There is no doubt about it: musicals are hot right now. This weekend marks the wide release of the highly anticipated new Coen Brothers movie Hail, Ceasar! which is packed with retro singing and dancing nostalgia. The revolutionary new musical Hamilton is busy taking Broadway by storm and over on television the hip hop soap opera Empire is still performing for FOX; The Get Down continues to generate buzz for Netflix; the musical comedy Crazy Ex Girlfriend just took home a Golden Globe; and there is even a strong case for a musical superhero crossover....

2019 was full of big releases and cinematic (and TV) events, but many of these received backlash for different reasons, and the most ridiculous one was definitely Captain Marvel’s. It was a big year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the release of Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home, this last one bringing closure to the Infinity Saga – but out of these, Captain Marvel was the only one surrounded by controversy....

Captain Marvel producer Jonathan Schwartz says the film was inspired by classic 1990s action movies like Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Independence Day. The 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe overall, Captain Marvel doubles as an introduction to Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and a prequel to most of the MCU movies before it. Indeed, much of the film takes place years before the events of the original Iron Man in the ’90s, at a time when the Avengers Initiative was barely a glimmer in Nick Fury’s still-working two eyes....

The Kree Supreme Intelligence was played by Annette Bening in Captain Marvel, but early plans for the movie would have had the AI leader present itself as a giant, green head - just like in the comics. In both the comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Supreme Intelligence is a being created to further the interests of the Kree and help them win in their war against the Skrulls, but in the MCU the Supreme Intelligence takes on different forms depending on who it’s speaking to....

Marvel has revealed new details about the Captain Marvel film, including a 1990s setting, the presence of a pre-eyepatch Nick Fury and villains the Skrulls. There’s been a lot of hype for the solo outing for Carol Danvers ever since it was announced in 2014, but as one of the latest films on the MCU’s Phase 3 slate (aside from Avengers 4) Marvel’s been tight-lipped about what to expect. We’ve mainly known those involved - the script is being written by Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve, and last San Diego Comic-Con Brie Larson was finally confirmed as playing Danvers herself....

Meatbags rejoice! Or, perhaps more accurately, cower in fear. CARROT, the “fun”-loving AI construct who just wants to hurt you in ways you can’t even imagine, has returned with a brand new CARROT Fit update. In this update, you’ll find a new 7-minute workout module that’s just a little different from the rest. That’s because this one involves punching Justin Bieber in the face and performing a dragon mating dance, among other, equally-ridiculous activities....

Cassandra handles the huge amount of data with its distributed architecture. Data is placed on different machines with more than one replication factor that provides high availability and no single point of failure. In the image below, circles are Cassandra nodes and lines between the circles shows distributed architecture, while the client is sending data to the node. Cassandra Syllabus Introduction Advanced Stuff Must Know! Cassandra History Cassandra was first developed at Facebook for inbox search....

But you might want to use your brain more than Mario Kart requires. Are you a history buff looking to flex? We’ve got just the browser game for you. User davjhan’s Guess the Year game is our latest obsession. The premise is simple: you’re given a historical event between 1900 and 2021 and asked to guess the year it happened. Keep reading for details on this addictive game. Test your knowledge of history with this awesome game Guess the Year is a fun, free game that people of all ages can enjoy....

The company’s MotionBlinds for HomeKit are now available to purchase globally. However, it looks like the landing page to find a Coulisse reseller isn’t quite live yet. (Mondays, am I right?) You can keep checking motionblinds.com/eve or selectblinds.com in the US for more availability info. Pricing starts at $332.50 on Select Blinds with the current promotion. The blinds integrate with Apple’s HomeKit platform allowing you to use Siri to control the blinds....

A Captain Marvel trailer spoof hilariously portrays Carol Danvers just wanting to punch an old lady. In less than three weeks, the next film in the MCU will officially introduce fans to Brie Larson as the titular Captain Marvel - the most powerful superhero in the franchise. Set in 1995, Captain Marvel will feature two fan-favorite characters from the MCU in (still two-eyed) Nick Fury (Sam Jackson) and Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) back when they were still young S....

The Captain Marvel movie might get a special appearance by Carol Danvers’ most faithful companion and cat, Chewie. It looks like the alien feline might turn up in at least a cameo when the movie releases in 2019. In Marvel Comics, Carol Danvers acquired Chewie when she was still Ms. Marvel. After defeating an evil space wizard, she adopted the feline, which is a member of an alien race called Flerken....

Tails is teased at the very end of Sonic The Hedgehog, but who should voice the character in Sonic the Hedgehog 2? The movie follows Sonic (Ben Schwartz) as he crosses over into our universe and teams up with Sheriff Wachowski (James Marsden) to stop Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey). It’s fun to see Sonic finally get his own movie, but a human cop is far from Sonic’s most iconic sidekick....

When it comes to idle shooting games, there is no comparison to Cave Shooter. You can spend time playing it all day long, and you will crave more. But it can be a little challenging to progress in the game, as the difficulty increases exponentially as you clear game levels. So many people try the option to get Cave Shooter Mod APK which comes with Unlimited Money, so users can easily purchase heavy items and progress better....

There was a lot to look at in the first Cats trailer, including the cast who have now been transformed into lifelike cats thanks to the movie’s use of “digital fur technology.” The new technology was mentioned in a sneak peek video ahead of the trailer’s release during San Diego Comic-Con 2019. While the technology is a bit jarring, you can still see all of the Cats cast’s faces, and it’s clear this cast is a stacked one....

To be clear, the Body Scan will still take the core smart scale measurements, but it will also take 6-lead ECG readings each time you weigh in. There are 14 electrodes on the base and another four in a retractable handle that pulls out from the scale in order to conduct the ECG. The handle sits above a 3.2-inch LCD screen. In addition to giving you the number of your body composition, the Body Scan will now break out your torso, arms and legs and display their specific composition in the companion app....

Of course, as any other curious user, throughout time I’ve searched for deeper ways to dissect the system and change settings so I could finally call that smartphone mine. I’ve first started with CyanogenMod and a couple of other interesting ROMs but just recently, I’ve learned about Chameleon OS, a skin that certainly lives up to its name. Chameleon OS – MIUI at its best MIUI, also known as Me You I, is a highly customizable Android-based system built by Xiaomi Tech, the company who also released two interesting phones, MiOne and MiTwo....

It’s never too late to go back and change your settings or do some cleanup to get more years out of even an older gadget. Tap or click for the smartphone cleanup you need to do if yours is more than three months old. For the new tech in your life, there are countless options. Here are a few important ones to prioritize. Start your day with the top tech news...

Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Avengers/Defenders: Tarot #1 In the pages of Marvel Comics history, many men and women have been powered by gamma radiation, but only one hero can simply call himself The Hulk. But that history may need to change, since an unexpected twist in a brand new comic suggests Bruce Banner actually wasn’t the first person to take the form of the Hulk we know and love. That honor goes to Captain America....

After Captain Marvel murdered Thor it seemed her days of being a superhero were over. But the truth about Carol’s mission to kill the Avengers is far more complicated. And clearly noble, since she’ll be worthy of both Thor’s hammer Mjolnir - and Captain America’s shield, too. That stunning revelation comes courtesy of Marvel’s official solicitations for March 2020, with Captain Marvel #16 bringing an end to Kelly Thompson and Lee Garbett’s “Last Avenger” story....

Ahead of Captain Marvel’s theatrical release, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson recently performed a dramatic rendition of the song “Shallow." While neither performer is known for their singing in feature films, one of them appears to have the necessary range and tone to carry a Hollywood musical. In the 2018 film A Star Is Born, “Shallow” is performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. During a pivotal moment in the film’s first act, Cooper’s rock star character Jackson Maine invites Gaga’s Ally on stage to perform a song she briefly sings when the characters first meet and discuss songwriting....