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Some actors become so prestigious, they can get almost any part they want without auditioning; the awards they've won and the box office receipts from their past blockbusters are all that's necessary to land them a highly-coveted role in an upcoming production. Of course, there are plenty of top performers who still have to audition for roles. But unless a bigger name gets into the running, there's often little standing between them and the chance to play an important character.However, what rarely gets talked about are actors who not only get turned down for famous TV and film roles but...

The need to find a place for every car on the road raises the question of whether parking garages are the solution. However, these structures are often seen as unsightly and counter to people-friendly urban planning. They dominate the aesthetic of business districts, turning them into parking districts. Parking codes exacerbate the problem, mandating a minimum number of parking spaces even in suburban areas. Parking garages have become ubiquitous, surrounding malls, connecting to residential towers, and surrounding sporting venues.   © Modern Mechanix The origin of parking garages can be traced back to the turn of the 20th century when...

Amazon Alexa can answer just about any question you have and is compatible with nearly everything, so we broke down the best Amazon Alexa devices that best suit for needs.

Sometimes you read a headline that feels so impossibly off-balance with the world, you can't help but wonder if you're living in a simulation or the world's worst season of "The Truman Show." Today was one of those days, as we tragically lost Lance Reddick, one of the most remarkable figures in film and television. Reddick was best known for playing Cedric Daniels on the hit HBO series "The Wire," which led to a fruitful career playing other authority figures because no one on the planet can pull off a uniform quite like he could.But Lance Reddick was so much...

This post contains spoilers for season 2 of Netflix's "Shadow and Bone."Fantasy, as a genre, brims with standard tropes refashioned to suit the tone and depth of respective narratives, wherein some stories dare to soar higher than baseline expectations. While such tropes can be retrofitted into thrilling, compelling stories, the genre often finds itself plagued with hackneyed executions of the chosen one, deliberate slow-burns that are often infuriating, and interpersonal dynamics that look like Wattpad fanfictions come to life.However, the moment fantasy tales ground their characters with convincing motivations, true magic happens. For that, one need look no further than...