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Players Recreate Pokémon Red and Blue's Kanto in Pokopia

Pokopia’s creation tools are designed to let players rebuild society after an apocalyptic event, but some are using them to reconstruct familiar places instead. Twitch streamer Quenca is working in the free “Palette Town” area to create a near 1:1 version of Kanto from the original Pokémon Red

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Vietnam War Sci‑Fi 'Primitive War' Lands on Hulu

Primitive War, an Australian sci-fi action thriller directed by Luke Sparke and based on the novel by Ethan Pettus, pits soldiers against de‑extinct dinosaurs during the Vietnam War. The plot follows a reconnaissance unit that undertakes a rescue mission for a US Army Special Forces platoon and is attacked

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Why Is It Even Called 'Blade Runner' Anyway?

Which sci-fi world would you survive? You'd survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely. You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer. In a city where humanity is a legal

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I let my 8-year-old roam the neighborhood, and other parents are starting to do the same

When my son was 5, we left him home alone for the first time while we walked to a farmstand. He built a fort in the playroom, loaded it with books, and kept our laptop nearby to text us or call 911. When we returned with peaches, his face showed

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SNL on March 21: It's a repeat of Glen Powell's November episode

The last three weeks of Saturday Night Live brought debut host Connor Storrie, a return from Ryan Gosling and a star turn from Harry Styles in three consecutive new episodes. Tonight, March 21, is not a new show: it will be a repeat of the November 15, 2025 episode hosted

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Meghan Markle's split with Netflix left the streamer 'millions' short

Meghan Markle promoted her As Ever line this week from a Montecito garden, posting about a $255 floral box and featuring her children, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie in social posts. Her collaboration with High Camp Supply, which ships orders via FedEx Priority Overnight, drew criticism on social media for

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How to solve Hidden Treasure Map Piece 7 in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert's treasure maps can be unusually devious, and Hidden Treasure Map Piece 7 is no exception. You can pick this map up from the model castle on the east side of Hernand, but the chest it points to is all the way across Pywel, so don'

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Two creators, two outcomes: Tetris and Minecraft

Twice in history a lone developer hit on a concept that set the world alight: Alexey Pajitnov with Tetris in the 1980s and Markus “Notch” Persson with Minecraft in the late 2000s. Both began as solitary experiments that became culture-saturating phenomena. Pajitnov was an academic working under a Communist regime

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New Warhammer Custodes look amazing but are fiddly to build

The new Legio Custodes for The Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40K look fantastic — head and shoulders above what came before. Their size, ornate filigree and gun spears make them unmistakably elite, but they are surprisingly fiddly to assemble. Assembly starts simply with a torso and legs in two parts, but

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HBO’s The Last Of Us Casts A Cis Actor To Play Its Trans Lead

The Last of Us has cast Kyriana Kratter as Lev and Michelle Mao as Yara for the show’s third season; Kratter previously appeared in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and Mao in Bridgerton. Lev is a transgender boy in The Last of Us Part II, and Kratter is cis. Producers

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Daredevil: Born Again Begins Filming Season 3, Set Photos Leak

Filming for Daredevil: Born Again season 3 is already underway, Charlie Cox said during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He said he finished shooting the night before, was doing action sequences and getting cut a lot, and came off set covered in fake scars and blood before flying out

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Reservation Dogs: A Near-Perfect Three-Season Dramedy for a Weekend Binge

If you have limited free time, Reservation Dogs is an ideal weekend binge. The three-season Hulu dramedy runs 28 half-hour episodes, making it easy to finish yet satisfying. It arrived on Hulu in 2021 and wrapped up in 2023, earning five Emmy nominations and consistently landing on lists of the

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Carol Vorderman: 'Best kiss of my life? There's a long list'

Born in Bedfordshire, Carol Vorderman, 65, studied engineering at Cambridge and used her mathematical skill to join Channel 4’s Countdown, which she co‑hosted from 1982 to 2008. Since 1999 she has presented the Pride of Britain awards and was awarded an MBE in 2000. She has published educational

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How to watch Wicked: For Good, the darker sequel

We reviewed Wicked: For Good when it hit theaters in late 2025 and found it darker and sadder than the first film, building to an incredibly cathartic conclusion. The sequel returns to Oz a year after the original, with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) now the Witch of the West, and it&

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'Farscape' Ended Abruptly After Season 4, 23 Years Ago

On March 21, 2003, the trailblazing sci‑fi series Farscape came to an unceremonious halt after four seasons. Debuting in 1999, the show produced 88 episodes and starred Ben Browder as John Crichton, blending actors in heavy makeup with Jim Henson Company puppets and a deliberately grittier tone than many

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? This Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz lays out five universes — The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, and Star Wars — and ten questions that determine which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd make it out of alive. The questions probe instincts: what

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How 'loner' Barron Trump differs from his father and siblings

Barron Trump, the 20-year-old New York University student, is described as a “carbon copy” of his father with one major difference: “He is blessed without the elder’s brashness.” An insider likened him more to his mother, saying he has “a European aloof and quiet sophistication.” Compared with his older

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How to complete Bruna's Request in Crimson Desert

Finishing Bruna's Request in Crimson Desert is a bit of a strange one. Despite only being a minor quest that gives you a simple inventory expansion, it's got a couple of stages that can really trip you up, both at the Royal Trading Post and at

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Tim Dowling: our campaign to become theatregoers isn’t going well…

At the start of the year my wife launched a campaign for us to go to the theatre more, echoing my 2018 attempt that failed after she pronounced it stupid. She places her open laptop in front of me; the screen shows a schematic of a partially filled London theatre

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New 'Wheel of Time' Animated and Video Game Adaptations Are in the Works

Amazon abruptly canceled its live-action Wheel of Time series after three seasons, and fan efforts to revive it fell short. Showrunner Rafe Judkins had suggested the story might continue elsewhere. Now a deal calls for several new adaptations: a video game, an animated feature and an animated television series, all

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A24 to Remake Jean-Claude Van Damme's Bloodsport with Michaela Coel

A24 is remaking Bloodsport with Michaela Coel set to write and direct. The original 1988 film gave Jean‑Claude Van Damme his breakout role and is remembered for his performance, its action, the style‑vs‑style matchups it popularized, and its soundtrack. The story follows Dux as he enters an

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Joseph Duggar appeared 'off and distant' before arrest

A Duggar family insider said Joe and his wife Kendra had seemed 'off and distant' from the rest of the family in recent weeks, leaving relatives in disbelief. The source added that the family remains sensitive after what happened with Josh and cannot imagine reliving that again. Joseph,

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Crimson Desert: ring city bells to clear the map

Playing Crimson Desert for the first time can be overwhelming. The world is massive and feels packed with new mechanics and activities, so it helps to start with one simple thing in each new city. When you arrive in Hernand as Kliff, ring the bell in the tower at the

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Netflix's Oats Studios: An Underrated Sci‑Fi Anthology Worth Binging

Oats Studios is a 10-episode, single-season sci-fi anthology on Netflix that can be started at any episode. The series moves through cyberpunk Earth, post-apocalyptic landscapes and other corners of time and space, and it blends live-action performance with striking CGI. Directed by District 9's Neill Blomkamp, the show

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Watch The Hurt Locker on Netflix Before It Leaves

Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, the 2010 Best Picture winner, is currently streaming on Netflix in the U.S.; the film has been recommended to viewers to watch before it leaves the service. Released in 2009 and set during the Iraq War, Mark Boal’s script zeroes in on