Many of Trevaldwyn’s fans were aware that he would make an appearance in the show, as he posted images from the show’s red carpet premiere on Instagram. However, he did not disclose whom he would be portraying in the show. Before appearing in The Acolyte, Trevaldwyn boasted a role in The Bubble and made guest appearances in shows like The Outlaws and Smothered. He gained even more recognition when it was announced that he would portray Tuffnut in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie, slated to release next year.

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When The Flash premiered in 2023, there was much excitement for its cameos, as its multiversal premise opened the door for countless former DC actors to make an appearance. Viewers were anticipating surprise cameos from the likes of Grant Gustin, John Wesley Shipp, Brand Routh, or Helen Slater. Instead, the production made an exceedingly odd and controversial choice, choosing to utilize CGI for the majority of its cameos. They added such heavy CGI editing to Nicolas Cage’s cameo that it didn’t even slightly resemble the original scene he filmed. On top of that, they recreated the likeness of several deceased actors, including Christopher Reeve, using CGI.

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Things have been tense in the political world since the first presidential debate of the year between President Biden and Donald Trump. The debate was always going to be difficult to watch, considering Trump, the Republican party’s presumptive nominee, is a convicted criminal prone to lying his way through debates. However, the debate took an even worse turn when Biden offered a very disheartening performance. As the president stumbled through his answers, lost his train of thought several times, failed to counter Trump’s lies, and gave a few egregiously misleading statements, even some Democrats have begun to question his ability to lead the country and called for his replacement.

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The latest episode of The Acolyte explores the aftermath of the devastating battle on Khofar as the remaining Jedi and Qimir (Manny Jacinto) go their opposite ways. As for the latter, he takes Osha (Amandla Stenberg) to an entirely different planet. Usually, when Star Wars movies or shows arrive on a planet, the planet’s name will appear on a title card. However, The Acolyte makes an unusual move, simply referring to the planet as an “Unknown Planet.” The planet where Qimir is stationed has one extremely valuable and rare resource: Cortosis. In Star Wars canon, Cortosis primarily existed on the planets Dinzo and Mokivj, but this planet doesn’t appear to be either of those.

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Westerfield’s novel takes place in a future dystopian world preoccupied with physical appearance. Once citizens reach the age of 16, they are expected to undergo an operation that turns them from “Uglies” into “Pretties” by erasing what are seen as flaws and making individuals match society’s beauty standards. After the operation, many Pretties go on to live in a big city where they lead blissful lives with no responsibilities. While Tally Youngblood is highly anticipating her operation, her perspective begins to change when she meets Shay, a fellow Ugly who is reluctant to undergo the operation.

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The year’s first presidential debate was held on June 27 and was disappointing. Some social media users have shared hilarious videos comparing the latest debate to the 2012 presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The debate between two courteous, charming, and well-spoken middle-aged men in 2012 was a stark contrast to the 2024 debate, in which two elderly men exchanged roasts, bickered about golf, and made numerous false or misleading statements. Trump, a convicted criminal, lied his way through the debate, while a listless Biden stumbled his way through his answers and suffered numerous gaffes.

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Book banning has been on the rise across the nation ever since conservative politicians and parents turned their culture-war sights on books. While many books have faced challenges and bans, LGBTQ+ books are the most frequently targeted. Although conservatives claim that they’re removing “obscene” or “sexually explicit” books from schools, the real purpose behind the movement has always been to censor any book that doesn’t align with the right-wing agenda. Hence, books about women’s issues, abuse awareness, Black history, and LGBTQ+ topics are most frequently being pulled from school libraries and even from public libraries. Many states have begun passing legislation that makes it easier to pull books from schools by the hundreds or even to instigate statewide book bans.

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Conspiracy theories have long followed Chuck E. Cheese, especially due to claims that the horror video game series Five Nights at Freddy’s is based on the pizza chain. While the franchise has long dealt with comparisons to FNAF, Dawson’s theory had nothing to do with killer animatronics or murder cover-ups. For some germophobes, though, his theory might be even more terrifying than evil animatronics.

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During the game, the cameras suddenly turned away from the action on the field and focused on two audience members. The camera lingered on two women who were enjoying ice cream while watching the game. The women seemingly weren’t aware that they were being filmed and continued eating while looking at the field, while the broadcasters added commentary about the quickly melting ice cream, like “You gotta get it before it melts, it’s liquid” and “A night like tonight, you’re working fast.”

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Across four seasons, Demon Slayer has garnered critical acclaim and a devoted fanbase. The show has been praised for its beautiful animation and emotional storyline about a boy, Tanjiro Kamado (Natsuki Hanae/Zach Aguilar), who decides to become a Demon Slayer after losing his family to demons. However, the series quickly approaching its ending. Season 4 tackled the Hashira Training arc, which sees the characters receive training from the top-ranking Demon Slayer Corps members to prepare to fight the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji (Toshihiko Seki/Greg Chun). This means there is just one more official arc of the series’ manga left for the show to adapt: the Infinity Castle arc.

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Prior to The Umbrella Academy, Blackman had worked on shows like Bones, Legion, and Fargo. However, the Netflix show marked his first stint as the sole showrunner of a TV series, and it earned him universal recognition. The series is gearing up for its fourth and final season and remains one of the streamer’s top shows. Despite the show’s success, this isn’t the first time it has stirred controversy. The Umbrella Academy has been accused of utilizing antisemitic stereotypes due to its decision to make The Handler (Kate Walsh), the leader of an evil, secret organization, repeatedly speak Yiddish, a language almost exclusive to Ashkenazi Jewish people. Blackman denied the claims, though, and the controversy has largely been forgotten.

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The Duggars became famous for their unusually large family, which earned them a reality TV show, 19 Kids and Counting. However, the family’s illusion of a large, happy, and religious family was shattered when news arose that the oldest son, Josh Duggar, molested several of his minor sisters as a teenager. What stirred the most outrage was how the family tried to cover it up and how parents Jim Bob and Michelle showed more concern for Josh than their daughters. Several years later, Josh was found guilty of possessing child pornography and sentenced to prison.

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In the first Inside Out movie, viewers are introduced to the personified emotions in Riley’s (Kaitlyn Dias) mind. Since she’s only 11, she doesn’t boast some of the more complex emotions seen in adults. Instead, she has five primary emotions: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). However, by the time Inside Out 2 comes around, Riley (Kensington Tallman) is entering puberty and starts to gain new emotions that come with the onset of one’s teenage years. The movie introduces Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), and Nostalgia (June Squibb).

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To be clear, Biden did offer an abysmal performance in the debate, resulting in serious discussions about the Democratic Party considering another presidential candidate. The biggest issue wasn’t that the president occasionally stuttered or sometimes took a moment or two to gather his thoughts but that he made several major blunders and a few misleading statements. For example, at one point, he bizarrely claimed, “We finally beat Medicare.” At another point, he used misleading anti-abortion terminology when referencing “late-term abortion.” He also made the obviously false statement that no military deaths have occurred under his administration despite the devastating and deadly suicide bombing in Kabul in 2021.

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The debate as a whole was a rather underwhelming affair. Neither candidate revealed anything particularly interesting about their platforms and largely resorted to personal attacks and blaming each other for the state of America’s economy. Meanwhile, Biden gave a disheartening and frustrating performance as he appeared to lose his train of thought multiple times and gave several false, misleading, or even nonsensical answers. However, there was one moment when he displayed some energy and passion as he slammed the former president over disparaging remarks he made about deceased soldiers.

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Uncharted is based on the video game franchise of the same name by Naughty Dog. It follows Nathan Drake (Holland), a young bartender who is recruited by his missing brother’s former partner, Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Wahlberg), to find a 500-year-old lost treasure. Nate goes along in hopes of finding clues about what happened to his brother but ends up being sucked into an international adventure filled with betrayal, mercenaries, and corruption.

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While it’s not a bad sentiment to share, it is strange considering he enjoys a life filled with things that are anything but simple. The televangelist boasts a net worth of around $100 million and two mansions in Houston, Texas, one valued at $10.5 million and the other at $2.9 million. The $10.5 million mansion is complete with a pool, pool house, and three elevators inside the home. Osteen claims to have made his fortune through book sales and denies taking a salary from the megachurch Lakewood Church, where he serves as senior pastor.

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Interest in nepotism has spiked recently after the term “nepo baby” made a comeback in 2022 after a tweet about Euphoria star Maude Apatow’s famous parents went viral. Now it’s common for the internet to point out nepo babies and for celebrities to face questions about nepotism in interviews. However, it can’t be denied that the nepotism conversation seems to follow women disproportionately. After all, it was Apatow’s parentage that first reignited the nepotism conversation. Since then, prominent subjects of the discussion include Maya Hawke, Hailey Bieber, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Kravitz, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sofia Coppola. Yet, it’s rare to hear the nepo baby conversation around male celebrities like George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Ben Stiller, Jack Quaid, Cooper Hoffman, or Charlie Hall.

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