Which Marvel character you are based on your zodiac sign
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is back in full swing, thanks to theaters reopening in time for “Black Widow.” Find which MCU character fits your zodiac sign!
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Hollywood hegemony: Spider-Man’s greatest nemesis
Why the breakdown in negotiations between Sony and Marvel Studios isn’t as simple as it seems
The general narrative among diehards is that Sony needs to “put story over money” — a hypothetical restructuring of priorities that essentially requires Sony to hand over its highest-earning property to Disney, no matter the cost or ramifications.
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Top UC Berkeley alumni in the arts world to name-drop
While references to famed engineer Butler Lampson or physicist Barry Barish may be hard to fit into a conversation, here are a few of the best UC Berkeley alumni in the entertainment world to bring out the next time you see your high school friends.
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Ranking every ‘Spider-Man’ movie before ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
With “Spider-Man: Far From Home” hitting theaters, it’s only appropriate to look back at the web-slinger’s storied on-screen history and separate the worst from the best.
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Take our quiz and see which ‘Avengers: Endgame’ character you are
Whether you’ve watched “Avengers: Endgame” or have heard the word endgame and think people are just talking about finals, we’ve got a quiz for you to take!
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To infinity and beyond
But, I told myself, if Thor could handle having to battle the Hulk on a trash planet, I could handle UC Berkeley. And so I did. I closed out my mostly joyful, occasionally thorny freshman year at Cal, feeling like a newly-minted adult.
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‘Naomi’ debut issue is super addition to DC’s Wonder Comics imprint
Within one issue, we’re completely invested in Naomi’s inner life. Her yearning to rise above her small town’s uneventful confines is a well-trodden hero’s journey trope, but the issue is never bogged down by a sense of predictability.
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ is as extraordinary as it allows its audience to be
“Spider-Verse” tells the tale of a teenager navigating the minefield of growing into himself. Anyone who’s ever made the leap from childhood to adolescence can relate to how intrinsic identity and individuality can be to that experience.
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Remembering comic book revolutionary Stan Lee
Lee brought the idea of superheroes with ordinary characteristics into the mainstream, a trope that led to the large-scale popularization of his stories. With that came the widespread consumption of his comics and, eventually, films.
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Why ‘Venom’ lacks any real bite
Somewhere between witnessing a sweaty Tom Hardy chomp on a live lobster and seeing the character of Venom soulfully tell Eddie Brock that he’d made him change his mind about humanity, I realized that “Venom” was not the version of the story that I’d grown up with.
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