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Hip-hop artist Cardi B has just set a new streaming record, notching up more than 100 million Apple Music streams in the first week of her debut album, Invasion of Privacy. This more than doubles the previous record of first-week streams by a female artist, held by Taylor Swift … Apple revealed the news to The Verge. Cardi B’s real name is Belcalis Almanzar, who first grabbed the spotlight when she discussed becoming a stripper to escape poverty and domestic violence, saying that it provided a means to an education....

Hey Arnold! introduced audiences villain Helga Pataki, but the real bullies of the series were Helga’s parents, not her. Created by Craig Bartlett, Hey Arnold! aired on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2004 with a total of five seasons and a movie released in 2002, becoming one of the most beloved Nicktoons from the 1990s and early 2000s. The series followed the titular character who lived with his grandparents in an inner-city boarding house, as well as his best friend Gerald Johanssen, and Helga Pataki, the main antagonist who plays the part of the bully most of the time....

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (or Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone if you’re used to the American version of the book) was the book that started it all. While this book might be smaller and a little less complicated than some of the other Harry Potter books, it’s still an essential read because it’s the foundation of everything we know and love about the wizarding world. As such, there are a lot of important details that are exclusive to the book....

The Harry Potter franchise introduced a world inside a school for wizards. Several of the teachers were mainstays, there for the kids through their entire journey through the education system. However, there was one teacher that changed year after year. The Defense Against the Dark Arts professors seemed to change every year. The reason for that is simple. Tom Riddle, who later became Lord Voldemort, wanted to take on the role of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor but was rejected....

Screen Junkies’ Honest Trailer for 2017’s comedic slasher Happy Death Day manages to get itself stuck in an amusing time loop of its own. While the go-to example for most is director Harold Ramis’ brilliant 1993 film Groundhog Day - starring Bill Murray as arrogant weatherman Phil Connors - time loop plots are by no means rare in entertainment. When done well though, the setup can lead to a satisfyingly creative final product, which is exactly what happened with Blumhouse’s Happy Death Day....

Harrison Ford has returned to playing a handful of his iconic characters in recent years, so perhaps he should also return to the role of Jack Ryan. After appearing one more time as Han Solo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Ford will soon reprise his role as Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. in Indiana Jones 5, which will be filming soon and releasing in 2021. Ford portrayed Jack Ryan, the character created by Tom Clancy, in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger in the early 1990s....

Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy were natural antagonists in the Harry Potter series. Though by the end of the series they had reached a kind of truce (and built a warmer relationship in follow-up play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), some of their fights were hard - and as the stakes rose and pressures on each intensified, sometimes they were brutal. Here are the five worst things Draco did to Harry - and five worst things Harry did to Draco....

Dobby the house-elf made his first appearance in The Chamber of Secrets and instantly became one of the most loved characters in Harry Potter. Though he is initially trying to stop Harry from returning to Hogwarts, it soon becomes clear that Dobby cares deeply for Harry and is such a sweetheart. Following him throughout the books, we get to see him become a free elf finally and really become everything that he wanted....

When discussing Harry Potter, we generally mention the wizards and compare them based on their abilities, intelligence, and courage. The muggles from the story rarely garner any praise as they are simply ordinary people like you and me. We never to stop to think about their intelligence and how they fit into the grand scheme of things. We have identified the ten brightest muggles who were in the Harry Potter series based on their jobs and actions in certain situations....

Many elements in Harry Potter’s Wizarding World mirror those in the muggle world, but what if some of these are not mere coincidence or just the magical version, but a consequence of a battle between wizards and muggles? And one where wizards were somehow defeated by muggles. J.K. Rowling introduced readers to the Wizarding World in 1997 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first entry in a series of seven books....

His Dark Materials is the latest book to be turned into a tv series - and it’s not the first time, either. Phillip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy has already been adapted for the big screen, but the new series seems to be succeeding where The Golden Compass failed. One of the major areas where the two adaptations differ, of course, is in how faithful they are the original source material. Although His Dark Materials is faithful to the heart of the books, it is happy to take liberties when it comes to specific plot points - whatever it takes to translate the story in the best way possible....

The adventures of Harry Potter are a series of stories that have inspired fans and casual readers alike to follow the journey of the boy who lived for years now. The books and films are some of the most successful of all time, and the wizarding world of Harry Potter has continued to grow through new stories, films, and even its very own theme park. The success of Harry Potter speaks for itself, and there’s a reason that so many people were captivated by these stories....

The Harry Potter franchise has had no shortage of controversies over the years. The books have been repeatedly banned and questioned, and even tops the list of the American Library Association’s most challenged books of the 21st century. Even after the conclusion of the main book and movie series, the debates have only grown more heated over the years. J.K. Rowling’s statements continue to send shockwaves across both the Wizarding World and our own, including revelations about Dumbledore’s orientation, Nagini’s real identity, and even Voldemort and Bellatrix’s secret daughter....

There’s no denying that Gryffindor is the Hogwarts house from the Harry Potter series that gets the most positive attention. This is likely because Harry himself and all of his closest friends are in the noble house. The books are definitely a bit biased towards Gryffindor, and the other houses often get the short end of the stick. While Gryffindors might have a lot of admirable traits, they aren’t perfect. In fact, there are many traits that define the house that are quite negative....

We live in an age when we’re seeing smart everything. All those things that used to be dumb – watches, door locks, electrical sockets, lightbulbs and so on – are now smart, and controlled by an iPhone. As someone who loves home automation, I think it’s great. But I have to admit that even I can’t decide whether an iPhone-controlled smart candle is taking things just one step too far …...

While exploring the Irid Novo in Cradle Games’ popular action roleplaying game, Hellpoint, you must have come across some locked regions that are inaccessible. These are known as “Black Hole Hour” rooms in Hellpoint. They are barred by an energy gate, similar to the ones you see in boss rooms and the game’s Hell Hour. The only difference is that their barrier is light golden in color instead of orange. You will only be able to enter them after you enter the Eye Codes....

Henry Cavill, set to play Geralt in Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher, has expressed his excitement in diving deeper into the world of the character he will be embodying. When the Netflix adaptation of The Witcher announced that Cavill would be playing the beloved video game character last year, some fans were pretty skeptical given Cavill’s past roles. The Witcher is Netflix’s answer to the television juggernaut that was Game of Thrones, and will be based on the book series of the same name by author Andrzej Sapkowski....

A new update to the free metadata photo and video app Metapho for iPhone has brought what looks like the first way to tell when your iPhone 11 shots were taken with Deep Fusion (at least for now). Follow along for more on this neat app that not only allows you to check if Deep Fusion was used, but also view and edit EXIF metadata. Metapho launched its latest update over the weekend that includes data on whether or not Deep Fusion was used in a photo (via MacStories)....

The former Bachelorette star, Hannah Brown, shut down the rumors that she’s dating her Dancing with the Stars partner, Alan Bersten. She set the record straight that they’ve got their eyes on the prize and not on each other. Brown has had her share of ups and downs when it comes to romance when she was cast as the lead of season 15 of The Bachelorette. Audiences watched as the southern belle as she searched for love....

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