For a franchise that’s lasted 30 years already, Pokémon has mostly stuck with the same designs of its Gen 1 creatures since the ’90s. Sure, there are new regional variants and gimmicks like Mega Evolution, and Pikachu has certainly gotten skinnier since the Kanto days, but the original designs have become so iconic, it’s probably difficult for Pokémon to shake up their looks too much. That being said, Pokémon has given us a lot of cool new looks for Pikachu over the years. Even the upcoming Pokémon Winds and Waves games showed off new designs for Pikachu that were fun…
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Ben Wallace ’04 Pistons Aren’t Vacation Buds … ‘Different Era’ Published July 5, 2026 12:30 AM PDT Play video content The 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers had a ball celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their NBA Finals win … but don’t expect the 2004 Detroit Pistons to ever follow suit — ’cause Ben Wallace tells TMZ Sports that’s simply not their style. We caught up with Big Ben at LAX recently … and had to ask if his championship squad has remained as close as LeBron James, Kevin Love, and the rest of the Wine and Gold roster from a decade ago.…
Oasis have revealed the first teaser trailer for Don’t Look Back in Anger, the upcoming Steven Knight documentary chronicling the band’s 2025 reunion tour. The film is set to hit theaters and IMAX this September before arriving on Hulu and Disney+ later this year. The documentary is billed as “an unapologetically uplifting account of the biggest musical event of 2025, capturing the experience and emotions of the band and their fans across the world.” It features rehearsal and backstage footage of Noel and Liam Gallagher as they reconcile and reunite for their first tour in 16 years, along with the…
Legends are made not in the real world, but in the stories and fables told by men to children. History is told by adults to each other, but the legends that forge culture are formed when men and women hand down stories of bravura and kindness to their next generations. Everyone knows of Robin Hood as the merry bandit who stole from the rich and helped the poor. He has been a great equalizer of sorts in children’s fables and story books, but is that the real story? Director Michael Sarnoski’s The Death of Robin Hood, tells a very different…
Released back in 2023 as the fourth installment in the hit Blizzard franchise, Diablo 4 saw players take on procedurally-generated dungeons and loot-based character-building in order to survive in a world where demons roam free. Praised for its narrative and visuals, Diablo 4 received mainly positive reviews, and since its launch, Blizzard has released regular updates and DLCs for the hit RPG. Back in October 2024, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred was released, followed by its second expansion, Lord of Hatred, in April 2026. However, with the base game typically costing around $49.99 and expansions being a separate cost on…
Taylor Swift Rhode Island Home Lit Up As 4th Fireworks Go Off Published July 4, 2026 8:09 PM PDT Play video content Fireworks lit up the night sky next to Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home on Independence Day … and it appears someone was there to see them! Check it out — TMZ obtained video taken on the Fourth of July that shows the sky blooming with colorful fireworks over the posh seaside town of Watch Hill … and, most of the lights are on in Tay’s house! An eyewitness tells us there was certainly movement at the stunning estate…
Shakira is the latest superstar musician to contribute to the ongoing Venezuela earthquake relief efforts. In a new announcement video (watch below), the Colombian pop star said that $500,000 from the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund will be used to support education intervention for thousands of children affected by the recent tragic earthquakes. Shakira has not only spent years serving on the board of the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, but is also the halftime performer at the upcoming FIFA World Cup Final 2026. Get Shakira Tickets Here In the video, the singer also rallied football fans everywhere to contribute…
The countdown has begun for Pluto. The upcoming Malayalam science fiction comedy starring Neeraj Madhav is all set to arrive in cinemas on July 30. The makers announced the release date on social media on Friday, while also unveiling a fresh poster featuring the film’s principal cast, offering another glimpse into what promises to be an offbeat entertainer.Directed by Adithyan Chandrashekar, who made his feature directorial debut with the 2023 romantic comedy Enkilum Chandrike, Pluto blends science fiction with comedy, a combination Malayalam cinema has explored only sparingly in recent years. Scripted by Niyas Muhammed, the film features Althaf Salim…
A few years ago, Prime Video delivered one of the best Philip K. Dick small-screen adaptations of all time. Like most adaptations of Philip K. Dick’s works, even the Prime Video sci-fi show in question took many creative liberties to translate the author’s complex prose to the screen. However, the show seems to set up the perfect blueprint for how Netflix’s upcoming Philip K. Dick adaptation should honor its source material. Doing justice to Philip K. Dick’s stories with screen adaptations has never been an easy feat. While the ones like Blade Runner have only borrowed the core themes from…
Great American State Fair Sparks Fly Without Fireworks Display Attendees Clash With National Guard!!! Published July 4, 2026 6:07 PM PDT Play video content It’s getting hot in Washington, D.C., and we’re not talking about the weather … the streets are heating up as tension rises between citizens and the National Guard. Our TMZDC is out in the nation’s capital for America’s 250th birthday on Saturday … and they captured this clip of Great American State Fair attendees expressing their distaste for the authorities keeping them out of the event. If you don’t know … the event was evacuated just…