James Patterson's Legal Thriller Adaptation Casts Oscar Winner In Leading Role

Summary Two-time Oscar winnerRenée Zellwegeris set to an adaptation of a James Patterson legal thriller. Known for her roles in theBridget Jonesmovies,Chicago, andJerry Maguire, in addition to her Oscar-winning performances inCold MountainandJudy, Zellweger has led a few miniseries in recent years. That includesNetflix’s thrillerWhat/Ifin 2019and the true crime dramaThe Thing About Pamin 2022. According toTheWrap, Zellweger will lead the TV adaptation of12 Lives to Liveby authors Patterson and Mike Lupica. Set for the Max streaming service, with the new title ofJane Smith, the project focuses on Zellweger’s defense attorney character who resides in the Hamptons and is described as “brilliant, tough, and darkly funny....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 713 words · Anthony Ray

Joshua Jackson's New ABC Drama Is Everything That Dawson's Creek Fans Are Waiting For

Summary Joshua Jackson has recently been cast as the lead in the upcoming ABC series,Doctor Odyssey, and his new role has noticeable resemblances to hisDawson’s Creekcharacter.Dawson’s Creekwas a hit teen romance series that ran for just five years but established Jackson as an unforgettable actor, playing Pacey Witter. His new medical drama will be quite different from his teen show, but his character will hold some similarities. TheDoctor Odysseytraileroffered the first look atJackson starring as the lead doctor on a cruise ship, making for interesting cases while being hundreds of miles away from shore....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 501 words · James Gonzalez

LA Times Crossword Hints June 27, 2025

Our LA Times Crossword Hints for July 28, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Jason Price

Marvel Introduces An MCU Weapon More Powerful Than The Infinity Gauntlet

Summary Deadpool & Wolverinehas released a new weapon that poses a great threat to theMarvel Cinematic Universe. Centered around the multiverse,Deadpool & Wolverinefeatures cameosfrom different franchises' history, dragging many characters from their universes into the Void. Stories that cross different universes require threats to match their scale, and with a new piece of equipment in the TVA, the Shawn Levy-directed film has created an enormous threat to the multiverse. There are many different rules and explanations regarding the multiverse tossed around inthe MCU timeline....

August 21, 2025 · 5 min · 979 words · Melissa Medina

Mastodon has no plans on selling out, owner says

Mastodon has no plans on selling out, owner says For the growth it’s taken in through the meltdown events that have plaguedTwitterunder Elon Musk’s time as owner, federated microblogging platformMastodonhasn’t changed too, too much. And it doesn’t seem like change is in the cards if its founder, sole owner, and only employee, Eugen Rochko, has anything to say about it. Over the past couple of weeks, he’s had a lot of stuff to say....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 413 words · Mr. Tony Greene DDS

Microsoft Store Won’t Let You Sign In? Try These Fixes

Microsoft Store Won’t Let You Sign In? Try These Fixes Signing in to the Microsoft Store may not be mandatory, but it is still essential as it allows you to synchronize your app purchases and preferences across all your Windows devices. Although signing in to the Microsoft Store is usually straightforward, there may be times when the process does not go as expected. Below, we share some quick and easy fixes you can try if you cannot sign in to the Microsoft Store on your Windows computer....

August 21, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Kayla Burns

Microsoft Will Let You Keep Using Office 365 on Windows 10, but Don't Expect Much

Previously, Microsoft announced that Microsoft 365 apps like Word and Excel would no longer work after July 14, 2025, when Windows 10 reaches the end of its life. However, it seems the company has changed its mind and is now offering three years of extended support. Extended Support for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 It wasn’t surprising to hear that Microsoft had decided to end support for its various apps on Windows 10 once the operating system reached its end-of-life....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Michelle Nichols

New Dragon Ball Daima Trailer Isn't Just Big, It Changes Everything

With only about a month left untilDragon Ball Daima’s premiere, a new trailer for the series has been released worldwide. As with previous trailers, not much is covered beyond the basic premise of Goku going on an adventure after he and his friends are turned into children, but in addition to featuring voice acting, the trailer also showed off a handful of things that will leave fans awestruck. Even beyond the use of voice acting, the latest trailer for theDragon Ball Daimaanimewas easily the biggest one for the series yet....

August 21, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Victoria Adams

Nokia's newest Android Go phones have removable batteries and other 2014 specs

Nokia’s newest Android Go phones have removable batteries and other 2014 specs As an Android brand, Nokia has found its own rhythm with phones — make them cheap without looking or feeling so, make them easy to maintain, and then (seek to) maintain them. It’s a strategy that has helped its parent company, HMD Global, achieve its first profitable year in 2021. And it hopes to continue that winning streak with asecond batchof aggressively budget-minded products for 2022....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Thomas Carpenter

Peter Jackson Has Learned His Lesson From Lord Of The Rings

Summary Peter Jackson did a remarkable job with theLord of the Ringsmovies, but his comments about his newest project prove he has learned an important lesson about adapting Tolkien’s work. The director was behind the threeLord of the Ringsmovies of the early 2000s, often regarded as the pinnacle of great book-to-screen adaptations. Still, the films weren’t perfect, and Tolkien’s own son, Christopher Tolkien, famously criticized their needless action sequences.The Hobbittook such problems even further, but Jackson might be back on track withThe Hunt for Gollum....

August 21, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Marc Collins

San Diego Comic-Con Planet Of The Apes Event Reveals Mini Poster [EXCLUSIVE]

Summary Planet of the Apeswill be celebrated in style atSan Diego Comic-Con 2024withEnter The Forbidden Zone! The Planet of the Apes Experience, andScreen Ranthas a first look at a mini poster that will be offered to visitors. ThePlanet of the Apesfranchise has been a mainstay of popular culture since 1968 when the Franklin J. Schnaffer-directed original film quickly became a science fiction classic. The series has shown its legs, as the 2024Kingdom of the Planet of the Apesproved to be a box office success shortly after its release....

August 21, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Stephen Leon

Seeing Random Highlights in Google's App? Tap Them for More Context

If you use the Google app on your iPhone or Android phone, you might’ve noticed a few random highlights appear on words or terms of interest. This is a new feature the search giant introduced—called Page Annotation—and it gives you more information on what you’re reading. Page Annotation Gives You More Information Without Opening a New Tab The highlight on words or phrases marked by Page Annotation does not open a new link....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Anne Davis

Star Trek’s New Whale Is A Leonard Nimoy Movie Legacy Character

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Summary Star Trek: Prodigy’s new humpback whale, Gillian, is a legacy character descended from Leonard Nimoy’sStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home.Gillian is the USS Voyager-A’s navigation whale who resides in the Lamarr Class starship’s Cetacean Ops.Gillian is named for Dr. Gillian Taylor(Catherine Hicks), a whale biologist from 1986 who traveled to the 23rd century with Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise to care for the two humpback whales Kirk brought back to the future, George and Gracie....

August 21, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Julie Fisher