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Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
'Digman!' Hunts Down The Antichrist in Season 2 Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
'Digman!' Season 2 Andy Samberg's washed-up archaeologist Rip Digman 'will not hesitate to decapitate' his possessed wife in an exclusive clip from the Season 2 premiere of Digman! (premiering on Comedy Central Wednesday, July 24 at 10:30 p.m. ET). The first-look footage finds Rip, his Arky assistant Saltine (Mitra Jouhari), and trusty pilot Swooper (Tim Robinson) making their way through a dimly-lit cave in search of the Rip's newly-resurrected spouse, Bella (Melissa Fuermo), whose body is currently serving as host to the Aunty-Christ. And no, that isn't a misspelling of the famous apocalyptic harbinger. But where there is an Aunty-Christ, there must also be an Uncle-Christ, right? Well, duh! That avuncular evil takes the form of Quail Eegan's father (Jeffrey Wright). Before he can chop off their heads, though, Rip must first show off his impressive mastery of the English language. Watch an exclusive clip from Season 2 of animated Andy Samberg comedy Digman! Speaking over Zoom, Samberg and fellow series co-creator Neil Campbell recall how the show began to take shape during their time on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 'In between takes, we'd talk about how much we'd love to create an animated show, how much we loved the genre,' Campbell says. 'It was also a way to sort of combine what we loved about Brooklyn, which was getting to tell these stories about characters you care about, with our sketch backgrounds. Obviously Andy with SNL and Lonely Island, and I worked on the TV show Comedy Bang! Bang!" He continues: 'What's nice about those, is you can just have a sketch heightened to infinity and be absurd and crazy in a way that maybe you can't always do on a live-action TV show that's set in reality. So we just started talking about how we'd love to do something that combined those things. Eventually, Andy had the idea of a dickhead archeologist and we started building from there; brainstorming other characters that would be fun, or people we knew who would be fun to have in the cast and and how to write for them.' 'It was a show that we had been talking about for years before it actually happened,' adds Samberg. 'It was the pandemic and having everything come to a screeching halt that allowed the space for that. We just started Zooming every day, writing the pilot and conceiving it all. Once we actually had the space to start working on it, it came really quickly, and we had a blast.' Given that they weren't beholden to any studio or network at the time, the creative duo were free 'to write the show we wanted to make,' finishes Campbell. 'We hadn't pitched it and weren't dealing with notes from anybody or anything like that. We were just like, 'Alright, let's write it first, and then take it out and see if anyone wants to make it.'' Season 2 of Digman! premieres on Comedy Central this Wednesday — July 23 — at 10:30 p.m. ET, immediately following the Season 27 premiere of South Park. All Season 1 episodes are now streaming on Paramount+.
Daily Mirror
11-07-2025
- Science
- Daily Mirror
China develops cyborg bees to find disaster survivors
Controllers which weigh less than a pinch of salt are strapped to the back of a worker bee and connected to the insect's brain through small needles in Chinese scientists'' bid to turn bees into cyborgs for special missions It sounds like science fiction but it's become science fact. Chinese experts have created the first 'cyborg bee'. Insects are fitted with abrain controller and receive in flight commands via tiny eclectic pulses. According to the Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, the development opens up the possibility of bees serving as military scouts. But the use of the animal kingdom by the military is nothing new. From the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses going into battle with his pet lion to a US project which planned bomb carrying bats our four legged and feathered friends have fought - and died - alongside humans for centuries. Dogs Our canine friends have been used for decades by the military in a variety of roles. Thanks to their keen smell, they can locate mines and concealed IEDs - they were regularly used in Afghanistan - and have played vital roles in search and rescue operations being sent out into No Man's Land during WW1 to wounded men. During WW11 dogs were parachuted behind enemy lines to accompany D Day troops. Others were employed on the Home Front to find people buried under rubble after bombing raids. Among the most famous is Rip, a terrier, who is credited with saving the lives of more than 100 people and was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in 1945. Horses and camels When WW1 broke out both sides in the combat had large cavalry and horse and camel mounted troops were sent into battle. nHorses were also used to pull ambulances and evacuate wounded men, particularly when vehicles couldn't get through mud-laden roads and battlefields. In the desert, camels could carry two injured men at a time - one either side of its hump. In 2014 a horse called Warrior was posthumously awarded the Dickin Medal after serving the entire campaign and being nicknamed the 'horse they couldn't kill' by Tommies. Mice and canaries Poisonous gas was a real threat to troops so canaries and mice, often housed in cages in the trenches, were kept by WW1 soldiers. Their reaction - and death - was an early warning sign of the presence of toxic fumes. Dolphins Both Russian and US navies have experimented with the use of marine animals, training them to rescue lost naval swimmers, guard ships against enemy divers, locate mines and help recover lost equipment on the sea bed. While dolphins are often acknowledged for their intelligence, seals and sea lions have also been deployed. Whales In 2019, a Beluga whale was found off the coast of Norway wearing a harness labeled Equipment of St. Petersburg . This led to speculation he had been trained by the Russian Navy as a 'spy'. The latest thinking is that the whale, called Hvaldimir, did belong to the military and was being trained to guard a Russian naval base in the Arctic Circle. He had, in fact, abandoned his duties and had swam off seeking freedom. Pigeons These feathery messengers were trained to carry information particularly in WW1 when other forms of communication were difficult. Their role was deemed so crucial that anyone caught killing a pigeon could be imprisoned or fined. The birds were also used in surveillance with the CIA attempting to use pigeon cameras'. A CIA pigeon camera dating from the 1970s is displayed in the CIA Museum in Virginia. Elephants Two circus elephants, Many and Kiri, were used during WW11 in Germany to clear wreckage in the aftermath of Allied bombing raids. Using their huge strength to move debris in order to rebuild the nation, the pair, who had performed in the big top in Hamburg, carried on their work after the war. Both died in the 1960s. Elephants were also used to carry ammunition in the Far East conflict. Cats Ships' cats have long been used in the Royal Navy to control vermin on ships and as acting as mascots. Black and white puss Simon of HMS Amethyst received the Dickin Medal in 1949 after surviving injuries from an artillery shell, raising morale - and killing off a rat infestation on board.
Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Separated 17-year-old hikers end up 4 miles from each other in Colorado mountains
Two 17-year-old hikers became separated and got lost deep in the Colorado wilderness — with 'no food, no water' and improper gear for the elements. But a K-9 officer was able to track their location in the mountains with additional help from a drone team, officials said. One of the hikers made an S.O.S. call to 911 around 6 p.m. Monday, July 7, saying he had become separated from his friend while hiking, leaving both of them lost and not dressed properly for the elements, Park County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook. Temperatures dropped into the 40s with strong wind gusts in the area that night, KDVR reported. Several search and rescue parties, including a human tracker and a drone team, set out to search the area, officials said. Rescuers found the missing teens' car just outside the town of Lake George along a forest service road, and one of Park County's K–9 officers, Rip, a black German Shepherd, picked up a scent from the car's door handle and tracked it on the ground. Rip and the drone team found one of the missing hikers just after 9 p.m., officials said. The other hiker was found about four miles away on another trail, officials said. A search and rescue team that had started from the opposite side of the K-9 team found him suffering from dehydration and exhaustion and extracted him out of the mountains. 'Both minors were safely reunited with their families and are expected to make a full recovery,' officials said. Several people suggested Rip's hard work should be rewarded with a juicy steak in the comments. 'Handsome Rip saves lives,' someone said, referring to a photo of the dog shared in the post. 'It takes a team, coordination, energy to stay on the path. Grateful for everyone's dedication to find these two guys and a positive outcome.' Many others said they hoped the boys would learn from the ordeal. 'I know this family and they are incredibly grateful,' someone said. 'Those boys learned a valuable lesson and will help educate others to avoid what they went through. It could have been so much worse without the dogs to find them so quickly.' Another person agreed. 'Kudos for recognizing the need and calling for help before things got worse,' they said. Park County is about a 60-mile drive northwest from Colorado Springs.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Yellowstone' Star Cole Hauser Talks Directing, Bull Riding and Cowboy Future
Since Yellowstone galloped off into the sunset with its 2024 finale, Cole Hauser has been busy working on another cowboy project. Two years ago, when television's biggest series was on hiatus between the first and second half of its fifth and likely final flagship season, the actor who has starred as fan-favorite Rip Wheeler, the Dutton family's loyal ranch foreman on the Paramount Network series, partnered with PBR, the Professional Bull Riders league, for an ongoing campaign that debuted during the PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas last month. More from The Hollywood Reporter Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' Sued Over Unpaid Costume Fees Kevin Costner Sued By 'Horizon 2' Stunt Performer Over Unscripted Rape Scene Taylor Sheridan Sets Action Thriller 'F.A.S.T.', Starring Brandon Sklenar, at Warner Bros. (Exclusive) The four-minute-plus short film (which you can watch below) sees Hauser both as star and director as part of a push to bring in a broader audience to the long-standing competitive sport and the events put on by the largest bull-riding league in the world. Hauser worked on the piece for four months and he says that seeing 30,000 people watching and cheering for the spot live in the stadium was pretty rewarding. 'Anybody who jumps on a bull is going to have not only talent, but courage,' he tells The Hollywood Reporter of the PBR athletes, also recalling the first time he was taught to ride a bucking bull by legendary cowboy Ty Murray while on the set of Hi-Lo Country. 'That really enlightened me to the world that these guys live in. I'm a big fan of hopefully seeing the sport grow to a place where it's true mainstream and on ESPN.' Below in a wide-ranging interview, Hauser opens up about everything from his cowboy upbringings and Yellowstone casting story to his love for the PBR. As for that Rip and Beth spinoff series with his Yellowstone co-star Kelly Reilly — which is reportedly in development, though Paramount has not commented — Hauser sure hopes to get back on Rip's horse sooner than later. *** Millions of fans know you as cowboy Rip. Recently, thousands also watched you play a different cowboy in this ad that you directed for the PBR. When did you begin this partnership? A little over two years now. After I directed my first ad last year, Sean [Gleason, the CEO] loved it, and asked me to come back and do another. He had been chasing me for a while (laughs). I didn't really know how I could fit in and help him. It took a little while for us to figure that out. He's a really brilliant guy. He said, 'Look, we want to expose the PBR to more people and I feel like you have the ability to do that. I love the stories that you've told me about stuff that matters to you in the cowboy world.' He said I would have total autonomy to do what I wanted, as long as it has to do with Americana and what's going on with our country, which matters a lot to me. The first ad was a huge success. For this second one, he said, 'I want to bring in a different audience. I want to bring in different cultures that people may not know love the sport. That people think don't think exist.' If you look around at who is at the PBR, it's not just middle Americans. It's people on the edges. The biggest show they've had in the last few years is Madison Square Garden — they sold out every night. This sport has really spread and touched the coasts, whereas I think years ago it didn't. So my interest was in showing those different cultures — whether they're white-collar women or Black athletes playing football and coaching. Everybody loves this sport because of who these athletes are, and they're putting their asses on the line. When you say that Sean was chasing you, how did you first meet, at these bull-riding events? I've been going to PBR forever, so I met Sean about 10 years ago when I took my wife and young son at the time. He's been the CEO for close to 25 years. We got along nicely. He was very accommodating to my family and we just stayed in touch. It just so happened that after doing Yellowstone, I think he realized, 'Ok, this is the right guy for the job.' What are some of your earliest memories of learning how to ride that you have been thinking about as you started to put this piece together? When I grew up in Oregon, I had a horse named Cinnamon and I used to bareback ride this horse all through the mountains. My mom at the end of the day, wherever I was, would ring this huge cowbell and that horse would stop, turn around and go back — because he knew he was going to eat. He would just pull me up to the front porch, lower his head — and I was so small at the time, I think I was 4 years old —and I would slide down his mane. I grew up that way around animals. Cows and chickens, all kinds, coyotes! Then my love for the PBR came when I was 21. I did a move called Hi-Lo Country [in 1998] and Ty Murray, who is a three- or four-time world champion, taught me how to ride bulls. That was an experience you don't forget. Being on a bull is a special experience. Since then I've loved the sport. I have a ton of respect for the riders. But these bulls, I think a lot of people think they're not treated very well and they are treated better than the actual cowboys. (Laughs) They're taken care of, they're washed. They have an unbelievable feeding schedule to keep them strong and in shape. They're really looked after, so I think when you pull back the curtain of the PBR it's a little different than one might imagine. How long did that take you to first learn how to ride a bull? It was probably hours. The greatest advice Ty ever gave me, which is pretty smart if you're not really getting paid for it, was when he said, 'As soon as you start to feel like you're going off, get off.' (Laughs) Don't try to hold on. Because that's usually when you get hung up. I don't know if you've ever seen a guy get hung up, but it's pretty painful. So anytime I started to really feel like I was going off I would just get off, and that was the best advice he gave. All of that then crescendos into you landing . In the press release about your partnership with the PBR, they called Rip one of the 'most iconic cowboy characters since John Wayne.' Wow, really? That's very nice of them. (Laughs) I read that you met [ creators] John Linson and Taylor Sheridan early on in your acting career. When the role of Rip came around, did they come to you? How much did you influence Rip and the character they created and then evolved in the series? John Linson was a friend of mine way before I met Taylor Sheridan. I've known him since I was 17 years old. I met him through a buddy of mine. He came to me initially [with Yellowstone] and said, 'Take a look at these different roles and tell me what you think.' In the beginning it was to play one of the children of John Dutton. I read the pilot and I thought, well this guy [Rip] only has a couple of scenes, but I love the character. I got on the phone with Taylor. We spoke for two hours, and that was kind of it. Then I started to work with and be around Taylor while he was writing and he started building the character along with some of the ideas that I had. But he's a tremendous American writer. It was a great collaboration. Everyone did an intensive cowboy camp before began, something that has continued in prep for . Given your background, did you have a lot to still learn? There are levels to riding horses. It's one thing if you get on a horse and take a walk on the beach. (Laughs) But when you have to start roping and cutting and stuff, that's called saddle time. You gotta put it in. I don't care who you are; there's nobody naturally good at roping. It's repetition and putting in the work. If you do that, then you'll be good at it. I rode horses, but there are several disciplines that you have to learn to be a great horser. So it took a little while and, I'm still working on it! You have to go in every year and put in the work. You live in Florida. How much are you riding in your own life, when you aren't filming? Are you teaching your children to ride? I don't have a lot of time when I'm not working to ride. I'm a pretty much full-time dad with my wife [Cynthia Daniel]. I try to be involved in [my three kids'] lives [Ryland, Colt and Steely]. They're athletes and they travel. I try to make sure I'm there and supporting what I need to do as a father. So I don't do any riding in the off season. I'll usually go out to Montana two or three weeks early [before filming Yellowstone] and get everything worked out. You're sore for those weeks. You're beat up a little bit, because I'm getting older! And with horses, you use different muscles. So you power through that and I usually ride for four, five or six months at a time [when filming]. You didn't give yourself much time off in taking this PBR gig after finishing . Was this so important that you wanted to make it work? Yeah (laughs). I was a little hesitant, but at the end of the day, I feel like it's an important thing that needs to be seen. I'm a big fan of hopefully seeing the sport grow to a place where it's true mainstream and on ESPN, and that these athletes are being treated with the respect that they deserve. They are high-end, top-of-their-game athletes. I want to help grow the brand. So I talked to my wife and she said, 'You can go and do a couple weeks,' so I took [daughter Steely]. She's in the commercial. You can watch and pick her out. I also snuck in Sean Gleason, he's the Lieutenant Commander. With this story you tell in the PBR ad, how much were you leaning into Rip? There are Rip vibes, but it feels like Cole speaking to the audience. I can't help the fact that I look like the character. I am the character (laughs). But I changed my jacket, my hair color and my hat. It's not like I could put on shorts and flip flops, so it is what it is! I can see how you leaned into appealing to women. Taylor Sheridan has leaned into the female audience, especially in more recent seasons of by spotlighting not only his starring women but more female characters in this world. That's something we haven't typically seen in Western projects. What inspired you here? I grew up with three sisters. So the white-collar side of the ad, I just thought, I'm going to make these girls strong and cool and smart. So, they are kind of badasses! They're on a $15 million yacht and then they jump into a million dollar Dodge, a classic car. Then they show up [at PBR] and they're in their own space in VIP. They are full of energy and life. The women we cast were perfect for it. The ad debuted during the recent PBR finals. That's a big audience, but you're also on a show that has the biggest audience on TV. Does the fandom differ when people approach you? Not much! It's the same world. When I walk through the stadium versus the airport, it feels exactly the same (laughs). It's amazing how much people have fallen in love with not only the show but the character, and the amount of love I've gotten over the last seven years is just mind-blowing. I got into acting to affect people. So the idea that I've done that in a big way and that I can see personally is always something that is going to make an artist like myself feel good. Rip is a major sex symbol. Rip and Beth (Kelly Reilly) are an iconic TV couple. How wild are your fan encounters? I was at South Point, which is a notorious cowboy hotel in Las Vegas. A woman came up to me and she had a tattoo of my character and I thought it was fake. She said, 'No, it's real. I just got it done.' That's crazy. (Laughs) That's a crazy moment that someone would take the character and put it on her body, or that people would name their children after Rip. It's just another acknowledgement of what Taylor started and our collaboration together, and the work that I've done with Kevin Costner and Kelly and Luke [Grimes], Wes [Bentley, the Yellowstone main cast]. It's been a tremendous ride, and I look forward to hopefully more years with Kelly, seeing what we can create for the audience that is hopefully as good or better. After the about how you felt it was the most beautiful ending for Rip and Beth, yet it also opened the door to set them on a new story. Ever since the first reports came out about a being developed, fans have been eagerly awaiting to hear more about what that could look like. When you are discussing continuing on with them, what is important to you in a Rip and Beth-focused series? Not having the cast around certainly [is hard]. Forrie J. Smith [who played Lloyd] has become such a great friend of mine that to think that my right-hand guy wouldn't be there [is hard]. But Kelly and I, we're focused on [Rip and Beth's] relationship and our love together, and what we're going to get [them] into. I'm excited just like everybody else. I can't wait to see what they come up with. Hopefully, we'll start seeing stuff soon. How much does Rip leave you when you aren't playing him? I'm pretty good about turning the switch on and off. I have to come home and be dad. I have to be a husband. I wake up in the morning and feed my dogs and am just a normal guy. So I don't think about him really unless I'm being interviewed about him or someone comes up and talks to me about him. When I go out in those weeks before filming, I get my head right. It's not just a mental thing, it's a physical thing, too. So it's usually a crash-course in getting back in shape. Have you now caught the bug to get behind the camera more, and would you be interested in directing while acting on your own show? That's a great question. I don't know. I've never asked and there's so much responsibility going forward. It's not easy to do both [acting and directing] at a very high level, so I'd have to be careful about that. My responsibility right now is to be the best actor I can be. But with directing [in general], yes. I've always wanted to be behind the camera. Being able to control and tell stories, whether with the lens or working with actors to help them and be better, or sharing what I've learned along the way, is what I really look forward to doing. I don't think I'll ever get away from the love I have for acting, but it's a different version of storytelling. I love the process of being able to shoot something knowing I have control of the edit, what the message is. There are so many facets to being a storyteller and being able to use all of the people that you've worked with — great directors who I've been blessed to work with, some of the greatest I think in the last 25 years. I've learned a lot from them, so it's been cool to take pieces I've learned from them all and implement them into how I tell a story. So what are you working on with PBR next? I don't know. Sean and I will sit down like we always do in the year and look and what he wants to do. Because our visions are the same and because we've become so close, I think there's some real synergy that will continue for the next couple of years. He's over the moon about the response to this one, and I'm really happy. To see 30,000 people on their feet and cheer after watching something, that kind of gratification for him and myself and everyone else that was involved in PBR — everyone who worked their asses off in six days. I'm proud of the crew and the cast, so we'll see what happens in the future. By the way, when was the last time you were on a bucking bull? When I was 21. And that will be the last time I'm on a bull. (Laughs) If I was 21 again, I would [do it again] maybe. It's pretty exhilarating. But I'm 50 and I think if I hit the ground, I might not get up. And the ground is in your future at some point, if you're riding a bull! I've fractured my back. I've separated my shoulder. I've broken my ankle in two places. I've dislocated and torn my ligaments in my knee. I've torn both hamstrings. I think I'm good for right now and should just take it easy. If Rip's stunt double is riding the bulls, I'll be sitting there watching where I belong. (Laughs) Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Epoch Times
24-05-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
Removal and Replacement of China-Linked Devices Ongoing, but CCP Risks Still Loom: FCC Chair
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told lawmakers that threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are still a major concern in telecom equipment in the United States. Carr warned members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services during a May 21 hearing that despite work to remove Chinese equipment from U.S. networks, there is still a lot to be done. The FCC head spoke to the government's work to complete the Rip and Replace program to remove equipment from companies like Huawei and ZTE, which could be completed within a year, despite funding shortfalls that caused delays. Rip and Replace In 2021, at $1.9 billion was earmarked to repay U.S. telecom carriers to remove and replace network equipment manufactured by the Chinese-based companies. Both Huawei and ZTE were previously Former FCC Chairman said at the time that, 'Both companies have close ties to the Chinese Communist Party and China's military apparatus, and both companies are broadly subject to Chinese law obligating them to cooperate with the country's intelligence services. 'We cannot and will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to exploit network vulnerabilities and compromise our critical communications infrastructure. Related Stories 9/27/2021 5/23/2025 The same year, the FCC Just a few months later, the FCC At the time, the regulator said the firm 'is subject to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government' and is 'highly likely' to comply with Beijing's orders. The Justice Department Prior Legislation President Joe Biden Later, during the last year of the Biden administration, then FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel Late last year, American telecom networks were Deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies Anne Neuberger said that a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group called 'Salt Typhoon' was found to have compromised More Threats According to Carr, the continuing threat from the CCP is 'multifaceted' and a bigger issue than just physical infrastructure: 'They don't just come to our country through one particular technology vector.' The FCC chair cited previous actions to cut off Chinese state-linked providers, like China Mobile and China Telecom, as crucial, but said cybersecurity threats like intrusion by the Chinese hacking group 'Volt Typhoon' are still a potential risk. According to Carr, 'we need to be exceptionally vigilant across every single technology vector right now.' In addition to the Rip and Replace program, the FCC head said his agency is working to block other potential intrusions from adversarial countries, including changing the equipment authorization program. He explained that technology entering the United States has to be checked for compliance with standards for things like spectrum use and power levels. Under his leadership, changes are being made to ensure that the labs that do those checks aren't compromised. 'We're asking for national security checks as part of the devices that are coming in ... [to] determine whether individual labs that perform these checks for the U.S. for any device are themselves trustworthy. Carr went on to say they are 'adopting a new standard' in order to 'make sure the labs that do the testing for devices are not themselves beholden to some sort of foreign adversaries.'
