Netflix’s Wednesday season 2 cast clicks into gear with Westworld star addition as Apple’s Neuromancer series finds its lead

[ad_1] There’s good news for fans of William Gibson’s fictional AI Neuromancer and Wednesday, the ongoing tales of Charles Addams’ creepy and kooky family. Both shows’ already impressive casts have just announced some equally impressive new additions.  First up, BAFTA award-nominated Callum Turner from Masters of the Air and The Boys in the Boat is … Read more

Apple TV+ offers best quality movies and show, survey finds

[ad_1] Apple TV+ may not pack in as many movies and TV shows as other major streaming platforms, but what it showcases rates highest for quality on IMDb, according to a new report. Apple TV+ tops quality ratings in 19 genre categories on the movie-database site, including drama, comedy, action, biography and children’s content. But … Read more

Manhunt crime-drama finds a big audience on Apple TV+

[ad_1] Manhunt, the Apple TV+ historical true-crime drama about the search for the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, immediately shot to near the top of the popularity charts of two different ratings services. And other series and films from Apple are also performing well with audiences. This post contains affiliate links. Cult of Mac may earn … Read more

More than 4,000 plastic chemicals are hazardous, report finds

[ad_1] Plastic wrappers are known to leach some chemicals into food.Credit: Carl Court/Getty After a year of trawling through scientific reports and national regulatory databases, scientists funded by the Norwegian Research Council have compiled a list of more than 16,000 ‘plastic chemicals’ — compounds found in plastics or thought to be used in them, including … Read more

COVID vaccines are safe for pregnant women and babies, study finds

[ad_1] Landmark study contradicts misinformation about brain development and conditions like autism in children. The COVID vaccine is safe to administer during pregnancy, reports UC San Francisco in an important finding on the safety of the vaccine in infants — despite widespread fear and misinformation. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, is the first scientific … Read more

Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds ‘full recovery’ of reef growth within four years

[ad_1] While the majority of the world’s reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study reported in the journal Current Biology on March 8 offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs not only increase coral cover, but they can also bring back important ecosystem functions, and surprisingly … Read more

A Mississippi Jury Finds Cops Justified in 2017 Deadly Shooting After Going to Incorrect Residence.

A jury in Mississippi has decided not to pursue a civil lawsuit against two police officers who fatally shot a man while carrying out an execution of a warrant at the wrong location. The action was brought by the deceased’s family. Ismael Lopez’s death in 2017 at the hands of Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze, … Read more