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Begraved: Valheim devs' spare-time first-person co-op dungeon crawler

Three developers from Valheim have been working "in the evenings and on weekends" on a new game called Begraved, and a demo has landed on Steam. Begraved is a first-person co-op dungeon-crawler for up to five players with proximity voice chat. Players become Gravebound, looting procedurally generated tombs,

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Avatar: Fire and Ash Overtakes Guardians Vol. 2 Domestically

After more than 50 days in release, Avatar: Fire and Ash moved past Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 on the domestic chart, carrying a running total of over $390 million. The threequel dropped out of the domestic top five this past weekend but added roughly $3.5 million in

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Even Star Wars Did Better Than Rebecca Ferguson’s New Sci-Fi Release

Mercy opened to poor reviews and has stalled at the box office after a disappointing debut and a hefty second-weekend drop. The film earned a 24% score on Rotten Tomatoes and was released in January — a slot typically reserved for movies that studios don't have much faith in,

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New Email Shows Bard President Leon Botstein Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip

A newly surfaced email shows Bard College president Leon Botstein wrote to Jeffrey Epstein on Dec. 23, 2012: “I had a great time. The place is great.” Botstein has said he does not remember key details about a planned trip to Epstein’s island; his spokesman said Botstein got very

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3 Prime Video Shows You Need to Binge This Week

With the release of its Season 2 finale last week, Fallout topped the week’s Prime Video rankings. The post-apocalyptic adaptation closed its sophomore season with a polarizing but generally well-received finale, and a long wait for Season 3 now begins. While you wait, there are several other series on

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Animal Control Should Rekindle Frank and Victoria's Romance

Back in Season 3, Animal Control hinted that Frank Shaw and Victoria Sands might become more than colleagues, but the show diverted that possibility when Victoria paired with Parker in the season finale. Season 4 largely left the Frank–Victoria thread on the back burner, yet recent developments suggest the

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A New Cult Classic Just Logged a 300% Box Office Increase

After a record-breaking theatrical debut on just four screens, a new mockumentary expanded nationwide this past weekend and saw a nearly 300 percent increase in revenue from its debut. The film grossed around $1.7 million at the domestic box office this weekend, a per-theater average of roughly $3,000,

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Inside Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show and Alix Earle cameo

All of the surprises for Bad Bunny’s Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show were kept secret, even from the celebrities who joined him on the field. Hospitality mogul David Grutman, who co-owns Miami restaurant Gekko with Bad Bunny, said the "vibes were amazing" and called the

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Talha & Jack Co's Abide is an extreme stop-motion horror

Indie duo Talha Kaya and Jack King-Spooner are making Abide, an unnerving horror‑mystery set at the St. Boniface retreat for mentally unwell patients. The developers describe the location as situated in the secluded and idyllic countryside, and warn that there are 'gruesome mysteries' to uncover. Play splits

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Jeremy Allen White's 'The Iron Claw' Scores Netflix Streaming Date

Jeremy Allen White’s film The Iron Claw will premiere on Netflix on Feb. 19. White, who spent 10 seasons on Shameless, rose to broader prominence with FX’s The Bear, winning both Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Carmine Berzatto. In The Iron Claw, White plays

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How to Divorce During the War: Harsh Realities of Millennial Activism

How to Divorce During the War follows Marija and Vytas, a Lithuanian couple whose decision to separate collides with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The day after Marija tells Vytas she wants a divorce — and without revealing an ongoing affair — the war lands in their lives, upending routines

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Pink to Guest-Host The Kelly Clarkson Show for a Week

The Kelly Clarkson Show will welcome multi-platinum recording artist Pink as guest host for a special week starting March 2 to kick off Women’s History Month. Check your local listings for The Kelly Clarkson Show. Pink's week of episodes, which kick off March 2, will "highlight

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Trial of Seven in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Explained

In the episode "Seven," Dunk is jailed after defending Tanselle from Prince Aerion and then accused by Prince Daeron of kidnapping Aegon "Egg" Targaryen. Refusing to accept the punishment, Dunk demands a trial by combat, and Aerion presses for an older, harsher custom: the trial of

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Ricky Martin’s Best Acting Role Remains in American Crime Story

Many viewers who tuned into this year’s Super Bowl halftime show saw Ricky Martin share the stage with Bad Bunny among other surprise guests. Martin’s Puerto Rican heritage and long career in music make his appearance feel especially fitting, and he has also built a modest acting résumé

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Adolescence Season 2 Update: Creators Say There's No Story Yet

Few shows were as striking in 2025 as Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham's one-shot miniseries Adolescence. It topped Netflix charts worldwide, was watched for more than 555 million hours in the past year and won four Golden Globes, yet it was billed as a standalone miniseries — which prompted

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Catherine O’Hara died of pulmonary embolism, death certificate shows

A death certificate released Monday listed a pulmonary embolism as the cause of death for Catherine O’Hara, with rectal cancer noted as an underlying cause. She died on Jan. 30 at age 71 at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. The certificate said no other underlying

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Savannah Guthrie makes urgent public plea as search for her mother continues

Savannah Guthrie is pleading for the public's help as the search for her mother continues into its ninth day. "We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help," she said in a new Instagram video posted on Monday. Her mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84,

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Suda51 says new game isn't a No More Heroes sequel because Travis needs a break

Romeo Is a Dead Man launches this week. The game mixes 3D graphics, 2D animation, comic-book cutscenes and 8- and 16-bit minigames in a deliberately jarring mashup, while its hack-and-slash action feels familiar to fans of Suda51’s No More Heroes series. Suda51 said via translator that he chose a

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Catherine O'Hara's Cause of Death Revealed

A death certificate obtained by TMZ confirmed that Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism on Jan. 30, with rectal cancer listed as an underlying condition. She was rushed to hospital in the early hours of that morning after what her agency described as a "brief illness.

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10 Most Perfect Pixar Movies, Ranked

For decades, Pixar has mastered the art of emotional ambush. What began as a technical experiment in animation quickly evolved into a studio synonymous with storytelling precision, emotional intelligence, and films that somehow manage to devastate children and adults in completely different ways. These are the ones that feel complete:

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Watching Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show from the Levi's Stadium stands

My fiancé and I went to Levi's Stadium for our first Super Bowl, telling my parents to text us before Bad Bunny started because they weren't watching the game. After a subdued matchup between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, it was clear to

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Tori Spelling's home described as 'borderline hoarder' on podcast

On an episode of her podcast 'misSPELLING,' co-host Amy Sugarman described Tori Spelling's house as 'borderline hoarder.' Spelling said she suffered an illness that debilitated her for eight weeks and forced her to stop working, and Sugarman suggested her disorganized lifestyle may have contributed

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Post your questions for George Takei

We’re taking questions for George Takei ahead of his appearance in Beam Me Up, Sulu, a documentary about a long-lost 1985 Star Trek fan film that opens up conversation about representation in Hollywood, the evolution of fandom and science fiction’s role in social progress. Please post your questions

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'Mindhunter' Remains a Masterpiece Thriller on Netflix

Nearly nine years after its 2017 premiere, David Fincher’s Mindhunter still stands out on Netflix for its cinematic approach to television. Impeccable cinematography, moody worldbuilding and deep character work combine with a distinctive take on the origins of the FBI’s criminal profiling in the 1970s. The series follows

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10 Greatest John le Carré Books, Ranked

Ian Fleming may have originated the genre, but John le Carré (David Cornwell) transformed it, trading gadgets and derring-do for blurred loyalties, inner turmoil and disillusionment. His novels strip the spy myth piece by piece, presenting intelligence work as a slow grind of paperwork, betrayal, ideological decay and emotional damage.