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Stone Temple Pilots’ remaining members honor Scott Weiland in video tribute
Remaining members of Stone Temple Pilots honor former frontman Scott Weiland by reminiscing over a recording of Atlanta. The song was released as part of the group’s 1999 record No. 4.
Movies & TV
Charlize Theron and House of Cards’ David Fincher to exec produce new Netflix series
Netflix is reportedly ready for another series with House of Cards director and executive producer David Fincher. The streamer is said to be involved with a new series to be executive produced by Fincher and Charlize Theron.
Gaming
Who needs board games? Chromecast adds Monopoly, Risk, other multi-screen games
Looking to play some board games with friends and family over the holidays but don't feel like getting them out of the closet? A bunch of Hasbro games including Monopoly Here & Now, Yahtzee Blitz, and Risk have added Chromecast support and…
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Harrison Ford’s Star Wars paycheck in a galaxy far, far away from fellow actors
Harrison Ford received $15 million to $20 million for his role in the new installment of the Star Wars franchise. The pay day is substantially higher than co-stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and the rest of the ensemble cast.
Music
Björk’s latest video uses VR to up the weird factor
Björk has released a special VR experience based on her video for the song Stonemilker as an iPhone and iPad app. The Icelandic musician and director Andrew Huang previously released it as a 3D YouTube video.
Home Theater
LG upgrades remote, adds new features with webOS 3.0 smart TV platform
By the time we actually get to January, we're not sure LG is going to have any surprises left, as it just keeps announcing things. This time the company has announced it will debut the latest version of its webOS platform at the show in…
Home Theater
Concussion hits viewers over the head a bit too hard
Concussion tells the real-life story of a doctor’s quest to expose the risk of brain injury in the NFL, but ends up hammering a bit too hard, then losing the thread.
Movies & TV
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee stops by the White House to pick up President Obama
Although not a comedian by profession, President Obama will guest star in the season seven premiere of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Host Jerry Seinfeld will stop by the White House to hang out with the POTUS.
Movies & TV
Hateful Eight and other films leaked via Oscar screeners being downloaded like crazy
The Hateful Eight and Revenant are set to hit theaters on Christmas Day, but an online leak has given Internet users access to the films. Data shows that over a million IP addresses downloaded the movies in a 24-hour period.
Movies & TV
Ridley Scott's The Man in the High Castle is Amazon's most streamed original series
The Man in the High Castle, a period drama that looks at an alternate universe whereby the Axis won World War II instead of the Allies, has become the most-streamed original series from Amazon, taking the title from Bosch.
Home Theater
New deal means the future just got a whole lot brighter for current 4K TV owners
The HEVC codec is what allows companies to stream 4K video into your home, but its future was in jeopardy due to high royalty rates set by the HEVC Advance group. Now those rates have been cut, meaning your new 4K TV won't be obsolete…
Music
Checking it twice — Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney bring holiday cheer to SNL
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band brought Paul McCartney out for a performance of the holiday classic on SNL. Springsteen was on the show to promote his upcoming 2016 The River Tour.