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⚡ Quick Take

• At last, we’ll see the adventures of Captain Seven of Nine and the crew of the Enterprise-G in a new ongoing Star Trek comic.
• The series will take place five years after the finale of Star Trek: Picard
• Characters from Picard, like Jack Crusher and “Crash” La Forge, will feature heavily.
• Nerdist’s Take: This is the sequel to Star Trek: Picard that Trekkers have waited years for.

At the end of the much-loved third season of Star Trek: Picard, the U.S.S. Titan becomes the new starship Enterprise, NCC-1701-G. And her commanding officer is none other than Voyager’s iconic ex-Borg, Seven of Nine, played by Jeri Ryan. The finale of the series promised adventures that sadly never happened on screen. But they will happen in a new ongoing comic book series from the folks at IDW, titled, simply enough, Star Trek. (Really, you can’t go wrong keeping it simple with that title.) What better way to celebrate the franchise’s 60th anniversary? (And just a reminder that if you’d like to snag a pre-order for Star Trek #1, pre-orders close on 8/17. And trust us, you’ll want to after seeing our exclusive preview pages of the Star Trek comic below.)

Star Trek #1 Exclusive Preview Pages: Catch Up with Seven of Nine and the Enterprise-G Five Years After Picard IDW/Paramount

You can check out several exclusive preview pages and covers from the all-new Star Trek #1, written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Dennis Menheere, and letters from Jodie Troutman, below:

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In our exclusive look at the pages of Star Trek #1, we see Captain Seven of Nine, five years after the events of the Picard finale. She’s speaking to a Lt. Commander Sato, a likely descendant of Star Trek: Enterprise’s Hoshi Sato. Seven is clearly missing her former first officer, Raffi Musiker. But now, Seven has lost Raffi to her own command. However, she still has her special counselor, Jack Crusher, son of Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher. And he even shares a Borg telepathic link with her, which is a new wrinkle. But Seven feels the weight of her upcoming mission. Not to mention the weight of the Enterprise and her many iconic Captains looming large. She reflects on Captains Pike, Kirk, Rachel Garrett, and, of course, Picard. Can she and her Enterprise crew live up to their incredible legacies? We have faith in our favorite ex-Borg and her stalwart crew and can’t wait to follow their adventures in the new Star Trek comic.

IDW/Paramount Star Trek #1 Sees the Enterprise-G on a “Desperate Mission”

Additionally, you can explore the official solicitation for IDW’s Star Trek #1, along with a special cover gallery, which includes many variant covers featuring characters from the series.

Their mission is new. Their legacy is not. From the pen of fan-favorite writer Christopher Cantwell (Star Trek: Defiant, Star Trek: Red Shirts) and the brush of psychedelic standout Dennis Menheere (Etheres, Little Nightmares) comes the launch of an all-new flagship…and this time, we’re busting out of the four quadrants. The Enterprise-G is on a desperate mission beyond the known galaxy to relocate the dying Revlavan people when its crew finds a perfect new home in a region of unknown space called the Epsilon Corridor. Three pristine Class-M worlds—the Trinity—await the refugees.

No signs of civilization. No detectable threats. A colonist’s dream. But the dream fractures fast.
When Captain Seven of Nine and her divided, fast-tracked crew begin exploring the Trinity, they
uncover disturbing contradictions: vanished structures, inexplicable artifacts, time skips, and
evidence of a presence Starfleet’s century-old probes never detected. Each world houses a
different ecosystem, different physics problems, and different secrets—as if they’ve been
curated…or quarantined. But from who? Or what? The first arc of Star Trek delivers a prestige, mystery-driven, high-stakes psychological thriller of an opening salvo—new worlds, new species, new existential threats—anchored by Seven, Jack, and Crash La Forge fighting to keep the mission together as the Galaxy’s oldest ghosts awaken.

Paramount/DW Star Trek Writer Christopher Cantwell Shares the Question of This Comic Is ‘How Do We Survive’ Paramount/IDW

Here’s what Star Trek writer Christopher Cantwell has to say about this exciting new launch, and the continuing voyages of the new Federation flagship:

“This newest launch of Star Trek is all about looking FORWARD. Boldly going. We can’t
ignore the past and won’t — there’s sixty years of history here and in story time within the Trek
universe, multiple centuries. But this story is very much about how we carry ourselves and our
pasts with us ever forward into the future. The question is: how do we survive? How do we
evolve? It’s a question for our characters and Star Trek as a whole as we cross the halfway
point of 2026. Star Trek has always been about heading into the (at times frightening!)
unknown of the future because we believe a good one is still possible. That’s something that
keeps me going in my life on a daily basis these days, and I’m so eager to imbue this latest
Trek chapter with that core essence alongside Dennis, Charlie Jane, Isaac, and our incredible
IDW team.

Star Trek #1 warps into comic book shops on September 23, 2026, just a few weeks after the franchise’s 60th anniversary. Pre-orders for Star Trek #1 are due August 17.

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The new app launches with Facebook's AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, audience engagement, and goals.

Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.

⚡ Quick Take

• John Stewart has long been one of the most prominent members of DC Comics’ Green Lantern Corps.
• John Stewart’s history goes back over fifty years, and he’s one of DC’s most important characters.
• In the upcoming DCU series Lanters, John Stewart will make his live-action debut as a Green Lantern.

A Green Lantern series has been in the works since 2019. It was originally meant to focus on many members of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps. Now, the final iteration of an HBO Green Lantern series has arrived. As part of their master plan for the on-screen DC Universe, James Gunn and Peter Safran announced a new DC television series called Lanterns. This live-action Green Lantern DCU entry will star Hal Jordan and John Stewart. According to the DC duo, this is “a True Detective-type mystery with our two Lanterns. A terrestrial-based mystery… that leads into the overall story… We find this ancient horror on Earth, and these guys are basically supercops on ‘Precinct Earth.'” And playing John Stewart is the star of the Netflix film Rebel Ridge, Aaron Pierre. James Gunn congratulated the actor via social media.

Welcome to DC, Aaron Pierre. After a long and grueling series of auditions I am absolutely sure we’ve found an incredible John Stewart. #Lanterns pic.twitter.com/1grFjppkQe

— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 9, 2024

Many of you out there might think Green Lantern is just that guy infamously played by Ryan Reynolds once, and soon, Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler. But that’s test pilot Hal Jordan. We’re here to tell you all about the 50-year legacy of John Stewart and why he’s one of DC Comics’ most important characters.

John Stewart’s Green Lantern is DC’s Most Prominent African-American Superhero DC Comics

John Stewart, contrary to popular belief, was not DC Comics’ first Black superhero. That honor belongs to Mal Duncan, one of the early members of the Teen Titans. A few months before Stewart appeared, Jack Kirby’s Forever People hit newsstands, which included the character Vykin the Black. Regardless, it’s safe to say that John Stewart’s Green Lantern is DC’s most prominent African-American superhero today. He has totally eclipsed the earlier debuting characters.

John Stewart’s Historic DC Comics Debut DC Comics

The creative power duo of writer Denny O’Neil and artist Neal Adams created John Stewart, appearing in 1971’s Green Lantern/Green Arrow #87. This creative team reinvigorated the Green Lantern comics starting in 1970, making it more socially relevant (and allowing DC to compete with Marvel). Despite the existence of the Black superheroes previously mentioned, there was no one headlining a book, even for an issue. John Stewart did that, making his debut historic as Green Lantern.

The story “Beware My Power” introduced John Stewart as a headstrong young man, an architect who had a distaste for authority. So Green Lantern Hal Jordan and John butted heads from the very start. Especially seeing as how Hal was essentially a space cop. But because of John Stewart’s fearlessness, the Guardians of Oa chose him as Hal’s backup Green Lantern. Hal’s backup at the time, Guy Gardner, sustained serious injuries and couldn’t fill the role.

DC Comics

One of John Stewart’s first assignments as Green Lantern was to protect a racist politician. Despite his personal issues with the politician, Stewart completed the mission successfully. And he exposed the same politician for various crimes while doing so. This impressed Hal Jordan, who then realized the Guardians of the Universe made the right choice in selecting Stewart as Green Lantern. Sadly, readers wouldn’t see much of John Stewart after this debut on a regular basis. At least not for some time.

John Stewart Becomes Earth’s Primary Green Lantern in the DC Universe DC Comics

After that issue, for much of the 1970s, John Stewart only appeared sporadically. DC had created a cool new character but didn’t seem to know what to do with him. Finally, in the early 1980s, Hal Jordan quit the Green Lantern Corps. This meant John Stewart became the Green Lantern for Sector 2814 full-time. John Stewart headlined the Green Lantern series and was the prominent Green Lantern of Earth during Crisis on Infinite Earths. It was during this time that John ditched the mask and secret identity. And he let the entire world know who he really was. He also began a romance with a fellow Lantern, Katma Tui, from the planet Korugar.

DC Comics

After this point, no one would ever sideline John Stewart again at DC Comics. John Stewart headlined the Green Lantern Corps team book, which put him side by side with Hal Jordan and other Lanterns. After his wife Katma was murdered, John lost his way. In his arrogance, he accidentally let a planet die during the DC event series Cosmic Odyssey. The weight of these actions would bear heavily on him for years. He finally headlined his own series in the early ’90s, Green Lantern: Mosaic. There he became the guardian of the patchwork world of Oa. And he achieved nearly godlike powers. Although it only lasted 18 issues, this series was critically acclaimed.

From Green Lantern to Darkstar, and back to Green Lantern Again DC Comics

In the mid-’90s, John Stewart and all other Green Lanterns became depowered, when Hal Jordan lost control and became the villain Parallax. He destroyed all the power rings but one, which went to a new character, Kyle Rayner. For a few years, Rayner was the only Green Lantern in the universe. But as Green Lantern, he sought mentorship from John Stewart, preserving his presence in the DC Universe. Stewart was now part of another intergalactic peacekeeping force, the Darkstars. But When Rayner decided to create new rings and expand the Corps, one of the first people to get a new ring was Stewart.

Justice League and Mainstream Stardom for Green Lantern John Stewart DC/WB

John Stewart’s biggest boost in popularity came in 2001. After several years of waiting, the creators of Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series brought the DC heroes together for Justice League. When they were deciding which Green Lantern to use for the team, series creator Bruce Timm chose John Stewart. He reinvented the character, making him a no-nonsense ex-marine. (The comics would later adopt this aspect of John Stewart’s backstory.) The popularity and wider reach of the TV series made it so, for many kids, John Stewart was the Green Lantern. After nearly 30 years since his creation, John Stewart finally broke into the mainstream consciousness,

An Entire Generation’s Green Lantern DC Comics

The arrival of the Justice League cartoon coincided with a surge in popularity for the Green Lantern brand at DC Comics. Stewart became the lead in a new Green Lantern Corps series and was a central figure in company-wide events like Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Night. Using his architectural skills, he even designed the new Hall of Justice for the Justice League. Although he was only mentioned at the end of the only season of Green Lantern: The Animated Series, John Stewart appeared across other media, such as in Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!, and several animated films. Just this year, he starred in his own movie, Green Lantern: Beware My Power. Interestingly, Aldis Hodge, who played another DC hero, Hawkman, in Black Adam, provided his voice.

Warner Bros. Animation John Stewart as a Live-Action DC Universe Green Lantern

When John Stewart’s Green Lantern arrives on HBO as part of the DC Universe, it could be the biggest spotlight the character has ever had in media. We don’t know too much about who John Stewart will be in Lanterns. But it sounds like he’ll be part of an epic adventure.

John P. Johnson/HBO

A well-deserved reward for a character who was once just thought of as another hero’s “backup guy.” John Stewart long ago outgrew that and is now one of the most prominent heroes of the DC Universe.

Lanterns premieres on Sunday, August 16, on HBO Max.

Originally published on October 26, 2022.

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This is the latest zero-day released by security researcher Nightmare Eclipse, despite Microsoft publicly threatening to take legal action against them.

⚡ Quick Take

• We interviewed Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard ahead of the debut of his LEGO Pokémon ad with Terry Crews.
• Wolfhard dished on his longtime connection to LEGO as a fan and which set he grew up playing.
• He also told us more about LEGO’s SMART Play technology and its best features.

We all know Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is a great actor as well as a talented musician. However, many people do not know that he has a blossoming career as a Pokémon trainer. Wolfhard got into an epic battle against fellow actor Terry Crews in a promotional short film for the Pokémon x LEGO collaboration. The two used the collab’s newest lineup in the battle, fighting with Charizard and Jigglypuff LEGO figures, each equipped with LEGO’s SMART Play features.

Nerdist spoke with Wolfhard ahead of the short film’s debut about his favorite LEGOs and his music career:

Nerdist: Prior to this collaboration, were you a fan of Pokémon or LEGO on their own?

Finn Wolfhard: [I believe LEGO] should be a part of every child’s toy box or toy collection, and I was definitely a fan. And my brother and I were huge Pokémon fans and grew up playing the games. So it was sort of the best of both worlds.

I certainly agree. Did you have a favorite LEGO set growing up?

Wolfhard: We had a Star Wars set that was really awesome, and also would play LEGO Star Wars all the time. We were we were big Star Wars kids. We were obsessed with [our] Darth Maul figure, that was definitely our our big one.

LEGO Star Wars is a classic collaboration, especially growing up in the 2000s. As you know, SMART Play is a pretty new feature for LEGO. What value would you say you see in integrating those electronics into such a classic toy?

Wolfhard: I think it’s really cool. I think it definitely is more suited to the younger crowd and generation that can really make it a social toy. It’ll really allow kids to go out and be able to play together and also have an interactive piece to it.

LEGO / Pokémon

Absolutely! And you were able to test the figure out yourself on set. How did you enjoy filming the battle scene with Terry?

Wolfhard: It was awesome. We had a great time, and obviously, I’m a huge fan of Terry’s—and of LEGO and Pokémon. So I just was excited to to to shoot it, and then actually being able to hold the LEGO Pokémon [figures] in our hands was really cool.

I saw you had Charizard, and Terry fought back with Jigglypuff. If you got a rematch, which LEGO Pokemon would you use?

Wolfhard: The Mewtwo one is incredible. I’m really glad I had Charizard, but next time I would love the Mewtwo.

Definitely fair, it looks great. Switching gears a bit, you’re focusing pretty heavily on your music career at the moment. With that in mind, what value do you feel that you get from smaller, shorter acting projects like this?

Wolfhard: To me, it’s just a way to have fun with acting. Considering I’ve like been doing it for so long, since I was little, it’s always fun to do stuff like this where it’s just fun and innocent. And I get to work with someone like Terry Crews, who I’ve been a fan of my whole life and childhood. So it [is] definitely really awesome to be able to do things like this, and also [have] some time for music.

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I imagine most people probably think of you first as an actor, but you’ve released two albums and various EPs within the last two years. Do you find yourself leaning towards a specific genre with your music?

Wolfhard: I would say alternative rock and roll is probably the best way I can describe the music. And yeah, I think most people definitely know me for my acting. But music and acting came around the same time. I’ve been putting out albums [about] as long as I’ve been known as an actor, ever since I was 14, and so it’s definitely been a huge part of my life. [I’m] excited to be pursuing it now that I am a little older and maybe have a little more of a mature sound.

Do you find music taking more of a centered role in comparison to acting in your career right now? Or do they stay about the same in terms of the attention you’re giving them?

Wolfhard: You know, I think music has really been an amazing outlet for me, and I get a lot of control of it. I think both [crafts] are very important pieces of my life, and I’m lucky to be pursuing both of them. I’m very proud of the work that I’ve put into music, and hope people will like what they hear.

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Do you have an end goal musically, or do you tend to just go with the flow in that regard?

Wolfhard: I would say [I’m] going with the flow. I don’t really have an end goal. I think [I’ll] just keep recording and making music and writing about the things that I want to be writing about and playing with the people that I want to play with.

Where do you draw inspiration from in terms of bands or sounds, and what is your songwriting process like?

Wolfhard: For me, the songwriting process can change between a few different modes. It could be something that is happening in my life that I’m inspired by, or could be a story that I heard from someone else. The music [tends to come] first, and then the lyrics come second. I definitely have a lot of different inspiration when it comes to bands.

I definitely get a lot of inspiration for a lot of different things. You know, movies, books, TV, comics, YouTube videos. To me, it all depends kind of on the album that I’m working on. [Each] will usually have a sonic inspiration from a different album. This last album I made was kind of inspired by early Wilco records and British rock and roll from the ’60s, like the Faces and the Rolling Stones. I’ll be back out on tour in October.

LEGO/Pokemon

And how do you enjoy touring?

Wolfhard: Touring is really awesome. It’s definitely a muscle that you have to exercise a lot, and it’s definitely a challenge, physically and sometimes mentally. You know, having to play a show every day or every other day. But I’ve got a really good band and crew around me, so it’s really rewarding.

That can make all the difference. And now for a Nerdist classic question… What do you nerd out about and why?

Wolfhard: I’ll just get really into rabbit holes. I’m a huge comedy nerd, so I know a lot about the history of SNL. I’m obviously a huge movie fan. And music, obviously, [the] history of indie rock and alternative rock. I’m definitely super into [those].

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⚡ Quick Take

• You can now watch 120-year old solar eclipse footage.
• In 1900, a magician caught a solar eclipse on film for the first time and it was only made available in the past years.
• This video of the first-ever filmed solar eclipse reminds us not to take our phones and simple recording devices foregranted.

Solar eclipses, wherein the Earth is caught in the shadow that is cast when the moon blocks the sun, are among the most surreal astronomical events. They’re beautiful and haunting, turning daylight into dusky darkness for several minutes; and they’ve  been capturing the interest of Earthbound humans for millions of years. Nowadays, there are all sorts of methods for viewing a solar eclipse, but what did people do in olden times? Luckily, the first-ever video recording of a solar eclipse has made its way to YouTube to give us some insight. The footage is just incredible!

The video of the first-ever solar eclipse caught on tape was filmed by magician Nevil Maskelyne in North Carolina on May 28, 1900. Maskelyne was on an expedition with the British Astronomical Association, and recorded the footage with a telescopic adapter on his camera. The footage shows almost the full duration of the eclipse, starting when the moon’s shadow is just dipping into the sun, and concluding as it starts to move away.

This minute-long video of the solar eclipse had been held in the Royal Astronomical Society’s archives until 2019. In a post, the society mentioned that Maskelyne had previously filmed another eclipse when he traveled to India in 1898, but that footage was stolen on his journey home.

BFI

The perfectly preserved 1900’s video of the solar eclipse was “painstakingly scanned and restored” in 4K quality by BFI, a film preservation organization, which retimed the film frame-by-frame to achieve the final version they posted to YouTube. It’s part of their recently released Victorian Film collection, which also features footage of the first x-ray cinematograph film ever taken and other vintage recordings.

Now that photography technology is so advanced, it’s easy to take videos and images of a solar eclipse for granted. But Maskelyne’s first-ever film of a solar eclipse is a testament to where these sorts of recordings all started, and an impressive piece of history.

Originally published June 3, 2019.

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The Road to Battlefield competition is now in its second year, and its purpose is to give founders across Central Eurasia a direct route to Startup Battlefield

⚡ Quick Take

• Composer Daniel Hart confirms for fans that there’s no Armand and Daniel “Devil’s Minion” musical theme in The Vampire Lestat.
• Hart explains that the relationship between Armand and Daniel wasn’t yet developed enough for a musical theme.
• But Hart reveals there is “the beginning inkling” of a theme for Devil’s Minion in one scene, and we will hear it on The Vampire Lestat OST.
• Even More Insights: For even more on Armand and Daniel’s relationship, check out what Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian had to say about them after TVL‘s finale, “Eric Bogosian and Assad Zaman Discuss All Things Armand and Daniel in THE VAMPIRE LESTAT.“

The Vampire Lestat is a season full of music. Between catchy earworms, heartbreaking ballads, and some of the most gorgeous orchestral work you can imagine, composer Daniel Hart outdoes himself in this chapter of the series. And as is so often the case on our screens, and is especially the case in The Vampire Lestat, music also plays as much of a role as dialogue when it comes to relationships between characters. As The Vampire Lestat comes to a close, fans felt curious to know whether Devil’s Minion, the romance that takes place between Armand and Daniel, had received a musical theme of its own in this latest batch of episodes. The Vampire Lestat composer shares on Twitter that there’s “no obvious Devil’s Minion musical theme in The Vampire Lestat,” but there is “the beginning inkling of a theme in one scene between Daniel and Armand.”

So anything I would have written would have been incomplete, and, knowing that, I chose to wait. Yes, there is the beginning inkling of a theme in one scene between Daniel and Armand. And yes, that will be on the score OST. But no, I wouldn't call it their theme.

— Daniel Hart (@danielmwenda) August 11, 2026

In full, The Vampire Lestat‘s composer, Daniel Hart, said the following about the presence/absence of an Armand and Daniel love theme. In response to a fan asking after a Devil’s Minion musical theme while The Vampire Lestat was still airing, Hart revealed, “There was no satisfying answer to this question. And any answer I could give at the time was some form of spoiler. There isn’t an obvious Devil’s Minion musical theme in The Vampire Lestat, because their relationship hasn’t developed enough in our show. So anything I would have written would have been incomplete, and, knowing that, I chose to wait. Yes, there is the beginning inkling of a theme in one scene between Daniel and Armand. And yes, that will be on the score OST. But no, I wouldn’t call it their theme.”

I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN “i want to be your maker” “52 years i’ve watched you” I’M GONNA BE SICK #tvlspoilers pic.twitter.com/99ICJfIQra

— nora ꕤ (@norabuckleydiaz) July 4, 2026

So it’s good news/bad news for fans of Devil’s Minion who wanted to hear a musical theme for the pair. On the one hand, no Armand and Daniel love theme yet. On the other, Hart notes that he “chose to wait” and “there is a beginning inkling of a theme” in The Vampire Lestat. “Wait” and “Beginning” do feel like directional words that imply something more is coming! You wait for something, and if there’s a beginning, hopefully there’s a middle. (But no end, please!)

Ultimately, Hart’s vision of why there isn’t yet a Devil’s Minion theme matches with what we’ve seen so far in the series. Armand and Daniel are on a slow burn. In The Vampire Lestat, there are ardent love confessions and mutual beheadings—there’s certainly fascination. But as Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian told me earlier in the season, “How does a love manifest itself? We’re a work in progress. // We’re working on it.” And as Zaman reiterated after the finale, “There’s always room in season four, I think. There’s a lot of room” for exploring what love between these two vampires means. Ultimately, when we get a Devil’s Minion love theme, we’d like it to be for a developed relationship.

AMC

And that brings us back to “the beginning inkling of a theme in one scene between Daniel and Armand.” Where does that inkling appear? Well, The Vampire Lestat OST will be available beginning on August 21. And if we check out the track listings on the score, we find one titled “The Rothko Chapel.” The Rothko Chapel, is, of course, the place where Armand guided Daniel so he could mourn his relationship with his daughter in peace. And so, this Armand and Daniel-inspired track seems like a likely candidate for where a Devil’s Minion theme could live in The Vampire Lestat‘s soundtrack. (Although we don’t count out “Hi Dad.”)

And indeed, as we listen through that scene again, focusing on the music rather than the very distracting conversation on our screens, we can definitely hear the beginning of… something beautiful, hovering at the edges.

I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS REAL THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN “i want to be your maker” “52 years i’ve watched you” I’M GONNA BE SICK #tvlspoilers pic.twitter.com/99ICJfIQra

— nora ꕤ (@norabuckleydiaz) July 4, 2026

Inklings for now, but hopefully a whole evening at the orchestra later for Armand and Daniel. Season four of The Vampire Lestat WILL be called Queen of the Damned, after all. And, of course, the Devil’s Minion chapter lives in Anne Rice’s book Queen of the Damned. We can’t wait to see what Daniel Hart will create when the time is right.

The Vampire Lestat streams now on AMC and AMC+. You can snag The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice to read—if you’d like to know a little bit more about what’s going on.

Rotem Rusak is the Editor-in-Chief of Nerdist. She’s ready for Devil’s Minion to become canon so one of her ships can finally sail.

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From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event.

Google's Quick Share feature is getting a tap-to-share mode for quickly exchanging contacts, photos, videos, and more.

Google Pixel 11 Series starts $100 costlier than the last year, but offers 256GB base storage

The new smartwatch, which starts at $399, can track blood pressure patterns and insulin resistance, as well as deliver personalized help and better sleep tracking.

Google’s new Pixel Tag taps into its Find Hub network to help users track lost keys, bags, and other items.

The Pixel 11 Pro Fold will cost $1,899

Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.

Reservoir has built an ultra-efficient water heater that can predict hot water demand, store energy, and detect plumbing leaks throughout a home.

Yulu aims to have a fleet of 200,000 bikes in the next two years and faster electric two-wheelers, aiming at new logistics use cases.