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Somewhere in a box in my crawlspace is a silver first-gen iPod Nano, which was my gateway drug into the Apple universe. It’s probably tucked away with a first-gen iPod Touch. Sitting on a shelf in my home office are two old-school iPods. One is the red-and-white special U2 edition that I bought in October 2024. Next to it is a white fourth-generation unit, the first with the touch-sensitive click wheel, which I somehow acquired about 10 years ago. Elsewhere in the house, I have a couple of DVD players I no longer use, along with a Blu-ray player that got disconnected due to underuse. And back in the crawlspace is a Pioneer LaserDisk machine from some time around 1995, along with a cache of the massive 12-inch discs it used. I kept them out of sheer nostalgia. I consider them museum pieces ...

Netflix`s much-awaited manga-based series One Piece is set to get a theatrical release, a rare instance after Stranger Things. In line with the premiere of the show`s second season on the streamer on March 10, the first two episodes of One Piece: Into The Grand Line will be released in theatres on the same day, as per Variety. The special screening will be held in more than 200 theatres in the US, Canada, and Japan. A complete list of theatres and showtimes is now available on the Netflix site set up for the occasion. Participating theatres in the US are AMC Regal, Cinemark, Cineplax, and Alamo. Season 2 of One Piece focuses on "Luffy (Inaki Godoy), Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero), and Sanji (Taz Skylar) travel to the Grand Line, a legendary stretch of sea wher...

A New Orleans judge has ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to enrol in drug and alcohol rehabilitation on Thursday after he was charged with two counts of battery over an alleged assault outside of a bar during Mardi Gras. Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Simone Levine ordered the 39-year-old actor to submit to weekly drug tests, including one on the spot in the courthouse, and set a US$100,000 bond. LaBeouf agreed, and his lawyer said the test did not show illegal substances in his system.The New Orleans Police Department previously said a staff member had attempted to remove LaBeouf from a business but said the actor hit one man several times with closed fists. They alleged the Transformers actor was causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive at a business on Royal Street earl...

Hello Bachhon - a greeting that didn’t just start classes, but started a movement. Netflix has unveiled the trailer of its upcoming series, inspired by the extraordinary journey of educator Alakh Pandey, whose voice reached far beyond the classroom and into the homes and hearts of students across India. Premiering on March 6, the series tells the story of students who refused to give up on their dreams, strengthened by the support of a teacher who believed in them when it mattered most. Hello Bacchon trailer What began as a modest classroom initiative soon grew into a movement that reached students across cities, towns and the smallest bylanes of India. In the trailer, we see glimpses of the very different realities the students come from, yet they are united by one shared dream. One boy...

David Bowie’s daughter is clarifying her statements from earlier this month after claiming she was forced to go to a treatment centre when she was younger after her father was diagnosed with liver cancer. Alexandria “Lexi” Zahra Jones — the daughter of the late singer and supermodel Iman — shared a statement on Instagram to explain that her previous post was meant to help other people who have experienced wilderness treatment programs and battled drug addiction and mental health issues.“I’ve seen a lot of interpretations of what I shared and I want to clarify something important,” Jones, 25, began. “My story was never meant to place blame on my parents. I love my parents deeply and I don’t hold resentment toward them.”“They were trying to help a child who was struggling in ways none of us ...