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Big on the Internet, grooming, Jaden Smith, Lenny Kravitz, The Academy Awards, Zoe Kravitz

Zoë Kravitz Glosses Over Accusations of Predatory Behavior After Oscars Drama

Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in 'The Batman'
Instead, she made it about "The Slap" even though that boat sailed for her last night and is not the problem many have with her now.
TV, Caroline Smyth-Mcmullen, Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

Neil Gaiman First Met Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ Bonus Episode Writer When She Was a Fan at 9 Years Old

The Sandman Dream captured
Art is collaborative and grows with its audience (or at least it should) and this is the sort of full circle moments that just inspire me.
News, 2022 midterm elections, Dr. Oz, Mitch McConnell, Republicans

Mitch McConnell Says Republicans Might Not Take the Senate in November Because All Their Candidates Suck

Mitch McConnell bites his lip and looks down as he walks with aides behind him.
Mitch McConnell admits Republicans are running terrible candidates for Senate seats nationwide.
Movies, heimdall, Idris Elba, Marvel Entertainment

Idris Elba Hints that Heimdall Might Return to the MCU

heimdall in thor ragnarok
Comic book characters always find a way to come back from the dead. Case in point: Idris Elba hints in a new interview that Heimdall may return to the MCU.
Books, BookTok, latinx representation, Tennis, tiktok

Readers Raise Alarms About Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Upcoming Book

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid cropped to show her face. Image: Ballantine Books.
Latinx readers online sound alarms over 'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' author Taylor Jenkins Reid's ability to write characters of color ahead of her upcoming book, 'Carrie Soto Is Back.'
Anime, anime, Bones, My Hero Academia, villains

The Best ‘My Hero Academia’ Villains, Ranked

My Hero Academia
The baddest of the bad in 'My Hero Academia' are lurking just around the corner.
News, explainer, Fracking, RuPaul

The RuPaul Fracking Controversy, Explained

RuPaul's Drag Race artwork
We'd like to believe that the "Queen of Drag" slays all day, every day, but this particular piece of information is less slay, and more flop. Major flop. Like, flop around like a dying fish in a puddle of oil, kind of flop.
Movies, enola holmes, Enola Holmes 2, Sherlock Holmes

Hot Sherlock Holmes Is Back in ‘Enola Holmes 2’ Set Pictures

Enola Holmes starring Millie Bobby Brown as Enola and Henry Cavill as Sherlock
Henry Cavill is back as Sherlock Holmes in the new 'Enola Holmes 2' set pictures, starring opposite Millie Bobby Brown as his genius younger sister Enola.
Anime, anime, love, tattoo ideas, tattoos

5 Couple’s (and Matching) Anime Tattoos That Won’t Fill You With Terrible Regret If You Break-Up

edward and al in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
There are those who decide to get a matching tattoo with somebody. And that is a commitment—we're not always guaranteed lifelong connections with people. So, how do you get matching tattoos that you won't regret? We've got some ideas.
TV, Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, House Targaryen

The Targaryen Line of Succession, Explained

Closeup of Daenerys Targaryen in HBO's Game of Thrones.
How are all the new Targaryens, who we'll be seeing in 'House of the Dragon,' related to the ones we came to know and love during the eight seasons of 'Game of Thrones'?
TV, HBO, HBO Max, Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal Renewed For Season 2, Showing HBO Isn’t Murdering ALL The Good Shows

Nathan Fielder watching one of his actors in The Rehearsal
For me, one of the highlights of TV in 2022 has been The Rehearsal, in which the immaculately awkward Nathan Fielder goes to absurd lengths to offer people a chance to rehearse conversations or choices in their lives. Like, “reconstruct the entire building and interior of a bar in a warehouse in New York, and […]
News, capitalism, COVID-19, great resignation, quiet quitting

What Is ‘Quiet Quitting’? It’s Literally Just Working!

Coworkers listen to a team leader speak with slight grimaces on their faces.
Even the term "quiet quitting" is a ludicrous misnomer, since it literally describes doing work.
Anime, devilman, Fruits Basket, Naruto, Ouran High School Host Club, Toradora

A Scientific Approach to Finding the Best Love Triangles in Anime

Anime love is hard enough between two characters. But sometimes a third character comes along and really gums up the works of the heart. Scientifically, we call this phenomenon a "love triangle."
TV, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, The Sandman

Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ Releases a Bonus Two-Story Episode With an All-Star Cast and Lots of Cats

The Sandman Dream with helmet
Just when you think you've left the world of Dream, he brings you back in.
TV, Luis Guzman, Tim Burton, Wednesday (Netflix), Wednesday Addams

Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’: Please Understand Luis Guzmán Is Perfect as Gomez Addams

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Jenna Ortega, and Isaac Ordonez in Wednesday (2022)
When the trailer and promotional art for Wednesday, people had a lot of words about the choice of Luis Guzmán as the patriarch of the Addams family.
TV, Easter eggs, Marvel Entertainment, She-Hulk (character), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (series)

Every MCU Easter Egg in ‘She-Hulk’ Explained

Tatiana Maslany's She-Hulk in Marvel's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ series. (Marvel Entertainment)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is now streaming on Disney Plus, and as with all Marvel properties, it's bursting with Easter eggs, references, callbacks, and other goodies.
TV, HBO, House of the Dragon

‘House of the Dragon’ Brings Fire, Blood, & Bad Wigs Back to HBO

Milly Alcock and Emily Carey in House of the Dragon (2022)
'House of the Dragon' illustrates that Westeros has a problem, and that problem is male primogeniture. Because of that a dynasty will fall we get 'Game of Thrones.'
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