“Ever since Disney bought 20th Century Fox, The Simpsons has been the smiling face of that monopolistic corporate synergy. The long-running series was a key Disney+ offering at launch — despite some questionable cropping — and we’ve already seen at least one member of the Simpsons clan interact with the Star Wars universe. So will the Simpsons make a trip to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next? According to Simpsons co-executive producer Michael Price, it’s very possible.” Read more at Inverse Daddy issues? The latest trailer for Shang Chi gives a closer look between the father and son relationship powering the film. Read more at The Mary Sue Are you looking to show off your latest gaming console? Ubisoft’s new Avatar game will let you flex your Xbox Series X or PS5’s true muscles. “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is making use of the new PS5 and Xbox Series X/S hardware to create a more lush, organic-feeling world that you can quickly fly around in, its developers said in a new interview today. Even if the quests still turn out to still be familiar Ubisoft fare, the open world tech is getting a big upgrade. At least that’s the pitch Ubisoft Massive is making to sell players on why the new Avatar won’t be on PS4 and Xbox One.” Read more at Kotaku Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Michael Myers returns from the flames in the new trailer for the latest installment in the Halloween franchise. Read more at Thrillist From Survivor to the iPhone and even the pandemic, here are 20 of the moments that defined pop culture for the last two decades. “From 9/11 to a year-plus-long pandemic, the history of the last 20 years has not always been kind. At the same time, we’ve experienced culture-shifting technological advancements—and the birth of Baby Yoda Mania. Is that a “defining” pop culture moment of the past 20 years? Of course.” Read more at Mental Floss A friendly and thoughtful coach that’s easy to talk to? Here are the reasons why Ted Lasso is someone we’ll never see in real life. “Richmond AFC coach Ted Lasso and his less-wordy assistant, Coach Beard emerged from their offseason on Wednesday to announce the players named to the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete for soccer gold in the Olympics this summer in Japan. “Hey howdy folks,” began the affable Lasso, before announcing the U.S. women and wondering why there isn’t a Golden Hat when a player scores three goals, to go along with the Golden Boot.”
