A new amateur sleuth will soon debut on BritBox, and thankfully, we already know he’ll be back for a second season.
Ludwig became one of Britain’s best-watched new scripted shows in 2024, introducing viewers to David Mitchell’s (Would I Lie To You, Peep Show) awkwardly loveable and unintentionally funny master puzzle setter, John “Ludwig” Taylor. When his identical twin brother James goes missing, John’s sister-in-law Lucy (Motherland’s Anna Maxwell Martin) invites John over to Cambridge. Little does he know, however, that she’s got a massive (and dangerous) scheme up her sleeve.
In Naruto, the Hokage leads the village of Konohagakure. The position of Hokage is as old as the village itself, but the number of ninjas who’ve held the position is surprisingly small.
The life of a ninja is often tragically short, and no amount of power makes one immune to dying prematurely (much to some Naruto villains’ dismay). The speed at which new Hokage are chosen proves the position is perilous. When we first met Naruto, the town had only seen four Hokage in total. By Boruto, that number has doubled. Though their tenures may be short, each Hokage is part of Konohagakure’s legacy.
Bless your heart. Let’s break down this feel-good watch as Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias season 4 officially dropped on Thursday, February 6.
With so many options out there, you might want to plan your viewing schedule according to how many episodes are in the latest season of Sweet Magnolias. The television series is based on the romance books by Sherryl Woods. It follows three childhood friends as they navigate the complex world of adulthood in the small town of Serenity, South Carolina. They call themselves the “Sweet Magnolias” and are always there for each other.
Netflix gave fans of XO, Kitty a wonderful Valentine’s Day surprise and announced that the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before spinoff has been renewed for a third season. Let’s head back to KISS!
The White House took action against the Associated Press (AP) and barred its reporters from attending numerous White House events. Several senators had Thoughts about this move from the Trump administration.
AP allegedly drew ire from the White House after deciding to keep using the “Gulf of Mexico” in its publication. The White House, on the other hand, is determined to push the “Gulf of America,” the Trump administration’s new name for the shared waters between the United States, Cuba, and Mexico. The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, justified banning the AP’s reporters from two White House events during a recent press conference. “If we feel that there are lies being pushed by outlets in this room, we are going to hold those lies accountable,” she said.
The Hallmark Channel has a reputation for churning out cloyingly sweet movies with little regard for taste. For the most part, this reputation is deserved. We’ve all seen skits poking fun at the Hallmark “formula,” where a girl from the big city moves back to her middle-of-nowhere small town just in time to save the local Christmas festival and fall in love with the hot single dad who runs the town’s inn.
In my opinion, Hallmark movies are like chocolates you picked up during a routine grocery shopping trip at your local supermarket. The bright packaging and the large box—the films’ marketing materials and the Hallmark Channel, respectively—caught your eye, and even though you’d been disappointed by the same chocolates many times before, you caved. Still, every so often, you find one chocolate that makes the whole purchase worthwhile. Here are 10 Hallmark movies worth the watch, ranked from good to best.
Fans of the hit YA romantasy novel The Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth in the U.K.) will be pleased to know that the next sequel has a confirmed release date. We’ve got all the big news on Rebel Witch for you in one place.
Spoilers for The Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth: Book One)
On Cupid’s big day, the official White House X account posted a virtual Valentine’s Day card that threatened immigrants. The e-card is so abhorrent it almost feels fake or satirical, but sadly, this hatred is America’s current reality.
President Donald Trump’s dismissive response about studying the economic impact of his sweeping tariff proposals has predictably set off entirely too late concerns about a potentially dangerous alliance between political power and technocratic influence—one that could reshape American society.
“No, there’s nothing to study. It’s gonna go well,” Trump nonchalantly declared when asked if he would direct agencies to analyze how his proposed tariffs would affect U.S. prices. The president’s rejection of practical analysis echoes a general pattern of governing by decree rather than data.
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and if you didn’t watch Heart Eyes during the holiday, then you should have taken your date to go see Companion instead. Of course, it’s date night worthy—it’s right there in the title!
Companion tells the story of Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid). They’re a young couple in love on their way to a weekend in a mansion in the wilderness. Or at least, that’s what the film makes you believe in the beginning. In reality (spoilers), Iris is Josh’s robot companion/girlfriend, and Josh and Co. are trying to use her to murder someone so they can steal from the wealthy man Josh’s friend Kat (Megan Suri) is seeing.
Have you ever read or watched something like The Lord of the Rings or Practical Magic and thought, “I want to live there?” Maybe you imagine yourself as a retired adventurer or just a normal person in fantastical circumstances, but the idea of living a low-stakes life in these worlds is appealing.
That’s where cozy fantasy comes in: a book genre combining our love for fantasy novels with characters and plots that evoke the feeling of drinking hot chocolate in a warm bed on a rainy night. If that sounds like your jam, check out any of these 10 books and get comfortable—nay, cozy.
Imagine being a felon. Now imagine being proud of being a felon while you hold the highest office in the country. Congratulations, you’re President Donald Trump, who has a framed photo of his mugshot outside the Oval Office!
On X (formerly Twitter), Pop Base posted a side-by-side of Trump’s mugshot and the cropped version of the photo in the White House with the framed shot in the background. Gauche.
Fans of High Potential, an American procedural-crime drama created by Drew Goddard, can rest easy. The show, which premiered on September 17, 2024, will stick around for a second season.
Based on a French series titled Haut Potentiel Intellectuel, the story centers on a single mom of three, Morgan, played by Kaitlin Olson. She begins the series working as a night-time cleaning lady for the LAPD, but when she accidentally knocks a case file over, her 160 IQ helps her solve the case. There’s some push-back from Detective Karadec, played by Daniel Sunjata, but once she proves her worth, he becomes her biggest ally. After solving her first case, Morgan is offered a full-time consulting position in the department. She takes the job, hoping they will help her find her missing husband, Roman, who vanished 15 years ago.
Pirates of One Piece, please put your hands and hooks together for a Devil Fruit smackdown!
The Blue Sea has unleashed a myriad of powerhouse plants known as Devil Fruits, capable of bestowing superhuman skills to whoever chows down upon them. Zoan Fruits allow their eaters to transform into fearsome animals! Logia Fruits empower their consumers to turn their bodies into natural elements! And finally, Paramecia Fruits grant their devourers a bevy of different abilities! But just as there can be only one Pirate King, only one Devil Fruit can stand (grow?) stem and shoulders above the rest. Here they are, the 10 strongest Devil Fruits in One Piece, ranked.
Psychological thriller Yellowjackets, about a girls’ soccer team trapped in the wilderness when their plane goes down on their way to a tournament in 1996, debuted its third season on Showtime on February 14. The show splits its plot between two timelines: 1996 and 2021. The former follows the time immediately following the crash, and the latter follows those who survived their time in the wilderness as they navigate a mysterious threat to their collective safety.
Although the series airs on Showtime, that network no longer has its own streaming service. Instead, it’s an add-on to Paramount+, home to shows from several networks, including CBS and MTV.
The internet has taken up arms against armored Teslas.
According to a recently uncovered procurement document from the State Department, the U.S. Government intends to purchase $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles. At least, they were. After news outlets began reporting that Tesla would be the beneficiary of government money—giving the appearance of self-dealing by Trump administration mainstay Elon Musk—State Department officials were quick to put a spin on the story.
Just when you thought you’d seen the very worst of what America has to offer, something else comes along. Jeneen Deal, a woman who is related to vice president JD Vance via marriage, will not vaccinate her sick child and has thus put her life at severe risk.
The 12-year-old child is named Adaline, and she was adopted from China. Her parents knew at the time that her heart health was weak: she suffers from Ebstein’s anomaly and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Now, she’s deteriorated to the point where she needs a heart transplant, but the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital cannot give her one. She is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu because her parents chose their religion over their daughter, and so the hospital feared there might be a bad outcome if she was given a new heart.
Valentine’s day is rough when you’re single but here are some rom-coms that make it easy. One of those franchise has always been the Bridget Jones movies. This Valentine’s day though, you can head back into her love life and it is the comfort you need as a singleton!
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the fourth installment in the franchise and tells the devastating story of Bridget Darcy (Renée Zellweger) as a newly single mother of two after Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) dies while on a humanitarian trip. It is Bridget as we knew her back in Bridget Jones’ Diary but it is also sad because we have to watch her struggle to move on from the love of her life.
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