This week’s episode took a slightly different approach, jumping between current events and glimpses into the future to create tension leading up to the season’s big challenge – and it delivered! A massive explosion caused a warehouse roof to collapse, trapping firefighters from Truck, Squad, and Engine, leaving nine characters in life-threatening danger.
The exhibit features impressive displays, including huge 70-meter digital screens, large marble sculptures, and detailed architectural carvings. It’s open every day and runs through mid-October.
Okay, so if you somehow missed it, my favorite rapper just did something insane! A few weeks ago, he put up this massive ice sculpture in the parking lot of this famous hotel. Then he dropped a post on Instagram saying, “ICEMAN release date in here.” Seriously, that’s all it took! The whole Toronto area went wild. Everyone – content creators, fans like me, even the fire department – rushed over to check it out. It was crazy! Some people even brought things to melt the ice, trying to figure out what the release date was hidden inside. It was a total scene!
When an anime series is broadcast for a long time, every part of the story becomes valuable material for adaptation. However, this can lead to scenes being drawn out and emotional moments being repeated, eventually losing their impact. While the core story remains strong, viewers may need a lot of patience. The latest arc of this anime, Elbaph, offers a solution. Not only does it take the characters to a crucial location in the series, but it also introduces a change in how the anime is made, allowing it to keep up with the original manga’s faster pace and feel more confident.
It looks like the recent batch of episodes might be the only ones released all at once. Futurama season 14 is going back to releasing episodes one by one each week. Hulu has announced the new season will start on August 3rd, with a new episode coming out every week until all 10 episodes have aired.
Keanu Reeves recently posted a GIF on X (formerly Twitter) featuring Charles Dance, famous for his role as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones. In the GIF, Dance emerges from the darkness, and Reeves captioned it, “Out of the shadows… Welcome.” The post quickly went viral, receiving over 56,000 likes within an hour, as fans are excited to see the acclaimed actor joining the cast in Gotham City.
Fame Recording Studios in Alabama, the home of singer-songwriter Larry Carter, announced his death on Thursday morning. The studio shared a Facebook post saying Carter was like family to them, and didn’t share any details about how he died. He was 90 years old.
This week, a group called the Players Alliance protested outside Electronic Arts’ offices in Redwood City. Dressed as characters from The Sims, they demonstrated against the proposed $55 billion acquisition of the company that makes popular games like The Sims and Madden NFL. The protestors displayed signs saying “Stop the deal” and presented a petition with over 70,000 signatures from gamers, developers, and creators who oppose the deal.
The HBO Max series Half Man launched on April 23, 2026, and received generally positive reviews, with scores of 77% from critics and 78% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. While often compared to Richard Gadd’s popular Netflix series Baby Reindeer, Half Man hasn’t reached the same level of widespread success. However, many viewers find it to be a compelling and even more disturbing show than Gadd’s breakthrough hit.
For the Camp Half-Blood series, Rick Riordan is teaming up with a different author for each of the four books. Each novel will tell a new story about adventures at Camp Half-Blood that happened while Percy Jackson was busy with other things. These books, aimed at middle-grade readers, take place between the events of The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters.