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All superheroes are a little weird - weird superheroes. They come from different planets, or they’re mutants, or perhaps they gained their abilities through

With the return of the immensely successful and wildly popular Game of Thrones, it’s only natural to look at the bookshelf and imagine what books may have a chance to rival the success that George R.R. Martin’s series has achieved on HBO. Obviously not every book would make for a great show, and some would make better movies, but there are some stories that are just so epic and grand in scale that

You would think that when it comes to classic movies, people would immediately recognize their greatness and fully embrace it upon the film’s release into theaters. However, that’s actually not always the case, and in fact some of the best movies ever made struggled to initially find an audience during their theatrical runs. Eventually most of these movies make up for those box office losses with

Sure they’re probably your favorite character, but when you actually stop and think about it most of the fictional people you think of as “awesome” are probably just assholes.

As a lifelong fantasy fans, we have devoured dozens of fantasy novels in our time and even written a few as well. Most of them are quite enjoyable, but that

If you find yourself coming out of a movie theatre, mind reeling, you’ve either just tried to understand the appeal of the Twilight franchise… or experienced one hell of a twist ending.

What is magic? If you're like us, magic is something that you wished desperately would become part of your life until you were way past the time when most

Being bilingual can be immensely useful. With ever-growing globalization and increased international trade and commerce, speaking a second language can even be argued as...

The metal genre of music is loaded with images of sex, violence, drugs, and sandmen entering things. Defined by a heavy sound, metal music stands out by kicking

Most celebrities consider themselves artists, even though the vast majority of them are about as far from doing anything artistic as a monkey throwing feces at