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[embedded content] ***SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils a cameo appearance in Thor: Love and Thunder.*** We’re all excited for the deluge of Marvel content coming our way in Phase Four, but perhaps no project is as highly anticipated as Thor: Love and Thunder. Taika Waititi’s follow-up to the hilarious Thor: Ragnarok is currently filming in

Director Phil Comeau says he’s surprised to see how connected the descendants of Acadian settlers are to their heritage – no matter where they live on this earth. “It always amazes me how people in the diaspora … can still feel part of a culture even if we’ve been separated for 250 years,” Comeau said

Last night, one of hip-hops most enduring duos added a new song to their oeuvre. Drake and Rick Ross have been appearing on songs together since 2009 and making one-on-one collabs since 2011, and they bring something special out of each other—all of these songs would be counted among their best by fans. As Drake

This article contains frank discussion of the WandaVision series finale. If you haven’t yet watched, enter at your own risk.  “I hope no one eggs my house!” actress Emma Caulfield jokes the morning after the WandaVision series finale dropped on Disney Plus. After weeks of rampant speculation and fevered fan imagining, her character, Dottie Jones,

Realizing your dreams is a beautiful experience, and for Bucketheads co-creators Andy Brown and Marco Bassow, that moment came just over two years ago. In December of 2018 they released their Star Wars fan film on YouTube. This passion project brings viewers inside the lives of Stormtroopers, something its creators say had never been done

Republicans have spent months now insisting that the rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6 were not supporters of Donald Trump, a claim that, obviously, has no basis in reality. For one thing, a number of the people who’ve been arrested in connection with the insurrection have literally described themselves as supporters of the

At 33, it feels like I’ve known non-monogamy was right for me forever. But as someone who grew up surrounded by monogamy—in my family, in my friendships, in my culture, in my media consumption—I know that, at some point, I must have learned this about myself. But I can’t remember my younger self even considering

Isolation is a concept that most human beings have become intimately familiar with over the past year. Dealing with the COVID-19 surge across the globe, most of us have been confined to our homes, left without familial closeness and interaction. Robin Wright’s directorial debut, Land, taps into that feeling almost too well. Her character, Edee,

There are so many ingredients in the mix for the modern superhero. We’ve been telling stories of people with magical powers and inhuman strength as long as stories have existed, but the modern superhero is more than that. They fight for right and often do so while hiding their super life from regular people, to

When the last Democratic president, Barack Obama, took office more than a decade ago, Fox News seized on inane culture-war fodder intended to outrage its viewers. The network’s popular host Sean Hannity aired a segment warning against Sesame Street’s “soft bigotry” toward conservatives and its supposedly gay, liberal agenda; Glenn Beck set his sights on

Ratings data reported on Monday by The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline showed that only about 5.4 million Americans watched the three-hour Golden Globes telecast on the NBC network. The preliminary figures do not reflect viewing on the U.S. West Coast, but they nevertheless reflect a drop of about 60 per cent from early audience estimates

You also have an important role in Judas and the Black Messiah. How did you end up in that? I was around during the development of the script. I was there when there were separate versions of the two main characters, William O’Neal and Fred Hampton. There was a Fred Hampton biopic that Will Berson

The youngest member of Canada’s national skateboarding team is inspiring young women across the country to hit the rails. “I think it is awesome because there are not many girls,” said 11-year-old Fay Ebert of Toronto. Being nearly half the age of her national teammates, Ebert is encouraging young women across the country to take

Last month Donald Trump got several pieces of bad news re: avoiding prosecution for his cornucopia of alleged crimes. First, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office hired Mark Pomerantz, the guy who successfully put away John Gotti and others involved in organized crime. Worse, his tax returns were finally handed over to the D.A.’s office after

Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth who is beginning a third week in hospital, is “slightly improving” although it “hurts at moments,” Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall said on Wednesday. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to hospital on Feb. 16 after he felt unwell to receive treatment for an unspecified,

First Glossier made our complexions dewier, then they made our shelfies more aesthetically pleasing. Now, the cult-loved beauty brand is coming to make our lives more organized—or our makeup situations at least. Unveiled this morning, Glossier has launched their first-ever makeup bag. The new beauty bag isn’t replacing the brand’s famous pink bubblewrap pouches (these

Tahar Rahim did not need to exaggerate the debonair intensity of the serial killer he portrays in The Serpent. “He was like this,” the actor insisted. “It’s a true story.” If anything, Rashim had to downplay the real man’s ostentatious qualities to make him seem believable.  “He was dressing like this in life. It was

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has responded to a Times U.K. report claiming that she bullied aides and made them cry during her time at Kensington Palace as a working royal. In the report, published late Tuesday, The Times said that some unidentified sources approached the publication because they felt there was a side

This week, the governors of Texas and Mississippi decided that their states no longer needed to enforce public safety measures like mask-wearing and social distancing. Both governors recommended that people still listen to the experts of medical experts and remain personally vigilant, they’re just removing the requirement to do those things. This is absolutely a

Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of London reported allegations that the duchess drove out two personal assistants and left staff feeling “humiliated.” It said an official complaint was made by Jason Knauf, then

Under the narrower eligibility rules, individuals earning under $75,000 (and couples earning under $150,000) are set to receive full checks, but those making $80,000 and up, and $160,000 as a couple, will no longer qualify. According to analysis from the Institution of Taxation and Economic Policy, approximately 16 million fewer Americans will qualify for a

Last Chance U is back for round six. The Netflix show produced in partnership with GQ Studios returns this month. The Emmy-winning series takes you deep into the world of junior college sports, where young players overcome the personal demons and athletic hurdles in their pursuit of scholarships, wins, and a shot at the big

Punky Brewster is back. The precocious youngster from the 1980s TV show of the same name has returned, but she’s now older and wiser. The Punky Brewster series is a continuation of the ’80s sitcom about a bright young girl raised by a foster dad. Returning to the role that made her famous is Soleil

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. We know this to be true because it’s in the Bible or Shakespeare wrote it, or it’s on one of those Instagram photos attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Not to use another cliché, but these things are clichés for a reason. Examples are everywhere! Here’s one about New

Meghan Markle, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, is seeking 1.5 million pounds (C$2.6 million) in legal costs after she won a privacy claim against the Mail on Sunday which had printed extracts of a letter she wrote to her father. Last month, a judge at London’s High Court ruled the tabloid had breached her privacy and

This evening, Meghan Markle made a very rare move and responded to a new report the Times ran alleging the Duchess of Sussex “faced a bullying complaint made by one of her closest advisers during her time at Kensington Palace,” and that multiple royal aides had come forward with concerns about her portrayal. The Duchess,

Canadian actor Jahmil French, who starred as Dave Turner in Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died at the age of 29, according to his agent. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” his representative Gabrielle Kachman told ET Canada on Tuesday afternoon. “He