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Warning: This story contains spoilers for Season 8 of Game of Thrones.

Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones is supposed to be a big one. Per Emilia Clarke’s recommendation, you should watch it on the “biggest TV” possible. Sunday is also Mother’s Day, which has viewers wondering: Is this the day Cersei meets her end?

The theory makes sense. For one thing, Daenerys is ready to burn sh*t down after Cersei had Missandei killed. For another, Cersei is pregnant (unless she’s lying about being pregnant, which is possible). 

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Haven’t seen Avengers: Endgame yet? Well, SPOILERS AHEAD. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

I’ll give it a minute, in case any unspoiled eyes stray down — by accident or by “accident” — a few extra lines. Anyone who’s still here and reading should know that you’re entering spoilertown… right about… now.

The big knockdown brawl in Endgame‘s final hour is notable for a number of things, not the least of which is bringing back everyone who was dusted at the end of Infinity War for a final showdown with Thanos. Mixed into the high-stakes battle are some admittedly happy reunions — including a beautiful moment between Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark and Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. Read more…

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Game of Thrones is ending. But there’s still plenty to talk about — and that’s what we’re going to highlight every Sunday until the final episode airs.  

It’s all coming down to the wire now. With only two episodes left and all of the major players gathering in one place, what’s left to ponder. There’s going to be a big, bloody fight that someone will eventually “win,” and to that victor will go the Iron Throne.

Right?

We’ll seeGame of Thrones is known for its curveballs. And while this final season hasn’t exactly been satisfying for a lot of fans, there’s still a legacy that the show’s final chapters will presumably make an attempt to honor. Read more…

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Pottermore and Warner Bros. have announced a new partnership called Wizarding World Digital, which is designed to merge all Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts content — from both the books and the films — under one domain.

This means that much of the content currently available on Pottermore will move to a different domainAccording to IGN, all “quizzes, features, and articles” will move to WizardingWorld.com around May 15, so never fear — you’ll still be able to take the Sorting Hat quiz on the new site.

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Baby feet: a great way to celebrate Mother’s Day.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted a new photo of baby Archie (more specifically, his feet) to Instagram on Sunday alongside a heartfelt Mother’s Day message. The image’s backdrop is full of forget-me-nots: Princess Diana’s favorite flower.

“Paying tribute to all mothers today – past, present, mothers-to-be, and those lost but forever remembered,” the post says. “We honor and celebrate each and every one of you.” Read more…

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HBO’s Chernobyl was never going to be light, breezy TV show, but there’s no way to prepare for what it does to you.

The five-part miniseries is an unmissable television event, but it is one that will harrow you, a horror story in the guise of a historical docudrama. Each second is riddled with nauseous anxiety. Knowing how this story ends does not in any way lessen the terror of watching it unfold in real time. 

On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant outside of Pripyat in what was then the Soviet Union. The resultant fire in the reactor’s graphite moderator led to massive amounts of radiation carrying across the local radius through smoke. The incident is regarded by many as the most catastrophic nuclear accident in history.  Read more…

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“TIFU by asking Reddit which ethnic group to exterminate.”

On Saturday, the Formula 1 auto racing subreddit r/Formula1 received some unexpected viral attention when one Redditor’s poorly-worded post got wildly misinterpreted by the online community. 

“If you could eliminate a race within the year, which would it be, and why?” the doomed post reads.

“From my perspective, and it’s not going to be a popular one, but it would have to be Monaco,” OP continues. 

“As years have gone by, it’s become too much of a procession/parade than a race for me, not enough space or opportunities to overtake on the circuit, making it more of a team tactics battle rather than a race.” (!!!) Read more…

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A playground scene: “Tesla, honey, please stop licking the slide.”

That’s right, 109 babies born in the United States were named Tesla in 2018, down from 143 in 2017. The Social Security Administration’s annual data dump of baby names happened on Friday, giving numbers nerds and bored weekend writers (*raises hand*) the chance to look for interesting gems amongst the Liams, Emmas, and 2,545 girls named Arya.

The name Tesla — far more popular for girls than boys — started gaining popularity in the early 2010s. According to baby name site Nameberry, Tesla is of “Slavic, Serbian, Croatian origin meaning ‘from Thessaly.'” Of course, it’s also the name of Elon Musk’s electric car brand and the surname of inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla, for whom the auto and energy company was named after.  Read more…

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Looking forward to the premiere of HBO’s Euphoria? So are we! 

At least, we think we are. The mysterious teen drama series dropped its first full-length trailer on Saturday  — and, despite a two-and-a-half-minute length, managed to avoid answering any of our  many questions from the similarly puzzling teaser. 

Starring Zendaya, created by Sam Levinson, and sporting a mysterious executive producing credit from Drake, Euphoria appears to be taking the “confuse them into watching” approach to its pre-release press plan. 

Other than that ominous “feel something” tagline, little is known about the series and its underlying plot. This first trailer reveals some specifics about the roles attached actors will play in the project (as does the show’s Instagram), but beyond that HBO isn’t sharing much.  Read more…

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It might surprise you to learn that many of Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí’s greatest works can be found at a museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

What might surprise you even more? Thanks to artificial intelligence, the late painter, who died in 1989, now resides there too — and he’d love to snag a selfie. 

The Dalí Museum, renowned for its extensive collection of surrealist works, debuted a permanent exhibit to the public on Saturday, titled Dalí Lives. At first appearing as a super sleek information kiosk, the interactive exhibit encourages guests to approach a human-sized screen and press a small, LED-lit button to summon the main attraction.  Read more…

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