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Latest House of the Dragon Episode Tops IMDb Ratings for the Series

The third season of House of the Dragon is off to a rousing start, even with a slight dip in ratings compared to Season 2. The season premiere delivered the long-promised Battle of the Gullet, and the latest episode, "Queen's Landing," upended the show's

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S.W.A.T. Returns With Starz Spin-Off 'S.W.A.T. Exiles'

The long-awaited S.W.A.T. reboot, S.W.A.T. Exiles, has landed a home on Starz and will premiere later this year on September 25. The cast includes Shemar Moore and Daniel Harrelson. This article covers a developing story; more information will be added as it becomes available.

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Liza Minnelli absent from Carnegie Hall tribute; Richard Simmons tale featured

Die-hard fans were disappointed that Liza Minnelli did not attend the Carnegie Hall tribute 'Liza! at 80: A Celebration in Song and Dance' last week. Andrew Rannells had apparently hinted to Andy Cohen on 'Watch What Happens Live!' that Liza might be there, which raised hopes

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A Disco Elysium writer told Josh Sawyer 'we can do better than this now'

In a recent chat with the Human Can Opener Podcast, Josh Sawyer recalled that one of Disco Elysium's writers reached out after the game came out with a proposal: an updated response to his 2012 talk about narrative choice, summed up as, "we can do better than

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Nintendo Direct on June 30 will focus on Splatoon Raiders

Nintendo announced Monday that a new Nintendo Direct will stream on June 30 and be dedicated to its upcoming Splatoon spinoff. The showcase, focused on the single-player survival adventure Splatoon Raiders, starts at 7 a.m. PDT / 10 a.m. EDT and will run roughly 15 minutes. The company said

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Ted Danson podcast misspells Edward Norton’s name

Ted Danson hosts the podcast "Where Everybody Knows Your Name." A SiriusXM press release repeatedly referred to guest Edward Norton as "Eduardo Norton," even though the release's subject line used Edward. The release also named Seth Rogen as "Seth Meyers" and said

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Bulgur ‘risotto’ and tahini rice pudding: Anissa Helou’s Lebanese recipes

Bread is the main staple of Lebanese cooking; grains and legumes follow, and nearly every meal includes one or the other. Bulgur wheat is the preferred grain, especially in rural communities, where households traditionally grew, harvested, parboiled and dried their own wheat before sending it to the mill. From Deir

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The Angry Birds Movie 3 gets first trailer featuring alarming amounts of pee

Paramount released the first trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 3, and it leans hard into parenting and bathroom humor. The big news: Red is a dad now, and the trailer spends an unusually long time on a recurring pee joke. The film opens in theaters on Dec. 23. The

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The Binding of Isaac hits new Steam peak after huge discount

Fifteen years after its original release, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has reached its highest-ever player count following a massive sale that bundles the game and all expansions for $5.09 (its previous low was $26.46). SteamDB shows a new peak of 130,181 concurrent players (updated five minutes

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Netflix's #1 Limited Crime Thriller Officially Confirms Surprise Return

Netflix rarely returns to a limited series unless there is another story to be told, and The Monster of Florence has now become one of those cases. The Italian thriller is moving forward with a new installment that does not simply stretch the first season but turns the same criminal

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Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure

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Austin Sosa moves to fast-track divorce from Jaime King

Austin Sosa filed a Declaration for Default or Uncontested Dissolution on June 22 seeking to finalize his divorce from Jaime King without a trial. In the filing he stated the couple have "no assets or debts to be disposed of by the court" and checked a box relinquishing

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 hits six million sales in a year and four months

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has sold over six million copies a year and four months after launch, Warhorse Studios announced on Twitter. The studio thanked the community in the post, writing: "6 million Henrys. An achievement we couldn't have reached alone." The game reached three million

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Meccha Chameleon Fans Are Hiding 3D Figures in the Real World

Meccha Chameleon has become a viral hit on Steam, drawing millions of players in just a few weeks after its low-priced release. The hide-and-seek multiplayer hands players paint to color their character so they can blend into the surrounding environment, and fans have been pushing those camouflage skills beyond the

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson Goes Feral in Trailer for Werwulf

Focus Features has released the first trailer for Robert Eggers' gothic horror Werwulf, offering a glimpse of a 13th-century village terrorized by a bloodthirsty beast. The footage, first shown at CinemaCon, invites viewers to "embrace" the darkness as it teases the nightmare set to unfold this December.

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Universe Personality Quiz: Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong In?

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. The quiz asks about what gives your life its deepest sense of meaning, which kind of world you

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Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi fly under the radar at airport after Australia getaway

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi were photographed at Brisbane Airport on Sunday, keeping a low profile as they covered their faces with scarves, masks and sunglasses. The 30-year-old model and the 29-year-old actor largely avoided public displays of affection, though Jenner at one point placed a hand on Elordi’s

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Silo season 3 pivots outward and deepens the show's tension

Apple TV’s Silo shifts its focus in season 3, moving beyond the dark, industrial interiors of its namesake to weave in events that precede the silo system. Showrunner Graham Yost and executive producer–writer Fred Golan pull from Hugh Howey’s Shift, blending prequel flashbacks with the present-day mystery

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Arcadion raids set the standard for Final Fantasy 14's future battle design

As Final Fantasy 14 heads into the Evercold era, the Arcadion raid series stands out as a touchstone for future encounters. The team reflected that lessons from earlier tiers, such as Pandæmonium, shaped their approach: a previous emphasis on player comfort made content more accessible but sometimes constrained creative mechanics.

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Johnny Depp's 2026 'Ebenezer' Role Could Reignite His Career

Once one of Hollywood's brightest stars, Johnny Depp's acting career slipped to the fringes over the last decade. His last high-profile role was the title character in 2018's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and he was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen in the 2022

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Sun, salt and sand: the best beach food from around the world

Picture a high-summer day at a far-flung beach: the faint putter of lapping waves, drifting plume of suncream scent, and the approaching call of a food hawker making their way across the molten sand. While cold drinks, fresh fruit and miraculously unmelted ice-creams feel universal, the street snacks and beachside

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Horror Survival Quiz: Which Villain Could You Survive?

An eight-question horror survival quiz calculates which iconic killer you have the best chance of surviving. It matches your instincts, strengths and way of thinking under pressure to a single villain — only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives you a fighting chance against. Everyone

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Milania Giudice breaks silence after assault arrest

Milania Giudice, 20, broke her silence over an assault arrest, saying "sh-t happens in life" in a TikTok video she shared on Monday. "It is what it is, you gotta learn from it," she said, adding "Just become a better person and talk about it.

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Power Rangers Icon's $300 Action Thriller Spades Hits Streaming

Made for a shoestring budget of just $300, Spades is an original indie action thriller now streaming on Prime Video. Johnny Yong Bosch — best known as the second Black Power Ranger, Adam Park — wrote, directed, and stars in the film, which was filmed on an iPhone and used a crowdfunding

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Adapt the Chronicles of the Avatar novels for animation

Avatar: The Last Airbender remains a singular series, and its sequels, spinoffs and adaptations have generally failed to match the original's reception. Avatar Studios, formed in 2021, has yet to officially release anything; its first project, the film Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, leaked online and drew lukewarm