Cracking the code: How a “prediction machine” is resurrecting the Singapore Stone

Some years ago, my linguistic research team and I started to develop a computational tool aimed at reconstructing the text of ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Salvation’ Review: Mystical Visions, Folkloric Superstitions and Political Alarmism Combine to Unsettling Effect in Anatomy of a Massacre

Emin Alper’s drama charts the escalation of violence in an isolated village community in the Turkish mountains following the return of an exiled clan. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic The title of ...
IEEE

Motion Editing for Quadruped Characters via Latent Frequency Embedding

Abstract: The accurate and diversified generation of motion sequences for virtual characters poses both an enticing and challenging task within the domain of 3D animation and game content production.
The New York Times

Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos

The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence. By Brooks Barnes and Cade Metz In a watershed moment ...
soapcentral

“Sort of love letter to the character”: Supernatural star DJ Qualls reveals unseen Garth story fans never got to watch

Supernatural fans know the show is just as much about Sam and Dean Winchester as it is about supporting characters who've become fan favorites, typically for their humor, their humanity, or the depth ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Colbert Report’ Character Returns to Sort Out a “Free-Speech Crisis”

Stephen Colbert pulled out all the stops in defending his late-night competitor and friend Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday. That included pulling out his old Comedy Central character: Stephen Colbert the ...
soapcentral

"Have to sort of be realistic": Code of Silence star Rose Ayling-Ellis justifies her character's heartbreaking decision in the crime drama's ending

Created by Catherine Moulton, Code of Silence, is a British crime drama show featuring Rose Ayling-Ellis, Kieron Moore, and others. The series has one season so far and premiered in May 2025. Code of ...
The Escapist

We did it, boys: We stopped Tekken 8 from making all female characters look the same (sort of)

At Evo 2025, the next Tekken 8 DLC fighter was announced: Miary Zo, the first fighting character from Madagascar. Apparently, Tekken developers even went to Madagascar to learn more about the culture, ...
Yahoo

The ‘Rick and Morty’ Finale Sort of Brought A Long-Dead Character Back to Sort of Life

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Somewhere in an empty patch of the Rick and Morty universe, Rick Prime lost. Tonight’s Rick and Morty Season 8 finale, “Hot Rick,” ...