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'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Hides Its Climactic Fight in Fog

Episode 5 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "In the Name of the Mother," stages Ser Duncan 'Dunk' the Tall's Trial of Seven against Aerion, but the sequence unfolds on an unusually foggy day that makes much of the action hard to follow.

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Three Netflix Shows to Binge This Week

Bridgerton and The Lincoln Lawyer, both fresh off high-profile fourth seasons, have slipped down the U.S. streaming charts. Love Is Blind and a new Katt Williams stand-up special now occupy the top two spots, but Bridgerton returns in just 10 days with Season 4, Part 2. While you wait

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Pooping menaces or ‘flying puppies’? How pigeons are dividing a UK city

Early one Saturday, shutters at Norwich market were still down while a crowd gathered in the nearby Memorial Gardens to feed the market’s pigeons. Jenny Coupland, founder of the avian welfare group Peck Savers, arrived with a backpack of seed; the birds descended and their iridescent feathers caught the

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Independent Spirit Awards get a fresh vibe at new location

The 41st Independent Spirit Awards moved from its usual tent in Santa Monica to Hollywood’s Palladium, giving the ceremony a different feel. Emcee Ego Nwodim quipped "OK, budget!" and joked, "What a gorgeous day it is to be inside at an awards show, and how fitting

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The £42m rebirth of Africa Hall, Addis Ababa

Designed by the Italian architect Arturo Mezzedimi and completed in 1961, Africa Hall in Addis Ababa quickly became a defining achievement of African modernism. It hosted the founding meeting of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, as newly independent nations gathered to shape their future; as the Ethiopian emperor

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Bud Cort's Toyman Role Is an Underrated 'Superman' Villain

Bud Cort died on Feb. 11, 2026, at age 77. Best known for New Hollywood films such as M*A*S*H, Brewster McCloud and Harold and Maude, Cort also became part of DC history by voicing Toyman in the DC Animated Universe, appearing in Superman: The Animated Series, Static

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Silence of the Lambs Star Reflects on Film’s Transphobia 35 Years On

The Silence of the Lambs made history in 1991, sweeping the Oscars and dominating the box office. It remains a milestone in the big-screen thriller, but from its release it drew controversy over depictions of violence, misogyny and its attitude toward the transgender community. Ted Levine played Jame Gumb—"

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Film group says Hollywood shows 'selective outrage' over Iran

The Brigade has penned an open letter accusing parts of Hollywood of double standards and “selective” outrage over atrocities in Iran. The advocacy group, which counts some 750 filmmakers, agents, managers, publicists, executives and actors, was launched in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel and warned,

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Which PC gaming icon is your soulmate this Valentine's Day?

Ahh, Valentine's Day. A celebration of love and an excuse to eat a mountain of adorable little heart-shaped chocolates regardless of relationship status. It's a day all about that one person in your life you can't live without, your soulmate. Videogame characters deserve that

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How to change your hair in Heartopia

After you refresh your outfit in Heartopia, you can change your hairstyle using a mirror furnishing item in your home. If you don’t have a mirror yet, there are other options. Interacting with any mirror inside your house lets you select some of the styles available when you first

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Sydney Sweeney’s The Housemaid Keeps Top Spot on PVOD

Sydney Sweeney’s thriller The Housemaid continues to dominate PVOD, holding the top spot on digital platforms while sitting at a $360 million worldwide total, roughly $30 million short of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It has remained ahead even after A24’s highest-grossing movie, Marty Supreme, became available

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10 Greatest Marvel TV Masterpieces, Ranked

Marvel’s television output stretches back to 1966 with The Marvel Super Heroes, and six decades later the company has a long list of series—animated and live-action—that many viewers consider masterful. Not every entry is flawless, but across platforms from Netflix to Disney+, Marvel has repeatedly produced shows

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Savannah Guthrie shifts approach in pleas for missing mother

Savannah Guthrie has been posting emotional videos asking whoever has her mother, Nancy, to bring her home. Tracy Walder, a former CIA member and FBI special agent, says Guthrie appears to be trying "a different angle" and is not being directed by investigators. In a video posted Sunday,

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Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Greg Brown, whose grungy guitar licks helped propel the band Cake and whose irony-laced lyrics for the hit song "The Distance" became an anthem for a disaffected generation, died on Feb. 5. He was 56. His daughter, Adri Brown, confirmed his death but did not provide a cause

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Robert Duvall: A Life in Pictures

Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at 95 years old, was known for his chameleon-like ability to intensely embody wide-ranging characters across a career that spanned many decades. His defining performances included a business-focused Mafia lawyer, a military man who loved napalm and a worn-out cowboy. His movie career began

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These 10 Thrillers Are a Masterclass in Suspense

Thrillers can do something few other films manage: sustain continuous suspense. Some deliver an unrelenting rush, while others unfold as slow burns that create dread through performance, atmosphere and music. The ten films here showcase one or both approaches. Victoria (2015) is notable for being filmed in a single take;

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‘ANTM’ winner Adrianne Curry recounts hunger, sleep deprivation and damage

Adrianne Curry, the first winner of Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model in 2003, described difficult filming conditions ahead of Netflix’s docuseries. She said contestants were “starving all day” and often not fed until “3 or 4 p.m.,” and that she lost a great deal of weight

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Gothic 1 remake launches June 5 with ambitious overhaul

Over five years after its announcement, the Gothic 1 remake will arrive on June 5. THQ unveiled the date in a new trailer that also showed more of the RPG in action. The overhaul of Piranha Bytes' lovably janky game is billed as featuring a "complex life simulation

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Video game romances need to grow up

Video game love stories are rarer and less developed than those in film or literature, and the surprising thing is how little has changed in decades. Tokimeki Memorial in 1994 popularized a stat-based, checklist approach to dating in games, and later titles built on that template. Baldur's Gate

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'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Deleted Scene Shows Jimmy Seeing Samson

A deleted scene from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, shared on YouTube via IGN, reveals a brief encounter between Jack O'Connell's Jimmy Crystal and Samson. The sequel returns Jimmy as a central antagonist while Dr. Kelson forms an unusual bond with Samson, the film'

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John Wick Among HBO Max’s Top 10 Most Popular Films

John Wick, the 2014 action film that launched a franchise around Keanu Reeves’ antihero, is streaming on HBO Max in America and has been one of the service’s top 10 most popular movies for more than a week. The story follows a former operative who became a myth during

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Friends fear for 'devastated' Savannah Guthrie after plea to mother's captor

Friends say Savannah Guthrie appears shaken two weeks into the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, after the anchor posted a tearful Instagram plea to her mother’s captor. One friend called the footage "profoundly disturbing," adding, "She looks devastated. She looks like she’s struggling. She

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Artist scales retro speaker up to ridiculous proportions

Artist Gwak has built a huge replica of a slightly yellow‑tinged retro speaker — one half of a Harman Kardon HK 19.5 2.0 set — and it looms over viewers while blasting Creed and Blink‑182. The piece sits on a wooden base with working speakers mounted in the

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A24’s Most Polarizing Medieval Fantasy Is Coming to Netflix

Netflix’s March 2026 slate includes a wide range of titles, and one of the additions is A24’s The Green Knight. The 2021 dark fantasy epic stars Dev Patel and Alicia Vikander and will arrive on the platform on March 1, 2026. The Green Knight holds a Certified Fresh

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Stars strip down for Valentine's Day in lingerie

It may still be freezing outside — but on social media, stars are bringing the heat. Emily Ratajkowski, Kendall Jenner, Madonna and more major names stripped down to their skivvies to celebrate Valentine’s Day over the weekend. Others, including Halle Berry and Eva Mendes, struck sultry poses sans pants, while