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Greg Davies and Alex Horne say Taskmaster 'feels a lot more fun now'

Taskmaster has just wrapped its 21st season over the course of 11 years, amassing over 200 episodes while keeping the show's format largely unchanged. The budget has grown, apparent in higher-profile guests and more elaborate tasks, but the core approach was set early on. In a remote interview,

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The Furious review: brutal martial-arts thriller with top-tier action

The Furious follows an intrepid reporter, Matia, as she hunts a string of missing children in an unnamed Asian city, while a mute handyman, Wei, and a grieving man named Navin wage their own desperate searches after loved ones vanish. A precocious girl, Rainy, and the injuries that leave Wei

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Report: Baldur's Gate 2 Remake Reportedly in Development

Larian Studios has moved on from the franchise after Baldur's Gate 3, but Wizards of the Coast continues to expand the setting. HBO is developing a live-action television adaptation continuing the story of Baldur's Gate 3, and Penguin Random House has begun a new line of

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Colman Domingo's SNL Sketch Finds the Silly Side of Space Travel

Saturday Night Live turned the aftermath of the Artemis II mission into a comedy skit the day after the crew returned. On April 11 host Colman Domingo played an astronaut recording a Day 9 video log who wants to offer a heartfelt, inspiring message — but his shipmates keep barging into

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Rumer Willis granted primary custody of daughter Louetta

Rumer Willis was granted primary physical custody of her daughter Louetta, and she and ex Derek Richard Thomas agreed to joint custody and a custody evaluation. Thomas received a visitation schedule beginning June 20: supervised visits every other weekend with one of Willis’s nannies present, with overnight visits to

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Doctor Doom Commander deck reprints $20 Black Market Connections

Wizards of the Coast revealed the full Doom Prevails decklist via The Asian Avenger YouTube channel. The Grixis (blue-black-red) Commander is a Villain-typal build that leans on sacrificing life for benefits, forcing discards, and connive; almost all of the 32 creature cards are new Marvel legendaries. Alongside the flavor pieces,

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Fable ditches horns and halos for a subjective, multifaceted reputation system

The upcoming Fable replaces the series' straight good-versus-evil binary with regional reputations, so settlements will react to a character's wealth, shrewdness or murderous tendencies rather than rewarding horns or halos. Playground Games' decision to drop Lionhead's morality-based character morphing has drawn some controversy, and

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Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple is actually good

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple has long been seen as the epitome of an agonizing, obnoxious dungeon: winding and confusing, with doors spread across three different water levels, a clunky required-item mechanic, and a Small Key that’s annoyingly hard to find. The remake conversation

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Jason Fuchs to Write New Transformers Movie

The Transformers franchise has had a turbulent run in theaters. Michael Bay directed five entries before stepping away, and his films remain the most widely known iteration of the Hasbro toy line, cumulatively earning $4.8 billion. Paramount continued producing movies without Bay with mixed results. Travis Knight’s 2018

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9 Years Later, Netflix’s Grittiest Crime Series Is a Massive Hit on Disney+

You've been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What's left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief. You don't ask for forgiveness, and you don't expect gratitude. You see a corrupt,

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Tayriska Is Back After Mariska Hargitay and Taylor Swift Reunite at Knicks Game

Mariska Hargitay and Taylor Swift were courtside as the New York Knicks erased a 29-point third-quarter deficit — the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history — to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. Hargitay, in her usual courtside seat cheering on her friend Jalen Brunson,

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Japan backlash grows over Trump’s use of Naruto, Pokémon and anime icons

U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of characters from Naruto, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball has drawn growing criticism in Japan. A petition titled 'Protect Japanese Manga' has gathered more than 23,800 signatures after posts began appearing in March 2026. The White House's official

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Tim Allen and Tom Hanks on Toy Story 5, tech and childhood play

Tim Allen says he’s learned to take about 20% less time and still make a better product: he focuses his voice, does fewer takes and is sometimes told, “I think we got it. You can stop.” Tom Hanks echoes that sense of care around the work and finds a

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Come The Hell On, Overwatch

Overwatch’s next season arrives next week and, as with recent seasons, it brings a new hero: Shion, an Omnic damage hero and leader of the Hashimoto clan Mizuki belongs to. The prospect of another synthetic Omnic excited fans, since only a handful of Omnics are on the roster. Shion

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Paul Anthony Kelly Joins Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid's Secret

Following the success of last year’s The Housemaid, which earned $400 million worldwide, a film adaptation of Freida McFadden’s sequel The Housemaid’s Secret is moving forward. Sydney Sweeney will return as Millie, joined again by director Paul Feig, writer Rebecca Sonnenshine and co-star Michele Morrone. Paul Anthony

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The Force Is Not a Binary

The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to

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Inside Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner’s measured Game 4 interaction

Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner displayed contrasting emotions during an unexpected run-in at Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. Body language expert Susan Constantine said the contrast was notable from a behavioral intelligence perspective, calling Swift

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Phantom Blade: Zero devs say polished game matters more than GTA 6 timing

September 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most crowded months for games, with many aiming for the weeks before Grand Theft Auto 6 dominates attention. Delays to avoid that window seem likely, yet during last week’s Sony State of Play one title moved closer to the

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Overwatch's 52nd hero Shion gets first gameplay video

Blizzard gave Overwatch fans a sneak peek at new hero Shion earlier this week, but her kit remained mysterious until a gameplay trailer released Thursday. The Omnic Hashimoto clan gangster’s trailer reveals her weapons and, notably, her motorcycle — wait 'til you see her on her bike. Shion carries

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Six new shows and movies to stream this weekend (June 12-14)

Several new movies and TV shows arrive this Friday through Sunday, with notable releases on HBO Max, Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus and Netflix. HBO Max brings back My Adventures with Superman season 3, a 10-episode return to Metropolis that pits Clark Kent against a brutal Cyborg Superman

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Mina the Hollower's ending reframes your choices

Mina the Hollower lets players tackle six main dungeons in almost any order; aside from the fixed final dungeon, Astral Orrery—the intended sixth—is much harder, but players can access it early by finding hidden mirrors and simply walking into them. Designers built that freedom into the RPG so

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Cast and Characters of Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

Disclosure Day, director Steven Spielberg's first UFO-centric film since 2005's War of the Worlds, lands in theaters this Friday, June 12. For this original story Spielberg reunites with frequent screenwriter David Koepp to explore the next chapter in human and alien first contact, asking the audience:

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Doctor Who needs a 10-year break

The BBC's cancellation of the Doctor Who 2026 Christmas special, along with the departure of Bad Wolf Productions and showrunner Russell T. Davies, has left the long-running series on pause. Many fans now expect a lengthy gap before the show returns, and while shelving a franchise with such

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Blizzard probes casino bots as World of Warcraft players destroy them

If youve been wandering around Azeroth of late, especially in any of the bigger cities, youve likely spotted casino bots  automated advertising for local gambling. Theyre meant to be against the rules in World of Warcraft, but real-money traders  RMTs  have been using them to get richer,

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Blake Shelton's blunt advice to Riley Green ahead of The Voice Season 30

Blake Shelton warned Riley Green to watch his back as Season 30 of The Voice approaches this fall on NBC. In a June 2026 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Shelton, who will celebrate his 50th birthday on June 18, spoke about the new season and Green's coaching debut alongside