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Hudson Williams deeply regrets resurfaced swastika photo

A photo of Hudson Williams with a swastika drawn on his forehead resurfaced on social media over the weekend. The image, which appears to be taken years ago, shows the “Heated Rivalry” star wearing a blue shirt covered in drawings and his face marked in black marker. Sources said the

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Eternal Whispers is a new, Disco Elysium-like CRPG

Vampire: The Masquerade – Eternal Whispers is a new CRPG from tabletop studio Flyos, revealed during the PC Gaming Show. The Disco Elysium–inspired project is Flyos’s debut video game after Vampire: The Masquerade — Chapters and tells an original story in the Vampire universe while borrowing ideas and featuring some

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Exodus draws on Interstellar, Star Wars, Dune and a touch of Mass Effect

Exodus carries clear BioWare DNA: Archetype founder James Ohlen may have left the studio last year, but several developers on the project have BioWare on their resumes. During a visit to Archetype's Austin studio for the Big Preview, Mass Effect wasn't mentioned until I asked; narrative

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What We Learned About Gears of War: E-Day

Gears of War: E-Day is the next mainline entry in the Xbox franchise and not a sequel to Gears 5. The game takes the series back to Emergence Day, showing how the Locust invasion destroys the city of Kalona over three days and how characters like Marcus react to a

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Supriya Ganesh says Dr. Mohan's exit was a 'creative decision'

The Season 2 finale of The Pitt ends with Dr. Samira Mohan leaving the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Her departure is not caused by a catastrophe; she tells Dr. Robby she is considering a move into geriatrics and then leaves the ER to pursue that path. Speaking to The Los

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Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? is an action-hero quiz that lines up five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — and asks ten quick questions to pinpoint who would have your back. The questions drop you into scenarios: sudden danger, fast travel, being

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Lonesome Dove: A four-part Western often hailed as the finest miniseries

Lonesome Dove, a four-part CBS miniseries that aired in February 1989, adapts Larry McMurtry's 843-page Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Led by Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, the series has been called the finest miniseries ever made, won seven Primetime Emmys and ranks #151 on IMDb's Top

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Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks which of five universes — The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, Star Wars — you'd survive. Eight questions guide the result, mapping your instincts, temperament, and survival style to one of those worlds. Questions probe responses to threats and scarcity: “You sense something

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Sydney Sweeney throws star-studded birthday bash for Scooter Braun

Sydney Sweeney hosted an early birthday party for her boyfriend, Scooter Braun, at a Santa Monica venue on Saturday night, and Warren G delivered a live performance of "Regulate." A-list guests at the celebration included Jessica Alba, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. An insider said Sweeney had a

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Pipes.exe is a co-op horror game about the world's favourite screensaver

It is the year 2026, and the setting is a return to the jagged operating systems of old. Pipes.exe, a co-op horror climbing game that dresses itself as an OS, had its world premiere at the PC Gaming Show. The setup places you in the '90s as a

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Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember launches early 2027

Team Ninja revealed a sequel at the Xbox Games Showcase: Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, due in early 2027. The trailer highlights new powers and stylish boss fights alongside the studio’s intense action. Its description states, "players must master the evolved Chinese martial arts and conquer battlefields

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Elijah Wood Anchors a Hitchcockian Thriller

With his 2013 thriller Grand Piano, director and musician Eugenio Mira paired Elijah Wood with a disembodied John Cusack for a heightened trip into the anxiety of being a classical musician. The premise—a sniper rifle in the nosebleed section ready to fire at the first missed note—is striking,

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'Scary Movie' opens franchise-best; 'Masters of the Universe' struggles

Scary Movie, the sixth entry in the long-running franchise now titled simply Scary Movie, debuted at number one with $55 million domestically and $105 million worldwide. That marks the best opening for the series in its 26-year history, and the film leaned heavily on parodies of recent hits from the

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Which MCU Hero Matches Your Personality?

Six heroes. One destiny. A ten-question personality quiz asks about motivations, late-night places, how you face villains, secrecy, loss, teamwork, justice, everyday life and a final tiebreaker to determine which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero aligns with you. Questions range from “What drives you to do what’s right?” and “How

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'Ugly in a beautiful way': Denmark’s mullet championship

Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back. The 2026 Mullet Championship, staged outdoors in central Copenhagen, drew 12 competitors and more than 1,000 spectators.

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Governors Ball Music Festival 2026: Lorde, KATSEYE, and more

Over the weekend, artists took the stage at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, for Governors Ball 2026. Headliners included Lorde, A$AP Rocky and Stray Kids. Fan favorites Jennie and Kali Uchis joined the lineup, alongside KATSEYE — Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini and Sophia

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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. The quiz asks about first instincts and practical choices — from sensing something is deeply wrong with the world, to what resource you guard most fiercely, what

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Magicians: The Devil's Deal channels Bioshock and The Prestige

It was probably Christopher Nolan's movie The Prestige that put the idea into my mind that old timey magicians were a bit seedy, a touch obsessive, and absolutely bonkers competitive with one another, perfectly willing to maim themselves and even die horribly to stay one step ahead when

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Kevin Smith's Best Movie Returns to Streaming

Thirty-two years after its release, Kevin Smith's debut Clerks has returned to HBO Max. The black-and-white comedy was added to the streaming library on Jun. 1 and is expected to remain on the service for several months, if not an entire year. Written and directed by Smith, Clerks

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. Ten questions will figure out which one, probing what kind of film experience you want, the ideas that grab you, how you like your story told, and what you

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Persona 6 teaser hints at darker, more psychological direction

Nearly 10 years after Persona 5, developer Atlus confirmed Persona 6 during Sunday's Xbox showcase. The announcement came with no release date, and the game will arrive on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles, a shift for a subseries that has largely been PlayStation-exclusive. The teaser offered scant footage:

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Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe Reboot Is a Must-Watch

This week marks the release of Masters of the Universe, the big-budget adaptation of the toy line and the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Before the film, Kevin Smith delivered a critically acclaimed reboot on Netflix: Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 1 debuted in July

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Off Campus Season 2's Focus on Dean and Allie Makes Sense

When Prime Video confirmed Season 2 would center on Dean Di Laurentis and Allie Hayes rather than following the book order to Logan and Grace, some fans objected. Showrunner Louisa Levy had quietly spent Season 1 building the case that the novels’ sequence wouldn’t translate directly to the series,

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I started teaching my daughter to pack at age 3

I started teaching my daughter to pack when she was 3 years old, which, I know, sounds inefficient at best and slightly unhinged at worst. Packing with a preschooler is slow: it turns a 30-minute task into a 90-minute one and involves delicate negotiations over which stuffed animals are "

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State of Decay 3 just gave us a release year, and at least that's something?

I'm one of the main survival game fans, so when showcases come around in the summer and winter I'm usually assigned to cover a couple. For years now I've had standing orders to cover any State of Decay 3 announcements, and for years now