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At the 97th Academy Awards this past Sunday, Mikey Madison won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her eponymous role in Sean Baker's Anora. Anoratook home five other Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. It follows the titular character as she embarks on a whirlwind romance and eventual "fraud marriage" with the son of a Russian Oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn). In her victory speech, the 25-year-old Madison(who also made history by becoming the first Gen Z actor to win an Oscar) proudly thanked and honored the sex worker community.

While Anora and Mikey Madison's win is one of the most overt examples of the Oscars recognizing sex work in recent memory, it has happened more times than many people may realize. 14 different women have taken home Academy Awards for portraying sex workers. In fact, Emma Stone also won in 2024 for portraying Bella Baxter in Yorgos Lantimos' Poor Things.

Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece has seen many powerful characters in the past 27 years, but none of them are as intimidating as Red-Haired Shanks. The longest holder of the Emperor of the Sea title, Shanks has proved his worth in almost every aspect of the One Piece narrative, be it strength or ambition. But the thing that makes these achievements even more impressive is the fact that Shanks did all this with just one hand.

Red-Haired Shanks in One Piece | Credits: Toei Animation

As One Piece fans know, Shanks lost his arm when he was saving Luffy from the Sea King, the Lord of the Coast. He sacrificed his arm to save the future, and Luffy is proving his decision right. However, looking at Shanks’ true strength in the recent episode, One Piece fans have been wondering how powerful he would be if he had both hands.

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The anime series Demon Slayer is based on Koyohariu Gotpuge’s manga, which draws a line between humans and demons, who have been at each other’s throats for centuries. Fans have wondered about the possible outcome of one of the popular slayers. Kanae Kocho, a daunting Hashira, is centrally placed in this scenario, and her confrontation with the Upper Moon Two, Doma.

Demon Slayer Season 4 Opening | Credit: Studio Ufotable

A debate on this has sparked an argumentative theory that says even if Kanae had survived her first clash with Doma, she might not have been able to protect herself or her sisters during the ultimate battle. This situation has hypothetically created a difference in demonic power and human limits.

Kanae Kocho’s Survival Couldn’t Ensure Future Survivals in Demon Slayer Kanae Kocho and her sister | Credit: Studio Ufotable

Kanae Kocho showcased the power of Hashira by holding onto...

The speculation on casting a female James Bond has been going around for quite some time now, and as expected, it has raised many eyebrows. It seems like a bizarre idea for the general public to have a female spy taking on the role of the famed British agent, but it’s not really that far-fetched, as history goes.

Daniel Craig as James Bond

In fact, the franchise almost had a female Bond about six decades ago when one of the producers suggested an actress take on the lead role. Of course, it did not get off the ground, but it was quite a fantastic idea given the era it happened.

James Bond Almost Had Susan Hayward As 007 Susan Hayward in I Want to Live!

Author Ian Fleming’s agent, Robert Fenn, revealed in the book written by Nicholas Shakespeare, Ian Fleming: The Complete Man, the difficulty of finding an...

Gavin MacLeod, a sitcom veteran who played seaman “Happy” Haines on “McHale’s Navy,” Murray on “Mary Tyler Moore” and the very different, vaguely patrician Captain Stubing on “The Love Boat,” has died. He was 90.

MacLeod’s nephew, Mark See, confirmed his death to Variety. MacLeod died in the early morning on May 29. No cause of death was given, but MacLeod’s health had declined in recent months.

MacLeod played a relatively minor character on ABC hit “McHale’s Navy,” starring Ernest Borgnine, but as newswriter Murray Slaughter, he was certainly one of the stars of “Mary Tyler Moore,” appearing in every one of the classic comedy’s 168 episodes during its 1970-77 run on CBS. Murray was married to Marie (Joyce Bulifant) but was in love with Moore’s Mary Richards. His desk was right next to Mary’s in the Wjm newsroom, so MacLeod was frequently in the shot during the sitcom,...