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close story-meta-footer Photo Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, with Beyoncé and Jay Z at a rally in Cleveland on Friday. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times I feel bad for anyone who still hasn’t learned to speak Beyoncé. Her language is the body. It’s stagecraft. It’s Instagram posts. She doesn’t speak; she signifies. And…
Looks like everyone wants folks to get out and vote, even superheroes. Ms. Marvel, otherwise known as Kamala Khan, is urging voters to tap into their own superpowers this election season to get to the polls and vote. Marvel Comics issued a first look at the upcoming release of “Ms. Marvel” No. 13, which focuses on the teenager’s attempt…
Screenshot credit: HBO HBO and Bill Simmons have agreed to cancel his TV show, Any Given Wednesday, before the conclusion of its first season, according to a press release the network just sent out. Any Given Wednesday, the weekly HBO talk show hosted by Bill Simmons, will finish its run on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and…
Wolverine is proof that everyone loves Canadians, even when they’re surly murderers. His only powers are always carrying knives and repeatedly coming back from things that should have killed him. That’s not a superhero, that’s a horror movie villain. MarvelUnder that striped jumper Freddy Kreuger was ripped. The Wolverine is his most unexpected resurrection yet….
These days there are three ways you can look at the relative success of a Marvel movie: as a part of the MCU, as an adaptation of the existing character, and as a film in its own right. In the case of Doctor Strange, it’s particularly appropriate that your perception of the movie will shift…
Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before *spoiler alert for TNG Season 4 Epsiode 3, “Remember Me”* (I mean, it’s 20 years old, but if you haven’t seen it yet, far be it from me to be the one to ruin it for you.) Star Trek is no stranger to making radical statements — this…
Google Microdata Mobile only ad Article “Cover” Mel Gibson Is Not Sorry Indignant, yes, his appearance on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert suggested. But the disgraced star’s apology tour has been, overall, strikingly lacking in actual apologies. Google Metadata CBS “Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world,” Mel Gibson, drunk and…
Drake is a Canadian rapper who believes in true love but consistently falls victim to treacherous women who tend to hold his emotions captive. He fears he’ll forever be rich and lonely. He may or may not believe he’s Jamaican. Taylor Swift is a conniving white American singer from Pennsylvania and a slick human machine…
Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home – NYTimes.com. Source: Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home – NYTimes.com
On a day containing the news of Stranger Things Funko Pop figures being on their way, it seemed unlikely anything bigger would arrive from the world of the Upside Down. Netflix is trying, though, with a silly parody news report tied to the show. Described as “an archival newsreel from 5 WIYZ Hawkins, Indiana” by the…