Anya Wassenberg

15 Things You Need To Know About Marvel’s Black Panther Right Now

Black Panther doesn’t hit American movie screens until February 16, 2018, but it’s been one of the most highly anticipated entries into the Marvel Cinematic Universe ever. From the trailers released so far, fans are looking forward to a world of ultra-cool tech, compelling characters, and naturally, loads of high-octane action. The movie focuses on T’Challa, the Black Panther, as he faces the task of uniting his nation and plotting its future course after his father’s death. Wakanda is a hidden African nation with superior technology and vast wealth, and there are competitors for its throne.

A Tour Of Toronto’s Big Three Pipe Organs — Head-to-Head

From the floor shaking low rumble of a 32-foot stop to the soaring notes of strings and even the delicate trill of a bird, there is nothing that really compares in sheer scale and range with a pipe organ. Toronto is home to a wealth of pipe organs of varying sizes and types, such as the Warren tracker organ at St. Michael’s Cathedral or the pretty instrument at the St. James Cathedral downtown. More than just individual instruments, they are part of the city’s history.

8 Times Celebs Let Us Down And 7 They Went Beyond Expectations

Celebrities — do we love them or hate them? They live their fabulous, Instagram-worthy lives far out of our reach, with more money, gadgets, and everything that you could want. Is it so much, then to ask for a little payback? Or at least, recognition of how lucky they are?

15 Babes You Didn’t Know Are Comic Book Geeks

Hot celebs can be comic geeks too, contrary to the stereotype. Now, we don’t really need much of an excuse to come up with a list of 15 hot celebs, amirite? It’s everybody’s favorite topic. But, when you add another dimension to the picture, it becomes a win-win situation that just multiplies the pleasure.

The New New Space Wizards Demo

New York City-based David Jacobson and The New Space Wizards have released a new demo, a follow up to their 2016 EP Psychedelica Revisited. The new demo was recorded with the live band that has been performing all around their native Brooklyn, and it has a nicely organic feel to all the tracks.

15 Most Crime-Infested American States

Which American states have the most offenders? It’s a valid question that would concern most people. When it comes to sex offenders, you can actually come up with numbers on how many live in a specific state, and even where because of the laws on registration. When a murderer leaves jail, they can go anywhere and slip through the cracks. Sex offenders can’t stay anonymous.

Marvel VS DC: 15 Character Rip-Offs Too Obvious To Ignore

Do Marvel and DC steal from each other? There’s been no real public confessions, but sometimes, the evidence seems to speak for itself.

15 Inappropriate Moments Even Die-Hard Fans Missed In Superhero Cartoons

There are cartoons for adults and cartoons for kids. Sure. But, the cartoons for kids are still written and animated by adults. That means, there are times when the adult cartoon makers seemingly just can’t resist the temptation to throw in some risqué dialogue, a name or word with a double entendre, or something else that adults will understand but leave the little ones mystified.

15 Dirty Secrets Producers Don’t Want You To Know About The Maury Show

Maury has been on the air since 1991, an incredible story of longevity in the broadcasting world these days. It succeeds because it gives the audience exactly what they – seemingly – want: people with embarrassing personal issues they’re fine about airing on TV and the vicarious thrill we all get when we see people in worse situations than we are in. For almost three decades, Maury’s show has gone for the lurid and the ratchet and found its groove in serving up trash TV for the masses.

Think You Can’t Sing? Science Doesn’t Believe You

I’m tone deaf. I can’t sing. It’s usually accompanied by a smile or laugh, but the message is both clear and absolute. And wrong.

Lorna MacDonald is Professor of Voice Studies and Vocal Pedagogy at the University of Toronto, and she puts it even more strongly. “That’s a blatant lie.”