An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
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Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.
The tournaments pit heroes like Liu Kang, Raiden, and Sonya Blade against such villains as Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, and Scorpion.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
Despite being grouped together with the villains who slashed their way through the ’80s (and, to a lesser extent, the ’90s), Freddy has always been unique.
The Victoria's Secret Fashion show is fast approaching, and with it, the usual fanfare as audiences ready to watch models defy gravity in impossibly tall heels, heavy wings and jaw-dropping lingerie looks.
—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
And a fierce competitor is nipping at the agency’s heels.
Mammoths were not the only enormous beasts ancient humans hunted.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
Rundell will turn the first two books set in the fictional world of the Glimouria Archipelago filled with magical beasts into movie screenplays under the Disney Live Action banner.
The biggest losers are the very citizens electing these clowns.
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Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.
—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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