Matt Damon, Ben Affleck film ‘RIP’ lands at Netflix

The latest collaboration between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck is heading to Netflix, with the streaming service confirming it acquired the rights to the upcoming thriller, RIP.   Deadline was first outlet to report the news that Netflix acquired the rights to RIP, with Joe Carnahan directing. Carnahan previously collaborated with Affleck on Smokin’ Aces. Damon …

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortued Poets Department’ breaks Billboard record held by Whitney Houston for 37 years

Taylor Swift hit a new career-best milestone with her 11th studio album album, The Tortured Poets Department, which marked its 12th consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Per Billboard, TTPD also set a new precedent as it surpassed a record set by Whitney Houston’s 1987 self-titled LP, which spent its first …

Mass shooting in West Philadelphia leaves 3 killed, 6 injured

Three people were killed and six others were hurt during an overnight shooting at a large gathering in West Philadelphia on Sunday, per police. NBC Philadelphia reported that officers with the Philadelphia Police Department responded to a block party at 1200 N. Alden Street following a report of a shooting around 2 a.m.  Over 100 …

President Joe Biden withdraws from 2024 Presidential Race, endorses VP Kamala Harris

President Joe Biden officially withdrew from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, July 21, just four months before the November election against former President Donald Trump. In a statement posted on X, Biden, 81, thanked vice-president Kamala Harris, and said he planned to speak to the nation in more detail later this week. In a …

Cyclist Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France for the third time

25-year-old Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for the third time with a victory in Sunday’s final stage, ending in Nice. The race did not finish in Paris due to the upcoming Olympic Games. Two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark was second overall, and also finished the stage in second place. …

Xander Schauffele wins British Open title, his second major of season

Two months after Xander Schauffele won his first major championship victory at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, the 30-year-old PGA Tour star from San Diego won his second major on Sunday at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club on Scotland’s west coast. Per ESPN, Schauffele is the …

Sarah Michelle Gellar joins cast of ‘Dexter’ prequel series ‘Original Sin’

Sarah Michelle Gellar has joined the cast of Showtime’s ‘Dexter’ prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin. Deadline reported that Gellar, 47, will guest star as Tanya Martin, the CSI Chief at the Miami Metro Police Department and Dexter Morgan’s new boss, in the Paramount+ with Showtime series. Dexter: Original Sin is a prequel to the Showtime series …

‘Twisters’ tops North American box office with $80M in earnings

Twisters is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $80 million in its opening weekend.  Twisters had the third biggest opening weekend of 2024, surpassing “Godzilla vs. Kong” ($80 million), but behind “Inside Out 2” ($154 million) and “Dune: Part Two” ($82 million). BoxOfficeMojo revealed that the Top 5 included Despicable Me 4 coming …

Hyundai recalling over 67,000 vehicles in the U.S for loss of drive power

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (‘NHTSA’), Hyundai Motor America is recalling nearly 67,000 vehicles in the U.S. over loss of drive power from a fuel pump failure and about 12,349 Santa Fe Vehicles over a software error in the transmission control unit. The recall impacts certain 2019-2023 models of Genesis G70, Veloster …

Fandango co-founder J. Michael Cline dies after apparent suicide in NYC

J. Michael Cline, co-founder of movie ticket company Fandango and Executive Chairman of Juxtapose, jumped to his death from a hotel in Manhattan on Tuesday in an apparent suicide. Cline, 64, of Palm Beach, Florida, was found Tuesday morning after NYPD were called to The Kimberly Hotel at 145 East 50th Street in Manhattan just …