President Joe Biden jokes about rigging Chiefs win: ‘Just like we drew it up’

President Joe Biden jokes about rigging Chiefs win: ‘Just like we drew it up’

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII — just like the President jokingly claims he planned. United States President Joe Biden posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, following the conclusion of overtime: “Just like we drew it up.” The post was a reference and … Read more

Don’t watch the 2024 Super Bowl, watch these 3 great TV shows instead

Don’t watch the 2024 Super Bowl, watch these 3 great TV shows instead

Michele K. Short / HBO The Super Bowl is great if you’re someone who loves football, food, or commercials. For the rest of us who won’t be tuning into the big game, though, it’s not like there’s nothing else to watch. We’re living in an era where the problem most people have is that they are … Read more

Fortnite is getting a Disney universe made by Epic Games

Fortnite is getting a Disney universe made by Epic Games

Disney Epic Games is partnering with Disney to create “an all-new games and entertainment universe” that’s compatible with Fortnite. Announced Wednesday afternoon — at the same time as it was announced that ESPN would be available as a standalone subscription in 2025 —  this partnership follows a $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games by Disney. … Read more

The Hunger Games Returns in New, Illustrated Form

The Hunger Games Returns in New, Illustrated Form

Image: Nico Delort & Suzanna Collins/Scholastic Suzanne Collins’ first Hunger Games novel released in 2008, and went onto become a massive franchise. In the wake of last year’s successful prequel film, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Scholastic is building upon that momentum by bringing the first book to life again with an … Read more

GTA 6 Fans Resorting To In-Game Sunscreen Analysis

GTA 6 Fans Resorting To In-Game Sunscreen Analysis

You might have watched the new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer a few times since it was released in December 2023. Maybe you even paused it once or twice to spot a detail. But I bet most of you haven’t sat down and spent a few hours researching and writing a 1500-word report on the … Read more

What Are You Looking Forward to in 2024?

What Are You Looking Forward to in 2024?

Image: Warner Bros. & Marvel Studios In terms of entertainment, 2023 was a big year all around. We got many wholly new things that were excellent in their own special way, while the majority of reliable brands and franchises stayed firm in greatness or took a few hits with their new entries. And on this, … Read more

Todd Blackledge Q&A: On his move to NBC, calling Bengals-Steelers and playoffs

Todd Blackledge Q&A: On his move to NBC, calling Bengals-Steelers and playoffs

Each week during the football season, we will interview a different broadcaster. The goal is for readers to gain insight into how broadcasters approach what they do, along with some questions tied to the game or assignment they are charged with that week. Our 14th Q&A subject is NBC college football and NFL analyst Todd … Read more

The flight of N616RH: When Shohei Ohtani’s contract saga jumped the shark (tank)

The flight of N616RH: When Shohei Ohtani’s contract saga jumped the shark (tank)

On Friday morning, Robert Herjavec was tracking to be on time for a 9 a.m. flight out of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., until his 5-year-old twins, Hudson and Haven, announced in the car that they were hungry. Herjavec, a Canadian businessman and star of “Shark Tank” and “Dragons’ Den,” was traveling solo … Read more