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The return of Boba Fett and the inclusion of Timothy Olyphant’s Cobb Vanth further elevated The Mandalorian Season 2 to greater heights, but last week’s episode focused on a more standalone story that disappointed some fans. “Chapter 10: The Passenger” heavily revolved around the dynamic between Mando and Baby Yoda while also providing a glimpse of how the New Republic worked during its early days. The latest episode showcased more adorable (and not-so-innocent) Baby Yoda moments, but another notable involvement was from the passenger herself, the Frog Lady....

The Real Reason You Shouldn’t Share Social Media Accounts With Your Partner Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Feb. 8, 2020 10:45 am EST You’ve met someone and have fallen, or are (still) so in love with someone you want to let the world know it. You could choose to post couple selfies on your own Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat accounts — or you could take it a step further by opening a joint social media account....

Why it’s time to cut back Shutterstock Diet soda seems harmless, but it’s doing some damage. Not only is it affecting your internal organs, it’s actually changing your eating patterns. The Vitamin Shoppe nutritionist Jaclyn Jacobsen spoke with me about the many risks of drinking diet soda. The ingredients in diet soda are associated with “decreased kidney function, fat accumulation around the waistline, and increased sugar cravings,” Jacobsen told me. “Diet soda puts you at increased risk for metabolic syndrome, which is an umbrella term for multiple conditions such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, elevated blood sugar that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes....

Amazing Uses For Aloe Vera In Your Beauty Routine Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Jan. 20, 2020 2:39 pm EST If you live in a hot part of the country, chances are you’ll have seen a succulent plant with triangular leaves and spikes that line up on two sides of the triangle’s base. And if you get a chance and you’ve got the space, you may want to give that plant a good home because that succulent, known as aloe vera, is one of nature’s many gifts that keep on giving....

Ever since it was revealed in 2015 that Marvel Studios and Sony had struck a deal to have Spider-Man integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans were left wondering who would end up playing the teenage superhero. After months of speculation, a shortlist was revealed with Asa Butterfield being one of the top contenders for the role next to Tom Holland. However, in a sudden upset, he was no longer up for the role...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a lot of movies in its arsenal, giving fans a chance to look back at some of the franchise’s iconic moments . That said, the worldwide pandemic has caused a shortage of new content, especially for MCU fans. The good news is there are 23 movies in the franchise’s Infinity Saga that are readily available on various platforms, but the majority of those are on...

Batgirl is one of the upcoming projects on HBO Max’s DC slate. The straight-to-streaming movie is directed by Bad Boys for Life’s directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and it will star In The Heights actress Leslie Grace as the titular Caped Crusader. Alongside Grace, Batgirl also features Jacob Scipio in an unknown role and Brendan Fraser as its villain, Firefly. The HBO Max film has experienced its fair share of ups and downs over the years....

Do Eyelash Extensions Ruin Your Eyelashes? Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Oct. 14, 2019 7:19 pm EST If you’ve never had eyelash extensions done because you’re terrified the procedure will (eventually) leave your eyes bald and lashless, you’re in good company. And if you’ve done them before and you are convinced they leave your lashes thinner and more sparse, you could be right — those extensions might be to blame. “Most eyelashes have a relatively short growth cycle of hair — this is why our lashes are about one-fourth of an inch long rather than inches or feet like hair on our scalp....

Fans had wondered what time period Wonder Woman 3 would take place in when it was announced that Wonder Woman 1984 would be another prequel taking place in the 80s. However, it would seem apparent that the threequel would keep moving forward in time, but there was no telling whether it could be the 90s, early 2000s, or modern-day. Recently, Patty Jenkins has said that she has recently been rethinking her original ideas for Wonder Woman 3 and is currently taking a break from focusing on it and saying that “I sort of have to wait and see where we are in the world....

Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe is just a few days away from releasing its first new material of Phase 4, there are more than a handful of other projects still in production for release later in the year. Movies and Disney+ shows coming out in late 2021, such as the untiled Spider-Man 3 , Ms. Marvel and Hawkeye, are still deeply entrenched in the filming process before post-production comes into play, although the excitement for these MCU entries is just as high as its predecessors....

How To Recognize And Get Over Unrequited Love Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Jan. 3, 2020 10:10 am EST You spend your waking moments slipping into daydreams about the future you’ll have together, the places you’ll go, and the things you’ll see. But there’s just one catch: the other party doesn’t know how you feel, or if he or she does, the interest and affection isn’t reciprocated. Chances are, you have unrequited love, and psychology professor Gary W....

John Cena’s Peacemaker just finished its first full season on HBO Max, becoming the first fully streamed project in DCEU history. All eight episodes helped make the story a major success from both fans’ and critics’ perspectives alike. Impressively, the Peacemaker season finale brought that to new levels by setting viewership records for the streaming network upon its debut.Warning - the rest of this article contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Peacemaker....

Fans of Zack Snyder’s Justice League have essentially been shown behind-the-scene photos for years from Snyder himself . But, now that the film has officially released, artists who have worked on it have begun showcasing some too. Such as a better look at DeSaad , who is Darkseid’s advisor seen multiple times throughout the film speaking to Steppenwolf. Not only that, but fans were even shown Snyder filming both Ben Affleck and Joe Magniello’s Deathstroke...

When Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 lost James Gunn, it felt like a bullet in the heart—maybe even that things were going to fall apart. But, then Disney mended things, and not only did Marvel get Gunn back, but he was able to get another big project in the process: The Suicide Squad . Fans are now are getting another shot at the iconic team with brand-new members such as King Shark, Polka-Dot, and even Bloodsport...

While Marvel Studios is inching closer to its next run in theaters after a long two-year delay, Phase 4’s Disney+ exclusives are garnering quite the slew of praise from fans and critics alike. Loki is already setting records with the most-viewed premiere in Disney+ history while Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, and Anthony Mackie took their roles to the advertising world for car commercials. ADVERTISEMENT Additionally, Disney and Marvel Studios are gearing up for their first run in the TV awards sphere with the 2021 Emmys preparing for its September 19, 2021 airing date....

Warning — This article contains spoilers for WandaVision. The world has only had WandaVision for one day, and it’s already been dissected and analyzed by seemingly every Marvel fan in existence! ADVERTISEMENT As Marvel Studios kicks off Phase 4 with its first venture into episodic storytelling on Disney+, the reception has been overwhelmingly positive seeing the Scarlet Witch and Vision back in action together. The first two episodes highlight the couples’ lives surrounded by the lifestyles of the 1950s and 60s, while teasing a Marvel adventure that appears to be completely unpredictable....

Now that Marvel Studios is finally close to debuting its highly anticipated Phase 4 lineup at the end of this year, the time has also come to restart the merchandising campaigns. The new slate of Marvel Studios movies unfortunately won’t be premiering until spring 2021 at the earliest, which means the studio is now focusing heavily on their brand new batch of mini-series on Disney+. Filming is currently taking place for...

Netflix’s Unbelievable: The Truth Behind The Limited Series Netflix By Blaire Erskine/Sept. 18, 2019 3:07 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Netflix’s Unbelievable delivers one of the most poignant scenes in the limited series’ third episode. In the scene, Marie (played by Kaitlyn Dever) sits next to a roaring ocean in the dark of night with her friend Connor. In the days leading up to this moment, Marie has been blacklisted by her tight-knit community of former foster home teens for reporting — and then recanting — a detailed account of being raped in her apartment....

Who were Pete’s final 4 in The Bachelor? Facebook Pete’s top four choices were model Hanna Ann Sluss, who was awarded his very first rose, one-time Price Is Right contestant Madison Prewett, former Miss Iowa Kelsey Weier, and the controversial Victoria Fuller. Of these four, many Bachelor watchers figured Victoria would be Pete’s pick — after all, she is a vegan, and supposedly Pete recently converted to eating a vegan diet himself....

Box office projections for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings did not look great, as it was expected to have the worst opening weekend of any Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Predicted to earn only between $35 million and $55 million before closing out its theatrical run from $100 to $165 million domestically, fans and seemingly Marvel Studios began to get nervous. Another part of this movie’s high stakes financially was the chances of Eternals being delayed again, which will be entirely dependent on how Shang-Chi performs at the box office....