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Masks, gloves, and arrows on the floor: the new normal as hardware stores reopen

The Ontario government has given hardware stores leave to reopen, as of Saturday, but the experience for shoppers will not be what it used to be.




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Can Netflix compete with 'offline' TV?

With streaming services now established, is it time we started speaking of YouTube or Netflix in the same breath as the BBC or Sky?




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Will driverless cars mean computer crashes?

Some believe that self-driving cars will be far safer than human-driven cars but who trusts them enough to drive in them?




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Warning to cut TV for young children

Children under three should not watch screens, psychologist Dr Aric Sigman says as he warns it may lead to increased production of dopamine in children's brains.




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Televisions

What should be considered if you don't know 3D from your HD?




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Red Wave Koozie

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‘Disco Elysium’: Riveting delirium

A scintillating RPG for anyone who can click a mouse or has a taste for the surreal.




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Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola bashed superhero movies, but why should we care what they say anyway?

Even two filmmaking legends can cast the wrong villains amid massive industry change.




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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer gives us all the feels

Rey, Leia and C-3PO get emotional.




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Five great comics that Martin Scorsese might actually enjoy adapting into ‘cinema’

The director of "The Irishman" has criticized "comic book movies," but these titles show that such adaptations might be a perfect fit for him.




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‘Luigi’s Mansion 3’ is a diverting fall treat

Fun and entertaining silliness for all of those who enjoy Nintendo games of the Mushroom Kingdom variety .




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He wrote a graphic novel about losing his home to a wildfire. Now Kincade is threatening it again.

Eisner-winning cartoonist Brian Fies faces down another fire two years after losing his Northern California home. "I'm mostly numb," he says.




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‘Death Stranding’ game review: A stunning achievement that requires effort to truly appreciate

“Death Stranding” is one of the oddest, and one of the best, games of 2019.




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Martin Scorsese is right: The real villain isn’t Marvel movies. It’s the broken system.

The director's New York Times op-ed reveals a longing for an age before tent-pole movies and streaming services.




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‘Afterparty’ game review: #noregrets

The game ably emulates the manic tempo of being young, smart (and stupid) and having a wild night out.




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‘Superliminal’ review: A game where ‘perspective is everything’

The ways in which the game uses forced perspective and illusion to evoke the subconscious is thrilling.




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How political cartoonists deal — and thrive — with live coverage of the impeachment hearings

Pulitzer-winning editorial artists aim to find deadline satire in the televised inquiry.




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‘Eliza’ game review: An insightful visual novel with a vision for self-care’s future




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How MacArthur ‘genius’ Lynda Barry is exploring brain creativity with true artists: Preschoolers

The author of the new book “Making Comics” has a plan for her grant windfall: the study of the “split” in the human brain between writing and drawing.




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How ‘Frozen II’s’ new creatures are enchanting marvels of design

From the adorable to the powerful, here's what the sequel delivers that's new, and eye-popping, to fans.




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How the latest episode of ‘Watchmen’ took its superhero blackness to the next level

Showrunner Damon Lindelof and his writers and producers have finally solved the show's biggest mystery.




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‘Black Widow’ trailer gives us a fallen Avenger whose origin story is very much alive

Scarlett Johansson is back for a solo movie, coming out May 1, 2020.




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The 10 best video games of 2019

In a year without industry-shaking trends, this year's list leans toward the titles with forward-thinking aesthetics, challenges to convention or a sheer ability to dazzle.




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Republicans would have us going in circles on impeachment

There is no end to it.




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No one saw ‘Watchmen’s’ Doctor Manhattan reveal coming. Not even the actor playing him.

The HBO series' most powerful superhero is no longer hiding in plain sight.




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Brandon Routh thought his Superman days were over. Until he got a phone call.

Routh's return as Superman was as healing as it was unexpected: "It was almost more special than the first time."




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The five best lightsaber battles in Star Wars history

Darth versus Luke. A levitating Yoda. And the greatest duel of them all.




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The definitive Batman voice finally gets his Dark Knight moment in front of the camera

Kevin Conroy made his live-action Batman debut in the CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover.




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‘Watchmen’ was the boldest, blackest superhero story ever told on-screen. But what comes next?

The black comics audience should be more demanding after seeing what the HBO series accomplished.




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How Carrie Fisher’s role was woven into ‘Rise of Skywalker’

It was "heartbreaking" not to have Fisher on set for the new Star Wars film, says director J.J. Abrams.




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Many Star Wars fans are upset the new movie sidelines Kelly Marie Tran’s character. The writer is trying to explain.

Writer Chris Terrio has responded to the controversy in interviews, pointing to issues over cut scenes between Rose Tico (Tran) and Leia (Carrie Fisher).




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Will ‘Avengers: Endgame’ get a best picture Oscar nom? Here are four reasons it’ll probably get snubbed.

DC's "Joker" may have the edge on Marvel.




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‘Joker,’ explained: How the movie went from divisive debut to Oscars darling

The Joaquin Phoenix movie earned 11 Academy Award nominations Monday, distancing itself from the doubters.




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Eight superhero movies to look for in 2020, from ‘Birds of Prey’ to ‘Wonder Woman 1984’

Scarlett Johansson gets a "Black Widow" solo movie, and Jared Leto returns in "Morbius."




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Hank Azaria reportedly quitting role as voice of Apu on ‘The Simpsons’

The actor has long voiced by the character, who had come under scrutiny for propagating stereotypes.




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Cartoonists are having a tougher time with Trump’s impeachment than with Clinton’s. Except when it’s easier.

Cartoonists who have lampooned both administrations take aim differently now.




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‘Journey to the Savage Planet’: Forgettable for so many reasons

Cheeky behavior can be a cover for inadequacy.




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Five things we’d like to see in a revamped Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney Plus

The Force was reportedly not with the original scripts of the anticipated show.




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The VR experience in ‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners’ prevents it from being just a zombie cliche

It's difficult to count the number of video games in which someone is standing around a corner clutching a weapon and waiting for their mortal enemy to pass. But until recently it wasn't possible to physically experience that scenario.




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He endured 20 surgeries after the Charlie Hebdo shooting — and is still trying to reckon with his survival

“I can’t go back,” says Philippe Lançon, who wrote a memoir about his recovery from the massacre.




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‘Birds of Prey’ is Harley Quinn’s party, so just revel in it (Joker not invited)

Margot Robbie's over-the-top character makes her much-anticipated return to the screen.




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‘7th Sector’: An inspired sci-fi game from the point of view of a spark




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Baby Yoda toys are finally arriving. Sure, they missed the holidays — but at least that prevented spoilers.

Products for the popular character from the Disney Plus hit "The Mandalorian" are about to hit stores.




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Trump finally sees a threat from coronavirus

And, of course, an opportunity.




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Beautiful visuals and dreamy puzzles make ‘Luna The Shadow Dust’ an unusually enchanting game

The beautiful hand-drawn visuals, dreamlike puzzles, and mysterious story line of 'Luna The Shadow Dust' -- which unfolds without a word of dialogue -- will draw you in and hold your interest from start to finish.




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New Yorker coronavirus cover shows Trump with a mask over his eyes

A Newsday cartoon also uses the same image to satirize Trump's response to the virus.




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Bloomberg insulted Trump with a Darth Vader tweet. Here are six other times Star Wars converged with politics.

From Ronald Reagan's "evil empire" to Mark Hamill battling Ivanka Trump.