The Marvel Cinematic Universe is showing no signs of slowing down. Three new movies in the MCU have been released this year – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, and Ant-Man and the Wasp – and they’re all in the top ten highest grossing movies of 2018. Infinity War and Black Panther even have the number one and two spots on that list, respectively. As with any successful franchise in Hollywood, the monstrous success of the MCU is not a fluke....

Movie adaptations of young adult (or YA) novels have been around for a long time, most notably with the Harry Potter franchise, but it was the release of Twilight in 2008 that truly kicked off a frenzy. The $37 million production earned $192 million in North America and an additional $200 million worldwide. Hollywood studios looked at those numbers, saw the devotion of the fan base, and figured that other YA adaptations could work just as well....

Often what fascinates people about the horror genre is its tool of subversion. Horror films tap into the fear of the unknown by constructing mysteries around their appalling truths. Twist reveals are nothing new in movies, but when the entire twist revolves around whom the villain really is, that can change everything about a movie. In 2022, Scream returned, and once again, it revealed the bad guy was not who anyone expected, doing it by tying the movie’s young cast to the characters from the original movie....

Now that Disney has acquired Lucasfilm and a new live-action Star Wars movie is going to hit the big screen every year for the foreseeable future, the opportunities for the franchise are nearly endless. In just a few short months, the first non-episodic Star Wars installment, Rogue One, will hit theaters and fans will be presented with an almost entirely new cast of characters. They won’t all be brand new faces (and voices), though....

If Albus Dumbledore had a Sterling Pound for every time the Sorting Hat misjudged someone, he’d probably have enough to give Hogwarts a modern facelift. Every fan knows that both Dumbledore and the Sorting Hat are not infallible. They have both, in fact, made mistakes over their tenure at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Some of these mistakes have indeed, resonated throughout the Wizarding World. Even something as seemingly minute as sorting children into Hogwarts houses can have certain butterfly effects....

Plenty of people will agree that the 1980s was the best decade for horror. That era was hot on the heels of the 1970s, a period that paved the way for the genre we know today. Yet in the 1980s, horror was more prolific than ever, thanks to advances in distribution and special effects. The groundwork had been laid, and filmmakers were celebrating a renaissance. From slashers to haunted houses, the ’80s were a thrilling time....

Hackaday.com pointed us to this custom rack sporting 160 Mac Minis that was originally posted by Steve’s blog. There isn’t a whole lot of information about where exactly the rack is being used, but Steve said the goal was to replace Xserve by coming up “with a way to get the same or better CPU core density into a standard 2′ by 2′ datacenter rack.” The custom 160 Mac mini rack provided him with 640 cores—compared to his 40 Xserve setup at 320 cores per rack....

Google is adding some new space-saving features to its Photos app on both the web and iOS. A new feature rolling out to the web client starting Wednesday will give the option to downgrade photos previous backed up in full resolution to the compressed mode in order to save space. And on iOS, there’s a new “Free up space” button being added to the settings menu that deletes already backed up photos…...

1Password is a powerful and secure way to store passwords and other important information like documents, credit cards, and more. 1Password Teams takes this experience up a notch, allowing up to 10 employees to use 1Password. 1Password Teams is available for a flat monthly price, so work flows, collaboration thrives, and productivity soars. Here’s everything you need to know. 1Password keeps businesses safe by protecting the individuals who work there – by defending the workforce at an individual level, 1Password empowers businesses with greater visibility, control, and peace of mind....

Harry Potter is one of the most beloved characters to ever grace the pages of a book. Ever since he debuted in Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone (Or Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone depending on what side of the Atlantic you’re on) the boy who lived has thrilled audiences all over the globe. The character, created by J.K. Rowling hooked audiences with his earnest demeanor, a fierce sense of friendship, and ever-present bravery....

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Content shared by employees of a brand receives 8x more engagement than when the same content is shared by the official brand account. Do we really need to show any evidence that people don’t trust corporations for you to believe it? This is why employee advocacy programs have become such a vital part of modern marketing. Whatever the message is that you want to get out, your target audience would rather hear it from your employees—not you....

Gilmore Girls was a very unique show, in that it was a mixture of both comedy and drama in a perfect blend. The show had a style ad approach that was relatable not only for women but for every kind of demographic. With this kind of premise, there were hundreds of moments where valuable life advice was imparted to the viewer, and these quotes have an evergreen quality that can still be relatable today....

Way back in the early 2000s, a strange phenomenon took over the entire world: the Twilight saga. Based on a popular book series written by Stephanie Meyer, the saga follows a teenage girl named Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father. She meets a mysterious and handsome boy at her school named Edward Cullen, who she soon discovers is actually a vampire....

This week Benjamin and Zac discuss the latest on HomePod before its launch including what they ordered, a new report that casts doubt on the possibility of an iPhone SE 2, rumors about an iBooks overhaul and imagining an Apple Books service, plus iOS 12 rumors and Apple’s holiday quarter results. Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Apple’s HomePod is now available to preorder, first orders arriving February 9 Apple officially details HomePod audio sources including iTunes Match and iTunes purchases...

Despite having his own movie and a popular Netflix show, Matt Murdock, AKA Daredevil, still has plenty of cool facts from his long history that many fans might not know about. Everyone and their mother knows that Daredevil is blind. They might even know that he’s an orphan or that his father was a boxer or that he was trained by a man named Stick. But that’s not everything there is to know about the New York vigilante....

1Password for macOS is already one of the best password management apps on the market, and the latest update includes features for new MacBook Pros before the new notebooks even hit stores. 1Password delivers Touch Bar support for interacting with the password manager using the new Retina OLED display that replaces the traditional function key row, and Touch ID support makes it possible to unlock 1Password using your fingerprint on new MacBook Pros....

Magic has long been used as a canonical explanation for the origin of superpowers in the Marvel Universe, dating back to before the modern superhero boom period. Thanks in large part to his fan-favorite portrayal by Benedict Cumberbatch in the MCU, Doctor Strange has become the most recognizable Marvel magic user. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness showed Marvel fans two very important things. First was that, even in Strange’s hands, magic in the MCU can be very dangerous....

For the first time since the height of Wii mania, the gaming community as a whole is talking about Nintendo in an almost universally positive light. The Nintendo Switch is selling at a phenomenal pace and is breaking records left and right, showing no signs of slowing down any time soon. Still, it hasn’t all been good news for the Switch. On paper, the system is doing great and is meeting or exceeding all expectations where it counts most: sales....

Like most forms of entertainment, the video game industry is dominated by sequels. It’s hard to buy a new video game without glancing at dozens of existing franchises — many of them on their third or fourth iteration. Some video game franchises have been going on for decades! God of War 2018 reinvents itself as a sequel to the original trilogy, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prequel-sequel to the first, and Kingdom Hearts III is technically the twelfth game in that franchise....