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The New 52 was a mixed bag of good and bad ideas, but Scott Snyder’s Batman was a beacon amidst it all.

Tim Burton has made a career out of making weirdos look cool. Beetlejuice is a walking bad decision. Edward Scissorhands has blenders for hands. Sweeney Todd’s demon barber speaks for itself. Burton understood the appeal of outsiders long before Hollywood started turning every comic-book character into a billion-dollar franchise. The director eventually developed an interest…

As the (depending on who you ask) great Marshall Mathersonce said, “You only get one shot. Do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo!” The man won an Oscarfor that tune, so he must’ve been onto something.

A Las Vegas couple identified only as Mary and John Doe has sued Roblox, alleging the gaming platform failed to safeguard their 9-year-old daughter after a predator began sending her sexually explicit photographs and videos. The 80-page complaint, filed in Las Vegas, alleges the company failed to protect the child.

James Arness famously played Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years on the classic Western series “Gunsmoke,” one of the longest-running shows on TV. After “Gunsmoke” was over he played a different lawman, though this time he was in present-day California rather than on the frontier. “McClain’s Law” premiered on NBC on November 20, 1981, six…

Sebastian Stan auditioned for American Idol in the early 2000s with a unique song choice.

Arthurian legend has inspired so many stories over the centuries that you’d be forgiven for not remembering every TV show about King Arthur, Merlin, or any of the Knights of the Round Table. You’d be especially forgiven for not remembering “Mr. Merlin,” a sitcom that ran on CBS for one season in the ’80s. Far from…

TL;DR: Circana’s US data shows the late‑August PlayStation blackout did not meaningfully change player counts or engagement, despite online attention; Sony will keep selling digital copiesive. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 / 2:04 Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio

Former child actor Raquel Lee Bolleau has sued The Walt Disney Company, alleging the studio failed to protect her from repeated sexual abuse by an adult employee while she filmed a Disney Channel movie at age 14. The lawsuit arrives amid renewed scrutiny of child-star protections, a subject TheGrio examined through childhood stardom and former…

In this week’s Sunday Reboot, Apple employs weird delay tactics for its Epic lawsuit filing. Meanwhile, Epic still doesn’t think Apple’s proposals go far enough.