Harry Potter Notches a Record 19-Year Streak Through 2026 — A Feat George R.R. Martin Has Yet to Match
By 2026, it will be nearly 20 years since the saga ended in 2007 — and Harry Potter still dominates bestseller lists, with Philosopher’s Stone leading the pack.
January 1, 2026 11:21 pm
The One Law of Nature J.K. Rowling Says Even Harry Potter Magic Can’t Break
Wands can bend time, but they can’t beat the grave. J.K. Rowling drew a hard line in Harry Potter: no one comes back. Why she made death final might surprise fans.
January 1, 2026 10:24 pm
Stan Lee Wouldn't Be Proud: 5 Comic Book Creators Marvel Failed
Marvel and DC rake in box-office billions while the storytellers who built their universes still fight for fair pay. From Stan Lee to Sara Pichelli, lawsuits, fan backlash, and royalty disputes are forcing a reckoning over who really profits when heroes hit the big screen.
January 1, 2026 8:52 pm
Black Christmas 2019: The Remake That Lost Its Killer Instinct
Black Christmas 2019 swings for a bold reboot and whiffs. The result buries the original’s icy dread under clunky messaging, thin characters, and squandered scares.
January 1, 2026 7:29 pm
The Matrix Was Right: 10 Eerily Accurate Predictions About Our Reality, Ranked
More than two decades after Keanu Reeves bent reality as Neo, The Matrix plays less like sci-fi spectacle and more like a flashing warning, its cyberpunk vision and gut-punch ending now an unnerving mirror of the world we’ve built.
January 1, 2026 6:58 pm
Last Chance to Binge: All Four Seasons of Rami Malek’s Acclaimed Hacker Thriller Are Leaving Netflix
Mr. Robot is logging off Netflix early next year, taking all four acclaimed seasons with it—so there’s a narrow window to binge Rami Malek’s breakout hacker thriller before it disappears. Originally a USA Network hit from 2015 to 2019, the award-winning series won’t be available on the platform much longer.
January 1, 2026 6:55 pm
The Grey’s Anatomy Star You Forgot Showed Up on Friends
Before scrubbing in on Grey’s Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo stole a scene in Friends season 10 as Missy Goldberg, the college crush who reignites Ross and Chandler’s rivalry in The One Where the Stripper Cries.
January 1, 2026 6:54 pm
Toei Still Hasn't Animated Dragon Ball's Most Powerful Villain Transformation: Here's Why
Toriyama may have just rewritten Dragon Ball’s power scale. Black Frieza storms into the Dragon Ball Super manga with a jaw-dropping upgrade that leaves past villains in the dust—and threatens to upend the entire balance of power.
January 1, 2026 6:53 pm
Denise Crosby On The Star Trek Director Who Couldn't Handle The TNG Cast
Denise Crosby says cast hijinks on Star Trek: The Next Generation once sent a director over the edge, a glimpse of the chaos that surrounded her season 1 exit after just 22 episodes.
January 1, 2026 6:43 pm
This Game of Thrones Character Is the Missing Piece The Winds of Winter Needs, and George R. R. Martin Says the Show Did Better
The Winds of Winter will tweak Osha after Natalia Tena’s standout Game of Thrones turn made the once-minor wildling too compelling to ignore, George R. R. Martin told Collider.
January 1, 2026 6:43 pm