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Invincible Trailer Reveals Amazon Has The Market Cornered on Superhero Violence

An important aspect of any comic adaptation endeavor, and one often left unexplored by the PG-13 and TV-14 variants, is the physics of super-powered individuals. It’s nice to know that there are superheroes out there who can save the world by throwing a punch. But sometimes TV series and movies like to spare us the absolute bloody carnage that can occur on the other end of those punches. Amazon Prime’s Garth Ennis adaptation The Boys, however, is all too happy to show us the real consequences of superpowers. The show is positively filled with exploding heads, torn-out spinal columns, and…
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Link Tank: How Streaming Services Are Merging in a Saturated Market

With the dozens of streaming services out there competing for your attention, some are merging to stay relevant in a saturated market. “The emergence of a vast number of streaming services in recent years seems to be catching up to the companies who’ve launched platforms intended to take on industry titans like Netflix and Disney. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Information reported that executives of NBCUniversal’s recently launched Peacock service have explored ways to boost its subscriber base, with the outlet adding that Peacock’s ‘monthly active ad-supported accounts’ subscriptions number is around 11.3 million.” Read more at Gizmodo.…
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Animal Crossing’s Turnip Market Tried to Warn Us About the GameStop Stock Drama

The ongoing GameStop stock situation, which we’re all learning about through a combination of reputable sources and an onslaught of memes, has captured the internet’s attention for reasons ranging from “WTF?” to “LOL.” One of the most common things you’ll hear about the whole situation is that it caught everyone by surprise. Even those closest to this story from the beginning would have a hard time honestly telling you that they ever thought a group of investors on Reddit who trade stocks as often as memes would have been able to predict that GameStop, one of the worst companies in…
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GameStop Hedge Fund Stock Market Fiasco Explained by the Internet

You’ve probably heard by now that the poor hedge funds are in trouble. Perhaps you’re even watching YouTube videos titled “Everything You Need to Know About the Stock Market in 5 Minutes” in order to cash in on some GME stock. If so, good luck doing so on the popular Robinhood app, which has halted the ability for amateur investors to buy up those sweet GameStop shares (as well as Nokia, AMC, and Blackberry) in what some are calling an attempt to save beloved hedge funds like Melvin Capital (they were so screwed 24 hours ago). It seems to be…
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