Today's Connections Hints & Answers For July 30, 2025 (Puzzle #654)

If you are struggling with today’sConnectionspuzzle, you are not alone and there are ways to help you get past it. There are a lot of various options to explore in this puzzle, which makes it hard when it comes to solidifying your guesses and not running out of them. However,there are ways to get around it, and you may get to the end of the puzzle without too much trouble by using our hints and tricks....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 778 words · Daniel Francis

Transformers’ Best Movie In Years Has Taught The Franchise A Valuable Lesson That The Next Movie Will Surely Ignore

Transformers Oneis the bestTransformersmovie in years, and potentially the best film in the entire franchise, but the next movie in the series will likely be much different.Transformers Onewas the first animated theatricalTransformersmovie since 1986’sThe Transformers: The Movie. Considering how successful theanimatedTransformersshowshave been, it is shocking that there haven’t been more animated films. While the film was not a huge hit at the box office, it has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 89% and an amazing audience score of 98%....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Donna Haas

Until Now, I'd Forgotten How the Days Before Glenn's Death Make Walking Dead's Most Heartbreaking Moment So Much Worse

Like most fans revisitingThe Walking Deadissue-by-issue, following along with theDeluxereprint of the series, I have been both anticipating and dreading the approach of the pivotalWalking Dead#100, and the death of Glenn –butwhat I didn’t realize was that the tragedy of the character’s exit from the series would hit much earlier on this read through. The Walking Dead Deluxe#96 – written by Robert Kirkman, with art by Charlie Adlard – features the start of Glenn’s last day, and what legitimately broke my heart was how unexpectedly hopeful the issue finds him, as he embraces the potential of joining the Hilltop community....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 927 words · Gary Salinas

Why Galactus Wants Reed & Sue's Child In Fantastic Four: First Steps

Galactus is after Franklin Richards inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, and there is a very simple explanation for theMarvel Cinematic Universeto follow that storyline. Thelive-action Fantastic Four movieshave ranged from fun to downright terrible. That is whyMarvel has to ensure that its reboot of the team is as exciting as fans expect. By using a comics-accurate Galactus, Marvel is showing that it wants to fix the past errors in the franchise withThe Fantastic Four: First Steps' cast of characters....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Megan Craig

Wolverine Lore Changes Forever with Introduction of GOLD ADAMANTIUM

Marvel just introduced a devastating new force toWolverinelore, asnew gold adamantium arrives to upgrade Logan’s enemiesand attempt to seize control of his mind. Adamantium is an unbreakable metal in Marvel lore - one which was bonded to Wolverine’s bones and claws by the villainousWeapon X and their experiments on mutants. Now, the metal that has become part of Wolverine’s body is once again making him a target. InWolverine #1by Saladin Ahmed and Martín Cóccolo, Wolverine battles his old enemy Cyber in the wilds of Canada....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Kevin Curry

You Season 5 Release Window Confirmed As Joe's Fate Is Teased In New Posters

Youseason 5 now has an official release date and new teaser posters. The show, which is based on the Caroline Kepnes book series of the same name, stars Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg, a New Yorker who stalks various women over the course of the show, frequently killing those who get in his way.Youseason 5, which will be the final season of the series, features a supporting cast that includes Madeline Brewer, Anna Camp, Griffin Matthews, Nava Mau, and returning stars Charlotte Ritchie and Tati Gabrielle reprising their roles as Kate Galvin and Marienne Bellamy respectively....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Ashley Clark

“Comedy Is Also Very Difficult”: Ryan Reynolds Defends His Actors On Actors Pairing With Andrew Garfield After Someone Calls Out Difference Between Deadpool & We Live In Time

Ryan Reynoldsspeaks out in defense of hisActors on Actorspairing withAndrew Garfield. Run byVariety,Actors on Actorsis a series that takes two famous, well-regarded actors, and has the pair have a conversation on camera about their careers and recent work.Varietyrecently announced their lineup of 2024 actor pairings, which included Garfield and Reynolds in conversation. Reynolds' biggest role of the year was the MCU featureDeadpool & Wolverine, while Garfield’s was the well-ratedOscar hopefulWe Live in Time....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Melanie Goodman

“One Of The Fewer Times I’ve Seen Bailey Being Vulnerable”: Jenna Dewan Breaks Down The Rookie Season 7 Episode 7’s Biggest Bailey & Nolan Moments

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Rookie season 7, episode 7!The Rookiestar Jenna Dewan has unpacked season 7, episode 7’s biggest Bailey and Nolan moments, explaining what they mean for the couple.The Rookieseason 7has provided plenty of challenges for Bailey (Dewan) and Nolan (Nathan Fillion), especially after the police officer learns his wife helped a hitman to kill her ex-husband, Jason (Steve Kazee). However, the latest episode saw them talk through what happened, after Bailey helps out at a battered women’s shelter, fully realizing the abuse her own ex-husband put her through....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 738 words · James Brown

"Fine, I'll Do It Myself": 10 Authors Who Wrote Their Own Movie & TV Adaptations

WhileAvengers: Age of Ultronisthe disappointing second filmthat theAvengersfranchise bounced back after, it gave us one of the most iconic lines of all time. Thanos is one of the most quotable characters from the MCU, and his line"Fine, I’ll do it myself.“has gone from a movie quote to a meme to one of the most referenced pieces of dialogue ever. It’s applicable to an extensive number of instances, and one of the more obvious ones is the instances when authors themselves wrote screenplays for the movie and TV adaptations of their works....

June 10, 2025 · 12 min · 2513 words · Samuel Stone

"It Took Him A Lot Of Guts": Squid Game Season 2's Thanos Casting Backlash Addressed By Creator

This article includes a discussion of drug use and suicide. Squid Gamecreator Hwang Dong-hyuk defends his decision to cast controversial K-pop star, T.O.P after a drug scandal. T.O.P, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun,received a ten-month jail sentence and two-year mandatory military serviceafter being found guilty of marijuana use, which is illegal for recreational use in South Korea. The star was then blacklisted in the entertainment industry after the scandal.T.O.P’s comeback as Thanos, Player 230, a rapper who uses drugs during the deadly games inSquid Gameseason 2, has received backlash from fans since the casting announcement....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Sandra Thompson

"The Worst Skin I Have Seen": Fortnite Fans Agree The New Meowscles Skin Is Downright Disturbing

The newest Meowdas skin forFortnitehas been teased and fans are appalled and disappointed. The battle royale MMO is known for its vivid color use and memorable, often downright ridiculous designs. Among the most popular and strange-looking ofFortnite’sskin designs is Meowscles, a muscular man with a cat’s head. The nextFortnitechapter was teased last week, hinting at a Meowscles and Midas mashup, andmany fans were excited at the idea of the muscular Meowscles wearing Midas' dapper outfit....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Ronald Sanders

"We Don't Talk About Him": Cody Rhodes Finally Steps Up to John Cena But Who Won Their Promo Battle?

The war betweenCody Rhodes and John Cenatook a big step up asWWEairedMonday Night Raw fromLondon, and no one was safe from the fire and vitriol coming from each man. From Tony Khan to The Rock, everyone left with some shrapnel, but the most surprising reference was to Vince McMahon, a name and a line WWE hasn’t crossedsince he resigned in disgrace in 2024. The promo battle was the moment that the performers and WWE needed to kick this rivalry and Night 2 main event into high gear, and allow both Cena and Rhodes to shine....

June 10, 2025 · 5 min · 1061 words · Richard Floyd

10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Somehow Make Trees Funny

The Far Sidefamously does not have a main character or characters that appear throughout the comic strip, as creator Gary Larson opted instead to focus purely on the individual jokes, using whatever character that came to mind to tell those jokes in the funniest way possible. This process allowed Larson to createFar Sidecomics featuring the likes of aliens, dinosaurs, and devils, putting these characters in hilarious situations specifically suited to them....

June 10, 2025 · 8 min · 1592 words · Jonathan Ortiz MD