In early June, the company revealed the first trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, previously titled Dreadwolf, and then released a 20:22 gameplay trailer two days later. We’ve met Rook, the new protagonist for the game, reunited with returning characters Lace Harding and Varric Tethras, and met six brand new companions, all associated with specific factions—which will impact each player’s options and choices from the jump.

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In March, the video game giant released Princess Peach: Showtime!, the golden-haired princess’s first solo title since 2005 and only her third in her 39 years of gameplay. Then during its June Direct, Nintendo surprised fans with a new installment in The Legend of Zelda franchise—and this time, it’s Princess Zelda herself who has to save Hyrule after her friend and guardian Link is sucked into a magical vortex.

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In addition to the new movie, we can also look forward to two kid-oriented Adventure Time animated spinoff series. The first, Adventure Time: Side Quests, follows Finn in his childhood as he dreams of doing the kinds of things his older self will do all the time with his BFF, Jake the Dog. The second, Adventure Time: Heyo BMO, is a preschool series that follows the eponymous video game console as he moves to a new neighborhood and faces new challenges with new friends.

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Technically, The Veilguard can be played as a standalone story—but it continues world-building that began in previous games and showcases several returning characters.

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This time, that has particularly been about the news that every companion in The Veilguard will be romanceable—regardless of the player character’s gender. In an interview with IGN, The Veilguard director Corinne Busche confirmed that all of the companions in this game are pansexual, but not “playersexual”—i.e., they aren’t specifically attracted to the player.

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It’s been a decade since Dragon Age: Inquisition won millions of hearts and multiple accolades including the Game Award for Game of the Year, and that timeline is reflected in The Veilguard. The story takes place nine years after the events in the Inquisition DLC story Trespasser, and Solas—the ancient elven god known as the Dreadwolf—is trying to tear down the barrier between the mortal world and the Fade (spirit world), leaving the player and their companions to stop him before he unleashes a maelstrom of demons upon the world and kills untold numbers of innocent people.

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However, her simultaneous confirmation of a romantic relationship with former professional soccer player Ashlyn Harris has resurfaced accusations of cheating that surfaced last fall, creating a truly divisive conversation. In her essay for Glamour, Bush explains how she considered calling off her wedding to her now ex-husband, entrepreneur Grant Hughes, in April of 2022, but instead “doubled down on being a model wife.”

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It’s since become an award-winning, adored graphic novel. Despite the ALA reporting 106 challenges against Gender Queer in 2023, Kobabe has remained an outspoken advocate for trans rights and the freedom to read. And now, thanks to Listening Library, readers will have a whole new way to access Gender Queer. In May, it will release a full-cast audiobook production of the graphic novel, featuring Kobabe reading as emself. Joining em is eir sibling Phoebe Kobabe, André Santana, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Stephen Graybill, and Trini Alvarado (who played Meg March in 1993’s Little Women).

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That’s the case for psychic teenager Rowan Sterling, the protagonist of the upcoming graphic novel The Harrowing from Abrams imprint Fanfare. Illustrated by comics veteran Rye Hickman and written by comics newcomer Kristen Kiesling, The Harrowing examines “right” and “wrong” through a thriller lens with horror elements.

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Amelia Goodman’s Bookworm Reads not only offers the tools above, but also allows you to design your own worm avatar.

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Created by editors Yazan al-Saadi, Tracy Chahwan, Sarah “Shay” Mirk, and Andy Warner, working with web developer Layal Khatib and artist Kazimir Lee to create the archival website, Cartoonists for Palestine is a volunteer-run organization seeking to compile works reflecting on the current genocide in Palestine, as well as the history of occupation of Palestine and displacement of its people.

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The slice-of-life drama series has garnered more than 5 thousand views on Webtoon and an average 10-star rating since Case began cross-posting from the comic’s original site in 2023. Rigsby WI is currently on Volume 4 and has been going since 2019.

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Since The Lightning Thief was published in 2005, Riordan has written dozens of books in the Percy Jackson universe, which is vast and full all kinds of monsters and gods—and just like any book series, some titles are better, more interesting reads than others. On the eve of The Lightning Thief’s 20th anniversary next year, a new installment in the franchise entitled The Wrath of the Triple Goddess will hit shelves in September. It’s the seventh book in the original PJO book series, and it follows Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in their senior year of high school.

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If you want to get a jump on Fallout content before the series premiere, you can dive into the video games themselves, each of which takes place in a different city. However, playing them in release order won’t give you the real timeline of events. The best way to play the Fallout games is in story order, which we’ve laid out below.

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Entitled How Could You, this coming-of-age queer love story follows four college upperclassmen as they attempt to navigate increasingly complicated relationships with others, all while trying to figure out who they are as they careen toward post-grad adulthood.

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The movie starts with popular girls Courtney (McGowan), Marcie (Benz), and Julie (Gayheart) playing a birthday prank on their friend Liz Purr (Charlotte Ayanna) that ends in tragedy. The trio kidnap Liz from her bed and Courtney gags her with a jawbreaker so she can’t scream—which, combined with the duct tape put over Liz’s face, leads her to suffocate in the trunk of Courtney’s car.

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Although SecUnits are supposed to follow their programming in all instances, some have been hacked or modified, which allows them to not only behave independently but to enjoy things and feel emotions. The SecUnit protagonist in Murderbot—the name it chooses both because it resents humans and it’s built to be a flawless killing machine—seeks to understand if it murdered a human and along the way begins to form relationships and seek a new understanding of its existence. All the while, it hides from the company to keep from being reset to its former self.

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Ten new episodes of Bluey were released globally in January, seven months after they were initially released in Australia. However, these episodes do not delineate a new season of the series. Like many streaming series, Bluey seasons are released in parts.

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This decision sparked a lot of conversation on social media last week, with creators like David Pepose and John Trumbull decrying it and others claiming it’s a sign that comics are dying. We’ve heard the latter for years, usually from those in the Comicsgate hate movement, whose primary goal seems to be targeting diverse comics creators whose work goes beyond telling stories about white, heterosexual, male superheroes.

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Donning brand new, all-pink costumes, the team’s 13 members performed a two-minute routine to a medley of songs from Legally Blonde: The Musical. The team’s official Instagram shared video of the routine with the caption, “WHAT LIKE IT’S HARD!? So proud of our team for making program history today as we competed in Division 1 Pom at UDA College Nationals for our first time ever. This routine meant so much to us—Elle Woods taught us to always be true to our hearts and we did just that.”

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