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Summary Russell T Davies teases what audiences can expect fromDoctor Who’s 2024 Christmas special, from its scale to how it builds upon season 14’s story for Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor. Gatwa’s debut season featured his incarnation and new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) journey from the 60’s to Regency-era England, to far-off colonies across eight episodes. While Gatwa and Gibson will leadDoctor Whoseason 15in 2025 alongside Varada Sethu’s new companion, the Time Lord will instead be joined by Nicola Coughlan as presumably a one-time companion in the seasonal special....

Summary Movies transport the audience to spectacular and surreal places around the world and beyond, but some are actually real. If you have ever watched a film and thought about how expansive, immersive, or spectacular the setting was, the next thought that follows is that it is simply a movie and, so, not real. However, many of the most iconic and mind-blowing scenes in films have at least a foundation in the real world that is then used and adapted for the big screen....

Summary The dynamic ofClone Force 99inStar Warsis just as comedic as it is beloved, but there’s no doubt Tech is the funniest of them all. The Bad Batch shares a bond unlike any other clone squad, mostly due to all of them having unique genetic mutations that cause others to see them as defective. This makes them all, including Omega, act like true siblings, which inevitably leads to plenty of moments full of bickering, teasing, and flat-out hilarious joking - though no sense of humor hits quite like Tech’s....

Ford F-150 pickup truck buyers looking for more off-road capability can upgrade to aRaptor, but Ford has never offered an equivalent model for the largerF-Series Super Duty. The new-for-2020 Tremor package isn’t quite a Super Duty Raptor, but it does add more off-road ability to Ford’s heavy-duty pickup truck. Instead of trying to be a bigger Raptor, the 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty Tremor is designed to take on theRam Power Wagon....

TheApple Watch Series 7started shipping to most customers today — at least for those whopre-ordered— but I got my hands on the 45mm blue model early yesterday. At this point, I’ve spent 24 hours with the Series 7, updated to the latest Watch OS 8.0.1, and wore it overnight for sleep tracking. I also spent some time comparing it to myApple Watch Series 6. Here are my initial impressions. Size does matter The Apple Watch Series 7 may have gotten a bit less attention than the fancy new camera capabilities of theiPhone 13 series, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t significant changes and improvements here....

A24 announces huge Ne Zha 2 re-release with English dub and Oscar winning actor Ne Zha 2, the biggest movie of 2025 and the most successful animated movie ever, is coming back to US cinemas with a big change: it’ll be an English-language version. Never mind if A Minecraft Movie or Lilo and Stitch will ever make $1 billion orif Superman will beat Fantastic Fourin ticket sales. When it comes to this year’s box office, one movie will likely remain unbeaten (and yes, that includesAvatar 3): Ne Zha 2....

Smartwatchesare great and all but if you’re looking for something that would particularly help you stay in tip-top shape, thenFitbit’s latest fitness tracker, the Charge 3may just tick all the right boxes. Lucky for you, Amazon is currently running a sale that brings its standard price of $150 down by 20%. For $120, you get to arm your wrist with a slickwearablethat you can take almost anywhere. Fitbit’s Charge 3 may not look all that different from the Charge 2 but notable changes make it a worthy upgrade....

New World, Amazon Game Studios’ ambitious massively multiplayer online game, has been delayed for a second time until the Spring of 2021. The game was originally scheduled for a May 2020 release, but it was delayed until August 25 with its closed beta set for July. Those dates were moved because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “When we examined the feedback we received over the last several months from our Alpha audience, we saw that players like the game, and they would like to see even more of it,” Studio Director Rich Lawrence said in a blog post....

Summary Netflix’s new unscripted documentary series,America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, shines a light on a beloved American institution. The Cowboys are a popular American football team and a part of the NFL, or National Football league. They have won many championships over the years. Located in the great state of Texas, the Cowboys are a legendary piece of Americana, and a part of modern American culture. They say that behind every great man is a great woman, and the storied Dallas Cowboys wouldn’t be the same beloved football team if not forthe longtime support of their iconic cheerleading squad, who are colloquially known as America’s sweethearts....

On the hunt for some cheapnoise-canceling headphonesthis side of Memorial Day? The Beats Solo Pro, Bose QuietComfort 35 II, and Sennheiser HD 4.50 are all on sale right now. There’s no need to worry about them being cheaper when theMemorial Day saleskick off, either: It’s hard to imagine any of these headphones being discounted by a whole lot more than they already are — maybe $5 to $10 more if anything....

Just a couple of weeks after a ticketing error saw Cathay Pacific sell $16,000 first-class seatsfor less than a tenth of that price, the airline has gone and done it again. Customers searching Cathay Pacific’s website on Sunday, January 13 for return flights between its Hong Kong hub and Lisbon, Portugal (via another European city) found seats for just $1,512 instead of the usual $11,000. As with the first blunder, the international airline has promised to honor any reservations that were made at the absurdly low price....

CDawgVA “terrified” after close call with truck during Cyclethon CDawgVA was left “terrified” after having a close call with a large truck while cycling down a narrow road during his Cyclethon charity event. Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and voice actorConnor ‘CDawgVA’ Colquhounhas wrapped up day 4 of hisCyclethon event,which tasks the content creator and his buddies with cycling all across Japan to raise money for charity. This year Connor, along with his friends Chris Broad, PewDiePie, Garnt ‘Gigguk’ Maneetapho, and more are cycling atotal of 1,000 kmin fourteen days across Tokyo, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Nagoya....

How do you stay warm on those cold winter days? While typically the answer is to throw on another layer, technology has given us another way to keep warm without the bulk: Heated clothing. Usually powered by a rechargeable battery, a heating element is weaved into the garment itself, in locations where you lose the most heat. As a result, you’ll be able to stay warm on even the coldest days without looking like the Michelin man....