Author: Mary Anne Butler

Sideshow Collectables, those masters of the maquette arts, just announced the next Marvel character coming to their already impressive lineup of figures. He’s someone we’ve been waiting to see properly portrayed in the live-action realm, the main foil for the Fantastic Four- Doctor Doom! Of course Sideshow didn’t have any details about him yet, or any concept art to share. Just a title card, and an RSVP list. But, we can imagine a few of you would wanna know about this figure to make room on your shelves.

We are very pleased to report that Netflix has ordered a 4th season of their metal-singing-office-working raccoon anime, “Aggretsuko!” It’s one of our favorites to have on in the background, and not just because >this< author identifies with Retsuko. The news was announced by Netflix on the 23rd of December, with this adorable and rage-filled Santa art. Seasons 1-3 of “Aggretsuko” are available to stream, only on Netflix.

Legendary entertainer and controversial figure Michael Jackson owned a sprawling estate named Neverland Ranch. Chances are you’ve heard about it throughout the latter years of Jackson’s life, or from the 2019 devastating documentary, “Leaving Neverland.”Neverland Ranch, a 2,700-acre property near Santa Barbara, had been on the market since 2016, and had an unsurprising price tag of $100 million. The estate was finally just purchased, for a cool $22 million, by billionaire Ron Burkle. It’s worth noting that Jackson payed around $19.5 million when he purchased the property way back in 1987. Burkle was reportedly an associate of sorts of Jackson. He…

We’re pretty jealous that the Bay Area, which not only got a monolith appearance earlier this month, ALSO got one on Christmas, made entirely of gingerbread! If you missed the strange affair of the metal monoliths appearing all over the world, you can read about the first ones here. BUT THIS ONE, made of tasty delicious seasonal treat gingerbread, appeared on Christmas morning in Corona Heights Park. We’re kinda hoping this continues a fad.

Our fine neighbor to the north is also dealing with some crazies when it comes to vaccines and the STILL ONGOING DEADLY WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC. Seriously. It’s been how many months now and some idiots STILL think it’s ‘not that bad,’ or a hoax? In anycase, Canada is also having to deal with protesters who aren’t getting what exactly is at stake- questioning the relationship of a vaccine that could save your damn life vs government control. Yeah. Sounds insane, right? Enter this group of *geniuses [editor’s note: this is sarcasm, kids] who decided to don white hazmat suits and face…

2020 has been a crazy 84 years, right? If the last several months haven’t been ridiculous enough, on Christmas Day, failed Presidential hopeful candidate (man, the face we made trying to write that) Kayne West just released a “surprise” Christmas album titled “Emmanuel.”There is so much to dissect in that sentence alone. Remember when West decided that trying to add his name to the actual Presidential ticket for the 2020 election was a viable idea? Yeah. That is totally a thing we have lived through. “Emmanuel” has five tracks, and is described as as “ancient and Latin inspired new music,” featuring…

We have to say, this is one of the cutest behind-the-scenes things we’ve seen from “The Mandalorian” season 2 set. Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, who directed season 2 episode “The Tragedy,” just treated us to an adorable video.Rodriguez, avid chef and musician, of COURSE brought his guitar to set, and just happened to serenade Baby Yoda aka Grogu between scenes. We can’t wait to see what Rodriguez and co get up to with “The Book of Boba Fett.” Don’t forget, Rodriguez will be one of the executive producers on the upcoming Boba Fett spinoff series. The behind the scenes series Disney…

Lookit this! We get an early Christmas gift from Netflix, and it’s gonna strike first, strike hard, and show now mercy! “Cobra Kai” season 3 release date is moving up! “I heard you all whining about Season 3 taking forever. So I called the pawn shop and the guy walked me through this Netflix thing. Dude knows his stuff. Now you get it a week early. See you on New Year’s, nerds.” – Johnny Lawrence ? So, get ready for more “Cobra Kai” on January 1st, 2021. Starting the new year off right! COBRA KAI takes place over 30 years…

This just in- we ARE getting a “Ready Player One” sequel film, “Ready Player Two!” This news comes directly from author Ernie Cline, who confirmed the rumor earlier today. We all sort of knew this was coming, right? So it’s not really a shock. AND, “RP1” star Tye Sheridan has already said (more than once) that he was ALL about returning to the role of Wade Watts, aka Parzival, for another battle in the OASIS. Cline, author of three novels at last count, spoke to Inverse and confirmed the news: “It’s in the early stages right now, especially since Hollywood…

With HBO Max fully rolled out, we’re pretty excited to see what all will be coming to the streaming service in the coming months. The first round of updates in January 2021 have some great titles included like “Mad Max: The Road Warrior,” and “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Batman Beyond” the animated series, and much, much more. Check out the listings below: January 1 12 oz. Mouse, Seasons 1 & 242nd Street, 1933All the President’s Men, 1976Apple & Onion, Season 1BThe Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman, 1974 Batman Begins, 2005Batman BeyondBatman Beyond: The Return of the Joker, 2000Batman: Bad Blood, 2016Batman:…