AMD is officially announcing its Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU at Computex today. Like the number implies, this graphics card will challenge Nvidia’s recently released RTX 5060, with AMD offering models with 8GB or 16GB of VRAM.
AMD is following Nvidia’s controversial choice to ship a modern GPU with just 8GB of VRAM in the year 2025. The 8GB of VRAM debate has been raging for months now, particularly because of the latest games that can be very demanding on the memory side. AMD is following in Nvidia’s footsteps, though, so it’ll be interesting to see what reviewers make of both cards in this important part of the market.
The RX 9060 XT will ship with 32 RDNA 4 compute units, a boost clock of 3.13GHz, and support for DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b. The total board power is between 150 watts and 182 watts, depending on the model. AMD is only announcing the existence of the RTX 9060 XT today, and it hasn’t supplied pricing or even a release date.
We’re still waiting to hear how the RTX 5060 stacks up, because oddly, Nvidia launched its latest 50-series GPU yesterday without any reviews available. The GPU maker had reportedly prevented reviewers from obtaining the necessary driver to test the RTX 5060 ahead of the release date, presumably because it’s worried about the paltry 8GB of VRAM spec.
While the 8GB of VRAM choice for both Nvidia and AMD is controversial, Nvidia has managed to spark a further wave of outrage from PC gaming YouTubers over comments it has made to Gamers Nexus. In a 22-minute video, Gamers Nexus discusses the pressure from Nvidia to include Multi Frame Generation (MFG) in benchmarks against competitor cards that don’t have a similar feature. Gamers Nexus (GN) alleges that Nvidia has even implied that it would revoke access to interview Nvidia engineers unless the channel discussed MFG more.
AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 were fairly well received when they were released in March, ably competing with Nvidia's RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti for the same or a little less money. We were impressed by the cards' performance and power efficiency, even if they still have some of the same caveats as older Radeon cards (lack of DLSS upscaling and lower relative ray-tracing performance being two).
Today AMD is formally expanding its family of RDNA 4 graphics cards with the Radeon RX 9060 XT, a GPU that will go up against Nvidia's RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti GPUs. These GPUs have just half the compute units of the RX 9070 XT, but at $299 and $349 for 8GB and 16GB configurations, they ought to be decent options for 1080p or entry-level 1440p gaming PCs (with the eternal "if you can find them" caveat that comes with buying a GPU in 2025).
AMD says the new GPUs will be available "beginning later this year" from the typical range of partners—AMD released renders of a reference GPU design, but sometimes these are starting points that manufacturers can take or leave, rather than products AMD intends to manufacture and sell itself.
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Warning: Spoilers for Final Destination: Bloodlines.
Joyner, 24, stars as Bobby Campbell in Final Destination: Bloodlines, which hit theaters on Friday, May 15, and is already the No. 1 movie in the world. The actor is undoubtedly a standout in the latest installment of the beloved horror comedy franchise, but much like his costars and predecessors before him, he couldn’t escape being brutally killed off in one of the most off-the-wall ways possible.
Joyner is given the honor of death by anaphylaxis in the film, as his character is deathly allergic to nuts. It’s actually kind of a nut allergy and vending machine coil through the skull combo, but his demise begins when he decides to eat a peanut butter cup in a last ditch attempt to outsmart his family’s death curse.
Luckily for Joyner, he’s no stranger to food-related deaths — he famously died by a car engine-heated street hot dog in his critically acclaimed series Julie and the Phantoms. Nor is he, it turns out, a stranger to severe nut allergies.
“I brought my real EpiPen and we were doing the scene and [directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein] were like, ‘So do you know anything about [allergies]? Like, have you ever experienced something like that?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, actually I brought my EpiPen!’” Joyner told Us Weekly exclusively. “And I saw a little twinkle in their eye. I feel like that’s when I booked it.”
Joyner heard from a friend who was also auditioning for Bobby that there was a scene involving an EpiPen. His pal also shared insight into how keen Lipovsky and Stein were to take big swings. The directing duo rented out an entire set when pitching their concept to Warner Bros. in hopes of giving execs an immersive experience.
“During their director pitch, [Zach and Adam] had a conversation and they were talking to camera while the back of their fireplace caught on fire. And then it spread to the walls, the paintings went to the roof and the entire room was on fire,” Joyner explained. “And it turned out they were in a set and they had staged that whole thing because they were just such big fans.”
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Joyner, of course, didn’t have “the money” to set up an entire stage, so he worked with his own real-life experiences — and the effort clearly paid off. His sitcom experience likely also swung the pendulum his way, as Final Destination is known for its unique comedy elements.
That comedy, however, felt particularly tricky with Bloodlines as so much of the plot revolves around a single family unit dying off one by one. Joyner told Us it was a “big conversation” between the cast and creatives to figure out tonally where to land with each big death.
“With the family dynamics, it was so different, because it almost felt like it was accepted that people moved on with the other movies because they were friends. But we have to keep pushing,” he said. “Like, how much do we commit if our sister dies or if this person dies within our family? How deep do we go?”
A huge focus, Joyner noted, was figuring out what the audience would want above all else — “If you lose them, you already lost on the first day,” he told Us — but ultimately, the film opted to lean on the humor. That’s where the improv came in.
“Kudos to the directors and the creative team because they totally let us go on our own,” Joyner said. “We would do two takes by the book and by the lines and then we would do two that were just kind of crazy improv or as many as they let us do. And they would come to us and [say], ‘Go crazy. Say whatever you want.’ So there’s some crazy footage out there of us saying stuff that does not work.”
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As the rest of Us anxiously await the blooper reel, Joyner is celebrating what did make it to the final edit. Bloodlines — the sixth film in the franchise — follows a family who realize they are part of a decades-long death curse after their relative (Brec Bassinger) escaped a tragic accident years prior. Being part of such a hefty legacy is a responsibility that Joyner hasn’t taken lightly.
“It’s pretty intimidating, you know? Obviously, as an actor, it’s super exciting with a big piece of IP like this … and there’s millions of people that love it,” he confessed. “But at the same time, being 14 and a half years later, they were gonna have to — not reinvent the wheel — but maybe paint it a little bit, and change things up for the audience. Like, a little bit of a roll of the dice. So I was nervous.”
Joyner was put at ease after seeing the script from Jon Watts, Lori Evans Taylor and Guy Busick. “And then, of course, [producers] Craig [Perry] and Sheila [Hanahan Taylor], who created this entire universe, certainly gave me more confidence,” he added. “Obviously, I was gonna jump into it. I wasn’t gonna let something like this slide.”
Another weight on Joyner’s shoulders? Transitioning from family-friendly content to something with a little more bite. The actor made a name for himself on Nickelodeon shows like 100 Things to Do Before High School and Knight Squad before skyrocketing to success with the Netflix musical series Julie and the Phantoms in 2020.
“I loved every moment of [being on Nickelodeon], just getting to kind of do humor and comedy. And then I was lucky enough after that I was 19 and I went into the Julie and the Phantoms. That felt like a little step up,” Joyner explained. “As a young actor, you’re always nervous. Like, ‘Can I make it to a different step? Even if it’s lateral, can I do something that’s more mature and grown up?’ I wasn’t seeking horror, but I was excited to do something that was … a little riskier.”
While Joyner may be happy to be moving forward in his craft, he’s well aware — and endlessly grateful — for the love Julie and the Phantoms still receives five years after the one-season series first made waves.
“There’s still people that are excited and once in a while you’ll see a petition for season 2 and I wanna find those people and give them a hug,” he said. (The actor confirmed that despite hopes, a second season is “probably not gonna happen.”)
Joyner admitted that he didn’t know JATP would have the profound effect on audiences it has — rumors have swirled that Netflix wasn’t anticipating the series would resonate so deeply with older generations — but he felt “pretty confident” in being part of a project led by Kenny Ortega.
“You can kind of go, ‘You know what? I don’t think this has to be my greatest work for it to be successful,’” Joyer said. “Obviously, a lot of people have success [with] him. He’s the magic man. I don’t know how else to put it. So I wasn’t that surprised when it was an older group [who loved the show], because Kenny Ortega started High School Musical. Then I think he brought some of that fan base to us and they accepted us with open arms.”
The series, which dropped amid the coronavirus pandemic, followed 15-year-old Julie (Madison Reyes), who, in grieving the death of her mother, discovers an old CD that brings three teenage ghosts who died in the ‘90s into her life. Joyner portrayed Alex: the sensitive, often anxious drummer.
Like his EpiPen for Final Destination, Joyner tapped into his own experience when it came to bringing Alex to life. “I find that most of my characters just end up being anxious because I’m anxious. So they’re just like, ‘That works, push that side of you,’” he said with a laugh.
Portraying an openly queer character was slightly more “nerve wracking” for Joyner, who didn’t know Alex’s sexual identity when he landed the part and wanted to make sure he did the character justice.
“I remember getting all nervous and then Kenny called me and I said, ‘Kenny, if you give me the green light, then I know it’s OK.’ And he did, and I think it was important to him,” Joyner recalled. “He said, ‘Well, this isn’t about him. He’s a character with struggles, but he just happens to be queer. Take it and run with it, Owen.’ And I said, ‘OK Kenny, if you say so.’”
Joyner’s interpretation clearly paid off, as Alex quickly became a favorite among fans.
“Everyone was so loving and so accepting,” he told Us. “It meant a lot to a lot of people, which is something I wasn’t expecting or didn’t know I’d have the honor to be for some people, you know?”
Exotic dancer Sharay Hayes, known as The Punisher, made headlines when he testified at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial.
Hayes claimed in the Tuesday, May 20, courtroom that he was hired for the first time in 2012 to participate in one of Diddy’s alleged “freak offs.” Hayes testified that he was hired to create a “sexy scene” for Diddy and Cassie, who were in an on and off relationship from 2007 to 2018.
Hayes testified that he was told to meet Cassie (real name Casandra Ventura) at New York City’s Trump Tower on Central Park West where he assumed he was being hired to perform for a group of women. He claimed he was paid $800 in cash upon arrival.
Hayes alleged that Cassie met him at the door in a bathrobe and wig, proceeding to tell him that the “sexy scene” would involve the two of them “mutually applying” baby oil on each other.
Hayes claimed he was told by Cassie that her partner would join them, but he was unaware of her or Diddy’s identity at the time. “I was specifically told to not acknowledge her husband,” Hayes alleged.
Hayes testified that a nude man wearing a veil, who he claimed to be Diddy, entered the room and masturbated in the corner while watching. He claimed that Cassie and the man left the room after about half an hour. When Cassie came back, she allegedly asked Hayes whether he wanted to “finish” and he declined. He claimed he was paid an additional $1,200 and left the hotel.
News broke in September 2024 that Diddy was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and has denied all of the allegations against him.
“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement at the time. “He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”
Diddy has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn following his arrest, with his four requests for bail denied by Judge Arun Subramanian.
Hayes explained that he received the moniker as a teenager because of his style of play on the basketball court.
Hayes Is an Author
Hayes testified that he is the author of a self-help book, titled In Search of Freezer Meat, about his experiences with erectile dysfunction. Hayes explained that the book delves into his journey with his condition and is “real, genuine, medical advice but framed through his story. Per the Washington Post, Hayes noted that he “tried to make light” of the issue in an effort to be relatable.
“What’s harder than freezer meat?” Hayes said in the courtroom.
Hayes claimed that six and a half pages out of the 182 pages in his book mentioned Diddy and Cassie — but they were not referenced by name. Instead, Hayes referred to them as a married, wealthy couple.
“Point of the story was to pinpoint my anxiety … not necessarily the details of the story,” he said. “I sensationalized it to make an entertaining story for the book.”
Hayes Has a Website for His Exotic Dancing Services
The website for Hayes’ exotic dancing services, Getpunished.com, reads, “In the spirit of such as Chippendales, Getpunished is an upscale option for black and latin women to celebrate there [sic] intimate occasions with the men they want to see. Getpunished is high energy, completely choreographed, audience participation male revue where your wildest fantasies will become reality!”
Hayes testified that he’s now the co-owner of Hunk-o Mania, an exotic dancer company.
Hayes Participated in Alleged Freak Offs Between 8-12 Times
After the first time, Hayes claimed he participated in about eight to 12 more freak offs with Diddy and Cassie — and eventually uncovered who they were because he followed the rap mogul on Instagram and recognized Cassie in one of the images.
When the defense highlighted how Hayes expressed in his first government meeting that he started growing feelings for Cassie, Hayes replied, “That might’ve been taken out of context because that’s not true.”
“It’s very important for me to read the room,” he said, adding that he does not dry hump or perform with any woman who is uncomfortable.
Hayes Talks Pretending to Do Drugs
Hayes testified that he does not do any drugs, claiming he would pull a “Bill Clinton” and pretend to take a puff from a joint but not inhale if handed one.
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Cameras caught the couple sharing a sweet kiss during the Eleanor the Great screening on Tuesday, May 20. The upcoming film marks Johansson’s directorial debut, and she took the stage in a black gown to speak before the movie.
“When you make a film that’s an independent film like this, no one’s doing it for the money — surprise, surprise,” Johansson, 40, said when introducing the project. “Really, everyone that came together for this film came together because they loved the story, the script so much. It’s a film about many things: it’s about friendship, it’s about grief, it’s about forgiveness. And I think those are all themes that we can use a lot more of these days.”
Starring June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman, the movie follows a 94-year-old woman living in Florida who starts an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old student in New York City. The film received a five-minute standing ovation after its debut on Tuesday.
Johansson and Jost, 42, jetted off to France for the film festival following their respective appearances on the Saturday Night Live season 50 finale on Saturday, May 17. The couple made headlines following the live show after Jost offered his wife a bouquet of flowers while she was saying goodnight to the crowd.
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Before she started speaking, Jost walked out with the red roses and gave Johansson a big kiss. He swiftly walked off stage and let her finish up the show.
Johansson and Jost first sparked romance rumors in May 2017, when they were spotted kissing in a NYC bar. The following year, Jost confirmed that she was his girlfriend during SNL’s “Weekend Update” segment.
The couple announced their engagement in May 2019 and by October 2020 they were married. Johansson and Jost welcomed their first child, a son named Cosmo, in August 2021. (She also shares daughter Rose, 10, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac.)
“He’s a good guy … He is a very, very, very great guy. I’m extremely lucky,” Johansson said of Jost during a November 2024 appearance on Live With Kelly and Mark. “He’s a kind person and he’s hilarious and thoughtful and loving and he’s a great dad and I love him. I feel very, very lucky. But he’s also, he’s got his naughty side. He keeps it interesting.”
Eleanor the Great is set to hit theaters some point this year.
Former Cheers star George Wendt died on Tuesday, May 20. He was 76.
“Beloved actor and comedian, George Wendt, best known for starring in the NBC hit comedy Cheers, has passed away,” a rep for his family told Us Weekly in a statement. “George’s family confirmed the news of his death early Tuesday morning, announcing he died peacefully in his sleep while at home. George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever.”
Wendt began his career as a comedian at The Second City in the 1970s before turning his sights on TV acting. He had several guest starring roles on shows like Taxi, Alice and Hart to Hart in the 1980s before landing the role of Norm Peterson on Cheers in 1982.
Wendt portrayed the beloved character — an everyman who liked to drink beer at his local watering hole — for 11 seasons until the series ended in 1993. Throughout its run, he earned six Emmy nominations.
The late actor had his own series, The George Wendt Show, in 1995 and starred on The Naked Truth two years later. Wendt continued to act in both film and television for decades, including roles on Clipped, Fancy Nancy and What the Elf?!
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Over the years, Wendt also gained recognition for playing Chicago Bears superfan Bob Sweski on Saturday Night Live. He famously uttered “Da Bears!” over and over in sketches beginning in 1991 and ending in 2003.
Wendt’s last role was in Great American Family’s Love’s Second Act, which premiered in 2024.
Following his death, Wendt and his iconic roles were remembered via social media. “‘It’s a dog eat dog world and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear’ remains one of the greatest entering jokes for a character ever,” one fan tweeted on Tuesday. “Norm, Da Bears … Sad to hear this. Much love for George and his family. RIP George Wendt.”
Another user wrote via X, “RIP George Wendt. I got to watch Norm sit at the end of the bar from ages 5-16. My bedtime was before Cheers came on in the early years and I was old enough to drive by the time it ended. I’ll never forget that character.”
Wendt is survived by his wife, Bernadette Birkett, whom he wed in 1946, and their three children: Joe, Hilary and Daniel. (Wendt was also the uncle of actor Jason Sudeikis.)
Enya’s Irish estate is straight out of a fairytale.
The beloved singer/songwriter, 64, best known for classic New Age-pop songs like “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)” has long lived in a secluded, historic Irish castle. Enya (real name Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin) purchased Manderley Castle outside of Dublin for a reported 3.8 million Euros (around $4.1 million) in 1997. Unmarried with no kids, the Grammy winner lives a life of privacy with her pet cats.
“It’s very castle on the exterior, but it’s very much a home inside,” she said of the property in an interview with The Guardian in November 2000. “It’s actually a very small castle and I fell in love with it.”
Among her famous neighbors is fellow Irish musician Bono. “When I first walked in, someone said it overlooked Bono’s,” she told the outlet. “I thought, ‘Hmm, so it does.’”
Over a decade later, she told The Guardian in a November 2015 interview that the best part about living in her own personal castle is the views. “In the morning I open the shutters – you’ll note in the castle it’s shutters, not curtains – and I look out onto the Irish sea,” she gushed. “It’s beautiful and very inspirational.”
Not many details are known about the property, which is reportedly surrounded by 3.5 acres of gardens. The location was previously known as Victoria Castle and Ayesha Castle before Enya renamed it Manderley after the fictional manor from the Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca.
Per the Sunday Times, the castle is surrounded by “9ft stone walls and a solid timber gate” and offers views of the Irish Sea. The residence has intrigued Enya’s fans for years, some disturbingly so: a stalker broke into the property and tied up a maid in 2005, while another person even stabbed himself after being thrown out of Enya’s family’s pub in Donegal.
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Enya has never shared a look inside the home, focusing her social media presence on her work rather than her personal life. Her privacy is something Enya said her fans “really understand” in a September 2017 interview with The Believer. “They’ll ask for an autograph and they’ll just leave,” she explained. “They are very understanding to the way that I like to live, and to the fact that I’ve always pushed the music, rather than myself, forward. I always say that fame and success are two different things.”
Jérôme Fernandes, a restaurant owner whose business is near Enya’s home, told the Sunday Times last month that the singer is “rarely seen these days” but is “still very much respected” in the community.
Another local resident, Pam Cooney, added, “I’ve never seen her out and about, and we get many stars either going to the pub or enjoying a meal in the village. Nevertheless, if Enya doesn’t choose to go out in public much, that’s her business alone. She’s had an incredibly successful career and deserves to spend her time as she wishes.”
Amid her famed reclusiveness, Enya made a rare public appearance at the Grammy Awards back in February 2017, where she was nominated for Best New Age Album for her album Dark Sky Island. She maintained her signature black bob hairstyle while sporting a simple and chic white dress with a beaded mesh shoulder covering.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey was ousted Tuesday in a stiff Democratic primary challenge from Corey O'Connor, the son of a former city leader who had the support of the party's "old guard" and some Republicans.
Mayor Ed Gainey, seen as the progressive in the race, began the contest on roughly even footing in terms of campaign funding, but O'Connor, son of the late former Mayor Bob O'Connor, had outraised and outspent the incumbent by April – ultimately putting up a fight in a city that has not been competitive on a partisan level since the 1930s.
O’Connor received support from some Republican donors, as well as the "old guard" Democratic base, according to The New York Times.
"This is an election about Pittsburgh, about how we get our city back on the right track. It’s laughable to make arguments about progressive/not progressive. The outside groups that are meddling, I guarantee you – they haven’t looked at the records of either one of us," O’Connor told the paper.
O’Connor’s campaign has also shown support for the resourcing of the police and his own plan to revitalize the downtown area. He has also received large outside contributions from groups like Common Sense Change Action and Democracy Wins, according to the Post-Gazette.
Gainey took office as the Steel City's first Black mayor after defeating incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto in 2021. He has cast himself on the national stage as a critic of President Donald Trump and his agenda, while also working to attract new business to Pittsburgh — including the 2026 NFL Draft, which is estimated to bring a $200 million economic boost to the area, according to a source familiar.
Gainey also previously pledged not to cooperate with federal ICE operations and has called Trump’s budget cuts a "direct attack on working families" and the economy of Western Pennsylvania.
"ICE is not going to end the situation of a failed immigration policy. What it’s going to do is create more situations where people feel scared, where people don’t feel safe," Gainey said in January – a sentiment which earned the rebuke of another Pittsburgh politician, Republican U.S. Sen. David McCormick.
"Gainey needs to follow the law and the lead of some other Democratic mayors working to keep our cities safe," McCormick said, according to WTAE.
Gainey’s campaign has highlighted the mayor’s efforts to increase community policing and mental health professionals to assist in police response, while O’Connor also claims the mantle of the pro-police candidate.
Under Gainey, the city ranks first in state population growth and has increased its affordable housing by 1,600 units.
Working with Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Gainey secured $600 million for downtown revitalization and improvements to the city's iconic Point State Park.
"Thanks to our people-powered movement, our campaign has all of the momentum in this race. We’ve proven again and again since 2021 that when we come together — across race, across class, religion, age, across every line that’s ever been used to divide us — we are unstoppable," Gainey said in a statement.
On the Republican side, retired Police Det. Tony Moreno – who lost to Gainey last cycle – is running in the GOP primary against clothier Thomas West.
On the other side of the commonwealth, George Soros-backed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner won his primary, and in the state's third-largest city, Allentown, progressive incumbent Matt Tuerk is facing off against another "old guard" Democrat in Councilman Ed Zucal.
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