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The Green Lantern, in some form or another, has been around since 1940. The first Green Lantern was Alan Scott, who used a magical ring and lantern to fight evil. In the 1950s, a new version of the character was introduced, Hal Jordan, and the concept was changed completely. Instead of being magic-based, the new…

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With a click of a keyboard or remote button, you can immediately access straight-to-streaming movies on services like Paramount+ and Netflix. Films that don’t ever hit theaters are just put up on their respective streaming home. It’s something audiences take for granted now, but there was a similar release model before the rise of streaming.…

Nintendo announces that Mario Kart Tour is shutting down Moonlight Peaks review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch Rise of the Tomb Raider Nintendo Switch 2 interview: devs on bringing the game over, lack of Switch 1 version, gyro controls, more [Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – July 2026 5 small but notable changes…

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Turn on the Hallmark Channel and it won’t take long to stumble across a project based on a book. The network is notorious for taking everything from cozy mystery novels to gushy romance stories and turning them into movies and TV series’ with heart. Denise Hunter is one of those authors lucky enough to have…

Thanks to the popularity of books like Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses, romantasy is positively thriving — but, as with any genre, it’s difficult to find releases that are perfect from the first page to the last. Starting a novel strong and maintaining that momentum for 300+ pages is no easy…

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It’s always a little frustrating to see sci-fi and fantasy books lumped together at a bookstore. While both genres are speculative, they come at history from opposing angles. Sci-fi looks to the future and posits how human society might react to changing technology, interaction with aliens, or extensive space travel. Fantasy, meanwhile, looks to the…

Remember how exciting it was when “WandaVision” and “Loki” promised to bring movie-caliber superheroes to TV? Compare that to the relatively subdued reception to the more recent “Wonder Man,” a superhero show costarring Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley. Even though the series was well-received enough get renewed for Season 2, nobody’s out there wearing TV-inspired “Wonder Man” T-shirts.…

There is simply no denying that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the undisputed box office king. With over $32 billion and counting to its name, the franchise is the single most dominant force in Hollywood history. And yet, there is also no denying that that it has seen better days – mainly due to some…