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Avatar season 2 trades cartoonish charm for a reckoning with the horrors of war

Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender returned for season 2 as a tight, seven-episode drop and immediately feels like a different show. Book Two: Earth largely abandons attempts to perfectly mimic the 2005 animated series, trading cartoonish charm for a heavy, earned reckoning with the horrors of war and

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Lizzy Caplan joins Noah Hawley's Far Cry series alongside Rob Mac

Lizzy Caplan will star alongside Rob Mac in Noah Hawley's Far Cry adaptation for Hulu, a press release announced. The actor's 26-year career ranges from Freaks and Geeks to Cloverfield, and her role in the series has not been disclosed. The show will retain Far Cry&

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Nigel Cabourn obituary

“I’m like a big giant sieve of history and I just turn it into the clothes,” said Nigel Cabourn of the inspiration for his decades of quietly influential designs for men’s clothes. He has died aged 76. For Cabourn, history most often meant war: his grandfather’s memories

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Fans Debate Whether GTA 6 Is Effectively a $100 Game

Grand Theft Auto 6 launches on November 19 for Xbox and PlayStation 5. The standard edition is priced at $80, while an Ultimate Edition costs $100, and some fans argue that the locked content in the pricier version effectively makes the game a $100 product. The Ultimate Edition grants access

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Taylor Sheridan's Marshals Sets Blu-Ray Release for Season 1

Marshals Season 1 will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 25, with pre-orders now available. The three-disc set collects all episodes and includes bonus features. The Yellowstone spin-off follows Kayce Dutton as he leaves the ranch to join an "elite U.S. Marshals unit" enforcing range

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Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong In?

A personality quiz invites readers to discover which iconic universe fits their instincts and values. It offers five legendary settings: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek. Eight questions guide the result, asking what gives life meaning, what kind of world you want

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‘Delivery jobs are not for the weak!’ How Kwn went from Amazon driver to R&B star

Kwn has never been one to turn her nose up at a job. She worked night shifts at Sainsbury’s and chopped vegetables with her dad, the head chef at the Ivy in London. But her first day as an Amazon delivery driver in 2024 was soul-crushing: two years earlier

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GTA 6 pre-order editions explained: what you get with each version

GTA 6’s pre-order editions have been revealed, and many players are unhappy about how much of the game’s customisation and content sits behind a paywall. The title is digital-only, which the piece notes could allow Rockstar to keep prices high for a long time, leaving PC players to

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Two of the best RPGs in recent memory are now on Switch 2

Both 2022's Citizen Sleeper and 2025's Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector are now available on Nintendo Switch 2, offering a chance to play two acclaimed space-faring RPGs back to back. The series is known for its emotional storytelling and tabletop-inspired mechanics, and the sequel expands that

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Jake Reiner makes first public appearance since parents' murders

Jake Reiner made his first public appearance since his parents’ murders at the premiere of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, posting red-carpet snaps and noting the series “comes out Friday on HBO/HBO Max” and that he appears in the first episode. For the event he wore a

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We should be happy GTA 6 isn't launching with multiplayer

Preorders are live and November is right around the corner, yet Rockstar is pitching Grand Theft Auto 6 primarily as a singleplayer experience. Details about the game’s online component remain scarce, and the studio has kept much of the project under wraps. I’ve been playing Rockstar’s worlds

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The 25 best Steam Summer Sale discounts worth splurging on

On Thursday morning, Valve's PC gaming storefront filled with green price tags as the Steam Summer Sale launched, bringing big discounts across nearly every game on the platform. It's perfect timing for fans who signed up for the Steam Machine reservation list — the system starts shipping

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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins: Season 2 Premiere Set

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins returns with its Season 2 premiere on Monday, November 2 at 8:30 ET on NBC, with episodes available to stream the following day on Peacock. Season 1 of the single-camera comedy starred Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Erika Alexander, Bobby Moynihan, Precious Way,

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Liv Walker reacts to Love Island USA Season 8 Casa Amor chaos

Olivia "Liv" Walker stopped by to answer burning questions from the Confession Cube. The Season 6 fan favorite weighed in on Season 8 Casa Amor chaos, pointed out which Islanders she believes are being misread, and explained why she hopes the girls return to the villa with new

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The history of Star Fox leading to the Switch 2 game

Fox McCloud’s cameo in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie highlighted how uneven the Star Fox series has been since its 1993 debut. Nintendo released far fewer Fox games than its other big franchises, with longer gaps between launches after 2005. Velan Studios’ Star Fox remake brings the vulpine mercenary

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Obsidian lead: Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove RPGs remain vibrant

Chris Parker, Obsidian Entertainment veteran and director of Grounded 2, says the roleplaying genre still has plenty of life. "Sometimes it looks a little tired, sometimes it looks like it needs a little bit of a freshening up, but then something comes along and shows me that RPGs are

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What to wear to a festival this summer

Festivals are famously unpredictable, so plan your wardrobe as carefully as your lineup. Avoid flip-flops or white trainers when the field turns to mud, and embrace the freedom to experiment with bolder or playful pieces while staying practical. For women, a ready-made coord—like the Lone Star Daughters Float Away

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Sense and Sensibility Trailer Debuts for New Adaptation

Focus Features has released the first trailer for Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, and will open in the United Kingdom on September 25 before arriving in North America on October 16. The project was announced

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Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong in the Most?

Which iconic universe do you belong in the most? Five legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be — or already was. Eight questions will tell you which one. What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning? Which kind of world do you most want to

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Gary Numan says how he wooed his fan-turned-wife 'may be illegal now'

Gary Numan said how he and his fan-turned-wife, Gemma O’Neill, first met "may be illegal now." He met her at a fan event around 1980 when she was 12 and he was 22. They crossed paths again six years later when O’Neill was 18 and he

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Pokopia plushies sell out fast as Peakychu already gone

Three new Pokémon plushies tied to this year’s life sim Pokopia have already started selling out. The trio—Peakychu, Mosslax, and Professor Tangrowth—were announced on June 24, but Peakychu has already sold out, reflecting the character’s popularity from the Switch 2 game. Mosslax and Professor Tangrowth remain

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Ransom Canyon Season 2 Arrives July 23 With Higher Stakes

Netflix confirmed Ransom Canyon Season 2 will premiere on July 23 and released the first trailer, teasing higher stakes for the Josh Duhamel- and Minka Kelly-led Western. The new season picks up six months after the first, with rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) fighting to reclaim his legacy after being

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Chaos Rising Trainer Boxes Sold Out, Booster Bundles 17% Off

The Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution — Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box appears to be sold out at Amazon after Prime Day demand, but the Chaos Rising Booster Bundle is currently discounted to just under $50, about 17% off its usual $60 price. The bundle contains six booster packs from the expansion,

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Zoë Kravitz showcases massive engagement ring from Harry Styles

Zoë Kravitz flashed her engagement ring from Harry Styles at jeweler Jessica McCormack’s London cocktail event on Wednesday. She wore a one-shoulder bias-cut silk slip dress with Christian Louboutin silver satin slingback pumps, stacking silver bangles and a sculptural bicep cuff with an equally large diamond on her left

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Nirvanna makers on stunts, time travel and retooled humour

Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol created Nirvanna the Band the Show as a mockumentary about two incorrigible no‑hopers who will do anything to secure a gig at Toronto’s Rivoli despite having no songs. The pair moved the web series to television and, on a lawyer’s advice, added