Mel & The Black Rose Story In Arcane Explained

The following contains spoilers for Arcane season 2 Act 2, now streaming on NetflixArcane’sBlack Rose and Mel storyline in season 2 hints at a potential expansion of the entireLeague of Legendsuniverse. One of the lingering plot threads left to be resolved inArcaneseason 2 Act 1 was the fate of Councilwoman Mel. Mel’s investigation into her mother’sAmbessa’s plans for Piltoverwere upended by a sudden mystical attack seemingly carried out by the Black Rose....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Jesse Nichols

Motorcycle Mayhem Codes [New Bike] (August 2025)

Updated on July 27, 2025– We checked for the latest Motorcycle Mayhem codes! Need the latest codes for Motorcycle Mayhem? Our guide has you covered with the newest active codes that can earn you free rewards like currency, boosters, and in-game items. We update the list regularly, so bookmark and check back often. Motorcycle Mayhemis a Roblox game where you will be riding motorcycles and racing against your friends!...

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Jamie Shields

NYT Mini Crossword Hints August 18, 2025

Our NYT Mini Crossword Hints for June 27, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The New York Times Mini Crossword is a smaller, quicker version of the paper’s famous daily crossword puzzle. It’s designed for solvers who want to exercise their brain without spending a lot of time on a single puzzle. The mini crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a smaller grid....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · James Potter

OnePlus 12 confirmed to launch in January and promises to redeem the underwhelming OnePlus 11

It’s been a long time since OnePlus launched a phone globally in the opening month of the year, but that’s exactly what is going to happen in January 2024. In early 2023, theOnePlus 11released all around the world, starting with a January 4 launch date in China and followed by a February 7 release everywhere else. The company’s newest flagship phone, the OnePlus 12, was just released in China in early December and will officially launch globally on June 03, 2025, according to an announcement from OnePlus itself....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Tanner Campbell IV

Samsung's Fan Edition Phones Could Make a Comeback With the Galaxy S23 FE

Samsung’s Fan Edition Phones Could Make a Comeback With the Galaxy S23 FE Samsung could be about to revive its popular Fan Edition series of Galaxy S phones, according to new reports. The FE range began with the Galaxy S20 FE a couple of years ago and delivered a flagship-level device at a more attractive price point. But when the company skipped the S22 FE, it looked like Samsung had given up on the idea....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Jodi Johnson

Solo Leveling's Historic Success Disproves One of the Anime Industry's Biggest Myths

Despite how enormously successfulSolo Levelinghas been both in Japan and abroad, the sales figures of the Blu-ray paint a much different picture that fans should not be worried about anymore, given the age we are currently in. Furthermore, it shows just how unreliable these figures have become in the past few years, even if they are still useful in some cases. According to Oricon last year,Solo Leveling’s volume 2 Blu-ray didn’t even manage to be ranked in the first week of its release....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Erin Summers

Spider-Man’s 10 Best MCU Team-Ups So Far

Summary Marvel Studios has already partneredSpider-Manwith many iconic heroes in theMCU, and many more are expected for the wall-crawler’s future. Peter Parker’s Spider-Man has always been one of Marvel’s most popular and beloved heroes, so it has been a running theme in Marvel Comics that the wall-crawler teams-up with other heroes, bettering their stories, too. This pattern has continued inSpider-Man’s live-action MCU adventures, as Tom Holland’s Peter Parker has fought alongside several notable heroes, even though some of his best partnerships are yet to come....

July 5, 2025 · 10 min · 2105 words · Ashley Elliott

Star Trek Is Going Full 'Seven Samurai' in Western-Inspired New Chapter for Worf

Summary Warning: contains potential spoilers forStar Trek: Defiant#18! Star Trekis going fullSeven Samuraiin a Western-inspired new chapter in the life of Worf. Since breathing new life into their line ofStar Trekcomics in late 2022, IDW has put Worf front and center of the massive story unfolding. Now, in a first look atStar Trek: Defiant#18, Worf must rally the forces to stop a Romulan invasion, and it echoes Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Patricia Long

The Golden Bachelor: Leslie Fhima Is Not Over Gerry Turner (Her Social Media Posts Prove It)

Summary Since being rejected by Gerry Turner during the season finale ofThe Golden Bachelor,Leslie Fhima has been desperate to prove that she’s over getting her heart trampled, but she’s not fooling anyone. Leslie, a 65-year-old dance instructor from Minneapolis, Minnesota, walked into theBachelormansion along with 21 other amazing older women. Despite facing stiff competition, Leslie was able to stand out from the crowd and capture the 72-year-old Gerry’s attention. After a season of getting to know each other, Gerry gave his final two roses to Leslie and 70-year-old day trader Theresa Nist....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Rebecca Frye

The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is officially here with all the AI features you can ask for

Samsung has been facing stiff competition in the smartphone market — an industry it led by sales volume for 13 years untilApple took the crown in 2023. This was despite the Korean giant’sGalaxy S23 lineupbeing among thebest Android phonesof last year, offering great performance, all-day battery life, and excellent cameras. But Samsung is not the one to give up so easily, and so less than a month into 2024, the company has announced its flagship series designed to carry it through the next 12 months: the Galaxy S24 Ultra, S24+, and S24....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 969 words · Melanie Lin

This Hidden Feature on My Phone Makes Photos Pop

You don’t need a fancy app or pro camera to make your photos stand out—just a setting buried in your phone’s menus. Most people never touch it, but it’s the quickest way I’ve found to go from bland to eye-catching in seconds. What Spot Color Actually Does and Why It Works Spot Color is a Motorola photo feature that isolates your subject in full color while turning the background grayscale. The effect is subtle but bold....

July 5, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Kevin Hudson

This myQ smart garage door opener deal will make your life easier for just $17

myQ Chamberlain Smart Garage Control We like this myQ Smart Garage Control unit from Chamberlain for a few reasons. It’s easy to DIY install, it’s loaded with features, and right now it’s on sale for just $17. Imagine you are going out of town for the holidays, and about halfway through your flight you feel your stomach drop, “I forgot to close the garage door.” Panic sets in. Not only is your vehicle, lawn equipment, and everything else in your garage now exposed and easily accessible to the outside world, but you can’t remember if you locked the door that leads from the garage to your house....

July 5, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · James Hunt

Travis Willingham Teases Critical Role's Future Adaptations: “The Calamity Miniseries Is Of Great Interest”

Summary Critical Rolecontinues to expand the world of Exandria through animation, with the third season ofThe Legend of Vox MachinaandMighty Neinboth on the horizon. Their overall television and first-look film deal with Prime means many more projects could be in their future with countless one-shots and mini-series, the Bells Hells campaign, and even Candela Obscura, all offering dynamic stories that could be perfect for television series or movies.Mighty Neinwill be the true test to see how Critical Role’s IP performs beyond Vox Machina’s story, but with the Mighty Nein reunion live show selling out Wembley last year, it seems promising that fans will tune in....

July 5, 2025 · 3 min · 570 words · Alexander Webb