Is Assassination Nation any good? What’s is it, exactly? The trailers are a bit… obtuse.The Legend of Billie Jean and escalates to a full-fledged – literal! – declaration of war by Generation Z women and girls on American Society in the Trump Era. …uh-huh. Can we try that again?Mean Girls, only it starts with the “Burn Book” getting spread around the school, turns into The Purge and ends up as one of the battle-sequences from Sucker Punch. Okay, you should probably just describe the plot… Ah. “Salem” as in “Witch Trials” …subtle.“nationalism, weapons, toxic masculinity, fragile male egos” and “giant frogs” so… yeah. And the posters with the four girls kitted out in matching red coats with katanas and fixed-bayonet AK-47s is, I’m assuming, the heroine’s fighting back against… everyone? So it’s a dark comedy?“You can do anything! You can even be … [Read more...] about MovieBob Review: ASSASSINATION NATION
Don’t fall for this clever Netflix phishing email scam
People are used to phishing emails from Nigerian princes and Western Union by now, but it’s not only financial institutions that get impersonated by scammers. Because the average person sucks at security and re-uses the same password across many sites, login credentials for seemingly-boring things like Netflix can also reap rewards for hackers. An alert from police in the UK details how a cunning new phishing scam is trying to steal people’s Netflix account logins, both to get free binge-watching but also potentially valuable credentials. Billing details are also at risk, since users are happy to enter their credit card details in a website seemingly owned by a service they know and love. Don't Miss: Surprise sale means anyone can now get a 4K Fire TV for the price of a Fire TV Stick Here’s the warning from Action Fraud, a joint initiative between the City of London Police and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau in the UK: Watch out for these fake Netflix emails. … [Read more...] about Don’t fall for this clever Netflix phishing email scam
Mysterious New Creature Appears In Pokémon Go, Confuses Everyone
A new creature has appeared in Pokémon Go, and no one seems quite sure what it is or what it is doing. Yesterday, IGN reported that a data miner had pulled a potential new Pokémon from the files of Pokémon Go. As of this morning, Eurogamer and IGN have both reported that the regional Chikorita Community Day events in both the Asia Pacific region and the European region ended with players being flooded with a mysterious new creature that could not be caught. It has no name. It looks like the ghost emoji with an industrial nut for a head. When players capture it, it turns into Ditto, a Pokémon that is famous for morphing into other Pokémon. As an extensive thread on the Pokémon Go Reddit shows, people are both amazed and frustrated that they cannot catch this weird little creature. Kento Suga, the Global Marketing Lead for Pokemon Go, simply tweeted a single image of the pokemon with “???” as the text. Clearly there is something official (and … [Read more...] about Mysterious New Creature Appears In Pokémon Go, Confuses Everyone
Holy Shit, Six Siblings Took Out Campaign Ads Against Their Republican Brother
Deciding that they can no longer stand by as their brother, Congressperson Paul Gosar (R-Arizona)... exists... six of his nine siblings are starring in campaign ads for his Democratic opponent David Brill. “It’s intervention time,” Tim Gosar tells the camera in one clip. “He just doesn’t appear to be well,” David Gosar told the Phoenix New Times. “It would be difficult to see my brother as anything but a racist,” Grace Gosar reportedly says in an upcoming video. “Where is his integrity? I don’t know,” says Jennifer Gosar in another. Paul is willing to strip environmental protections “if benefits his interests or puts a dollar in his pocket from one of his constituents or large mining groups,” Gaston Gosar says in another. “I think our brother has traded a lot of the values we had at our kitchen table,” says Joan Gosar. “There isn’t a kooky, crazy, nutty thing that he isn’t a … [Read more...] about Holy Shit, Six Siblings Took Out Campaign Ads Against Their Republican Brother
Holly Willoughby reveals she got Ant’s blessing to take his role on I’m A Celeb
This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby admits she could never have stepped into Ant’s shoes without his blessing. Holly, 37, who will swap her ITV co-presenter Phillip Schofield for Dec when she joins him in Australia for the new series of I’m A Celebrity, said: “It’a a tricky situation in many ways. “Ant was part of the discussion from the off. “He’s happy that I’m looking after it until he gets back. It does help that we all know each other. "I think I’m A Celeb will be more weird for Dec than for me. He’s only ever worked with Ant.” Read More Top showbiz stories Ant, 42, dropped out of I’m A Celeb because of his treatment for drink and prescription drugs addiction following a car crash. Yesterday a close pal of Ant, Simon Hargreaves, posted a picture of them together and said: “Six months sober, annoyingly healthy looking, and happier than I’ve seen him.” … [Read more...] about Holly Willoughby reveals she got Ant’s blessing to take his role on I’m A Celeb