Author: Monica Williams

Have you ever wanted to recreate your own “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” adventure? Thanks to The Plaza Hotel, you can! The iconic Midtown hotel used in the film is offering a new “Home Alone 2: Fun in New York” package. The package will allow hotel guests to experience New York City through the eyes of Macaulay Culkin’s character, Kevin McCallister. This includes a four-hour private limousine ride that passes several filming locations from the film. Guests will see the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, and the Radio City Music Hall. They can even…

In October 2023, gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) submitted a patent. This is a normal thing companies do for proprietary technology and ideas, but this one…is something else. This particular patent outlines a technology that would produce a character’s speech audio within a video game, with the player’s own voice.We’re not sure how to feel about this…troubling concept. “A computer-implemented method of generating speech audio in a video game is provided, the patent reads. “The method includes inputting, into a synthesizer module, input data that represents speech content. Source acoustic features for the speech content in the voice of a…

“Hi Barbie!” Mattel is releasing an official Barbie doll of Award-winning singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The doll will help ring in the holiday season along with Carey’s popular Christmas tune. Mattel official released the doll November 17th, and it has already sold out online! This collaboration sees the doll wearing Carey’s dress from the “All I Want for Christmas Is You (Make My Wish Come True Edition)” music video. Granted the doll’s dress does not have as much of a deep V cut as the original dress. The sparkly red dress is complete with red stilettos and sparkling accessories.…

Insulated bottle brand Stanley got some amazing free marking thanks to a TikTok video. A woman shared a video of her own Stanley cup after apparently surviving a car fire. After the video went viral, the President of Stanley made his own response video, and offered to not only send her product, but replace her entire car! Danielle posted the aftermath of a fire that heavily damaged her car. In the video, she shows off the absolute wreck that was once her car, with the insulated Stanley mug in the cupholder. She then removes the mug from the cupholder, which…

After 10 years, Rockstar Games has officially confirmed “Grand Theft Auto 6” is in development. The first trailer is expected sometime in December 2023. “We are very excited to let you know that in early December, we will release the first trailer for the next ‘Grand Theft Auto,” Rockstar Games President Sam Houser said. “We look forward to many more years of sharing these experiences with all of you.” December 2023 actually marks their 25th anniversary in business, so the timing makes sense. “In 1998, Rockstar Games was founded on the idea that video games could come to be as…

Since the confirmation of a live-action “Legend of Zelda” movie, many fans have named Hunter Schafer as their dream-casting for the titular role. We have to agree with the fans on this one, she looks perfect!Schafer (“Euphoria,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”) herself has actually shown interest in the part. She’d previously expressed interest in playing Zelda during an interview back in 2022. “I mean yeah, that would be cool. I played that video game a bunch when I was a kid. That’s such a good game.” While at the London premiere for “The Ballad of…

Del Taco will be the first fast food restaurant to serve birria ramen! For a limited time, Del Taco will be offering Shredded Beef Birria Tacos, quesadillas, ramen, and consomé nationwide. We have to say, we’re pretty excited for these new items. “As part of our Del Taco Better Mex brand promise, we wanted to serve this unique Mexican street food experience to our quests with truly authentic favors in our new Shredded Beed Birria and consomé,” Del Taco’s chief marketing officer, Tim Hackbardt, said in a statement. “Our Shredded Beef Birria tacos and quesadilla deliver the classic experience of…

NuMetal band Papa Roach is leaning into the memes. They’ve announced a new merch item, the “Cut My Life into Pizzas” pizza cutter. Now that’s how you enter the home goods game! It seems like the rock band likes the meme lyrics to one of their popular songs too. The band has unveiled a line of home good products called “Broken Home Goods.” We have to admit the cheeky wordplay is definitely funny. The kitchenware is headlined by the pizza cutter, which is going for $29.99. The products are rounded out with an apron, “Ego Drip” coffee, and a “Grind…

Thanks to the mistake of an NBCUniversal intern, we know “Shrek 5” has been confirmed for 2025. The intern accidentally revealed the news in a LinkedIn post, which has since been updated. We have to say, this is not how we expected to find out when Shrek is coming back to theaters. The “Shrek” franchise has had such a cultural impact since it debuted in 2001. We’re just going to gloss over that brief stage where snack food were “ogre green.” The franchise became so popular it spawned four films, two video games, a musical, and a few spin-off films.…

An untitled original “Peanuts” feature film is currently in development for Apple. The project is being worked on by WildBrain and Peanuts Worldwide. WildBrain studios is set to begin production in 2024 on the new family film. The film will see the Peanuts gang on an epic adventure in the Big City, learning the true meaning of friendship along the way. The gang will also meet some surprising new friends on this adventure. The script was co-written by Karey Kirkpatrick and based on an original story written by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano. The trio of writers wrote…