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Who Got the Bigger Debut Check?

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Conor McGregor vs. Dwayne Johnson: Who Cashed the Bigger Check? Did Conor McGregor really set a world record with his Road House payday? That’s what the onetime UFC superstar has been bragging about in recent weeks, claiming he’s now “the highest paid first-time actor of all time.” If true — and McGregor, 35, hasn’t disclosed how much he got for his debut role in Amazon’s reboot of the 1989 kickboxing flick — he would beat Dwayne Johnson’s record of $5. Read More...

Why 'Goosebumps 2' Doesn't Work Without Jack Black

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[This story contains spoilers for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.] In some ways, the 2015 family film Goosebumps was the most pleasant of surprises. It was a case of a major corporation utilizing nostalgia for a specific brand, but somehow figuring out a way to make it charming. Instead of doing a straight adaptation of one of R.L. Stine’s myriad entries in the young-adult series of books, the filmmakers alighted upon making Stine himself a character, and grafting a Jumanji-like narrative of stories coming to life onto the proceedings. Read More...

Will a car start without an ignition coil?

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For vehicles that use a single ignition coil as the source of spark for all of the cylinders, a faulty coil will affect the operation of the entire engine. If the coil fails completely, it will leave the engine without spark, which will result in a no spark, no-start condition. Can you drive a vehicle without a coil pack? It is possible to drive with a faulty Coil On Plug (COP), but not advisable. Read More...