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| 1 | Dire wolf | 
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Colossal Biosciences decided to do a "de-extinction" of the dire wolf that hasn't lived since the Ice Age, using the DNA from two fossils followed by gene-editing gray wolf genomes and creating clones gestated by domestic dogs, resulting in three pups, Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi (named after Rome's founders who suckled on a she-wolf and a character from A Song of Ice and Fire, a series that has the similarly spelled direwolves). However, they're only hybrid gray wolves, as their genetics are very different than that of the dire wolf. |
| 2 | A Minecraft Movie | 
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Hollywood had a rough first trimester where only Captain America: Brave New World made big numbers, but at the end of it came the year's first true blockbuster, with over $500 million in two weeks and analysts even considering the possibility of it becoming the second video game adaptation to surpass a billion after The Super Mario Bros. Movie (which also features Jack Black in its cast!). At the same time, Minecraft fans reacting to the "Chicken jockey!" scene by creating chaos in theaters is not as welcome, and there's even a new disclaimer asking for viewers to behave themselves, if only because someone will need to clean all the spilled popcorn! |
| 3 | ChatGPT |
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This just keeps itself here, helped by how it surpassed 150 million users. And the trend of using it to generate or convert images in the style of Studio Ghibli led to OpenAI deciding to add a watermark to such pictures and environmental concerns. |
| 4 | Deaths in 2025 | 
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Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on I wanted to leave, just run away from home But I would remember what my daddy said With tears in his eyes on his dyin' bed... |
| 5 | Natalia Grace | 
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In 2010, it seemed like an American couple had watched Orphan and decided it was the way to get rid of their own Eastern European adoptive daughter with dwarfism (pictured here in a documentary), leaving her alone in an apartment while telling others she was also a sociopathic adult woman pretending to be a child. But it was all a neglectful lie, leading to criminal charges against the couple, and a Hulu show telling this weird story, Good American Family. |
| 6 | The White Lotus season 3 |
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This popular series ended its third season on April 6 on HBO. Reviews for this installment were mostly positive, although some critics disliked its slow pace, and the season finale was called "disappointing" by a Forbes reviewer. (Warning: spoilers in the review and at the season link.) |
| 7 | The White Lotus |
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| 8 | Mickey Rourke |
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This 72-year-old American actor entered the Celebrity Big Brother UK's house for its 24th series and its 17-episode run that premiered on April 7. Almost immediately, he began making physical advances toward the host, AJ Odudu, and disparaging remarks toward housemate JoJo Siwa. He was given a formal warning by series producers and was removed from the house on April 12, following similar behavior toward other housemates. |
| 9 | Peter Navarro |
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Trump's senior counselor for trade and manufacturing got into a war of words on social media with senior advisor Elon Musk this month. President Trump's global trade tariffs have cost Musk around $31 billion, causing Musk to question Navarro's Harvard education and calling him a "moron". |
| 10 | Adolescence (TV series) |
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Falling out of this list's top five, where it has been for nearly a month, this Netflix crime drama has been viewed 114 million times in as short of time, making it the platform's third most popular English-language series. It has even gotten the attention of UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured in a meeting with series producers), discussions in Parliament, and been made free to view in secondary schools. Its success (and Starmer) has prompted the series' producers to discuss ideas for a second season. |
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| 1 | Rory McIlroy |
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On April 13, this Northern Irish golfer became the sixth golfer ever to achieve the career Grand Slam by winning the 2025 Masters Tournament, after already emerging successful in the 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 and 2014 PGA Championship, and the 2014 Open Championship. |
| 2 | Sinners (2025 film) |
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Ryan Coogler writes and directs this movie where Michael B. Jordan (pictured) plays twins in the 1930s Mississippi Delta, whose opening of a juke joint is crashed by terrifying visitors. The atmosphere, cast and a sweet blues soundtrack win the viewer even before the plot changes halfway through (the trailers spoiled it, but for the uninformed it's the same thing done in From Dusk till Dawn), so reviews were glowing and Sinners topped the box office with $61 million worldwide. |
| 3 | Justin Rose |
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This English golfer led for the first two days of the Masters before falling six strokes behind #1 on day three. In the final round, he was able to make a resurgence and end the tournament tied for first. He ended up losing by one stroke in the sudden-death playoff, making Rose a three-time Masters runner-up. |
| 4 | Jaat (film) | 
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Released on April 10, this Indian action film (featuring Regina Cassandra, pictured) has yet to recoup its ₹100 crore budget. But it's getting there, and, with not many new releases happening for the rest of April, it should well surpass it. In other news, the film received some backlash on April 18 for its negative portrayal of Jesus in a church scene, with additional condemnation of releasing the film during the Easter holiday. The scene in question was subsequently removed from the film. |
| 5 | ChatGPT |
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Millions of people use this chatbot, and the CEO admitted that treating with the same politeness of a human spends a lot of energy. |
| 6 | WrestleMania 41 |
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Professional wrestling's annual "show of shows" began in Paradise, Nevada, with the first of two nights ending the week. The first match saw Jey Uso become the new WWE world heavyweight champion, and the night ended with Seth Rollins (pictured) winning a triple threat match with the help of his new manager Paul Heyman. The second night occurred on Sunday and is sure to be listed here. |
| 7 | Deaths in 2025 |
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From #2's soundtrack: "Sing with me for the dawn The long goodbye Beckons all..." |
| 8 | Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia |
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An innocent Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia is confined in a El Salvador prison, initially the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), before being moved, traumatized, and illegally deported. Both U.S. president Donald Trump and El Salvador's self-styled "coolest dictator in the world" Nayib Bukele consider Abrego Garcia a "terrorist", despite evidence to the contrary, and have no intentions of bringing him back. Even more heartbreaking—the Trump administration was considering deporting "homegrown" Americans next—most, if not all, of whom have no connection to foreign terrorist gangs! What will happen next? Stay tuned... |
| 9 | A Minecraft Movie |
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Beware the chicken jockey. This highly-successful movie loosely based off a highly-successful video game is continuing to be highly successful, and inadvertently, highly dangerous. Certain moviegoers…um, overreacting…when Jack Black exclaims, "Chicken jockey!" have caused incidents of asphyxiation and injury. So please, please, please save the drama for the screen. |
| 10 | List of Black Mirror episodes |
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Series 7 of the anthology showing how technology brings up the worst in humanity came out on April 10 on Netflix. The episodes were a sequel to the Star Trek send-off, life support being worsened by greed, the Mandela Effect being real, a movie remake being derailed, a simulation game being a man's obsession, and a breakup being revisited through AI. |
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