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Jupiter’s Legacy: David Julian Hirsh Couldn’t Wait to Play Blue Bolt

This article is presented by: It seems pretty odd to have survived a serious accident only to proclaim, “I cannot wait to do a superhero show,” but stranger still is the fact that that’s exactly what actor David Julian Hirsch is now doing as Richard Conrad/Blue-Bolt on Jupiter’s Legacy. Born in Canada on October 26, 1973, Hirsch had every intention of becoming a lawyer, having studied criminology at the University of Toronto. Then he “foolishly” decided to perform in a New York summer acting workshop and found himself hooked. He made his TV acting debut in a 1998 episode of…
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Why Rudy Giuliani’s Game of Thrones Defense Couldn’t Even Convince Tyrion Lannister

Rudy Giuliani just had a terrible year. Once, long, long ago, he was revered as “America’s Mayor.” Now the former politician and current attorney to President Donald Trump ended 2020 by asserting baseless and disproven lies about election fraud; losing over 60 court cases; facing an inquiry from the New York State Bar Association; and learning that Trump is trying to stiff him for the effort. So his poor ability to process the themes of Game of Thrones, either as TV series or George R.R. Martin’s source novels, ranks pretty low on his list of disgraces. … Nonetheless, it joins…
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Why Captain America Couldn’t Lift Thor’s Hammer in Avengers: Age of Ultron

This article contains Avengers: Endgame spoilers. But you’ve seen it. Everyone saw it. There’s no shortage of memorable moments in Avengers: Endgame, but a guaranteed audience favorite was the moment Captain America picks up Thor’s hammer and uses it to beat the absolute purple crap out of Thanos. Why is this such a big deal? Well, for starters, the hammer in question, Mjolnir, can only be wielded by those who are considered “worthy,” a little mystical insurance policy put on it by Thor’s dad, Odin. It’s pretty cool to see the Avenger who is the purest of heart officially deemed…
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