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Unlike other films from Marvel Studios, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings marked Shang-Chi’s MCU debut and mainly focused on a cast of characters new to Marvel audiences. While an unfamiliar hero coupled with rising COVID-19 numbers led to low expectations and poor projections, Shang-Chi beat the odds and has dominated the box office since its September 3 theatrical debut this year. ADVERTISEMENT Still, the studio’s latest box office success wasn’t completely void of ties to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and those connections date back to the original Iron Man trilogy and some rather controversial plot points....

Spider-Man: No Way Home has been one of the most anticipated movies of all time. The third chapter in Tom Holland’s MCU Spider-Man franchise has been brought up to the same level of hype as Avengers: Endgame, afforded by old villains returning and an endless supply of rumors. The film starring Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Jamie Foxx has now officially hit theaters worldwide. An aspect that goes hand-in-hand with the overwhelming anticipation is how much the film will make at the box office....

While Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Lucasfilm Animation’s new sixteen-episode series, has centered on experimental Clone Force 99, the show has also provided context for other Star Wars projects and characters from, Return of the Jedi creatures to locations from the Jedi: Fallen Order video game. In the series’ ninth episode, Omega’s capture by bounty hunter Cad Bane leads Clone Force 99 to question the young clone’s identity and why the Kaminoans are so intent to get her back....

Fidgeting Shutterstock Raise your fidgeting hands… how many of your are chronic fidgeters? Well, congratulations. While tapping your fingers on the desk or wiggling your foot during a meeting, your body is constantly moving. And moving equals calorie burn! It’s entirely possible you could burn up to 350 extra calories per day with the extra activity, thanks to information studied at Iowa State University. If you were to sit while fidgeting all day, you could burn about 600 more calories than if you sat motionless all day....

That One Time Lacey Chabert Was A ‘Mean Girl’ In Real Life Michael Kovac/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Nov. 21, 2019 1:14 pm EST Lacey Chabert hasn’t played the sassy and always snazzily-dressed Gretchen Weiners in Mean Girls since 2004, but art may actually be imitating life for her these days. As reported by USA Today, the actress admitted she’d been an actual mean girl herself, in real life, but this time as a mother....

The Flash finally began filming in April, with fans even getting a glimpse at it. The Wayne Manor of Michael Keaton’s Batman and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl were both seen in set photos. The film won’t just be about Keaton’s Batman or Calle’s Supergirl, but Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen and Kiersey Clemons’s Iris West, too. However, one actor not returning is Billy Crudup’s Henry Allen due to scheduling conflicts. ADVERTISEMENT Instead, the role of Barry Allen’s father has been filled by Ron Livingston, who is likely to play a key role in the film, especially due to more recent set photos....

The Real Reason Oprah Never Married Stedman Paul R. Giunta/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Jan. 15, 2020 5:53 pm EST She defined their relationship as a “spiritual partnership,” a joining of equals with an eye towards spiritual growth. Yet, Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham never formalized their union by getting married, and fans have always wondered why. In her February column for The Oprah Magazine, Oprah recalls: “I had seen a particular man around town, but he was always with the same girlfriend, so I didn’t pay much attention....

The Reason Clare Crawley Was Picked To Be The New Bachelorette David Buchan/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/March 4, 2020 12:30 pm EST While Clare Crawley, the newest Bachelorette, is no doubt going to do an amazing job on the show, a lot of fans are wondering why she was picked to helm the hit series. It’s been a while, after all, since she was the runner-up on season 18 of The Bachelor in 2014....

The Truth About Olaplex Hair Treatment Shutterstock By Phoebe McRae/Nov. 14, 2019 2:33 pm EST If you have any interest in beauty whatsoever, you likely will have heard of Olaplex. The supposedly magical hair treatment claims to repair, protect, and strengthen hair, and with hair stylists all over the world recommending the brand’s products, we can’t help but want to know more. Olaplex describes their product as the “ultimate breakage insurance,” noting on their website, “Our simple three-step process includes a patented active ingredient that works on a molecular level to seek out broken bonds in the hair that are caused by chemical, thermal, and mechanical damage....

Early viewers mistook Lifetime for “religious programming” Shutterstock It’s rather amusing that Lifetime, a channel famous for its myriad tabloid-esque enjoyments, was initially mistaken for religious programming in its infancy. According to South Carolina’s Herald-Journal, the channel got off to a “miserable start, losing a reported $36 million in its first two years” — partially because viewers associated it with church broadcasting, for whatever reason. In truth, however, Lifetime was far from militantly pious....

The Untold Truth Of The Zika Virus Shutterstock By Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH/Nov. 13, 2017 10:32 am EST If you have been pregnant in the last year, chances are you’ve been a little paranoid around mosquitoes because of the Zika virus. Zika seemed to come out of nowhere and suddenly ruin all our travel plans and pregnancy timelines. Zika is a virus spread by mosquitoes and causes mild symptoms in adults like fever and a headache....

The Worst Foods For Acid Reflux Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 19, 2020 2:09 pm EST Acid reflux, with its accompanying heartburn pain, is no joke. Sure, it’s the fodder for all kinds of silly TV commercials, but when the pain and discomfort strikes, nobody’s laughing. According to Healthline, acid reflux occurs when stomach acid reverses direction and backs up into the esophagus. Something called the lower esophageal sphincter, or LES (stop giggling at the name, we’re not in 3rd grade here!...

Things Couples Should Talk About Before Marriage (But Usually Don’t) Shutterstock By Jeanne Croteau/June 2, 2017 6:54 pm EST When we meet “the one,” we assume that everything is going to magically fall into place — but that’s just not the case. In fact, as I’ve explained to counseling clients in the past, marriage really is work. After all, this is a partner that you are hoping to have through your lifetime....

While normalcy was the goal for most of Hollywood this year, the same can’t be said for Marvel Studios. In 2021, the studio dove headfirst into series storytelling on Disney+ with not one but five short series coupled with three theatrical films and Spider-Man: No Way Home still on the way. These efforts and their quality haven’t gone unnoticed, particularly in terms of Marvel’s debut Disney+ series - WandaVision - which is now leading the MCU back into the awards conversation....

​People may judge you Shutterstock When they see how many ducklings I’ve got following me, you would be surprised by how many people are bold enough to ask if my children all have the same father. I am always taken aback and amazed that anyone would think that this is an appropriate question to ask. Why do they need that information and how am I supposed to answer that? The first few times this happened, I would choke out some details of my life story — as if this outsider deserved an explanation — and brace myself for comments about how it’s too bad that I couldn’t make my first marriage work, or how my older kids must feel jealous of the little ones....

Actor Ben Affleck debuted as The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and made waves with fans. Despite the controversy surrounding this character adaptation, audiences still praised Affleck as one of the best parts of the film. Unfortunately for fans, most of the general audience and critics didn’t feel the same way about Snyder’s film, resulting in Warner Bros. drastically alternating plans. Due to other circumstances in Affleck’s life, he moved further away from the role until he seemingly hung up the cowl for good....

Natasha Romanoff might have already died during Avengers: Endgame, but her story is not over yet due to the arrival of her own solo film in Black Widow. Directed by Cate Shortland, the upcoming prequel is set to showcase Scarlett Johansson’s return as the titular spy, and she will be joined by her Russian family from the Red Room. These roles will be played by Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz, and David Harbour....

The DC Extended Universe has gone through countless major changes to its slate even after kicking things off with Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel in 2013, mostly reeling from such mixed reactions to the first few entries in the series. After Marvel Studios blew the door open on the concept of an interconnected comic book movie universe, DC decided to try their hand at the same formula by planning out five solo movies, a massive team-up movie in 2016 pitting Batman against Superman, and a two-part Justice League movie premiering in 2017 and 2019....

Today has been absolutely monumental for Marvel fans as they get their first real look at the brand new Disney+ series Hawkeye . Multiple new photos and videos have released from the first few days of shooting , not only confirming Hailee Steinfeld’s official casting as Kate Bishop, but also showing off the exciting new character Lucky the Pizza Dog. A new batch of photos has just arrived, giving the best looks yet at the show’s leading heroes....

The next DC-centric project that audiences have to look forward to is Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League. The fight to get the original director’s cut to the screen took many years of fan campaigning, but last year it was finally announced that Zack Snyder’s vision would be released on HBO Max. While it isn’t known exactly what will change in this new cut compared to the Joss Whedon version, there are a few things that have been confirmed....