After months of rumors and speculation, Lego has fully unveiled its brick-built recreation of the Nintendo Game Boy. Set to release October 1, just in time for the holiday season, the Lego Game Boy is available to preorder for $60 at Amazon and the Lego Store. The 421-piece replica is almost exactly the same size as the handheld that quickly …
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Read More »Venice Film Festival Lineup Includes New ‘Frankenstein’ The New York Times New Jim Jarmusch, Yorgos Lanthimos, Noah Baumbach, and Luca Guadagnino Films to Premiere at Venice Film Festival Pitchfork Biennale Cinema 2025 | The International Juries of the 82nd Venice Film Festival La Biennale di Venezia Venice film festival to showcase big hitters George Clooney, Emma Stone, Julia Roberts – and the Rock The …
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It’s a big news week for the 50th Toronto International Film Festival starting with this morning’s announcement of their full Galas and Special Presentations section including world premieres of Aziz Ansari’s Lionsgate Keanu Reeves & Seth Rogen comedy Good Fortune, Maude Apatow’s feature directorial debut Poetic License, Isabel Coixet’s Three Goodbyes, James McAvoy’s feature directorial debut California Schemin’, Succession star …
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It’s been about two weeks since President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” became law, and financial advisors and tax professionals are still digesting what the sweeping legislation means for clients. Meanwhile, several changes are effective for 2025, which will impact tax returns filed in 2026. While the Trump administration has been promoting “working family tax cuts,” the legislation’s impact depends …
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Visitors to the United States will need to pay a new fee to enter the country, according to the Trump administration’s recently enacted bill. A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act states all visitors who need nonimmigrant visas to enter the U.S.—tourists, business travelers and international students, to name a few—must pay a “visa integrity fee,” currently priced …
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Pundit Includes Ravens Among Teams Facing Most Pressure in 2025 Success breeds high expectations, and with high expectations comes pressure. The Ravens have been perennial Super Bowl contenders during the Lamar Jackson era, but they have yet to get over the hump. For that reason, NFL.com’s Tom Blair included them on his list of teams facing the most pressure this …
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Image: Nintendo Nintendo has announced it will be performing another Nintendo Switch Online Playtest Program starting later this month. To apply and participate, you’ll need to have a Nintendo Account and an “active” Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. This is a test of the “same service” Nintendo performed a test for in October of last year. One other …
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Today is World Emoji Day, and the Unicode Consortium is sharing a preview of some of the new emoji that should hit your devices early next year as part of Unicode 17.0. If you ask me, it’s a promising batch, especially the Bigfoot emoji — sorry, “hairy creature.” The list includes these emoji, according to the Consortium: I can think …
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Severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. includes northern Twin Cities MPR News Minnesota weather: Severe Thunderstorm watch includes north Twin Cities metro FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Forecast First Alert: Strong storms across the state this evening 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Storms, heavy rain tonight & Wednesday; much cooler by late week KEYC News Now Potential for heavy rain, hail and winds trigger KARE 11 Weather …
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