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Movies

National Popcorn Day 2026: Buckets, Butter, and Big Profits

National Popcorn Day 2026 brings wild BYOB popcorn buckets, free snacks, and reveals how movie theatre popcorn went from banned to a billion-dollar business.

Lav Diaz’s Magellan Rewrites Colonial History on Film

Lav Diaz’s Magellan, starring Gael García Bernal, reimagines the Age of Discovery through a decolonial lens, confronting power, conquest, and myth.

The Death of Robin Hood Reinvents the Legend for 2026

Hugh Jackman stars in The Death of Robin Hood, a dark A24 reimagining that explores guilt, violence, and redemption in the outlaw’s final chapter.

WikiFlix Lets You Stream Free Public Domain Movies Online

WikiFlix streams thousands of public domain movies for free with a Netflix-style interface. No ads, no accounts, no subscriptions. Instant play at zero cost.

Movie Studios Keep Making Unprofitable Sequels? The Tron Franchise as a Case Study

Why does Disney keep returning to Tron? Explore box office losses, cult fandom, merchandise revenue, and the long-term value of the Tron franchise.

Comics

Scott Adams Dies at 68: The Complicated Legacy of Dilbert

By Tony M.

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, has died at 68. A look at the comic’s cultural impact, global success, and the controversies that ended its run.

Baby Garfield Gets a Purr-fectly Cutesy Origin Story

By Tony M.

Baby Garfield stars in a new BOOM Studios comic series exploring the grumpy cat’s adorable firsts, from first word to first hairball.

Archie Comics Gets a new Reboot With Oni Press in 2026

By Tony M.

Archie Comics teams with Oni Press for a bold 2026 reboot, launching new monthly series that reimagine Archie and Riverdale with fresh creative voices.

The Secret of Wonder Woman’s Invisible Airplane

By Tony M.

Why did Wonder Woman fly an Invisible Plane? Explore its Amazonian technology, mythic influences, alien tech and changing role across DC Comics history.

Planet of the Apes vs Fantastic Four Begins in 2026

By Tony M.

Marvel’s Fantastic Four collide with Planet of the Apes in a four-issue crossover arriving February 2026, blending action, science, and nostalgia.

Batman: 60th Anniversary of the 1966 TV Series

By Tony M.

Celebrate 60 years of the classic Batman TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward, exploring Batmania, fun facts, iconic villains, and TV history.

ImagiNation: The Golden Age of Toronto Kids’ TV by Ed Conroy

By Tony M.

Relive the magic of Canadian children’s TV with ImagiNation: The Golden Age of Toronto Kids’ TV by Ed Conroy by celebrating the shows that shaped a generation.

June Lockhart, Beloved TV Mom, Dies at 100

By Tony M.

Hollywood legend June Lockhart, known for Lassie and Lost in Space, dies at 100. Her roles shaped generations with warmth, humor, and inspiration.

Subtitles are the New Novels: How Gen Z Sparkes a New Reading Renaissance

By Tony M.

Gen Z’s reading revival isn’t in books, it’s in subtitles. From Netflix captions to Julia Child’s “Bon appétit,” the future of literacy is streaming, not shelving.

Netflix: Nobody Wants This Season 2 Trailer

By Tony M.

The beloved comedy Nobody Wants This returns for season 2 on Netflix, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. Love, laughs, and family chaos await!

Weird

Meet Orion Montreal’s Winter Ice Surfer on the St Lawrence

By Tony M.

Meet Orion, Montreal’s legendary ice surfer, navigating freezing waves and drifting ice on the St Lawrence River in the award-winning short film ORION.

Paris Lottery Offers Burial Plots Near Jim Morrison

By Tony M.

Paris offers lottery burial plots near Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Chopin in famous cemeteries like Père Lachaise, Montparnasse, and Montmartre.

The Mysterious Death of Harry Houdini in Montreal

By Tony M.

Harry Houdini’s final days in Montreal mix fate, mystery, and tragedy, ending with his death on Halloween 1926 after pain masked a fatal illness.

Charmin’s Forever Roll: A Month Long Toilet Paper Miracle

By Tony M.

How many times have you been caught stranded on the porcelain throne, left high and dry because someone could not be bothered to change the...

Beefeaters, Feminism & Hidden Pubs at the Tower of London

By Tony M.

Only two women have ever become Beefeaters. A.J. Clark, the second, joined in 2017 and later donated her uniform, adding to the Tower of London's rich legacy.