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At the start of 2020, things were coming up Jess Williamson. The Texan songwriter was about to release her fourth album, Sorceress. Its restrained country opulence was turning more heads than her earlier records had. She was happily in a four-year relationship with another musician. But by the time the album was released in May, the pandemic had killed any chance of touring, limiting its potential. And her boyfriend had left.“I was really afraid and sad, and really alone,” says Williamson, 35, speaking from her “hobbit…

Batman and Catwoman are about to collide once again. DC has announced Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War, a storyline that will run through each character’s ongoing series as well as a series of one-shots and a tie-in miniseries. The event story, which spins out of the events of Knight Terrors: Batman #2, is shepherded by Batman writer Chip Zdarsky and Catwoman writer Tini Howard. The storyline will kick off in a one-shot, Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines, at the end of August. Here’s how DC describes the…

“here, there, be monsters! is a rules-lite response to monster-hunting media from the monsters’ point of view. It’s both a love letter and a middle finger to stuff like Hellboy (and the BPRD), the SCP Foundation, the Men in Black, the World of Darkness games, and the Urban Fantasy genre in general. It is an explicitly queer, antifascist,and anti-capitalist game about the monstrous and the weird, in any flavor you want, not as something to be feared, but to be cherished and protected.“Play as a diverse crew of monstrous,…

Image via Marvel Studios Be it a novel, a play, or a movie, the plotting process has to be one of the most underrated aspects of writing out there. Of course, doing the actual writing is the most important part – much to the dismay of scribes everywhere – but a hefty plotting session can go a long way in axing a writer’s block spell. If there’s anyone who knows a thing or two about plotting, it’s James Gunn, the brains behind the high-flying Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and…

In a city whose name is shorthand for exclusivity and wealth, the future of a planned ultra-opulent hotel will soon be decided by the most democratic of means: an election.Beverly Hills voters will decide Tuesday whether to rescind the City Council’s approval of a hotel project helmed by French multibillionaire Bernard Arnault and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, his luxury conglomerate.To some, the battle over the Beverly Hills Cheval Blanc hotel is a David and Goliath story, pitting a small group of residents…

Image via Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is being hailed as a return to form for the MCU. It harkens back to the franchise’s heyday, while also saying goodbye to the Guardians lineup we’ve come to know and love over the last decade. Part of what makes the film so effective, though, is its fantastic villain: the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji). The character, who has a complicated and harrowing backstory with Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), stole nearly every scene he was in. While his motives…

Images via Marvel Studios/Warner Bros. Discovery The Marvels didn’t need any more reasons to court controversy, but it looks like the pressure on it has just increased after a doom-laden leak has emerged which is leaving fans incensed. Elsewhere, someone you’d think would be the ideal pick to replace James Gunn as the shepherd of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise is picked up and discarded at top-seed. But, first of all, the latest Marvel Studios movie to go before cameras just let slip a super-surprising…

Each of the women who have accused Danny Masterson of raping them in the early 2000s said they feared two things: the once-beloved sitcom actor’s violent outbursts and the life-altering consequences they might face for opposing the powerful Church of Scientology.The controversial faith is not a defendant in Masterson’s second trial on rape charges. But its doctrines, the behavior of its members and even a church attorney have loomed over two weeks of testimony.“Like all predators, the defendant carefully sought out his…

Image via Marvel Studios Warning: Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to follow. At this point, it’s more than safe to chalk up Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as a success; not only has it already passed its production budget at the box office with likely a month and change to go, but it’s also a high-flying contender for the MCU‘s best ever threequel; not many movies can claim to have made people cry over a raccoon. Vol. 3 also has the distinction of being one of the lone MCU films to bring real,…

Xbox exclusive Redfall is one of the biggest surprises of 2023, although unlike Dead Island 2, it's surprising for all the wrong reasons. Developed by the studio behind Prey, Redfall launched to disappointing reviews earlier this week. Originally thought to be one of the major selling points for Xbox Game Pass, Redfall was criticised for its bland world and uninspired gameplay. Needless to say, some Xbox fans are worried that upcoming exclusive Starfield will suffer the same fate when it launches for Xbox Series X/S later…