How Not to Make a Tom and Jerry Movie

You know you’re in for trouble right at the start, when the pigeons begin rapping. Tim Story’s Tom and Jerry opens to the strains of A Tribe Called Quest’s classic “Can I Kick It?” as the camera swoops over the New York City skyline and finds Tom relaxing between subway cars and Jerry looking at rental properties with a shady rat real-estate agent. (“Wait till you see the next place. It just screams ‘Mouse House.’ Wait,

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an open-world RPG coming to the Switch

At a special live-streamed event today, The Pokémon Company revealed something fans having been waiting a long time for: an open-world Pokémon adventure. The next major entry in the franchise will be called Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and it looks to be a huge evolution of the long-running RPG formula. The developers describe it as a “pre-make,” which offers “a new challenge and a new frontier for the Pokémon world.”

The story takes place in the Sinnoh region,

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Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With Abuse Dies By Suicide

Updated at 4:44 p.m. ET

A former USA Gymnastics coach charged Thursday morning with two dozen criminal charges died by suicide hours later, Michigan’s state attorney general has confirmed.

John Geddert, 63, was accused of human trafficking, forced labor and sexual misconduct, among other crimes.

In a statement Thursday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said: “My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life.

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Gunman shoots Lady Gaga’s dogwalker, steals pop star’s bulldogs; $500,000 reward offered

Two of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen Wednesday night in Los Angeles, according to reports. The pop star’s dog walker was shot with a semi-automatic handgun during the robbery.

The dog walker is “recovering well,” a source told CNN.

Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of the dogs, Koji and Gustav — with “no questions asked.”

The news no doubt has shocked both the 34-year-old Gaga and her millions of fans.

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Mendy saves Real Madrid from embarrassing draw at 10-man Atalanta with late winner in 8/10 showing

Ferland Mendy scored late on as Real Madrid beat 10-man Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo on Wednesday to take the advantage in their Champions League round-of-16 tie.

Midfielder Remo Freuler was sent off by referee Tobias Stieler with just 17 minutes played for a foul on Mendy. Madrid found it difficult to capitalise in the first half, though, as Isco, Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior all shot off target. Their best chance came as Toni Kroos’

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Reddit seems to be back after crashing as GME soared

Reddit seems to be recovering after what its status page called a “major outage”. For about an hour, users who tried to load the site as it was down were met with a blank white page.

The site seems to have gone down after GameStop stock shot up 100 percent in late hours of trading on Wednesday. One of Reddit’s most controversial communities, r/WallStreetBets, has championed the stock and was intensely active after the surge.

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Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney out at least two weeks with sprained ankle

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney will be out at least the next two weeks as he continues to recover from a sprained left ankle, the team announced Wednesday.

Looney suffered the injury late in the first half of Tuesday’s 111-107 loss to the Boston Celtics and had an MRI late Tuesday night that confirmed the sprain. He will be reevaluated in two weeks as he continues rehab.

“This was a fluke,”

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Lil Uzi Vert Pierced His Forehead With a $24 Million Pink Diamond

While the country’s leaders procrastinate on sending stimulus checks to those in need, let’s check in with the Über-wealthy. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert unveiled his brand-new forehead piercing this afternoon, complete with a massive, sparkling pink diamond. On January 30, he tweeted that he has been paying for the natural pink stone since 2017 for a grand total of $24 million. “It’s 10 almost 11 carats,” he clarified for fans. On Wednesday, he posted footage of his fresh piercing,

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21 Men Accuse Lincoln Project Co-Founder of Online Harassment

John Weaver, a longtime G.O.P. operative who advised John McCain and John Kasich, made sexual overtures to young men, sometimes offering to help them get work in politics.

John Weaver, a longtime Republican strategist and co-founder of the prominent anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project, has for years sent unsolicited and sexually provocative messages online to young men, often while suggesting he could help them get work in politics, according to interviews with 21 men who received them.

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Warriors’ stars blast Pistons ‘tough guy’ Rodney McGruder after incident as game ended

It has been a few years since the Golden State Warriors were dominating the NBA, but Saturday night, they reminded the league of just how ruthless they are.

Injured guard Klay Thompson and forward Draymond Green both had criticism for Detroit Pistons guard Rodney McGruder following the Warriors’ 118-91 win after McGruder seemed agitated as the game ended and exchanged words with the Warriors’ bench.

With Thompson out for the year with an Achilles injury,

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