different types of shorthand became popular, Pitman in 1837 and Gregg in 1888. Looking at the shorthand alphabet may make you furrow your eyebrows because a lot of the symbols look ridiculously similar. It’s full of lines that are straight, slightly curled or partially looped and some that just look like a squiggle. It’s something to behold and resembles a super secret language.

Judging by the comments on the video, other people feel the same way. One commenter, Jamie wrote, “I’ve heard the term shorthand but I think my brain always took it as abbreviations not this 😳😅”

Another commenter, Samantha said, “Nah this has to be a glitch in the timeline I’ve never heard of this from any of my family member.”

@reaganjones176

This is called “short hand” and its a real form of old-style note-taking. She uses this to write herself notes daily. 😂#coolgrandma #funwithgrandma #grandparents #handwriting #shorthand

In a reply to a commenter, Jones revealed, “My grandma was a legal secretary for the railroad 🙂 She won a lot of awards for her work and shorthand in school.”

Now, that’s just cool. Sure there are still professions like court reporters and such that use shorthand, but it’s not as common as it was back when most people’s grandparents and great-grandparents were young adults. This was such a neat blast from the past. It’s clear that Jones’ grandma could probably still take home some awards for her unique skill.

This article originally appeared on 09.13.22

Look, you’re busy. You’ve got stuff that needs to be done today. Do you really have time to watch tiny baby goats jump in slow motion? Will that really add anything of value to your life?

Actually, the answer is yes. Because watching tiny baby goats jump in slow motion is not only exceedingly entertaining, it’s actually a simple life lesson in disguise.

These little guys hail from Sunflower Farm Creamery in Maine, where 60 (yes, 60) goats are born each year. Sunflower Farm promises that even if you didn’t love goats before, you will after watching videos from its Youtube channel showing the wee babes run, play, hop and snuggle. I mean, there’s another video showing the goats in pajamas…what’s not to love?

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But back to this one. In the video’s description, Sunflower Farm writes, “The amount of effort a baby goat puts into each hop is astounding, and only fully observed by slowing down their motion so you can see every twist and turn clearly. They leap so bravely forward. Even the youngest six, who are one week old, are full of twists and turns and side kicks.”

Yep, in the clip you can definitely see boundless energy and fearlessness in their leaps. Which, let’s be honest, might not always result in the most graceful move. And yet when you slow that action down and put on a little Tchaikovsky, it suddenly becomes a riveting ballet nonetheless.

Check it out:

The farm added that the goats aren’t merely hopping around to learn how to avoid predators. They are also simply doing it for the “joy of it.” Play in the animal kingdom is as nuanced as it is for humans, with many experts noting that some species actually don’t engage in play to develop any sort of motor or cognitive skills. They do it, seemingly, just cause.

In other words, these goats “leap because they can.” And that’s that.

Folks who watched the video seemed to agree that their spontaneous, unbridled joy was contagious.

“OMG, the sheer joy! I had no real understanding of how random their movement was! That is probably the best thing I’ve seen in months!” one person comments.

Another added, “These kids are simply experiencing the sheer joy of life bursting out of them. Absolutely wondrous to watch.”

Sure, it’s a silly little goat ballet, but Sunflower Farms argues that humans could learn a thing or two from it.

“Humans could benefit so much by practicing being more nimble, fluid, and joyful. It is so easy to get stuck in our ways, to feel heavy, and weighed down by the world. The goat kids show us that there is another way,” the video description read.

Indeed, life might feel heavy at times. But take it from a group of baby goats…jumping around for no reason at all can be the best pick-me-up. No kidding.

This article originally appeared on 5.7.23

Throughout the past week, some of the biggest artists have taken over various television shows to deliver incredible performances. Some of those might have been missed in the day-to-day shuffle, so continue scrolling for a roundup of some of this week’s best.

Ice Spice

Over the weekend, Ice Spice appeared as the musical guest for Saturday Night Live‘s return episode. Not only was Pete Davidson the host, but she was also introduced by none other than her “Karma” collaborator, Taylor Swift. The Bronx rapper went on to perform “In Ha Mood” and her latest single, “Pretty Girl,” with Rema.

Kelly Clarkson

Although Kelly Clarkson has her own show, that doesn’t stop her from popping up on other ones. She dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to deliver a mesmerizing “Lighthouse” performance, from her recent album, Chemistry.

Raye

Raye was also among The Tonight Show musical guests this past week, as she had to cancel a concert to take the opportunity. Her debut album, My 21st Century Blues, dropped earlier this year, and she played a mashup of her hit, “Escapism,” and “Worth It.”

Wilco

Over at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Wilco dropped by to play “Evicted,” bringing the chill, psychedelic vibes to the excited crowd. The track is featured on the band’s new album, Cousin.

Måneskin

Måneskin honored the upcoming deluxe version of their album, Rush!, by also joining Jimmy Kimmel’s musical lineup this past week. They played one of the additions, “Honey (Are U Coming).”

Metric

Moving over to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Metric performed “Just The Once” from their forthcoming Formentera II album.

Lovejoy

Lovejoy’s “Call Me What You Like” rendition aired on The Late Show this past week. While the video wasn’t live, as it was filmed in Poland earlier this year, it still gives new viewers an introduction to the band — as they rock out under blue lighting.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Doris Burke is a woman of many talents, and the longtime ESPN analyst has now taken a seat alongside Mike Breen and Doc Rivers in the network’s lead NBA booth for this season.

Burke has steadily established herself as one of the best in the business breaking down the game of basketball, and has the respect of players across the NBA and is a fan favorite for many. However, her skills on the mic apparently only go as far as breaking down hoops, as she explained on Sunday’s ESPN broadcast of Bucks-Lakers that she was once asked to record lines for one of Damian Lillard’s tracks under his artist name Dame D.O.L.L.A. but got cut from the song which she said was “not a surprise.”

This really only raises some more questions. Most notably, was she asked to record like a whole guest verse or was this just her talking as part of an intro? I like to believe its the former and that there’s some Doris Burke bars on a hard drive somewhere that Dame hasn’t yet shared with the world. I also can only assume that upon hearing that he was almost beat to the punch on getting DB on a song that Drake will have her featured on a track by the end of the year.

“Stick to the plan.” “Don’t improvise, anticipate.” We hear these words a lot during David Fincher’s The Killer, a lean and devilishly mean movie about an assassin who always gets the job done … but what if, this time, for once, he kind of messes the whole thing up?

We meet our unnamed assassin (well, he uses lots of names, we will get to that), played by Michael Fassbender, in Paris and through a voice-over we get the impression being an assassin can be very tedious and dull as he spends day after day in a rented out WeWork office (very funny concept) doing a lot of nothing, just waiting for his target to arrive across the street while trying not to leave any forensic or photographic evidence he was ever there. This opening scene is very good at establishing this guy “gets the job done.” Honestly, if the whole movie was just Fassbender doing a monologue about what an assassin has to do to prepare for his job, I would have enjoyed that. But, after days and days, the target does finally come home and our assassin who “gets the job done” misses when someone else inadvertently steps in the way at just the wrong moment — or the right moment, depending on who you are in this situation.

(Around this point, I couldn’t help but wonder if there is anything I’m so good at that I’d never even think of failing in my wildest dreams. Being that good at something is appealing. I literally couldn’t come up with anything. I kind of always expect to fail at pretty much everything I do. Now, this doesn’t mean I do fail, I just expect to fail. This way of looking at life does cut down on disappointments.)

I am not an assassin. I assume you are not an assassin. (Though, maybe that’s presumptuous of me because I bet assassins are looking forward to this movie and might want to read about it before seeing it. Assassins probably like keeping a low profile and are most likely taking a risk seeing a movie like this in theaters, as opposed to just waiting for it to come on Netflix.) Even though we are both most likely not assassins, it may not come as a surprise that missing an intended target and hitting a bystander instead causes a lot of problems for a lot of people.

Using a slew of aliases that all coincide with the name of sitcom characters from the ’60s, ’70s or ’80s*, our assassin makes it back to his hideout in the Dominican Republic, but returns home to find his home already ransacked and his, we presume, girlfriend is in the hospital. And, there, now, we have our movie. Instead of being a literal hired gun – up until this point he keeps telling us how he literally “doesn’t give a fuck” about any kind of cause – now has a cause … revenge. Revenge on, first, his own handler who set up what happened at the house in the Dominican. Then revenge on the actual hit people who performed the job. Then revenge on the original client who must have ordered all of this after the blunder in Paris. We learn early that a key to being a good assassin is to not get emotional. Now, he’s very emotional.

(*Maybe this is my talent because I knew every single alias he used and doing a quick survey after the movie, I couldn’t find anyone else who knew every single one. Now, some of these were pretty easy. The first three names he uses are Felix Unger, Archibald Bunker, and Oscar Madison. But both Reuben Kincaid from The Partridge Family and Robert Hartley from The Bob Newhart Show seemed to stump a lot of people. Now, I can understand how a person can travel under the name Robert Hartley and not get many people making The Bob Newhart Show reverences, but I have a hard time believing the names George Jefferson and Sam Malone wouldn’t raise a few eyebrows.)

Even though The Killer is coming out during the time of year when prestige movies usually come out, and it’s played a couple of film festivals, it’s not really that kind of movie, and I say that as a compliment. This is just David Fincher making a bloody, fun, gritty movie about an angry assassin. The name of the movie is The Killer and our lead character very much does that. Also, our main character is very repetitive, at one point repeating the word “redundant” multiple times, and it’s hard to not imagine Fincher poking a little fun at himself for his well-documented love of multiple takes. And Fincher very much “sticks to the plan” and, unlike his title character, Fincher here doesn’t miss.

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