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One of the most burning questions in the Star Wars franchise has finally been answered: how does Hayden Christensen really feel about sand? Of course, Christensen famously portrayed the young Anakin Skywalker in the second and third installments of George Lucas’ prequel trilogy - a set of films nowhere near as fondly remembered as their predecessors. The disdain for those three films was perhaps evident in the most recent movie, The Force Awakens....

HBO’s take on His Dark Materials looks great so far, but the TV show needs to make sure it avoids making the same mistakes that plagued the movie version, The Golden Compass. The series, a co-production between HBO and BBC, will air its eight-episode first season later this year, with expectations high and the show already renewed for season 2 as well. Based on Philip Pullman’s epic trilogy - made up of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass - His Dark Materials will take viewers into a parallel version of our own world....

Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) was a big fan of The Price Is Right on How I Met Your Mother, specifically when it came to the game show’s host, Bob Barker. The host was the topic of discussion in several instances on the CBS sitcom that ran from 2005 to 2014. Here’s why Barney was obsessed with The Price Is Right and how it connected to his father. Barney’s childhood had a major influence on how he turned out as an adult....

Facebook Messenger presents community guidelines that users must follow when they don’t want to be blocked on the platform. But if you go against the rules and guidelines, you may realize you may no longer send messages on Facebook Messenger. If you have found yourself in such a situation, don’t worry because the block lasts for a short time, as explained in this guide. When you are used to your Facebook Messenger, you may find it inconvenient to discover you are blocked....

Now, you can enable Google Docs voice typing and simply speak your entire paper, article, report, or whatever else you need to create. How Google Docs Voice Typing Works? Google integrated voice recognition technology into its Android platform long before they introduced it into Google Docs. Many people prefer speaking out their thoughts rather than typing them. So, it only makes sense Google would enhance the usability of Google Docs by integrating its current voice recognition technology....

Ted Mosby and Robin Scherbatsky’s breakup was hinted at nearly half a season early in How I Met Your Mother. The pair’s “will they or won’t they” relationship was a major focal point during How I Met Your Mother’s nine seasons. Even though it was revealed that Robin was not the “Mother” in the pilot, Ted spent a lot of time pining for her. After scaring off Robin by coming on too strong during their first date, Ted managed to win her over by the end of How I Met Your Mother season 1....

How I Met Your Mother (or HIMYM) was a hit-series when it premiered in 2005, seemingly filling the void of Friends, which had ended a year earlier. It was created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. Fans loved its unconventional approach to storytelling where many episodes followed a non-linear structure full of flashback and flashforwards. The storylines were always unpredictable, relatable, and just downright hilarious. The show was always dedicated to keeping running gags throughout the shows nine seasons, including the Slap Bet....

How I Met Your Mother is one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. Focusing on five main characters as they journey through adulthood, growing in their work, love lives, and friendships throughout. One of the most popular characters from the show was Robin Scherbatsky, who was played by Cobie Smulders throughout the series. While she is a main character who is heavily featured in almost every episode, that doesn’t mean that fans know everything about her....

Donald Glover is following the footsteps of Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story, but he found a way to make the character his own for the prequel. As Lucasfilm finally kicks off the marketing campaign for the spinoff, the multi-talented Glover has already emerged as a runaway star. All he’s had to do is flash a charming smile and strike a pose in a coat to win fans over....

The still-shocking narrative twists barely halfway through Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterpiece Psycho gave rise to the spoiler alert. The psychological thriller’s infamous shower scene is still to this day one of the most infamous sequences in the history of cinema, both for it’s narrative twists and the innovative filmmaking techniques that went into it. But the only way it could work is if audiences were kept in the dark until the moment arrived on-screen....

It takes more than an Instagram account and some free product to make waves in today’s social media world, where the market is flooded with big brands paying big dollars for influencer content. We’ll get you up to date on everything you need to know about influencer marketing in 2018, so you can either adjust your current influencer strategy or— if you’re just getting started— have the know-how to build an effective influencer strategy from the ground up....

Many Discord users intending to use their Discord for business purposes understand the importance of server boosts. The server boosts offer users many features and enable them to grow their accounts. Many Discord users are concerned about whether the server boost will last forever. This guide has explained the issue and more topics. Discord is a great platform that has enabled other users to achieve their business plans. If you don’t understand how long a Discord boost will last, read this post!...

Warning: This article spoils plot points of God of War ** * With God of War 4 now available after five years of development, fans have come to learn that the iconic Blades of Chaos make their return in the new game, bringing in a little more of that God of War trilogy Greek lore into the Nine Realms of Norse mythology. The beginning of the game makes it clear that Kratos has tried to bury his past in an effort to save his son Atreus from the stakes that follow being a god....

For an initial period, it was relatively peaceful, but that all changed when the army was deployed, John Whalen, director of health, safety and security at ISY, told ZDNet, describing how he periodically heard gunfire and explosions from his house in Yangon. “It was almost like the gloves were off and that’s when there were nighttime raids, shootings at checkpoints, lots of arrests … it was bad. [The military] was cracking down on the actual protests, so you had an armed army going after unarmed civilians,” he said....

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Game of Thrones season 8 Game of Thrones is ending, and when it does, so will all speculation about how HBO’s epic fantasy series finally wraps up. But how will the story end in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels upon which Game of Thrones is based? Game of Thrones season 8 is not only the last season of the HBO series, but it’s also been the most divisive....

After eight years and 14 films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has slowly-but-surely introduced the majority of elements needed to do a big-screen adaptation of the seminal comic book storyline called Infinity Gauntlet, which saw Thanos attain all six Infinity Gems (or Stones, as the movies call them) and become, for all intents and purposes, a living god who has dominion over all of the cosmos. There has still been one crucial piece missing from this mythological puzzle, however: the character of Adam Warlock, who was originally introduced in the comics in the 1960s and who has gone on to become one of the most powerful – and one of the most convoluted – denizens of the Marvel Universe....

The central character of How I Met Your Mother could have been drastically different if the writers got their top choice for Ted Mosby. The character played by Josh Radnor for all nine seasons on the sitcom served as the driving force behind the story, but another actor nearly took the role. Here’s who almost portrayed Ted and how the character stayed connected to the beloved series. The focus of How I Met Your Mother during its run was on Ted and his story explaining, in precise detail, how he met the mother of his two children, Penny and Luke....

Avengers: Endgame succeeded as a blockbuster juggernaut, but it seems as though the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a way to avoid any kind of future Avengers fatigue. Spider-Man: Far From Home will mark the end of Phase 3, but the next scheduled slate of films is rumored to introduce fresh faces to the franchise. By rejuvenating the MCU with Phase 4, Marvel could step away from the notion that superhero team-up movies have worn out their welcome....

The iOS 11.4.1 update includes a new security feature that restricts the way USB accessories can interact with iPhone and iPad devices. If the phone has not been unlocked within the last hour, iOS will disable the Lightning port so USB accessories cannot communicate with the device. After unlocking, any accessories will stay connected. USB power chargers are not affected, but some USB accessories that provide power may not charge the device until the device has been unlocked....

Marvel’s Star comic series launches next January, putting a spotlight on one of Marvel’s newest heroes. A superhero with one of the strangest possible origin stories: merging with an Infinity Stone to become master of reality itself. Originally introduced to Marvel Comics as the Soul Gems, the Infinity Stones first appeared in Jim Starlin’s Warlock, where Thanos attempted to use them to destroy the stars, and the universe with them. Thankfully Adam Warlock defeated him with the help of the Avengers, although Thanos and other cosmic villains would try to abuse their power many more times....