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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day': First Look at Marvin Jones III as Tombstone

A New York pop-up for Spider-Man: Brand New Day revealed a clearer look at Tombstone, played by Marvin Jones III (Krondon). The image appears on an in-universe Bugle-style crime board that places the longtime crime boss alongside other street-level threats. Jones previously voiced Tombstone in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and

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Netflix Adaptation Could Resurrect Fantasy on Streaming

Netflix, in partnership with Universal Global Television, has acquired the rights to Alix E. Harrow's 2025 novel The Everlasting. The high-fantasy, time-loop romance that captivated readers could offer the streamer a chance to reverse the recent uphill battle facing small-screen fantasy. Harrow's novel follows modern historian

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Kanye West spent nearly $400,000 on Versailles masquerade party

Nearly $400,000 was spent on a masquerade-themed birthday at the Château de Versailles in France, a photo agency reported. The Grammy winner, who turned 49 on June 8, and his wife Bianca Censori hosted more than 20 friends at the historic palace and later continued the celebration at the

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What fans want from Grand Theft Auto 6's radio stations

Rockstar released more than 60 new screenshots and opened pre-orders this week, and reaction has been mixed—some criticism over the $100 Ultimate Edition, but plenty of conversation around the game itself. Sean Martin took over Critical Hit while Mollie is away, using the column to revisit a question he

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Strange New Worlds' season 1 finale disproves Enterprise refit theory

Some fans have argued that a later refit explains why the USS Enterprise looks different in Strange New Worlds compared with The Original Series, but that idea no longer holds up. The visual gap can be chalked up to the obvious passage of time and advances in production values, yet

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Which James Bond Actor Are You Most Like?

Six actors. Six completely different visions of the same man — dangerous, charming, complicated, and almost certainly wearing a very good suit. Eight questions will figure out which Bond you really are. The quiz asks how you carry yourself when you walk into a room, how you handle dangerous situations, how

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry vacation in Europe with kids Archie and Lilibet

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly on a European getaway with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, though the couple have not disclosed where they are staying. The trip comes ahead of a planned visit to the UK in July that remains up in the air. Earlier this

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Sanderson says fantasy should move beyond The Lord of the Rings

Brandon Sanderson, the prolific author of the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archives who completed The Wheel of Time after Robert Jordan’s death, was the speaker at this year’s Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Fiction at Oxford University. In an hour-long lecture, available on YouTube and on his website,

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 Returns to Netflix This Fall

An anime from the Kill la Kill crew, based on the video game from CD Projekt Red and adapted from Mike Pondsmith’s ’80s tabletop game, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was designed in 2022 as a one-off prequel. As the animated series’ popularity began to nip at that of the source material,

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Tom Holland Backs Owen Cooper as a Future Spider-Man

Tom Holland has suggested 16-year-old Owen Cooper as a future Spider-Man, calling him 'super-talented and the talk of the town right now' and saying it would be 'awesome' if Cooper stepped into the role. Cooper is best known for playing Jamie Miller in Adolescence, a hit

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Before Netflix's Monster, Jeremy Renner Made a Better Dahmer Movie

True crime frequently risks centering the killer and sidelining the victims, and Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, spread over 10 hours and 10 episodes, has been criticized for doing just that. The series devotes so much time to Dahmer’s upbringing that many viewers expressed sorrow, even

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Good fish smells of the sea on a hot stone — Nathan Outlaw on fish

Nathan Outlaw opened the Black Pig in Rock, Cornwall, 23 years ago at the age of 25 because he wanted a place of his own and a simple menu — “bistro cooking.” He came from a hands-on kitchen background, inspired by his father’s canteen work, and won a Michelin star

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My boyfriend's mom speaks her love through food, not words

When my boyfriend's mother and I first met, we couldn't speak the same language. I'm American and she's Italian, and though we've both been learning each other's tongues, she has another way to communicate: food. She pays attention

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Josh Sawyer calls Fallout TV show 'an amazing adaptation'

New Vegas director Josh Sawyer said the Fallout TV show is 'an amazing adaptation,' and called it 'one of the best that I've seen.' He told The 41st Precinct that he enjoyed both seasons and watched them as they came out. Sawyer praised the

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Rez remains the best rail shooter as Star Fox returns

The rail shooter feels moribund, a once-spectacular format that has seen little revival. Nintendo's remake of 1997's Star Fox 64 brings attention back to the form — an approachable, enjoyable blast through an interstellar conflict between anthropomorphic space animals. The move is as much about the characters

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First Look Behind the Scenes of Disney's Live-Action Tangled

Disney's live-action remake of Tangled is in active production in Spain, where crews are building a real-life version of Rapunzel's tower and preparing to shoot mainly out of Ciudad de la Luz Film Studios in Alicante. The project, in development since 2024, stars Teagan Croft as

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NBC Cancelled This Expensive Crime Series 23 Years Ago

NBC cancelled an expensive crime series 23 years ago. Now the show has found new life on streaming, more than two decades after its original run ended. The shift underscores how streaming can revive interest in series long after a network decision to cancel them. nbc, crime series, cancelled show,

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Hen Mazzig and husband feature in documentary 'Uninvited'

Jewish advocate Hen Mazzig and his husband, Marc Jorden, star in a short documentary titled Uninvited that examines the cost of being a public voice amid rising antisemitism. The film follows the Israeli-born activist and Jorden as they prepare for their wedding, beginning the guest list and taking stock of

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Harry, Meghan and children may scrap UK visit after security denied

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may cancel a planned trip to the United Kingdom after being denied taxpayer-funded security. Plans to see family, friends and visit various charitable causes were pulled out from under their feet at the 11th hour. The duke is still looking at every option to bring

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Invincible VS devs open to guest fighters like Spider‑Man and Sub‑Zero

Comics and fighting games often mix unrelated characters, and Invincible VS has so far stayed within the world of Robert Kirkman’s Image comic. The game currently pits series regulars against each other—Battle Beast’s brutal clashes with other Invincible figures are a clear example—but some players want

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Supergirl flops with $38M opening, matches Joker: Folie à Deux

Supergirl opened to a domestic box office of $38 million, a weekend take nearly identical to Joker: Folie à Deux. It fared only slightly better overseas, with an estimated worldwide opening of $68 million. Toy Story 5 remained the top draw with $70 million, and Supergirl’s three-day result trailed

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FFXIV team returned to Heavensward-era raid design for Arcadion

With Evercold underway, many raiders are already thinking about the next tier, and Dawntrail's Arcadion has been singled out as one of Final Fantasy 14's strongest raid series. Assistant director Tsuyoshi Yokozawa says lessons from earlier raids shaped the Arcadion's design. Previous approaches, particularly

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Underrated Snowpiercer Series Arrives on Hulu July 1

TNT's Snowpiercer, one of the decade's more underrated sci-fi series, will begin streaming on Hulu on Jul. 1. The show debuted in 2020 and ran for four seasons through 2024. Josh Friedman and Graeme Manson created the TV adaptation, which expands Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette&

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Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

Action Hero Quiz: Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — are set out as possible partners. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back. The quiz drops you into a series of

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Collin Gosselin blurs Kate Gosselin’s face in post ahead of memoir

Collin Gosselin blurred his mother Kate Gosselin’s face in an Instagram Story while resharing social media coverage of his forthcoming memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood. He attached a fan comment reading, “What’s done in darkness will always come to light,” and