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Angelina Jolie in "Eternals" (Marvel)

Sneak peek Jolie in Marvel's "Eternals"

Dan Selcke - Winter is Coming
Ming-Na Wen in "The Mandalorian" (Disney+)

A new Star Wars hero for lovers of Leia

Melanie McFarland
Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Photo illustration by Salon/Ballantine Books/Aubrie Pick)

"I don't want to be L. Ron Hubbard"

Chauncey DeVega
Medieval family and their pet dog and monkey (Getty Images)

Bizarre pet advice from the Middle Ages

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
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Little pocket in jeans (Getty Images)

Why do some jeans have fake pockets?

Jake Rossen - Mental Floss
Pose (FX Networks)

"Pose" kicks off its final fabulous walk

Melanie McFarland
Generation Hustle (HBO Max)

"Generation Hustle" almost got scammed

Ashlie D. Stevens
Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Is "My Old Kentucky Home" pro-slavery?

Christopher Lynch
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Krispy Kreme glazed donuts (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Got vaxxed? These brands offer freebies

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland punches Zhang Weili of China in their UFC strawweight championship fight (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Exploitation & gender inequality in UFC

Jennifer McClearen - The Conversation
Shrek (DreamWorks)

Celebrating the anarchy of "Shrek" at 20

Christopher Holliday - The Conversation
Yasuke (Netflix)

Netflix's stunning Black samurai anime

Melanie McFarland
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Esmé Bianco at the "Game of Thrones" final season premiere at Radio City Music Hall (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

"Thrones" star sues Manson for assault

Ashlie D. Stevens
Brian Tyree Henry in "The Outside Story" (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Brian Tyree Henry's "The Outside Story"

Gary M. Kramer
In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former television personality on "19 Kids And Counting" Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest April 29, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Duggar was reportedly arrested by federal agents and is being detained on a federal hold. (Washington County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)

Duggar arrested for child pornography

Ashlie D. Stevens
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Marvel Studios)

"Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday" script

Sarabeth Pollock - Culturess
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The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Grove Press)

Colonial fetishizing in "The Committed"

April Yee
Amir El-Masry, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah and Vikash Bhai in "Limbo" (Focus Features)

The offbeat life of refugees in "Limbo"

Gary M. Kramer
Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane" | Paddington Bear (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Studio Canal)

When Paddington took down Citizen Kane

Manuela Lopez Restrepo
Catherine Middleton waves to the crowds as her sister and Maid of Honour Pippa Middleton holds her dress before walking in to the Abbey to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

What shattered the princess fantasy

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Elizabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Sophie Giraud/Hulu)

"Handmaid's" tiresome cycle of torture

Melanie McFarland
Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper in "Bridesmaids" (2011) (Universal Pictures)

20 surprising facts about "Bridesmaids"

Jon O'Brien - Mental Floss
Michael Greyeyes in "Rutherford Falls" (Colleen Hayes/Peacock)

Fun Native American culture on your TV

Melanie McFarland
Elmo, Wes and Mr. Elijah (ABC/Sesame Street)

The untold story of "Sesame Street"

Ashlie D. Stevens
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