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Season 3 of Titans is on the way, and even though it still has yet to begin filming and will more than likely have to be pushed back from its original fall 2020 release date, there’s already ben much speculation as to what will occur in the new episodes. With Dick Grayson in his new persona of Nightwing taking charge of new team formed at the end of Season 2, the series is about to enter a whole new era, especially with its reported move to HBO Max....

What Are The Real Benefits Of Glycerin Beauty Products? Shutterstock By Phoebe McRae/Dec. 13, 2019 12:39 pm EST If you haven’t heard or seen about glycerin, you’re about to. The beauty ingredient is appearing in more and more skincare products, and, according to industry insiders, it comes with a whole host of benefits. If you take a look in your beauty drawer, there’s a good chance you’ll find glycerin hidden in your cleansers, moisturizers, body wash and more, but what exactly does it actually do?...

What Happens When Your Alarm Wakes You During REM Sleep Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Oct. 17, 2019 12:48 pm EST You’re in the middle of a super intense dream — so intense you are literally in the middle of where all the action is. All of a sudden your alarm goes off, and you wake up with a powerful jerk that sends you out of bed like a rocket. Dreams happen when you are in REM sleep, which begins around 90 minutes after you fall asleep, and a person could go through several REM periods during a normal sleep cycle....

Ultimate power names Shutterstock It appears that people are on a serious power trip these days, when it comes to naming their children. Names like Titan, Atlas, and Apollo are on the rise. Last year, names like Royal, Saint, and Augustus were topping the charts — and in recent years there were quite a few babies who were actually named God. In 2015, five boys were named God, another five dubbed Yahweh, with 20 more Lords, 27 Saviors, 40 baby girls named Goddess, and more than 1,500 boys named Messiah....

Can You Use Face Makeup On Your Legs? Shutterstock By Phoebe McRae/Jan. 31, 2020 11:20 am EST When it comes to hiding spider veins, cellulite, or bruises on your legs, the first thing you probably do is reach for fake tan. “Self-tanners will give you color, but your bruise or vein or pigmentation will still show through,” Sir John Barnett, Beyoncé’s makeup artist, explained to Harper’s Bazaar (via Hola! Magazine). There is another option, though....

Does The Furniture Stay On Good Bones? Rachel Luna/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Oct. 25, 2019 11:31 am EST Good Bones is one of many insanely addictive HGTV home renovation shows. From Property Brothers to Fixer Upper, there’s no shortage of reality television to scratch that DIY itch from the comfort of your own sofa. What makes Good Bones different, of course, is the mother-daughter duo at its heart, who are also business partners in their own company, Two Chicks and a Hammer....

Next year brings Dwayne Johnson’s brand-new anti-hero to the DCEU: Black Adam. While the character is related to the comic origin of Zachary Levi’s Shazam, the two aren’t set to meet just yet. Instead, The Rock will be taking the stage on his own to bring his passion project to life, one in which the actor has been trying to do so for nearly a decade. Thanks to the recent success of more obscure comic book characters, it’s now the perfect time for his character to the big screen....

One of the intriguing questions about the DCEU is the future of Henry Cavill’s Superman. Henry Cavill made his debut as Superman during 2013’s Man of Steel, officially launching the DCEU. Even though the film received mixed reviews and a $668 million box office cume, Cavill’s performance as the Man of Tomorrow was still well-received by fans and critics. ADVERTISEMENT The DC star went on to star alongside Ben Affleck’s Batman in the Man of Steel follow-up entitled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, pitting the two famous DC heroes against one another....

Here’s What You Should Never Cook In A Cast Iron Skillet Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/April 23, 2020 4:05 pm EST Cast-iron skillets are the all-around workhorse of any even-moderately-equipped kitchen. Not only are they excellent for most types of stove-top cooking, but they can also transition easily from the range to the oven for any tricky two-step cooking techniques. Cast iron pans are also perhaps the most macho of indoor cookware, suitable for use at those times when it’s just too cold for even the manliest man to fire up the outdoor grill....

Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been all the rage as of late, even keeping pace with Marvel’s Disney+ ventures in the general conversation. The entire situation that the project was birthed from was incredibly unique—likely playing heavily into its current popularity and general audience interest. Though Warner Bros. may never want to admit it, the film even held up against Wonder Woman 1984 ’s viewership . No matter what one thinks of the quality of the film itself...

She once had a suicide party Frances’ 16th birthday party wasn’t your typical sweet 16. According to E! News, her shindig had a suicide theme, all to honor her late father. Love apparently rented out Sunset Boulevard’s House of Blues for the party and got her daughter a cake that read “R.I.P. Childhood.” One of Frances’ friends posted the party invitation online and it specified a red or black dress code (no exceptions) with prizes given out to the partygoers who dressed the “most dead....

Tom Hiddleston had the opportunity to revisit his iconic MCU anti-hero in the 2021 Disney+ series Loki, which changed the game for the story coming in Phase 4. Featuring Kate Herron as the director, Hiddleston had the opportunity to take Loki in a new direction as he saw the Multiverse begin to come apart at the seams, setting the God of Mischief up for even more mayhem ahead. Loki also had the distinction of becoming the first MCU Disney+ property to be officially confirmed for a second season, which came in the credits of Episode 6 in July 2021....

WandaVision was a stellar first outing for the MCU’s presence on Disney+. The fun and sometimes eerie trip through decades of sitcom styles saw Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff attempting to live out an idealized life with her deceased husband, Paul Bettany’s Vision. While much of the show focused on these titular characters, a new character entered the scene in the closing minutes of Episode 5 that took the internet by storm: Evan Peters as Wanda’s brother Pietro/Quicksilver, who was killed by Ultron during the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron....

There were questions among fans whether Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings would receive the same release strategy as Black Widow on Disney+ for the longest time. However, at Disney’s Q3 Investor Call, it was reaffirmed that Shang-Chi would be receiving an exclusive 45-day window in theaters. During this call, the film was unfortunately categorized as an “interesting experiment” by Bob Chapek in an impromptu response to an investor, which sparked a response from star Simu Liu....

Marvel’s stream of video games has grown exponentially over the past couple of years, and they’re only set to continue that trend in the near future. Things really took off in 2018 with the Insominac-developed Spider-Man game, which took the beloved hero to new levels of interactive awesomeness. Bringing together a full-blown Sinister Six three years before the live-action Spider-Man: No Way Home would attempt to do the same, this game gave players the best experience to date with both swinging around New York City and fighting the crime that came with it....

One of the primary plotlines through the first two phases of the MCU is Tony Stark discovering his purpose in life both with his Iron Man suit and without it. And in this Round One matchup of the MCU Madness tournament , we get the two movies that best explore the two sides of the Iron Man coin. Iron Man 2 and Iron Man 3 collectively feature Tony building the persona of Iron Man and then tearing it down....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a sprawling epic consisting of twenty-three films that continues to be one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of cinema. Any fan of the franchise could never forget the first time they experienced the Infinity Saga, and with most of the films being available for streaming, there’s no better time to go back in for a rewatch. Having heard of the many different orders one could watch the Star Wars films, The Direct wanted to provide some new ways for fans to binge the MCU....

Ghost Rider is one of those names that feels like an inevitability for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character has appeared in two of his own movies with veteran actor Nicolas Cage taking on the role; Johnny Blaze even appeared in Agents of Shield as a recurring character. However, the canonicity of AoS still remains as unclear as ever. Cage’s version of the character first debuted in Columbia Pictures’ Ghost Rider in 2007....

“With great power…comes great irresponsibility.” Deadpool’s uncanny ability to break the fourth wall and reference (or even heckle) other Marvel heroes has made the Merc with a Mouth a beloved character. The aforementioned reference to Spider-Man was apparent in the trailer for 2016’s Deadpool , in which Ryan Reynolds starred perfectly as Wade Wilson. Deadpool continued the Marvel references in the sequel film , and it gave fans a fantastic Easter egg....

Weeks away from Spider-Man: No Way Home’s December 17 debut, marketing has finally picked up for this highly-anticipated film starring Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch. While No Way Home’s second trailer highlighted the film’s roster of villains and revealed a few key plot details, like everything in this threequel’s marketing campaign thus far, it raised more questions than answers. One of the more unexpected mysteries that came from the trailer relates to the Statue of Liberty as the location for No Way Home’s climactic battle....