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Doom” bot is gaining traction for posting every single frame of Doom, though it’s going to be years before the bot reaches the credits.Every hour, the Doomscroll Doom bot posts a single frame from The Ultimate Doom, id Software’s 1995 shooter.Speaking to NME, co-creator Steve Nass said that “once the term [doomscrolling] became popular, it didn’t take long for us to start trying to make some dumb connection between doomscrolling and the famous video game.”“Eventually, we settled on doomscrolling through every frame of Doom (or as we like to call it, DOOMscrolling). It was stupid and made us laugh but also seemed like it might actually help distract people from the endless void of depressing information that Twitter can often be.”doom14984.png pic.twitter.com/FIzqT8EX3H— Doomscroll DOOM Bot (@DoomscrollDOOM) February 23, 2022Nass explained that there are 15,770 frames of Doom to get through, and the bot will take nearly two years to post the game from start to finish.On the purpose of the bot, Nass said the pair “hope it helps people from doomscrolling now and again,” and further says it serves as a “celebration of Doom the game.”“A lot of the frames look really cool, with interesting freeze frames of stuff like Doom Guy mid-plasma blast.

GWAR have announced a new album, graphic novel and UK tour dates, all coming up this summer.New album, ‘The New Dark Ages’, is set for release on 3 Jun and will be accompanied by companion graphic novel, ‘GWAR In The Duoverse Of Absurdity’.“This is the greatest rock record of all time”, says frontman The Berserker Blóthar. “These are the songs for a new age, a New Dark Age, when men live by the dimming light of a technology destined to betray them.

Florence And The Machine are back with new single ‘King’, which ruminates on being a female artist striving for longevity in music but also wanting a family.“As an artist, I never actually thought about my gender that much”, says Florence Welch. “I just got on with it.

Companies representing the estates of Jimi Hendrix Experience members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell have requested that legal action filed with the courts in New York by the Hendrix estate and Sony Music be dismissed on jurisdiction grounds. That legal action seeks court confirmation that agreements reached between the Hendrix estate and Mitchell and Redding back in the early 1970s are still in force.The UK-based companies representing the Redding and Mitchell estates have filed their own litigation in the English courts, specifically against Sony Music UK.

Queen Elizabeth has postponed two scheduled virtual audiences on Thursday but will continue with light duties, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said as the 95-year-old British monarch recovers from COVID-19.

Ben Stiller has revealed he and his estranged wife Christine Taylor are back together nearly five years after their split.The actor said the pair had rekindled things during the coronavirus lockdown after they decided to move back in together so the 56 year old could see their two children. Ben and actress Christine, 50, share daughter Ella, 19, and son Quinlin, 16.The couple met in 1999 while filming a pilot TV show for Fox and married the following year. He says of moving in together during the pandemic: “Then, over the course of time, it evolved.

ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly has urged Katie Price not to get any further cosmetic procedures done after she recently had a brow lift.The 43 year old former glamour model shocked fans earlier this month after being pictured with a massive bandage around her head and two black eyes following surgery in Belgium. She then debuted her brand new look last week as she celebrated her fiancé Carl Woods' 33rd birthday at the swanky Sheesh restaurant in Chigwell, Essex.

A palpable sense of excitement has settled upon the English capital’s TV community as the London Screenings prepares to welcome hundreds of buyers next week.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has said it will be a “great honour” to become Queen Consort when her husband Prince Charles takes the throne. Camilla, 74, who has been married to 73 year old Charles since 2005, added that she hopes the role will enable her to highlight the work she does for a number of causes she supports. Speaking to Emma Barnett at Clarence House for Woman’s Hour and BBC Breakfast, she said: “Of course it’s a great honour [becoming Queen Consort], it couldn’t be anything else.

DEALSSony Music has confirmed that it has received regulator approval in Brazil to acquire the country’s biggest independent record company Som Livre. The deal was initially announced last year but has now been approved by regulator CADE. The Brazilian firm also has publishing and live divisions.

Britney Spears has threatened to sue her former management company after claiming that two employees were trying to kill her.Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group has denied Spears’ accusations, saying that her claims are “entirely false, as well as highly offensive, damaging and unacceptable”.According to a social media post seen by Rolling Stone, Spears wrote yesterday (February 23): “They sucked up to me and ‘made me feel special’ … RIGHT …. Ha those same bitches killed me a week later !!!!”“My dad worshipped those two women and would have done anything they asked of him !!!! I think they were trying to kill me … I still to this very day believe that’s EXACTLY what they were trying to do … but not a damn thing was wrong with me and I didn’t die !!!!”The post in question, which appears to have since been deleted, relates to the period in 2008 when Spears was a week away from being placed under an involuntary conservatorship.

Download Festival has announced the latest additions to its 2022 line-up, with Skindred and Yonaka among the new names.The festival will return from June 10-12 at Leicestershire’s Donington Park. KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro are due to headline.Today (February 24) festival organisers confirmed that Skindred, Yonaka, Alestorm, Banks Arcade, Bimini, Dana Dentata, Dirty Honey, Heriot, Kid Brunswick, Orbit Culture, Red Fang, The Velveteers and Will Haven have joined the line-up.It follows a previous announcement last September that A Day To Remember , Mastodon, Creeper, Shinedown, Black Veil Brides, Code Orange, Ice Nine Kills and more had been added to the line-up.

Clayton Davis Director Ryan Murphy’s upcoming adaptation of the Broadway musical “The Prom” is timely, making strides for diversity and inclusion. With an all-star ensemble and two breakout stars in Jo Ellen Pellman and Ariana DeBose, the Netflix feature is in prime position to hit the zeitgeist when viewers begin streaming it in December.“The Prom” can easily be envisioned as the movie that runs on repeat by high schoolers everywhere.

Marta Balaga “Never Gonna Snow Again,” which was chosen as Poland’s Oscar submission prior to its world premiere in Venice, marks a further step in cinematographer Michał Englert’s long collaboration with Małgorzata Szumowska. It started in the 1990s with her short “Silence,” followed by her feature debut “Happy Man” in 2000, and continues with “Never Gonna Snow Again,” with Englert serving as both cinematographer and co-director, alongside Szumowska, on the film.“Our way of working, or our sense of humor, hasn’t really changed.

announced the Gotham nominees on Thursday.After all, the Academy has been forced in a more indie direction for this year’s Oscars, simply because so many mainstream, commercially-minded movies had fled from the release schedule to await the time when theaters could reopen.But when the Gotham nominations came out, guess what? Of the five films nominated in the top category, there’s one, Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” that’s likely to land a Best Picture nod.

Indonesia has picked Joko Anwar's gory but stylish horror film Impetigore to represent the country in the 2021 Oscar race in the international feature category. The selection was unveiled earlier this week by the Indonesian Academy Awards Selection Committee, and promoted by Anwar on Twitter.

Eli Countryman Gilda’s Club NYC honored Emma Stone with the Gilda Radner Award during the organization’s virtual benefit on Thursday night.The organization, which offers support groups, counseling and workshops to people with cancer and their loved ones, provides services for more than 10,000 people each year.

Clayton Davis “It’s an honor just to be nominated” is the overused line that many Oscar nominees have said over the years, particularly after a loss. Though that’s true, winning a coveted statuette is the real prize.The highest-profile overdue veteran actor competing for an Oscar this season is Glenn Close, the wisecracking Mamaw in Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy.” With seven previous nominations (the most of any living actor without a win), Close, who has delivered win-worthy turns in “Dangerous Liaisons” and “Fatal Attraction” looks to finally have her moment.

Viola Davis is speaking out more about knowing her worth and getting equal pay in her brand new cover story with InStyle magazine.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMichel Franco’s Venice winner “New Order” (“Nueva Orden”) has scored over 330,000 admissions and $950,000 in Mexico off an Oct.

Also Read: Christopher Nolan 'Thrilled' With 'Tenet' Box Office PerformanceDespite the pandemic, Focus Features has steamed forward on releasing films in theaters, thanks in good part to the landmark theatrical window deal made between its parent company, Universal Pictures, and the nation’s largest theater chain, AMC. The deal allows Universal and Focus films to screen at AMC locations and then get early release on premium video on-demand after three weekends of theatrical exclusivity, with AMC receiving a portion of the PVOD sales.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFocus Features’ “Let Him Go” provided a few sparks at an otherwise lifeless box office, opening over the weekend with an estimated $4.1 million.In these COVID times, that was good enough for a first place finish. Focus also took second place with the sophomore weekend of its horror film “Come Play.” Co-produced with Amblin Partners, “Come Play” netted $1.7 million domestically bringing its total to $5.6 million.The speciality division of Universal Pictures has been active during coronavirus in part because of a deal that its studio parent company inked with AMC Theatres.