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Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in Marvel Studios' "Ms. Marvel" (Marvel Studios)

5 lesser-known characters coming to MCU

Alex Fitch - The Conversation
Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvel Studios)

"Thor" passes the hammer to Portman

Alison Stine
"Euphoria" (Eddy Chen/HBO)

"Euphoria" challenges what TV should be

Anne-Sophie Gravel - The Conversation
Will Tilston as Gregory Bridgerton and Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton in "Bridgerton" (Liam Daniel/Netflix)

A bolder than "Bridgerton" reading list

Alison Stine
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Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt in "The First Lady" (Ramona Rosales/SHOWTIME)

First Lady doesn't live up to its icons

Melanie McFarland
Michelle Yeoh in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24)

Daniels on the theory of "Everything"

Hanh Nguyen
Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald in Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy adventure "Fanastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

The magical magnetism of Mads Mikkelsen

Melanie McFarland
Tom Pelphrey (Perry Abbott), Lewis Pullman (Rhett Abbott) and Josh Brolin (Royal Abbott) in "Outer Range" (Richard Foreman/Prime Video)

Amazon's creepier answer to Yellowstone

Alison Stine
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Dave Willetts in: "Jesus Christ Superstar" in Zürich 1992 (Blick/RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Jesus Christ Superstar's Easter legacy

Henry Bial - The Conversation
Atmosphere at the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 15, 2022 in Indio, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Coachella)

Catching up with Coachella

Kelly McClure
Natasha Lyonne as Nadia Vulvokov in "Russian Doll" (Netflix)

Russian Doll refresher – what a concept!

Alison Stine
Julia | Minx (Photo illustration by Salon/Seacia Pavao/HBO Max/Katrina Marcinowski)

Are "Julia" and "Minx" the same show?

Melanie McFarland
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Hospital corridor with police tape (Getty Images/Joos Mind)

When your family's grief makes headlines

Erin Keane
Jerry O'Connell, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Corey Feldman in "Stand By Me," 1986 (Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)

Wil Wheaton on abuse during Stand By Me

Alison Stine
Mads Mikkelsen as Gellert Grindelwald in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)

"Fantastic Beasts 3" gay story censored

Dan Selcke - Winter is Coming
Minx (Photograph by Courtesy of HBO Max)

"Minx" and the politics of pleasure

Amanda Marcotte
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Joseph Gatt speaks on a panel for "Titanic 666" on Day 1 of WonderCon 2022 held at Anaheim Convention Center on April 1, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

"Game of Thrones" actor arrested

Dan Selcke - Winter is Coming
(L-R) Karen Gillan as Sarah and Karen Gillan as Clone Sarah in the sci-fi film, "Dual" (Photo courtesy of RLJE Films)

Karen Gillan duels her clone in "Dual"

Gary M. Kramer
Joy Behar on "The View" (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua)

"View" talks Fox News minions, Dr. Oz

Joy Saha
Jeopardy Game Show Board (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

The sad lack of "Jeopardy!" options

Joy Saha
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried performs at Caroline's On Broadway on December 22, 2011 in New York City. (Getty Images/Jeffrey Ufberg/WireImage)

Gilbert Gottfried, defender of comedy

Gwydion Suilebhan, Steven Gimbel
"A Night to Remember" a 1958 British drama film starring Kenneth More. Tells the story of the sinking of the ship Titanic in 1912 (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

The best Titanic film isn't "Titanic"

Gill Jamieson - The Conversation
Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah on "The View" (ABC/Jenny Anderson)

Shocker! "The View" can't agree on guns

Joy Saha
Abbott Elementary (ABC/Temma Hankin)

"Abbott Elementary" gives work meaning

Melanie McFarland
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