We all knew Kobe Bryant was going to make it into the Hall — but we never expected it to be such a bittersweet experience. Kobe was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame on May 15, 2021, with his wife Vanessa Bryant giving a moving speech, flanked by Kobe's hero Michael Jordan onstage. Fellow 2020 inductees Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan also mentioned Kobe in their speeches, and the reveal of Kobe's Hall of Fame exhibit was designed by Vanessa herself.
Dubbed "Mad Max meets Bambi", Jeff Lemire's DC Comic series is a post-apocalyptic fairytale where part human, part animal hybrids live alongside the rest of humanity. Naturally, humans fear and hunt the hybrid leaving some, like a deer-boy named Gus, searching for answers. Executive produced by Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr., the series will star Christian Convery, Nonso Anozie, and Will Forte, along with narration by James Brolin. Sweet Tooth will be available for streaming on Netflix on June 4, 2021.
The most influential band you've never heard of — with 25 albums and over 50 years together, Sparks may have laid the groundwork for pop music as we know it. Directed by Edgar Wright, The Sparks Brothers enlists artists from Beck to Neil Gaiman to attempt to describe how a group so criminally underrated could be so massively influential. The documentary hits theaters June 18.
MyHeritage DNA turns your ancestry curiosity into a full-scale exploration—with just a two-minute cheek swab and a return to the lab. In about 3-4 weeks, you'll unlock an Ethnicity Estimate that breaks down your origins across more than 2,100 geographic regions, plus uncover DNA Matches that might connect you with relatives you didn't know existed. All results are delivered through CLIA- and CAP-certified processes in a secure, encrypted environment, giving you insight into your roots without sacrificing your data privacy. It's genealogical power you can hold in your palm—and a powerful tool for anyone looking to build a family history or explore their ethnic story.
Over the last 30 years, contemporary and post war art prices overall outpaced the S&P 500.* This helps explain why Jeff Bezos, Marc Andreessen, and Bill Gates have collectively poured hundreds of millions into this global asset class. Luckily, you don't have to be a billionaire to build an art allocation in a portfolio anymore. Masterworks.com has made diversifying with multimillion-dollar artworks featuring artists like Banksy and Basquiat accessible to everyone with their premier art investing platform. Uncrate readers can use the link below to get access today.
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Two words: Zombie Elvis. If that doesn't make you want to watch Army of the Dead, then there really is no help for you. Directed by Zach Snyder, Army of the Dead finds a zombie outbreak hitting Sin City and follows a group of mercenaries as they navigate the aftermath. The full movie is streaming now on Netflix.
Even with the most outlandish sci-fi tech, there's a hard limit to what humans can reach. The Local Group, made up of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way, is 10 million light-years across and makes up our boundary in the expanding universe. Kurzgesagt explains how the Local Group makes up humanity's fishbowl.
From its origins in the 1920's as a stop-smoking aid to collector cons and an iconic dispenser, Pez has had quite the ride. Learn the history of the candy straight from Pez itself, and take a look at how they're made in this video.
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are reunited for the sequel to 2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard. Taking place four years after the original film, the follow-up catches back up with a retired Michael Bryce, who gets pulled away from his vacation to protect assassin Darius Kincaid's con artist wife Sonia, played by Salma Hayek. Also starring Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard is slated for release on June 16, 2021.
Happy Head is changing the game in hair care by offering prescription-strength, dermatologist-formulated treatments for hair thinning and loss. Using clinically proven ingredients like Minoxidil, Finasteride, Spironolactone, and Retinol, each formula is customized for your hair type, gender, and goals, all delivered through a seamless tele-dermatology platform. For an extra layer of personalization, the optional StrandIQ™ at-home DNA test analyzes genetic markers to optimize results. Enjoy an extra 25% off site wide this December.
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The Purge is coming to its logical end — by never ending. The Blumhouse franchise's latest entry is The Forever Purge, which finds Adela and her husband Juan working on a ranch owned by the wealthy Tucker family in Texas. On the morning after The Purge, a group of masked raiders attacks the ranch, forcing the two families to join forces and fight their way to Mexico. The Forever Purge hits theaters July 2.
Moony rescued Anna as a child and raised her the only way he knew how — as an elite contract killer. When Anna finds Moony dead, she sets out for revenge, no matter how far she has to go. Starring Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, and Michael Keaton, The Protege hits theaters August 20.
