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San Francisco Chronicle
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
How Tom Holland's latest venture pays tribute to fiancé Zendaya
With Zendaya busy filming 'Dune: Part Three,' Tom Holland is keeping his fiancé close to his heart while on the road promoting his non-alcoholic beer brand Bero. The 'Spider-Man' star wore a custom cardigan by British knitwear brand Hades to a pre-Wimbledon Bero event in England last week. Though it looked like a simple navy blue piece, it featured distinctive buttons in the shape of mini Bero cans, each for the band's three flavors. The bottom button represented the Noon Wheat variety, named after Zendaya's beloved black miniature schnauzer, Noon. Zendaya received Noon as a Christmas gift in 2015, and has frequently been seen out and about with her beloved pet. As her relationship with Holland blossomed, it seems he too has grown a fondness for the dog. In April, he was spotted with Noon on the 'Euphoria' set when Zendaya was filming the HBO drama's third season. Noon was reportedly with Holland at last week's Bero event as well, according to Vogue. Zendaya, on the other hand, was recently seen playing with a fan's dog in the streets of Budapest, where she's currently shooting 'Dune: Part Three.' A video of the encounter went viral on TikTok over the weekend. Subtle fashion statements seem to be the way Zendaya and Holland enjoy expressing their love since the two went public with their engagement at the start of the year. Most notably, Zendaya donned a bridal-inspired look at the Met Gala and showed off the tiny 't' tattoo under her armpit dedicated to Holland in her latest Louis Vuitton campaign. (Holland has a 'z' tattoo on top of his ribcage.) The British actor's partnership with Bero began in 2022, when Holland decided to go sober but struggled to find a non-alcoholic beer alternative that 'scratched the itch,' according to Vogue. The brand officially launched in October 2024, with Holland noting that Zendaya lent a hand in finalizing its three flavors. 'Zendaya doesn't like beer,' he said. 'So when she doesn't like it, I'm like, 'Okay, that's good because that means it tastes like beer.'' In addition to Noon Wheat, Bero has an Edge Hill Hazy IPA, named after one of Holland's former schools, and Kingston Golden Pils, in honor of his hometown of Kingston. During last week's Bero event at the Chase Travel Court Club, Holland ended up on the court himself, playing tennis with guests. Holland attributes his skills to training with Zendaya, who played a lot of tennis in preparation for her role as fictional tennis champion Tashi Duncan in last year's ' Challengers.' He told Vogue that the two of them used to play at the court in the basement of their former New York apartment building. "Sometimes, I would (go) down and feed her balls, and we would rally together,' he said. 'I love how much she got into it.'
Yomiuri Shimbun
10-07-2025
- Science
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Rocks in Quebec Found to Be Oldest on Earth
Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light green colors, with flecks of pink and black. New testing shows that these are Earth's oldest-known rocks. Two different testing methods found that rocks from an area called the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec date to 4.16 billion years ago, a time known as the Hadean eon. The eon is named after the ancient Greek god of the underworld, Hades, owing to the hellish landscape thought to have existed then on Earth. The research indicates that the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt harbors surviving fragments of Earth's oldest crust, the planet's outermost solid shell. The Nuvvuagittuq rocks are mainly metamorphosed volcanic rocks of basaltic composition. Metamorphosed rock is a kind that has been changed by heat and pressure over time. Basalt is a common type of volcanic rock. The rocks tested in the new study were called intrusions. That means they formed when magma — molten rock — penetrated existing rock layers and then cooled and solidified underground. The researchers applied two dating methods based on an analysis of the radioactive decay of the elements samarium and neodymium contained in them. Both produced the same conclusion — that the rocks were 4.16 billion years old. Future chemical analyses of these rocks could provide insight into Earth's conditions during the Hadean, a time shrouded in mystery because of the paucity of physical remains.'These rocks and the Nuvvuagittuq belt being the only rock record from the Hadean, they offer a unique window into our planet's earliest time to better understand how the first crust formed on Earth and what were the geodynamic processes involved,' said University of Ottawa geology Prof. Jonathan O'Neil, who led the study published on June 26 in the journal Science. The rocks may have formed when rain fell on molten rock, cooling and solidifying it. That rain would have been composed of water evaporated from Earth's primordial seas. 'Since some of these rocks were also formed from precipitation from the ancient seawater, they can shed light on the first oceans' composition, temperatures and help establish the environment where life could have begun on Earth,' O'Neil said. Until now, the oldest-known rocks were ones dating to about 4.03 billion years ago from Canada's Northwest Territories, O'Neil said. While the Nuvvuagittuq samples are now the oldest-known rocks, tiny crystals of the mineral zircon from western Australia have been dated to 4.4 billion years old. The Hadean ran from Earth's formation roughly 4.5 billion years ago until 4.03 billion years ago. Early during this eon, a huge collision occurred that is believed to have resulted in the formation of the moon. But by the time the Nuvvuagittuq rocks formed, Earth had begun to become a more recognizable place. 'The Earth was certainly not a big ball of molten lava during the entire Hadean eon, as its name would suggest. By nearly 4.4 billion years ago, a rocky crust already existed on Earth, likely mostly basaltic and covered with shallow and warmer oceans. An atmosphere was present, but different than the present-day atmosphere,' O'Neil said. There had been some controversy over the age of Nuvvuagittuq rocks. As reported in a study published in 2008, previous tests on samples from the volcanic rock layers that contained the intrusions yielded conflicting dates — one giving an age of 4.3 billion years and another giving a younger age of 3.3 to 3.8 billion years. O'Neil said the discrepancy may have been because the method that produced the conclusion of a younger age was sensitive to thermal events that have occurred since the rock formed, skewing the finding. The new study, with two testing methods producing harmonious conclusions on the age of the intrusion rocks, provides a minimum age for the volcanic rocks that contain these intrusions, O'Neil added. 'The intrusion would be 4.16 billion years old, and because the volcanic rocks must be older, their best age would be 4.3 billion years old, as supported by the 2008 study,' O'Neil said.
Irish Daily Star
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Disney's live-action Hercules set to drop wildly unpopular plot twist
Legions of die-hard Disney fans were sent into a frenzy after rumors that the live-action remake of a 1997 classic would deviate significantly from the original story. Since it was first announced, the upcoming Hercules film has been plagued by fan fury over reports of modernising the iconic soundtrack through to a shift in who the protagonist will be. It was the latter of these that has ruffled feathers the most, with sibling producers the Russo Brothers reportedly at odds with Disney over the story's direction. The pair allegedly wanted to put villain Hades at the centre of the story, and tell it from his perspective instead of flame-haired Herc himself. Guy Ritchie has formally signed on to direct In a 2022 Variety interview , Joe Russo teased fans with news that their take on Hercules, with Guy Ritchie on board as director, would be "a little bit more experimental in tone, a little bit more experimental in execution," adding: "I think they're excited to see what we can all bring to it in a way that isn't just a reinterpretation of the animated film." He also shared that they would use TikTok as inspiration, telling the publication: 'Audiences today have been trained by TikTok, right? What is their expectation of what that musical looks like and feels like? That can be a lot of fun and help us push the boundaries a little bit on how you execute a modern musical." However, irked fans can breathe a sigh of a relief as a recent Q&A with a Disney insider appeared to put rumors of a focus on Hades to bed once and for all. Skyler Shuler who runs The DisInsider was asked if the remake focussing on the villain was true. The original film released in 1997 (Image: Walt Disney) He said that the current plan was for the film to be a "faithful adaptation" of the original animation, especially in the wake of reception to the recent live-action Lilo & Stitch remake which featured an ending that deviated from its source material. The original Hercules generated $252 million at the box office upon its release after being made on an $85 million budget. It was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, and followed half-god Hercules (Tate Donovan) as he lived among humans after being snatched as a baby by Hades (James Woods). A release date for the live-action Hercules remake is yet to be announced
AsiaOne
27-06-2025
- Science
- AsiaOne
Rocks in Canada's Quebec province found to be the oldest on Earth, World News
Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light green colours, with flecks of pink and black. New testing shows that these are Earth's oldest-known rocks. Two different testing methods found that rocks from an area called the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec date to 4.16 billion years ago, a time known as the Hadean eon. The eon is named after the ancient Greek god of the underworld, Hades, owing to the hellish landscape thought to have existed then on Earth. The research indicates that the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt harbors surviving fragments of Earth's oldest crust, the planet's outermost solid shell. The Nuvvuagittuq rocks are mainly metamorphosed volcanic rocks of basaltic composition. Metamorphosed rock is a kind that has been changed by heat and pressure over time. Basalt is a common type of volcanic rock. The rocks tested in the new study were called intrusions. That means they formed when magma - molten rock - penetrated existing rock layers and then cooled and solidified underground. The researchers applied two dating methods based on an analysis of the radioactive decay of the elements samarium and neodymium contained in them. Both produced the same conclusion - that the rocks were 4.16 billion years old. Future chemical analyses of these rocks could provide insight into Earth's conditions during the Hadean, a time shrouded in mystery because of the paucity of physical remains. "These rocks and the Nuvvuagittuq belt being the only rock record from the Hadean, they offer a unique window into our planet's earliest time to better understand how the first crust formed on Earth and what were the geodynamic processes involved," said University of Ottawa geology professor Jonathan O'Neil, who led the study published on Thursday (June 26) in the journal Science. The rocks may have formed when rain fell on molten rock, cooling and solidifying it. That rain would have been composed of water evaporated from Earth's primordial seas. "Since some of these rocks were also formed from precipitation from the ancient seawater, they can shed light on the first oceans' composition, temperatures and help establish the environment where life could have begun on Earth," O'Neil said. Until now, the oldest-known rocks were ones dating to about 4.03 billion years ago from Canada's Northwest Territories, O'Neil said. While the Nuvvuagittuq samples are now the oldest-known rocks, tiny crystals of the mineral zircon from western Australia have been dated to 4.4 billion years old. The Hadean ran from Earth's formation roughly 4.5 billion years ago until 4.03 billion years ago. Early during this eon, a huge collision occurred that is believed to have resulted in the formation of the moon. But by the time the Nuvvuagittuq rocks formed, Earth had begun to become a more recognisable place. "The Earth was certainly not a big ball of molten lava during the entire Hadean eon, as its name would suggest. By nearly 4.4 billion years ago, a rocky crust already existed on Earth, likely mostly basaltic and covered with shallow and warmer oceans. An atmosphere was present, but different than the present-day atmosphere," O'Neil said. There had been some controversy over the age of Nuvvuagittuq rocks. As reported in a study published in 2008, previous tests on samples from the volcanic rock layers that contained the intrusions yielded conflicting dates - one giving an age of 4.3 billion years and another giving a younger age of 3.3 to 3.8 billion years. O'Neil said the discrepancy may have been because the method that produced the conclusion of a younger age was sensitive to thermal events that have occurred since the rock formed, skewing the finding. The new study, with two testing methods producing harmonious conclusions on the age of the intrusion rocks, provides a minimum age for the volcanic rocks that contain these intrusions, O'Neil added. "The intrusion would be 4.16 billion years old, and because the volcanic rocks must be older, their best age would be 4.3 billion years old, as supported by the 2008 study," O'Neil said. [[nid:706868]]
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Netflix to remove multiple games from its mobile service: Why this may be concerning for fans of these titles
Netflix is set to remove 22 games, including the popular title Hades, from its mobile service next month. This move will mean that several games which are exclusively available on mobile via Netflix, such as Hades, Braid, and Katana Zero , may potentially disappear from Android and iOS platforms. The streaming giant has confirmed the list of titles that are set to leave next month via the Netflix app. Most of the affected games are set to depart the service by July 15, while Hades will be removed earlier, on July 1. Meanwhile, the game named Carmen Sandiego is also "leaving soon," but without a confirmed date. With these games leaving Netflix , their fans won't be able to access the titles as they are available exclusively on the streaming platform. List of games that are leaving Netflix Here's the full list of the games that Netflix is set to remove from its mobile service Battleship Braid, Anniversary Edition Carmen Sandiego CoComelon: Play with JJ Death's Door Diner Out: Merge Cafe Dumb Ways to Survive Ghost Detective Hades Katana Zero Lego Legacy: Heroes Unboxed Ludo King Monument Valley Monument Valley 2 Monument Valley 3 Rainbow Six: Smol Raji: An Ancient Epic SpongeBob: Bubble Pop F.U.N. TED Tumblewords The Case of the Golden Idol The Rise of the Golden Idol Vineyard Valley What the developers of these games said about Netflix removing them In an emailed statement to The Verge, Nigel Lowrie, a spokesperson for Devolver Digital , wrote, 'We are looking at bringing games that leave services like Poinpy, Katana Zero, and Death's Door to mobile stores as premium titles.' He added that each game's developer has its schedule for the mobile release, but Devolver is aiming to bring them to mobile storefronts 'as soon as possible.' It's important to note that Devolver Digital is no stranger to mobile ports—Exit the Gungeon, which was previously available exclusively through Apple Arcade, is set to launch as a paid title on iOS and Android after being removed from Apple's subscription service last year. 'This is all recent news for us and all the practical implications have yet to be worked out,' Andrejs Klavins, the lead designer and programmer of the studio behind the Golden Idol series, wrote on the Discord server for Color Gray Games. This move comes after Netflix paused its studio acquisitions and shut down a new AAA game studio before it could release anything. Moving forward, Netflix is expected to prioritise games tied to its shows, multiplayer party games, titles for kids, and games with established fan bases.
