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Marvel’sSpider-Man 2 sold more than 2.5 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability, making it PlayStation Studios’ fastest-selling game ever. That stat includes pre-order sales of individual units, as well as units bundled with PlayStation 5.

Ted Danson has been meditating for more than 20 years, and says it’s one of the many reasons his marriage works. His wife Mary Steenburgen is why he started meditating in the first place: “It’s always a girl, you know?” he jokes. They started doing the practice together shortly after they were married in 1995, and “the truth is my relationship with Mary is a big huge part of my spirituality,” he tells PEOPLE.

Children's booksChildren's booksThe Walled City by Ryan Graudin - review'this book is very much plot-based, evading the trap of trying to be poetic 'good writing' at the same time as being a gripping, suspenseful thriller'Ryan Graudin, The Walled CityThree forgotten children are living in the depths of the lawless Walled City, a violent world where drugs, brothels, gangs and mysterious disappearances are the norm. All three are searching for both freedom, and something else very close to their hearts.

Play video content BIRTHDAY DOLL Kandi Burruss knows how to have a good, old-fashioned, booty-shakin' time ... even during a pandemic. The 'Real Housewives' star threw a birthday bash for her husband, Todd Tucker, at the Bowlmor in Atlanta ... but no one was looking at bowling pins. Instead, Kandi brought in strippers, and did so COVID-safely, we might add. Check it out ... dancers were brought in to strip down for Todd -- but they were encased in glass boxes, ya know .

Shia LaBeouf's not pinching pennies now that he's retired -- TMZ has learned, his latest skywriting stunt (commissioning a fleet of planes to write "STOP CREATING" in giant letters above L.A.) cost him 25,000 smackaroos. A rep for the skywriting company Skytypers tells us, they were contacted by Shia's people Friday morning ... shortly after Shia publicly announced his retirement from "public life" in the wake of his plagiarism scandal.

TV Though Jacob Dutton sustained serious injuries in '1923' Episode 3, we still think he will survive. Published on January 2, 2023 2 min read 1923 Episode 3 ended on a shocking cliffhanger, leaving Jacob Dutton’s fate uncertain. In the previous episode, the Dutton family took action against Banner Creighton and the other sheepherders encroaching on their land. Unfortunately, in episode 3, Banner hit back with devastating consequences.

The ObserverJulian BarnesReviewThe novelist shines fresh light on the likes of Manet and Freud in this collection of vivid essaysPoetry and painting used to be called “the sister arts”, though that cosy phrase ignores the sibling rivalry between them. The verbal and the visual operate in different dimensions: language unfurls in time, but painted imagery is static and occupies space, which is why Cézanne indignantly asked a sitter who wasn’t content to be a still life: “Does an apple move?

Editor's Note: This piece contains language that some may find offensive. It's Flag Day! On this week's podcast, we explore the ways that communities of color in the United States relate to the Stars and Stripes. And we thought it worth a few moments to celebrate a flag created nearly a century ago for black Americans. The Pan-African flag, (also called the Marcus Garvey, UNIA, Afro-American or Black Liberation flag,) was designed to represent people of the African Diaspora, and, as one scholar put it, to symbolize "

While Issey Miyake's black turtlenecks are well known because of their association with former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the impact that the famous Japanese designer had on Apple could have been even larger, with Jobs initially wanting Miyake to create a uniform for all Apple employees. Miyake died from liver cancer at age 84 on Aug. 5. As the news of his death has spread, many are revisiting the designer's work, including his connection to Jobs.