The Measured Circle

A geeky mix of pop culture, tech, and the weird world, from Bufo Calvin (of The Measured Circle blog and Bufo's Weird World)

Bufo Calvin
Illinois
Pervis Staples, co-founder of The Staple Singers, dies at 85
suntimes.com - Miriam Di Nunzio
The singer died in his home in South suburban Dolton on May 6. Pervis Staples, one of the co-founders of the legendary gospel/R&B group The Staple …
1 day ago
Bufo Calvin
John Barrowman
BBC drops John Barrowman from 'Doctor Who: Time Fracture' interactive exhibit
SYFY WIRE - Benjamin Bullard
John Barrowman’s recent return to the Who-verse may have hit pause — at least on the interactive side of things. After reportedly planning a …
1 day ago
Bufo Calvin
Stephen King
8 Upcoming Stephen King Adaptations to Get Excited About
movieweb.com
Stephen King is no stranger to having his work adapted. Here are 8 upcoming adaptations based on various novels and short stories by the King of …
15 hours ago
Bufo Calvin
Paul Feig
Paul Feig Hopes His Universal Monsters Movie Dark Army Is His Next Production
comicbook.com - Spencer Perry
As Universal's plans to rehabilitate their classic monsters continues, one filmmaker that's been attached to a project at the studio for a while …
2 days ago
Bufo Calvin
Entertainment (UK)
Supernatural horror Amityville Poltergeist unleashes trailer and poster
flickeringmyth.com - Amie Cranswick
Ahead of its digital and DVD release next week, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Calvin McCarthy’s supernatural horror …
17 hours ago
Bufo Calvin
Disney+
Obi-Wan Kenobi teased: expect something special and different from the Star Wars show
shortlist.com - Marc Chacksfield
The upcoming Obi Wan-Kenobi show has officially started shooting and its main star Ewan MacGregor has been hinting at what to expect from the Disney …
17 hours ago
Bufo Calvin
Qantas
Qantas supermoon flight to nowhere sells out in 'record time'
CNN - Francesca Street
(CNN) — Qantas is offering a new "flight to nowhere" that will give travel-starved Australian residents the chance to admire the late May supermoon and full lunar eclipse from over 40,000 feet in the If...
23 hours ago
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2021 inductees are....
CNN - By Lisa Respers France
(CNN) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame revealed its 2021 inductees on Wednesday, marking the most diverse group by musical genre in the organization's history. To be eligible for induction into the Hall...
1 day ago
Bufo Calvin
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio shares a glimpse inside his mind
CNN - By Lisa Respers France
(CNN) — If you missed Vincent D'Onofrio reading from his journals while being accompanied by the music of Dana Lyn at Joe's Pub in New York City, there's an alternative. The beloved actor in roles like...
1 day ago
Bufo Calvin
Harry Styles
Harry Styles' accent sets internet ablaze
CNN
Is that an American twang creeping into Harry Styles' speech? Jeanne Moos reports fans of Styles are riled.
2 days ago
Bufo Calvin
Charlie Chaplin
Veteran actor Norman Lloyd, who worked with Hitchcock, Chaplin, dies at 106 in Los Angeles
abc7news.com - By ABC7.com staff
LOS ANGELES -- Norman Lloyd, an actor, producer and director whose career spanned more than eight decades in stage, film and television, has died at …
2 days ago