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It’s been a crazy 24 hours for The Batman. The production of the 2021 blockbuster was halted yesterday after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. Hours after the news broke, it was confirmed that the film’s lead star, Robert Pattinson, was the one who contracted the virus. And now, a new report has surfaced, and it seems that production for the film will resume after all, even without the presence of Pattinson....

The Dirty Truth About Detoxes Shutterstock By Bob A./Sept. 28, 2016 1:53 pm EST Detoxes come and go as fads every few months. They pop up when a celebrity claims to have miraculously lost 20 to 30 pounds using these methods and seem to gain traction through social media and tabloid magazines. But are they truly all they’re cracked up to be? Is there any actual scientific evidence to support these diets?...

The Flash is one of DC Comics’ biggest characters, one which has enjoyed seven seasons of television on The CW. While Barry Allen has had lots of time on the silver screen, he’s never actually gotten his own film. 2017’s Justice League was the character’s first live-action debut on the big screen, a movie which, as many know, didn’t do well. Still, the world’s fastest man was still in the running to get his own solo outing....

The Reason Hilary Duff Is Trying To Change This One Law Presley Ann/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Feb. 25, 2020 3:00 pm EST Hilary Duff has some fierce mama skills. She recently confronted a photographer at her son Luca’s football game and is now pushing for laws concerning public photography to change. “Paparazzi shooting KIDS,” wrote Duff on an Instagram video she took confronting the photographer. “Go ‘practice’ your photography on ADULTS!...

Judy Garland grew up with a pushy stage mom Getty Images Judy Garland’s early success wasn’t so much the result of a lucky break as it was the outcome of years of planning by her mother, Ethel Gumm. Gumm, a former vaudeville performer, pushed all of her daughters into show business, but she recognized early on that Garland had the most talent. Garland began to tour the country as a soloist, with Gumm giving her daughter sleeping pills starting at the age of 10 to help her sleep while on the road....

The Untold Truth Of Bryce Dallas Howard Andrew Toth/Getty Images By Daren DeFrank/March 19, 2020 3:19 pm EST Bryce Dallas Howard has been a Hollywood star for decades. Throughout her career, she has worked with some of the biggest directors, starred in critically acclaimed movies like The Help, and has helmed one of the movie industry’s biggest franchises. She has also turned to television, starring in an episode of the hit show Black Mirror....

The Untold Truth Of Never Have I Ever Netflix By Ashley Collins/May 5, 2020 3:28 pm EST If you haven’t heard of Never Have I Ever, the Netflix hit series, and are looking for something to binge-watch, it’s time to add it to your list. On the outside, Never Have I Ever, which premiered on April 27,2020, appears to be just another teen comedy, but deep down it’s actually a “coming-of-age dramedy,” according to The New York Times....

Back in 2019, Marvel announced its first slate of MCU TV series to be aired on Disney+. However, instead of following franchise headliners like Thor or the Guardians of the Galaxy, these shows focused on characters that hadn’t had a substantial share of the spotlight yet. Loki, Hawkeye and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will all be released later in 2021, but first up on Disney+ is WandaVision ....

No mess mascara guard How many times have you finished the perfect second coat of jet black mascara only to sneeze, or barely blink your eye, and end up with a giant smear of waterproof mascara on your eyelid or cheeks? Every day? Yeah, me too. That’s why I love this genius idea from Tweezerman: a mascara guard that protects the skin around your eyelashes from smudges. I spoke to Hillary Kline, a makeup artist and beauty blogger who swears by this genius product....

What Happens To Your Body When You Meditate Every Day Shutterstock By Lauren Barth/April 22, 2020 10:07 am EST Meditation has been around for centuries, but not every practice involves the same technique. According to Healthline, there are six types of meditation that have emerged as the most popular and effective. And, while they vary slightly, they all have one common goal: to bring a sense of calmness through mind training....

Couple’s therapy is a sounding board Shutterstock In every relationship, there are times when you just need someone to talk to. It isn’t even that you are looking for advice, just that you want someone to hear you out. “I have been married coming up on 21 years, and we use couple’s therapy on and off,” Christine Egan, author, speaker, and founder of Redefining Healthy told me. “We found a therapist that we both like, and we use him as a sounding board when we can’t seem to resolve issues by ourselves....

Marvel Studios’ expansion into Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is starting off with a bang thanks to the completion of WandaVision , the franchise’s first exclusive entry on Disney+ . This will continue in just over a week when The Falcon and the Winter Soldier arrives, already building rave reviews during its press preview . After the more than two dozen projects confirmed through 2023, Marvel Studios will start moving into some uncharted waters in terms of new characters, specifically from the widely popular X-Men....

Going into Phase 4, it was widely known that WandaVision would play a huge part in setting up storylines to come. Not that everything else wasn’t important—just that Wanda’s newfound discoveries and experiences were set to make a seismic impact on the universe. Little did everyone know that Loki was set to play an even bigger role. When Loki was first being talked about, Marvel claimed that it was one of the more standalone stories of the MCU....

The story of Spider-Man’s eventual inclusion in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the great behind-the-scenes triumphs and success stories in modern entertainment history. Due to the wall-crawler’s movie rights lying with Sony Pictures since the 1990’s, Marvel Studios couldn’t legally include him in the MCU when it started in 2008. However, with Spidey being arguably the most popular hero of all time, and with Marvel having announced Captain America: Civil War...

Marvel’s Avengers , developed by Square Enix, is considered one of the messiest game launches in recent history—only topped by Cyberpunk 2077 . A blockbuster game, developed with a ‘games-as-a-service’ model at the forefront of their minds, with promises of an engaging world, new multiplayer content, and a stream of new content—none of which has been fulfilled six months later. The studio has since shown that they’re working to maintain the vision they originally had...

The MCU finally kicked off its long-awaited Phase Four with last week’s series premiere of WandaVision on Disney+. The show follows a post- Endgame Scarlet Witch and Vision living in a mysterious warped version of reality, where their small-town suburban neighborhood exists within varying styles of television sitcoms that changes from day-to-day. While the show just dropped its third episode , WandaVision ’s showrunner Jac Schaeffer is already being asked about possible plans for a second season....

Marvel Studios is back in action with the Loki series on Disney+, which will kick off nearly 18 straight months of MCU action by the end of 2022. This includes multiple Disney+ series bringing new heroes into the story such as Tatiana Maslany’s She-Hulk early next year. This show will be the first direct continuation for the Hulk franchise within the MCU, bringing Jennifer Walters’ big green lawyer to life alongside her cousin, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner....

Marvel Studios has plenty of material lined up to keep fans entertained for the near future in the form of Disney+ projects, but there’s a growing itch from the fanbase to get back into cinemas to see the Phase 4 movie slate on the big screen. One project that still little is known about, despite its premiere date set for this year, is Chloe Zhao’s Eternals . Beyond the film’s official announcement at San Diego Comic-Con and costume reveal at D23 Expo (both in 2019), plus a few...

One of the most curious surprises seen in the What If…? poster was Spider-Man wearing Doctor Strange’s iconic cloak. Initially, some fans had believed, like T’Challa, he had switched roles with another superhero. However, merchandise for the series quickly painted a morbid picture for Spidey to wear the Cloak of Levitation. Simply dubbed “Zombie Hunter Spider-Man,” it’s evident that this Variant of Spider-Man will appear in the episode that focuses on the undead superheroes....

Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to introduce brand new heroes in the fold, further expanding the franchise’s massive ensemble of characters. A huge chunk of those heroes will debut on Disney+ , with the likes of She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel nabbing the spotlight. As for the movies , projects such as Eternals and Shang-Chi will open a brand new chapter for the MCU in an exciting way....