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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

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Teresa Giudice's 20-year-old daughter Milania arrested on assault charge

Milania Giudice, 20, was arrested on a domestic violence charge following an incident on May 14. Court documents allege she caused bodily injury and committed simple assault; Montville Township Police detained her around 6:12 p.m. She was scheduled to appear in court on May 19, and the outcome

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Dragon's Dogma 2 adds Eternal Ferrystone and other June patch changes

Dragon's Dogma 2 received a sizable title update released on June 10, the first of two parts ahead of the game's October Dark Arisen expansion; the second part is scheduled for the end of August. The headline change alters fast travel: the update adds an Eternal

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Taskmaster hosts say Kumail Nanjiani got 'no special treatment'

Kumail Nanjiani has been described as one of the most high-profile guests to appear on Taskmaster UK. The Pakistani-American Hollywood actor rose to stardom with roles on Silicon Valley, The Big Sick, and Eternals, and has also played smaller parts in Bob's Burgers, The Boys, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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Yoko Taro says he'll buy Stellar Blade: Blood Rain after praising first game

Yoko Taro, who previously called the first Stellar Blade "much better" than his own Nier: Automata, said in a machine-translated Twitter post sharing a Famitsu story that, "I really feel like I have to buy this one, too," after the sequel Stellar Blade: Blood Rain was

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‘I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way’: Kathleen Turner’s best films – ranked!

Turner goes full-on drill sergeant in Marley & Me, her forearms covered with scratches, while Marley the irrepressible yellow labrador gives her a more vigorous humping than any co-star since William Hurt in Body Heat. Unrepentant vileness suits her in The Estate, where she plays the cantankerous aunt whose family

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis — awkward blend of past and present

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis now looks likely to arrive in 2027 after a delay, and a brief hands-on at Summer Game Fest left me largely unmoved. It plays like a prettied-up redo of the original Tomb Raider; if someone wants that sort of remake, they’ll probably enjoy it,

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Jesse Ridgway unbothered by backlash over pregnancy termination

Jesse Ridgway says he is unbothered by what he called a “hypocritical” backlash after he and his wife, Ashley Ridgway, revealed they had terminated her pregnancy. On Instagram Stories he criticized pro-life critics who he said were wishing death on them and using God and Jesus as a weapon; he

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Clutch's cinematic racing aims high but handles more like a sim

Developed by former Forza Horizon creatives with substantial funding, Clutch is a cinematic open-world action-driving game set across the French Riviera, with sections in Monaco. It mixes professional series racing and underground street events and leans on high production values. An hour-long Summer Game Fest presentation emphasized mocap performances, numerous

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Ocarina of Time remake revives a Zelda dream killed 15 years ago

Back at E3 2011, an orchestra swelled while a montage of every The Legend of Zelda game flowed behind the stage, and Shigeru Miyamoto took the podium. Nintendo used the moment — the series' 25th anniversary — to announce a remaster of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the

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Valor Mortis moves launch from September to October

Later this year there is a potentially massive video game release pile-up in the months before Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives in November. On June 11, the official Valor Mortis social media account said that, due to a “stacked” September, the first-person action game will delay its launch to October

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Original 'Peaky Blinders' Actors Officially Set to Return for Netflix Sequel

The long saga of Peaky Blinders will continue in an upcoming Netflix sequel. The original six-season crime drama starred Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, whose story reached a climax in the film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, set during World War II. The new series jumps forward to 1953 and