As the year draws to a close, it’s time to talk doomsday, my babies — and no one grips us with grim quite like Nostradamus. Nostradamus, Nos if you’re nasty, was a 16th-century astrologer, plague doctor, accused heretic and bearded seer who has been credited with foretelling the Great Fire of London, Hitler’s rise to power, … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. finally revealed how his Marvel comeback came to be. The 59-year-old actor appeared on Tuesday’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast and confirmed that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige convinced him to return to the MCU as notorious villain Doctor Doom. “Susan [Downey] and I were sitting down with Feige at … Read more
Pepper Potts is perplexed. Gwyneth Paltrow, 51, reacted to the announcement that Robert Downey Jr. is returning to Marvel to play the villain Doctor Doom in the next two “Avengers” movies — 2026’s “Avengers: Doomsday” and 2027’s “Avengers: Secret Wars.” Paltrow played Pepper Potts, the love interest of Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/Iron Man, in several … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the move may already be doomed. The 59-year-old actor was revealed as Doctor Doom, the latest villain in the “Avengers” franchise, at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday — just five years after his previous Marvel role as Iron Man was spectacularly martyred in “Avengers: … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. will be returning to the Marvel Universe as notorious Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom. Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, made the stunning reveal at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Downey is set to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. DiscussingFilm, /X Kevin Feige, president of … Read more
There’s nostalgic art. Then there’s art that seems like somebody thawed it after 30 frozen years. “Glitter & Doom” doesn’t yearn for some older time. It’s pure time-warp: a gay musical-love-dramedy that could’ve screened all summer at the old Philadelphia art house where I used to work, plunked amid the queer independent-filmmaking bonanza that helped … Read more
Sex on the first date? You might only be screwing yourself if you’re looking for lasting love. “Premature intimacy” — dubbed “PMI” — refers to the act of baring too much in the early stages of courtship, with one dating expert saying it’s potentially perilous. PMI includes both sexual and emotional intimacy, whereby a person … Read more
Valentine’s Day is here and with it comes the call to prove your love through purchasing power — whether throwing down on prix fixe dinner, obscenely overpriced flowers, candy hearts, weirdly sexualized robe-wearing teddy bears, or for the Gen Z contingent, granny panties. But what if there’s hidden meaning in the gifts you receive — … Read more
Overwhelmed by the current financial crisis, Gen Z and millennial denizens are reportedly throwing money they don’t have at all manner of things they can’t afford. Because it feels better to let it ride on momentary pleasures than to stress about uncertain futures, existential dread, and a chaotic housing market, many young and young-ish adults … Read more
Millions of people have been unwittingly harming themselves with one daily ritual that on the surface seems innocent enough, but has proven to be quite dangerous. Making the intentional decision to lay in bed and scroll through social media apps like TikTok, Instagram and Twitter – a habit coined “doom scrolling” – could be causing … Read more
This money mistake could be a detriment to your marriage. Couples, who fail to discuss their finances and implement a plan of action to save, could pay big time when it comes to fighting about money. “The No. 1 mistake is we avoid our money. We don’t talk about it proactively. We wait until something … Read more
Nouriel Roubini is seriously reconsidering whether he wants to continue living in New York. Mostly because, well, he wants to survive. “There’s a scenario in which, in the next twelve months, Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine and then they attack NATO and we start a conventional war with Russia. The first nuclear weapon … Read more