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House of the Dragon: Season 3 Trailer Shows Major Book Change

The official Season 3 trailer for House of the Dragon opens with a striking change: within five seconds Baela Targaryen appears astride her dragon Moondancer, soaring above burning ships in the Gullet. That early image signals a clear departure from the source material and alters at least one character’s

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Markiplier's Ground-Breaking Horror Movie Inches Toward Another Box Office Milestone

Nearly a month after its release, Mark Fischbach’s directorial debut Iron Lung has exceeded expectations, opening in more than 4,000 theaters worldwide without a distributor and outperforming box-office predictions in its opening weekend. The sci-fi horror film, adapted from the 2022 indie game, stars Markiplier as Simon, a

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WoW lead says Labyrinths could restore the lost maze feel

Remember back in the good old days, when MMO dungeons used to be big, sprawling mazes you could spend hours just getting lost in? Now most of them follow a similar formula: narrow-ish corridors with three to five bosses. Sure, the set dressing varies, but the mechanical template is always

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Brian Littrell's $50K trespassing suit dismissed in Florida

A Walton County, Fla., judge dismissed Brian Littrell and his wife Leighanne's $50,000 lawsuit against Carolyn Barrington Hill “without prejudice” on Tuesday for “failing to state a claim for which relief can be granted.” The couple has 20 days to file an amended complaint. The Littrells filed

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10 Greatest Fantasy TV Quotes About Power

The maxim that absolute power corrupts absolutely shows up again and again in fantasy television, whether the power is magical or political. These shows pause to examine how authority is gained, wielded and kept in check, and their lines often translate easily to real-world concerns. Yoda sums one strand of

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What to wear if you are bored of your winter coat

Can’t wait to ditch that heavy parka? Here are three lighter options for the warmer days ahead. Continue reading... winter coat, heavy parka, parka, lighter coats, lighter options, transitional jackets, spring coats, outerwear, warmer days, style tips

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Lil Jon lays son Nathan to rest two weeks after his death at 27

Lil Jon paid tribute as he laid his only son, Nathan Murray Smith, to rest two weeks after his death. Posting a montage of photos, he wrote, “On the first day of Ramadan yesterday, We laid my only son to rest,” and asked for extra du’a for Nathan and

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Russo Brothers Say There's No Momentum on The Gray Man Sequel

Four years after its Netflix release in July 2022, The Gray Man remains known for Ryan Gosling's turn as Sierra Six, an elite black ops officer who obtains a hard drive containing proof of corruption from a CIA officer. The film enjoyed a strong streaming debut, landing at

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‘He loved showing his bum’: the subversive genius of Kenneth Williams

When Tom Allen used his acceptance speech at Attitude magazine’s comedy awards to salute the subversive wits who opened up freedoms for queer people in Britain, he singled out Kenneth Williams as “a big hero of mine”. “I wanted to mention Kenneth Williams because he was so profound,” Allen

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Eric Dane suddenly pulled out of ALS event weeks before his death

Eric Dane abruptly pulled out of an ALS event just weeks before he died at age 53. He was scheduled to attend the ALS Network’s Champions for Cures and Care Gala to receive the Advocate of the Year award on Saturday, Jan. 24, but was not "well enough

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Developer calls Highguard website outage an administrative issue

Highguard's website no longer shows its splash screen and exhortation to "play now!"; it simply says "Site unavailable" and offers an email link to website builder and host Code32 rather than to developer Wildlight. On the game's Discord, a developer using the

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Death Howl review: a punishing tactics game lands on consoles

Death Howl follows Ro, a grieving mother who wanders a Scandinavian spirit world to find a way to resurrect her dead son, Olvi. The game first arrived for Windows PC in December 2025 and is available Feb. 19 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. Its story leans

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'Pressure' Trailer: Brendan Fraser Takes on D-Day in Historical Thriller

Focus Features has released the first trailer for Pressure, a historical thriller that stars Brendan Fraser as General Dwight D. Eisenhower and dramatizes the 72 hours leading up to D-Day. The film is set to open on May 29, 2026. Pressure follows Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott) as

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'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Left Out Baelor and Maekar's Fight

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts George R. R. Martin's Dunk and Egg tale with a careful, book‑accurate eye, but it does not match the novella beat for beat. Episode 5, which stages the Trial of Seven, stays tightly with Dunk as he proves his innocence;

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Amazing Humble deal includes 39 Terry Pratchett Discworld books for $16

Humble Bundle has reissued a package of digital copies covering nearly every Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. The Best of Humble rotation returns with a cheaper base price and adds one book that was previously excluded, offering 39 fantasy novels for as little as $16. To access the books you

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The Shining: Ridley Scott and Stephen King on Movie vs. Book

Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining is widely regarded as a horror classic, anchored by Jack Nicholson's performance and the haunted Overlook Hotel. Still, King has long been critical of the movie, and Ridley Scott has voiced similar reservations about

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Guy Ritchie's 128-Minute Murder Mystery Is an Unexpected Streaming Sensation

Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes reimagined the iconic detective as a bare-knuckle-boxing, drug-addicted figure played by Robert Downey Jr., a reinvention that left purists aghast and divided critics. The response was sharp: Robbie Collin dismissed the film as an "all-fumbling, all-bumbling, all-trundling crock of crud," while Mick

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‘Midwinter Break’ Review: Aging Together, Growing Apart

Lesley Manville and Ciaran Hinds play an Irish married couple taking a vacation to Amsterdam in Midwinter Break. Stella is a retired teacher and practicing Catholic; her husband, Gerry, is a retired architect with a taste for alcohol. Though they met in Ireland, the pair relocated to Glasgow during the

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Eric Dane's life in photos

Eric Dane, best known for "Grey’s Anatomy" and "Euphoria," died on Feb. 19, 2026, ten months after announcing an ALS diagnosis. He was 53 years old. His family said: "Throughout his journey with ALS, Eric became a passionate advocate for awareness and research, determined

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The many-boxed roadmap represents everything I hate about shooters

Welcome to FOV 90, an FPS column from staff writer Morgan Park. Gaze upon the Battlefield 6 Season 2 roadmap and notice its cramped images, boxes of varying sizes, and text too small to read without loading the image in a new tab. This many-boxed roadmap, delivered every three months,

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Gabriel Basso, of ‘The Night Agent,’ Gets Back to Nature

Gabriel Basso, the star of The Night Agent, spent an afternoon at the American Museum of Natural History wandering among models and dioramas while veering from conversations about ancient geopolymers to sonar-jamming moths and the etymology of amethyst. The show, one of Netflix’s most watched, returns on Thursday for

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Jake Solomon announces sudden closure of Midsummer Studios

Midsummer Studios founder and former Firaxis creative director Jake Solomon announced the abrupt closure of Midsummer on X and shared a two-minute gameplay video of its life sim, Burbank — the first public showcase of the planned Sims competitor. "We built a studio, we made a game, and I'

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Clair Obscur photo mode reveals grotesque test images and player creations

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's photo mode has produced unsettling results, both from developer testing and from player-created images after the mode launched. QA coordinator Naja Dalmagne said photo modes in many games can feel restrictive, so the team focused on giving players as much freedom as possible. That

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'Grey's Anatomy' cast reacts to Eric Dane's death at 53 after ALS battle

Eric Dane, who played Mark “McSteamy” Sloan for seven seasons on Grey’s Anatomy, died Thursday at 53 after a battle with ALS. He first joined the show in Season 3 in 2006 and remained a regular through the start of Season 9 in 2012, later returning for a cameo

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Bill Hader to Direct and Star in Horror Thriller 'They Know'

Bill Hader will write, direct and star in a horror film titled They Know, marking his feature directorial debut after helming episodes of his HBO series Barry. The movie is being financed by MRC and is eyeing a spring production start, with a likely release sometime in 2027. They Know