In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Gwendoline Christie got much deeper with Captain Phasma. Everything’s fine here with the Han Solo movie, how are you? Billie Lourd talks working with, and life after, Carrie Fisher. And much more… Gwendoline Christie must’ve gotten some coaching from the Lucasfilm team, because at TCAs she’s been uncharacteristically open about her role […]
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Boring backstory: Before Elon Musk can innovate tunnels, he has to rent a digger
Elon Musk recently tweeted that he’d received “verbal govt approval” to build an underground hyperloop tunnel to whisk passengers from New York to Washington, D.C., in less than a half an hour. His first step toward making this a reality? Leasing equipment from the Rust Belt. USA Today reports that Musk, the CEO of Tesla […]
OK, This Backstory For Andy's Dad In “Toy Story” Is Insanely Sad
That explains why Woody is such a rare toy…Andy Sr. could’ve been the only kid to actually get his hands on one before the show was cancelled. In fact, Mozart’s tale says that all the other kids that sent in got a space toy instead, and a secretary fished Woody out of the trash to […]
Imposters Bosses on [Spoiler]'s Con, Maddie's Backstory and Season 2 Plans
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Tuesday’s Imposters finale. It was con upon con during Tuesday’s Imposters season finale, with an unlikely party pulling off the ultimate surprise. RELATEDCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble? First, Maddie, Max and her jilted exes tricked the FBI out of capturing the Doctor […]
Overwatch Fans Love Genji’s Edgy New Backstory
Recently released Overwatch comic Uprising showed off more of the heroes’ pasts. A juicy lore revelation and slick character design for Genji has captured fan’s imaginations, inspiring theories and lots of amazing art. Uprising focuses on the Overwatch team as a crisis erupts in London. Overwatch is barred from intervening and must decide if they will […]
Time After Time Team Previews Epic '80s Trip, Jack the Ripper's Backstory
For a show about time-hopping, Time After Time has been quite stationary following its premiere jaunt to modern-day Manhattan. But that all changes with this Sunday’s episode (ABC, 9/8c), in which H.G. Wells and Jane take the time machine for a spin to 1980. VIDEOSTime After Time Team Previews ABC Drama’s ‘Epic Love Story’ There, the duo […]
The Backstory Behind That ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue on Wall Street
On the eve of International Women’s Day last Tuesday, State Street Global Advisors, which manages some $ 2.5 trillion in assets, signaled its solidarity with the day’s demonstrators. The company installed a roughly 50-inch-tall bronze statue of a defiant girl in front of Wall Street’s iconic charging-bull statue. The reaction to the statue, which was […]
