Nintendo has shared an update on the highly anticipated Switch 2 console. On April 2, the company confirmed that the new console will be released on June 5 with pre-orders beginning on April 9 on the official Nintendo website.
The Switch 2 will cost $449.99 just for the console. Nintendo also added a bundle option, which will include the latest Mario Kart game "Mario Kart World" and will run gamers $499.99. The company also announced that various Switch accessories — like a pro controller — will also be available for purchase in June.
Fans have had mixed reactions on the price point of the new console, some pointing out that it's the same price as the PS5.
Nintendo shared an extended look at game play for "Mario Kart World" during a stream.
"A brand new entry in the Mario Kart series is launching exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2 system. Welcome to this vast world," Nintendo said. "Kart races are held throughout various regions that span the globe. Depending on the time of day and weather conditions, the atmosphere will change."
The Nintendo Switch 2 will have some new features, including brand new Joy-Con 2 controllers. A new button has been added to one of the controllers and is marked with a "C." This is for Game Chat — allowing players to talk with other players during game play. Anyone using the feature will need to have an online membership with Nintendo. However, Nintendo is offering the feature without a membership through March 2026.
The new Nintendo Switch 2 has 256GB of internal storage. The new dock has 4K resolution compatibility, which will make it a breeze when connecting to a television.
Val Kilmer's last cameo came by way of Top Gun: Maverick, when he reprised his role as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. In the 2022 sequel, Kilmer returns as an Admiral following his promotion from Lieutenant and he finds himself face-to-face with his former on-screen rival, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, played, of course, by Tom Cruise.
The brief, albeit excruciatingly emotional, scene serves as a harsh reminder of the pain Kilmer endured following his throat cancer diagnosis. His vocal chords were damaged following a tracheotomy in 2014, so much so that AI technology was needed to regenerate his voice in his scene with Cruise.
And while most Kilmer fans will forever cherish that scene following his tragic death on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 65, it's worth reminding his most ardent fans that Kilmer had one of the most iconic TV cameos ever when he appeared in season 1 of HBO's Entourage.
The hit show, which aired eight seasons from 2004 to 2011 and was executive produced by Doug Ellin, drew major celebrities from the onset, from Mark Wahlberg, David Faustino and Jessica Alba to Jimmy Kimmel, Luke Wilson, Larry David and Gary Busey. They, like the many celebs that would follow after the series became a hit, played themselves.
Kilmer had two memorable scenes as "The Sherpa" in season 1, episode 5. In the 2004 episode, dubbed "The Script and the Sherpa," Kilmer is unrecognizable in long blonde locks to match his equally long 'stash and beard. He also dons a green beanie, a beige robe and Birkenstocks. He steals the scene from the get-go, first kissing and hugging Fiona (Beau Garrett) before burying his nose in her armpits to breathe in her "ancient wisdom." Following the embrace, Kilmer immediately recognizes Johnny "Drama" (Kevin Dillon) and asks him, "When's the next season of Viking Quest?" The fictional series catapulted "Drama" to early stardom. Unfortunately, it got canceled seven years prior at that point, and "Drama" has been a struggling actor ever since.
"Bummer," Kilmer's character reacts. It's fitting that the Sherpa recognized "Drama," as Kilmer and Dillon co-starred in 1991's The Doors.
The Sherpa's mood immediately changes when he orders his lady friends to pick out some of his organically grown, pesticide-free "herbal supplements," or weed.
In the next scene, the group lounges on a bed of pillows as "Drama," "Turtle" (Jerry Ferrara), Vince (Adrian Grenier), and Eric (Kevin Connolly) are gobsmacked watching the Sherpa take a 25-second long bong rip.
"The Earth is moving. Did you feel that?" the Sherpa then asks the group. "Everything, all the time. The dimensions, we can't even see. Everything is evolving. Turtle, you're a dove."
When E asks the Sherpa if he's afraid of getting busted over his marijuana farm -- or as "Drama" declares, "the Field of f--king Dreams" -- Kilmer's character delivers one of the show's most iconic lines.
"Busted? I'm entrusted. I don't steal. I heal," he explains. "I like getting stoned, getting honed. My probation officer is one of my best customers. I'm a prisoner. I'm a prisoner of war, war on drugs. Sounds so negative man. I mean, the man's most positive, positive-tive is a negative, is a mega negative. Right? Viking quest! Let them be low. We are getting high. We're not getting f--ked down, we're getting f--ked up."
But his nonchalance turns into utter paranoia after E's cell phone rings, prompting the Sherpa to pull out a gun, point it at E and shout, "Don't touch it!" After realizing it's just a cell phone ringing -- and presumably not a ticking time bomb -- the Sherpa reverberates to nonchalance, but not before scanning the room and delivering his final line:
"Hey, anybody need some clean urine?"
Ellin and Stephen Levinson wrote the script to the episode, and Adam Bernstein directed it.
After season 1, the HBO series featured a long list of celebrities who played themselves, including the late Bob Saget, James Cameron, Mandy Moore, Snoop Dogg, Anna Farris, Sydney Pollack, Mary J. Blige, Matt Damon, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Martin Scorsese.
There's also a long list of celebrities who played fictional characters in the series, including Rainn Wilson, Ken Jeong and Artie Lange, Lisa Rinna, Kevin Pollak, Jeff Garlin, Carrie Fisher, and Bob Odenkirk.
Miller Gardner died after falling ill on vacation with his family in Costa Rica. Although the family still doesn't have an exact cause of death of the 14-year-old, there have been some major updates over the past couple of days.
One of the biggest updates came following a press conference on March 31. Randall Zuniga, director of Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department (OIJ), confirmed that Miller's death appears to be accidental — and that there's a new cause of death being investigated.
According to ESPN, authorities are currently looking into possible carbon monoxide poisoning.
Tests performed inside "the room the family was staying" have shown "high emissions of carbon monoxide contamination." Zuniga stressed these were initial findings and said that the results of forensic toxicology are still pending.
The hotel where the Gardner family stayed — the Arenas Del Mar Resort in Manuel Antonio — has released a statement as well.
“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss that recently occurred on our premises due to causes that have not yet been confirmed,” a spokesperson from the report said in a statement to People. “We are diligently cooperating with the Costa Rican judicial authorities, who have taken over the investigation. We trust that the forensic process will objectively, clearly, and conclusively clarify the causes of this unfortunate incident.”
A second update came by way of confirmation that the FBI is involved in the investigation.
"The entire investigation has involved close coordination with the FBI in the United States. And we must now wait for the final results from forensic toxicology to determine exactly what caused the young man’s death," Zuniga said in a statement to Us Weekly.
The third major update in the case also came on March 31 by way of E! News. The outlet confirmed that Miller's body had been returned to his family — five days after he was found dead.
Meanwhile, on March 26, a representative for Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency, Juan Pablo Alvarado Garcia, told the Daily Mail that Miller Gardner's autopsy has been delayed to reasons outside of the family's control.
He explained that the autopsy results will take two to three months — at least — due to an uptick in gang violence.
"We’re having a hike in homicides as these drug gangs battle for territory and every one of them needs an autopsy," he told the outlet.
The Gardner family has not released any additional statements after sharing the news of Miller's death.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's June wedding is going to be an expensive affair. With 200 A-list guests expected to descend upon Venice, Italy for a three-day event, rumors about where the ceremony would take place started to make their way around the internet.
The story first started when CNN reported on March 29 that Luca Zuin, a spokesperson for the mayor of Venice, claimed that the Amazon founder would marry his bride on his $500 million superyacht, Koru. The luxury boat would be anchored in the Venice lagoon and the city was prepared to host the celebrities coming in for the weekend, including Kim Kardashian and Orlando Bloom.
Lauren Sánchez and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos attend the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Now, the Daily Mail is denying that the superyacht will be used for their wedding day. "The wedding will not take place on Jeff's yacht, that has been ruled out," an insider shared.
While Bezos' team is working with the city to minimize disruptions during a busy summer tourist season, not everyone is happy about the billionaire's presence.
The Guardian spoke to locals who are less than thrilled that the wedding might interfere with their busy travel season.
“It’s going to be a great big nuisance,” a tour guide told the media outlet. “I think most people are of the same opinion. We are exasperated by a whole series of problems related to overtourism and this is the umpteenth thing foisted on the city that we have to suffer. We have no idea what kind of behavior to expect from this lot.”
Bezos and Sánchez's wedding is expected to occur sometime between June 24-26.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, The Last Of Us show co-creator Craig Mazin revealed how season 2 raises the bar for the series, even going as far as to make a lofty comparison.
In the interview, Mazin compared season 2 of The Last Of Us to The Empire Strikes Back, the second installment in the Star Wars franchise.
“I think about that a lot—because I love The Empire Strikes Back, and I think everybody should,” Mazin says. “We love that one because the second act is the tough act. That’s when everything is challenged and characters go through these moments where they can’t be who they used to be, but they’re also not ready to be who they’re supposed to be. There’s a sense of feeling lost. And I love that.”
The HBO drama, which is based on the acclaimed PlayStation game of the same name, follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting immune teenager Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States, which is in the midst of a fungal zombie pandemic that causes the collapse of society.
During the interview, Mazin acknowledged what he learned from the first season of The Last Of Us that he applied to the second.
“Making a first season of television, especially one of that size, is like building a plane in the air. We learned how to improve our process, which means basically more efficiency,” Mazin continued. “Combined with more money from HBO, we could do a lot more. We certainly got much better at portraying the Infected.”
Compared to the first season, the scope of season 2 of The Last Of Us has expanded, if the trailers are anything to go by. Mazin added that he’s excited for audiences to meet this season’s new characters.
“Watching Joel and Ellie is special in this season, but our community of Ellie and Dina [newcomer to the show Isabela Merced] is special,” Mazin added. “Ellie and Jesse [newcomer to the show Young Mazino] have this remarkable friendship.
Season 2 of The Last of Us is set to premiere on HBO on April 13, 2025.
When you play a detective for 137 episodes of a cop-procedural television show, you never want to find yourself on the other side of the law. Former NYPD Blue star Kim Delaney, who played Detective Diane Russell, found herself in handcuffs on March 29 in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Police Department was called to her home for a domestic disturbance, per TMZ. Delaney and her partner (it's unclear if they are officially married), James Morgan, were allegedly involved in a verbal argument that turned physical. The media outlet reported that they were "medically cleared," but they both found themselves in handcuffs.
Delaney was charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury while Morgan was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence. Delaney's entanglement with law enforcement isn't a new experience for her though.
In 2002, Delaney was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving in Malibu after refusing to take a breathalyzer test. She pleaded no contest and received two years’ probation, a fine, and was ordered to take a defensive driving course. A year later, she checked herself into a rehab facility to deal with her alcohol abuse.
Her struggles continued just two years later when she lost custody of her 15-year-old son, Jack Cortese, whom she shares with ex-husband Joe Cortese. The teen testified that he was forced to ride with her while she was allegedly intoxicated. In 2011, Delaney had fans worried after she delivered a slurry speech at an event honoring the retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Delaney was sued by a motorcyclist in 2024 for reportedly crashing into him at a red light in November 2022. She drove away ahead of the police's arrival. She had to complete 50 hours of community service for the accident and attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving program (MADD).
The Auburn Tigers were victorious over the Michigan Wolverines on March 28, with a 78-65 win, cinching their spot in the Elite Eight. Now, Auburn will go up against Tom Izzo and the Michigan State University Spartans on March 30, and the winning team will advance to the Final Four.
With Auburn being the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, the Tigers are favorites to beat the Spartans. But, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl doesn't necessarily think this is going to be an easy win. On March 29, he told reporters that Michigan State, which has a program that's historically very successful, could be favored, in his eyes.
"Most of our guys are guys that were mid-majors or junior college or Division II," Pearl said via ESPN. "I'm not going to let Michigan State play the underdog card even though we're a No. 1 seed and they're a No. 2 seed. No, they're Michigan State. They're Kansas. They're Duke. They're North Carolina and we're Auburn."
He added, "We know our place. We know what we're trying to go up against, and we know the uphill battle that it is when you play against a Hall of Fame coach and, obviously, a legendary program."
The Auburn Tigers cheerleaders have been cheering the team on for the entire weekend. On March 29, the team took to Instagram to share their excitement over the Elite Eight showing. In a collection of photos, the squad showed off their cheerleaders celebrating on the court with the team's mascot. "Elite day," they stated in the caption of the post with a bunch of exclamation marks.
"All the pretty cheerleaders and my Madison is one of them. Mimi is proud," one follower stated. Other followers commented with the "War Eagle" phrase and a bunch of fire and heart emojis.
Cheerleader Jamya Gilleylen also took to Instagram to share photos from the weekend of sports excitement with the caption that it "sure has been sweet."
