Steven Universe: End of an Era Is Here to Save the Day

Steven Universe: Art & Origins gave us all a greater understanding of the Crewniverse’s creative process and an in-depth look at some of Steven Universe’s inner workings. If you looked closely enough, it provided clues about what to expect from the series’ finale, the movie, and Steven Universe Future. Today, io9 has…

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The Witcher's Abs Take Center Stage in Our First Look at Season 2

The Witcher’s Geralt of Rivia is a man of few words and even fewer inclinations to pay any sort of attention to his fashion choices or general appearance. Yet for some reason, Netflix has decided to drop two glamour shots of the magical mutant ahead of his return in the series’ second season.

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The Haunting of Bly Manor Delivers Spooky Horrors With Surprising Heart

It’s been two years since Mike Flanagan and Netflix turned classic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House into a series that earned raves not just for its story, characters, and creativity, but also for scaring the bejesus out of viewers. Can lightning strike twice? The Haunting of Bly Manor is here to find out.

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Lovecraft Country Went Meta and Got Even More Disturbing

With each episode of Lovecraft Country’s first season, a new family member or friend in Atticus Freeman’s midst has been unceremoniously dragged into a dark convergence of events that might result in a Lovecraftian apocalypse. By shifting its focus onto each member of its supporting cast, Lovecraft Country’s been able…

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In the New Trailer for Free Guy, Ryan Reynolds Becomes the Ultimate Romanceable NPC

He would do anything for love, but he won’t do that—by which we mean become corporeal. We’ve got a new trailer and release date for Ryan Reynold’s Free Guy, a film about a video game NPC that gains self-awareness and becomes an international celebrity for being nice. And pissing off Taika Waititi in the process.

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The Walking Dead Semi-Finale Threw Out the Old to Make Way for the New (Craziness)

When we last saw The Walking Dead, our survivors were holed up in an assortment of buildings surrounded by the insane Beta, his remaining Whisperer minions, and approximately four kazillion zombies. How can Daryl, Carol, Judith, and the others survive such an overwhelming onslaught? I’ll give you a two-word hint:…

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Alicia Vikander Is Hoping to Begin to Think About Making a New Tomb Raider Next Year

In 2018, Alicia Vikander took a turn as Lara Croft, the explorin’, double-gun shootin’ video game protagonist turned movie heroine. After that, a sequel was announced, but with the pandemic messing up plans for everything, it’s not been clear if or when it would proceed.

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Source: io9 – Alicia Vikander Is Hoping to Begin to Think About Making a New Tomb Raider Next Year

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Nails the Planetary Problems But Misses the Political Ones

David Attenborough is 93. Over the course of his lifetime, the beloved natural historian and broadcaster has seen the planet go through unimaginable changes. Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have soared, as has the human population, while biodiversity has declined precipitously. He details these shifts…

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This Book About a High School Coven Understands Just How Ridiculous Teens Can Be

The opening chapter of Hannah Abigail Clarke’s The Scapegracers is a little rough. It starts with a group of girls gathering in the middle of a party to do some magic and freak everyone out. Then the narrator breaks off to do more magic with a girl she’s only just met, and the feeling that this is one of those YA…

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