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All of today’s best deals are now headlined by a $149 discount on Apple’s 24-inch M1 iMac. That’s alongside a 20% off Satechi back to school sale and up to $230 off Apple Watch Series 7. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. 24-inch M1 iMac sees first discount in months with $149 off Delivering the latest screen-based macOS desktop, the latest M1 iMac arrived centered around a 24-inch 4K Retina Display backed by True Tone support....

There’s still time to enter to win Apple’s latest MacBook Air to help celebrate the launch of the new Clarity 4K UHD Display Monitor from ALOGIC. Head below for a look at the new display and to enter the giveaway now. You can also get the new 4K display from ALOGIC with a free ALOGIC 1080p Iris webcam for a limited time. ALOGIC Clarity 4K UHD Display Monitor The most important part of an external monitor is its panel, but having a good design changes everything....

Owners of 2020 Toshiba 4K UD Fire TV and Insignia 4K Fire TV smart TV models will now be able to stream content from their Apple devices using AirPlay, and integrate the smart TV sets into their HomeKit home set up, which enables remote Siri voice control features. Assuming you have a supported TV model, AirPlay 2 will be enabled by default once the firmware update goes through. This means if you have an iPhone, iPad or Mac, you should be able to see your TV in the AirPlay output menu and wireless stream music, videos and photos to it — or even share your screen with AirPlay Mirroring....

If you’re a crime movie fan, you’ve probably seen The Godfather, Scarface, and Heat. Or, at the very least you’ve watched half of them on TV with your Dad. Still, crime enthusiast, there is a world beyond the cop and gangster canon. There are those unsung masterworks, those hidden gems, those instant crime classics. Keep on scrolling for ten of the very best. Running Scared (2006) Maybe the finest work of the late Paul Walker, Running Scared is about as dark as crime thrillers get....

George Lucas’ vision for Star Wars was initially influenced by the iconography of World War II mixed with the science fantasy elements of TV serials like Flash Gordon. The space battles were designed to look like dogfights, the ground battles were designed to look like firefights in the trenches, and the lightsaber duels were actually designed to look like laser-tinged versions of the fights in swords-and-sandals epics. So, naturally, the saga has had a bunch of awesome battle sequences over the years....

In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, long-time Gojira fans and newcomers alike bore witness to the monsters (aka Titans) that populate the world of the MonsterVerse. The sequel to the 2014 reboot confirmed that there are 17 known Titans hiding across the Earth, with many more feared to come out of hibernation as the Alpha predators Godzilla and King Ghidorah fight for dominance. The sequel’s roster of Titans includes new faces and familiar legends like Mothra and Rodan, leading fans to speculate on who may appear in a potential Godzilla 3....

In television, celebrity guest stars are quite common. It doesn’t feel out of place when Sheldon Cooper runs into someone like James Earl Jones, Stan Lee, or Stephen Hawking because The Big Bang Theory is a hugely popular show and can, therefore, attract big-name guests. Audiences forgive the lack of realism because we enjoy seeing celebrities poke fun at themselves. However, a movie needs more staying power than an episode of television....

Together, DC and Warner Bros. have created some of the greatest animated comic book films to date. Really setting the standard for what an animated superhero adventure could and should be, they continue to produce quality entertainment with their animated division. In fact, the infamous Batman story, The Killing Joke, is now getting the DC animated treatment, with voice actors Mark Hamill (the Joker) and Kevin Conroy (Batman) both returning to the roles that have made them legends....

The History Channel’s American Restoration is about shops across the country that work to take old, busted items and make them look like they just came out of the factory. Over the past seven seasons, the featured companies have rejuvenated cars, motorcycles, soda machines, signs, and whatever other crazy stuff their clients have brought in. However, it isn’t all work. The crews have plenty of time to get up to some shenanigans....

There is no escaping the iconic characters of The Avengers. Twenty years ago, few moviegoers would have known about characters like Iron Man or Black Panther, but today you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t familiar with the Marvel universe solely because of hit blockbusters. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become so iconic and influential that sometimes even the comics change to fit the look and feel of their movie counterparts....

After decades of Batman and Superman, the Arrowverse brought many of the characters in DC’s roster to pop culture prominence. When Arrow became a television hit on the CW, it started an entire comic book universe that now spans across The Flash, Supergirl, and Legends of Tomorrow. The Arrowverse has served up a wide variety of fan favorite heroes and villains, as well as characters that were plucked out of comic book obscurity....

Crossovers are kind of the ultimate fan service. The actual story beats seldom add up, but fans are almost always excited by the prospect of their favorite characters meeting. Many of them care less about the details of how these universes wind up occupying the same space and more about just somehow seeing it happen. Every once in a while, the circumstances leading up to these epic situations make sense, but those instances are few and far between....

The 2000s, fittingly enough, saw something of a renaissance in sci-fi television. Not that sci-fi had ever really left the airwaves or wasn’t prominent in the 1990s, but that era definitely had a “next generation” feel to it in terms of the genre. Perhaps it was a side effect of the future that was teased in movies like Back to the Future II and The Jetsons–which promised flying cars and robot maids and the like by the year 2000– not coming to pass....

Jessica Chastain assembles her team in the first look photo for all-female spy thriller 355. The film is based on an idea that Chastain came up with and has X-Men series writer/producer Simon Kinberg attached to direct. Smash creator Theresa Rebeck is set to write the script for the movie, which gets its title from the code name for a real life female spy in the American Revolutionary War. 355 is drawing comparisons to Mission: Impossible and Charlie’s Angels and like those properties, the film is designed to kickoff a franchise in the event it becomes a commercial success....

We learned yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had ruled that one embarrassing AAPL shareholder proposal must be put to a vote, and it turns out that the company will have to allow two more. Yesterday’s news related to a proposal for a civil rights audit following employee complaints, and concerns about slow progress in diversifying the workforce … Apple had attempted to block the proposal on the grounds that it was already working on these issues, but the SEC ruled that it be allowed to proceed....

Following the announcement last month, AirPods 3 are finally among us. The new generation of Apple’s truly wireless earphones comes with a new design inspired by AirPods Pro and features such as Spatial Audio and Adaptive EQ. However, while the external design looks almost the same, they are quite different on the inside, as shown in a new teardown by 52audio. The YouTube channel specializing in headphones, 52audio took apart the third-generation AirPods to show us what’s inside....

Captain America is one of the longest lasting heroes in comics. While the majority of the time Steve Rogers has inhabited the role, there have been others to step into his shoes. Not just in main Marvel continuity either, ias t appears that Captain America is a constant within the Marvel multiverse. For the most part, each individual fights against adversity, challenges those around them to do better, and tries to lead by example....

Captain America is the boy scout we all wish we could be. Since his arrival on the comic book scene, he’s become one of the most iconic superheroes to ever grace the national stage. And it’s easy to see why - the guy literally has America in his name. Draped in reds, whites, and blues, while sporting the coolest shield this side of Sparta, Cap was originally conceived as “Super American,’’ though the flux of ‘supers’ at the time convinced creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby to try something more homegrown....

“No, I am your father” – these words, spoken by Darth Vader to his unsuspecting son, Luke Skywalker, in The Empire Strikes Back constitute arguably the greatest plot twist in cinema history. This isn’t the only narrative surprise to catch fans off guard over the course of the Star Wars saga’s four decades and counting, either. On the contrary, there have been unexpected character exits and revivals, unforeseen betrayals and acts of redemption, and even more unanticipated family connections....

There’s a mythological conflict between Star Wars and Star Trek fans that exists more in the media than in real life; the truth is, there’s room in fans’ hearts for both, and there always has been. (Just don’t ask us which one is better.) Without Star Trek, there might not have been Star Wars, and vice versa: without the popularity of 1977’s Star Wars, the Trek resurgence would probably have never happened....