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Peacock's 'Gladiator' Successor Finally Gets a Win on a Familiar Streamer

Those About to Die premiered on July 18, 2024 on Peacock and went global on Prime Video, quickly becoming one of the year’s most talked-about shows. Two years on, streaming data from FlixPatrol shows renewed interest for the Iwan Rheon-led drama on Starz, a fitting match given Starz’s

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Demi Lovato cancels tour dates over health concerns

Demi Lovato announced she is cancelling several tour dates due to unspecified health concerns. “My Lovatics – I am so excited to get back on stage this year and visit you in as many cities as I can. While starting to prepare for the tour, I realized that I have overextended

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Harry Potter not on Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond roadmap

Wizards of the Coast says Harry Potter won’t be joining Magic: The Gathering’s multiverse for the foreseeable future. Parent company Hasbro announced on Feb. 10 a "multi-year licensing partnership" with Warner Bros. Discovery to release licensed "dolls, role play, action figures & collectibles, interactive plush,

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The 20 Smartest Comedy Movies Ever Made

Comedy and smart are not always synonymous, but humor can address deeper issues or offer an abstract way of viewing the world. This list celebrates comedies that make you think while making you laugh, spanning different eras and featuring acclaimed directors and actors. Trading Places, starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd

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Ana de Armas and Jennifer Connelly to Star in Apple TV Spy Series

Ana de Armas and Jennifer Connelly are circling lead roles in Safe Houses, a new spy drama for AppleTV. The series is based on the 2018 Dan Fesperman novel of the same name and follows the mysterious murder of a CIA agent in Madrid and two women determined to get

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Will Trent Season 4 Episode 6 Review: Romances Are Doomed

Picking up where last week left off, Faith stays undercover with Malcolm as Angie and Ormewood investigate a robbery that turns out to involve stolen documents exposing Biocentia Pharmaceuticals. Faith uses a necklace camera to feed the team images that identify Winston Terry and Clinton Starling as Malcolm’s associates,

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Cryptic crossword No 29,927

1 down. Celebrate great quintet. 4-4 letters. 2 down. Show shield. 6 letters. 3 down. Song from worker on edge. 6 letters. 4 down. Function for a class. 7 letters. 5 down. Approach carriage. 8 letters. 6 down. Fuss about keeping new article sharp. 2 letters, 3 letters and 3

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Lost Ark's fourth-anniversary skins include a bus mount and odd outfits

For the fourth anniversary of Lost Ark's western release, the MMO added a set of skins that were designed by players in the original Korean version and then voted into the game. The results largely follow familiar patterns—sorceress outfits get skimpier with each tier, and one winning

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Subnautica 2 shows multiplayer while assuring solo play remains optional

Subnautica 2 has been surrounded by drama, from the leadership of Unknown Worlds being axed by publisher Krafton because they'd allegedly caused a delay, to those developers claiming it was Krafton who had caused that delay, actually, so it wouldn't have to pay those devs a

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These 7 Prime Video Anime Have No Bad Seasons

Anime has moved well beyond niche status, with streaming opening the medium to new viewers who don’t need prior manga knowledge to enjoy tightly plotted stories, intricate world-building, and striking animation. For newcomers or longtime fans, a handful of series on Prime Video stand out for consistent quality across

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How we spent $1,600 on a 2-day trip to Disney World

We spent about $1,600 total — roughly $800 each — for a roughly 48-hour visit to Disney World while passing through southern Florida. Flights from Fort Myers to Orlando were $237, and our value resort, All‑Star Music, cost $319 for two nights; it provided enough space for a short stay

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SNL Imagined the U.S. Men's Heterosexual Figure Skating Championship

Saturday Night Live's January 25, 2014 cold open, "The U.S. Men's Heterosexual Figure Skating Championship," imagined the run-up to the Sochi Olympics. SNL airs Saturdays at 11:30/10:30c and the show is available the next day on Peacock. In the sketch,

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Outfit repeater: Timothée Chalamet's 'Marty Supreme' Givenchy suits in five colors

Timothée Chalamet appears to be echoing the style of his "Marty Supreme" character on the red carpet, repeatedly wearing double-breasted suits in striking colors. He kicked off the film’s press tour in a screaming orange that nods to the ping-pong balls his character Marty Mauser plays with.

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Todd Howard says Fallout 3's ending surprised the team, Broken Steel fixed it

Senior Bethesda staff reflected in a GameInformer feature on Fallout 3's launch and the game's abrupt ending. At release, finishing the main quest rolled the credits and the game simply stopped, which led many players to avoid the final mission "Take it Back." Todd

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5 Best Timothée Chalamet Drama Movies, Ranked

Timothée Chalamet began appearing in films in 2014, including a small but noticeable role in Interstellar as the younger version of Casey Affleck’s character. His profile rose sharply in 2017 thanks to key parts in several coming-of-age movies that drew awards attention, and 2025 proved another big year for

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11 Years On, The Big Short Is Still Essential Viewing

Eleven years after its release, The Big Short remains a compact, star-studded financial thriller. Ryan Gosling was one of many notable names in an ensemble that also included Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Jeremy Strong, Hamish Linklater and Rafe Spall. Adam McKay directed the film, co-wrote the screenplay with

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J Cole's The Fall Off is a self-obsessed hip-hop history lesson

Nearly two decades after his 2007 debut mixtape and six consecutive US No 1 albums, J Cole frames The Fall Off as a graceful bowing out — a double album that reads like a graduate thesis. Across 24 tracks and 101 minutes he shows technical proficiency, raw lyrical skill and heavy

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair arrives on digital Feb. 17

Quentin Tarantino’s four-and-a-half-hour cut of Kill Bill — The Whole Bloody Affair — is coming to digital retailers on Feb. 17. The combined version reached cinemas last December, and Apple TV currently lists it for pre-order at $19.99, while most other digital retailers have not yet posted listings. Kill Bill

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Prime Video's Secret Level: A Compact, Ambitious Video Game Anthology

Secret Level, an animated anthology created by Tim Miller, adapts a wide range of video games into 15 short episodes. Prime Video had earlier success with Jonathan Nolan’s Fallout, and these concise, emotionally complex shorts follow the model Miller established with Love, Death & Robots while offering focused, self-contained

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Disney World vs. Disneyland: Life-long fan explains which is better

A lifelong fan who has visited Disney World more than 20 times and Disneyland more than 10 writes that the parks are worth every penny, even as costs rise. A one-day pass for one Disneyland park runs $104–$224, while a one-day pass for one Disney World park runs $119–

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Critical Role card game A Familiar Find launches April 7, 2026

Darrington Press announced Feb. 10 that A Familiar Find will be released on April 7, 2026. The card game sends 2 to 4 players into the paws, claws, and tentacles of familiars as they gather rare spell ingredients for powerful spellcasters. Games run 30 to 40 minutes and feature 10

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Greyhound Remains One of Apple TV’s Longest-Running Hits

Tom Hanks’ naval World War II thriller Greyhound has quietly become one of Apple TV’s most successful films. Originally set for a June 2020 theatrical release from Sony, the studio ultimately offloaded the picture to Apple TV for a reported $70 million when the pandemic intervened. The film has

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13 Transcendent Beatles Covers by Black Musicians

Who is the only performer to receive a separate guest credit on the label of a Beatles single? Billy Preston — credited on the 1969 “Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down” single as “The Beatles With Billy Preston” — comes to mind first. A revisit to Preston’s work, prompted by

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Jones Road debuts easy eyeshadow sticks and En Route perfume

Jones Road has introduced its first eyeshadow sticks, offered in nine universally flattering neutral shades. The creamy formula delivers a sparkle-free, velvety finish with colors ranging from bone to smoky brown, and the sticks layer well with Just a Sec, the brand’s luminous cushiony pot shadows. Highly pigmented yet

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She‑Ra reboot at risk of becoming lost media

When She‑Ra and the Princesses of Power ended in May 2020, Adora and Catra finally got their happy ending. Now the Netflix reboot, long celebrated as a milestone of queer storytelling, is set to leave the service on February 21 and will no longer be available to stream; with