This My Hero Academia review contains spoilers. My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 24 “I wonder if this itch would have stopped…” Hey, remember when this was a show about plucky heroes? Picking up on the powerful revelations and themes that the previous episode “Tenko Shimura: Origin” establishes, “Tomura Shigaraki: Origin” continues that chilling story
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St. Martin’s Press From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the first book of an astonishing dark fantasy saga. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure
This Star Trek article contains minor spoilers for The Next Generation Season 2 and Lower Decks. If you’ve been watching Star Trek: Lower Decks, then you’ve probably noticed that Dr. T’Ana is clearly based on the notorious Dr. Pulaski from Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s not that Gillian Vigman is trying to channel the
The National Book Foundation has announced the longlists for the 2021 National Book Awards on September 15–17. As with last year, the awards are divided into five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. The judging panel for this year’s edition of the National Book Awards includes Alan Michael Parker, Emily Pullen,
Even after the trippy and action-packed trailer dropped our first look at this new era of The Matrix, the fourth installment in the cyberpunk film franchise remains an unsolvable puzzle box. We certainly tried to decode the trailer for answers in our breakdown and analysis, but there’s so much that remains a mystery. How are
You might recognize Leander Independent School District (LISD) in Texas from another memorable school board meeting, in which a parent pulled out a pink dildo as a prop to emphasize her point. It resulted in the district removing 15 books — including the graphic novel adaptations of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and The Handmaid’s Tale
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers. What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 Episode 4 A coastal resort destination like Atlantic City might not seem the wisest place for a vampire to vacation, but it pays off in “The Casino.” The Staten Island vampires may be shirking their duties on
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Like most things Christopher Nolan does these days, his historic deal with Universal Pictures is big. We’re still learning the finer details of this new business relationship which will give the world Nolan’s next film based on the life J. Robert Oppenheimer, the remorseful father of the atomic bomb, but thanks to The Hollywood Reporter,
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This article contains spoilers for Archer season 12 episode 5. Archer has a fascinating relationship with change. Major elements like the show’s genre have transformed, but a constant through the years are the characters and their relationships with one another. The series has made it clear that these character dynamics are quite toxic in many
Familius, Helping Families Be Happy Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she’s happy, she feels a razzle-dazzle pink in her hands. When she’s sad, she feels a deep blue behind her eyes. But she isn’t quite sure how to feel about the color of her skin. Kids at school tell her she is
Cry Macho is the 39th feature film directed by Clint Eastwood, coming almost exactly 50 years after he made his directorial debut in 1971 with Play Misty for Me. It’s also Eastwood’s first time onscreen since 2018’s The Mule, which he also directed; he did not appear in his last effort behind the camera, 2019’s
As a general rule, I avoid the mention of Christmas or other gifting holidays any time before December, but I must make an exception for a theme that is timely and has been making the rounds on social media: shipping delays. Now, if you don’t do a lot of online shopping, you may think this
This SUPERGIRL article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 11, “Mxy in the Middle.” Supergirl Season 6 Episode 11 Mr. Mxyzptlk makes his triumphant return, and not a moment too soon. He sings, he dances, he makes Patrick Swayze references, and Supergirl distracts a giant cat the same way you distract a regular cat – with her
The 2021 Booker Prize Shortlist has been announced! Chosen from 158 novels, this year’s shortlist is comprised of 6 novels that span the globe, from South Africa to Sri Lanka to Cardiff and the United States. While novels by notable authors Kazuo Ishiguro and Rachel Cusk did not make this year’s shortlist, this year does marks Damon Galgut’s third
Florence Pugh in 1960s attire? Sign us up! We have our first look at Pugh, Harry Styles, and more in Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling. “In only her second directorial feature, Olivia Wilde already has the prestige that every director craves, setting the internet in a frenzy after releasing an 11-second teaser for Don’t Worry
It’s not just books being targeted by conservative, white supremacist groups across the US. It’s also teachers, and for Glen Ellyn, Illinois, third grade teacher Lauren Crowe, sharing the inclusive resources she uses on TikTok has her on administrative leave from the backlash. Twenty-four year-old Crowe runs the now-private TikTok account @classroomyogi, and at the
One thing about the origins of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that’s easy to forget these days is that much of the Avengers stuff was inspired by the Ultimate Marvel comics, specifically The Ultimates. This especially went for Hawkeye, who had little to do with his mainstream comic self and far more with Ultimate Hawkeye. His
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