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How to Spot an ‘Emotional Vampire’ (and Know If You Are One)
You don’t have to know what an “emotional vampire” is to know what it is, really. What do vampires do? They suck blood out of people. So, what can we reasonably assume emotional vampires do? That’s right: They suck energy out of people. Recognising if you’re surrounded by these vibe-killing leeches — or are one…
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10 Extremely Niche Theme Parks Worth Visiting
I love a good theme park. Take a lot of stuff that people enjoy but can’t replicate easily on their own (enormous thrill rides, disgustingly delicious junk food, and bored teens in elaborate costumes) and put it all in one place for easy enjoyment — what’s not to like? Especially as, once the domain of…
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10 of the Best Movies From Each Star in Marvel’s Eternals
I come not to damn Eternals (as I haven’t seen it yet), but the mixed reviews so far suggest that it could well be the film that dulls our collective love affair with Marvel movies. We’ll see: Chloé Zhao is as good a director as superhero movies are ever likely to see, and the cast…
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15 of the Biggest Sci-Fi and Fantasy Series Coming to Streaming in the Next Year
It’s a pretty neat time to be an SFF fan with a TV: Apple has an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation; Hulu’s got a take on graphic novel series Y: The Last Man; and Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone books are a series on Netflix, as is The Witcher. The list goes on and on…