November 25, 2024

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‘Captain America’: What Does The Ending Mean For ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’?

Warning: the following contains spoilers for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and, by extension, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

So, that happened.

In a move that can only be described as "what-how-why-they-can't-do-that," the newest Marvel Studios movie, ended with the dissolution of its most prominent organization: the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.

When Cap and Black Widow learn that Red Skull's Hydra legacy lives on throughout the highest levels of S.H.I.E.L.D., the two heroes team together with Falcon, Maria Hill and Nick Fury to bring the entire organization down. They're successful, and by the end of "Winter Soldier," S.H.I.E.L.D. is no more.

It's a bold creative choice to remove one of the most reliable pillars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe completely from the equation. Not just because it changes the face of the universe, and not just because it throws the story of into doubt (who will assemble Earth's mightiest heroes now that Nick Fury is unemployed and presumed dead?), but also because it throws an entire television series completely out of whack.


Really, how can continue when the titular agency no longer exists? Will the adventures of resurrected Coulson and his ragtag bunch of spies end in the season finale, with a different show — like the rumored "Agent Carter," for instance — taking its place in the fall?

Or are there still ways for "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." to continue without S.H.I.E.L.D. up and running as an official entity? Of course there are.

The entire premise of the ABC series centers on Coulson's covert continued existence. He ...

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Nirvana: The <i>Nevermind</i> You Never Knew

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‘Captain America’: Who The Heck Are Those Guys In The ‘Winter Soldier’ Mid-Credits Scene?

You know the drill by now: every Marvel movie has at least one post-credits scene. And as of "The Avengers," there are usually two. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is no different, with fans having to wait until the end of the credits to get the full story.

Here's a breakdown of the two scenes and what they mean for the Marvel Universe going forward:

SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT.

Scene #1: The Twins
This is the big one, with a ton of information to unpack and huge ramifications for the Marvel movie-verse. After S.H.I.E.L.D. is shut down in order to cut HYDRA's infiltration off at the head, it's revealed that Alexander Pierce's group only represented a small segment of the terrorist organization.

One of the other leaders of HYDRA is classic comics baddie Baron Von Strucker, played by Thomas Kretschmann. He laments the loss of the Washington based unit, but admits that if you cut off one head of HYDRA, another grows in its place.

Strucker has been using Loki's staff — left over from the end of "The Avengers" — to try and create super-humans. The staff is powered by the Tesseract, the semi-magic macguffin that was lost by HYDRA in "Captain America: The First Avenger," so it only makes sense they'd want what's left.

Unfortunately, as Strucker explains, most of the subjects that they've experimented on have died; with the exception of "The Twins." They're revealed to be Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen, who are trapped in cells and dressed in rags. Taylor-Johnson flits around the cell at super-speed, while Olsen uses some ...

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The Most Important Love Advice From ’90s Boy Bands

The '90s were full of teenage love, hate and heartbreak. No one understood pain more than the musicians influencing our lives. Boy bands became an authority on love -- the first and final word on how to fall in love and survive the subsequent heartaches. Justin Timberlake and Nick Carter hung over our beds as a nightly reminder that soulmates do indeed exist, and true love is totally real.

In tribute to the boybands' commanding knowledge on all things "love," we present the most valuable advice they blessed us with in the '90s:

From the very moment Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie and Danny declared they would love you forever, everything went down under. School dances would never be the same. Your pillow would never be dry again. NKOTB raised the bar for all of your potential future suitors, and that's OK. Love should last forever.

It's really not that hard to find a soulmate if you know your calculus. Take a "U" and a "Me," add them together, and voila! Mock boyband 2Ge+her's claims are even supported by the Spice Girls, who can be quoted in their 1996 hit "Say You'll Be There" as saying, "If you put two and two together you will see what our friendship is for." Now get out there and start flexing some quadratic equations.

The New Kids have had your back since 1990, when they released a complete guide on how to get the girl you've been pining for. This hook, line and sinker track is all you ...

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23 Beyonce Fan Art Masterpieces That Prove (Once And For All) She’s Queen

Beyoncé's trophy cabinet at Casa Carter is an impressively well-stocked piece of furniture, bulging with Grammys and multiple platinum plaques for R&B anthems like "Halo" and "Crazy In Love."

She's also snagged a mega-mogul husband in Jay Z and engages in a hyper-high-end social life that involves pondering whether to postpone Taco Tuesdays for a week and accept another dinner invitation from the Obamas. Beyond the industry awards and glitzy celebrity status though, Beyoncé claims certified iconic standing by the way she inspires fans to pay tribute to her. In that most noble of artistic disciplines: fan-art.

In tribute to her continued reign, then, here are 23 pieces of fierce fan-art that show just why the world is totally smitten with Queen Bey.

1. Women In Crisis

Artist Adrian Valencia put together this slick illustration of a dolled-up Lady Bey hanging on the telephone in honor of "everyone who has been or is suffering because of love." Poignantly, the piece's full title reads Women in Crisis 1: Beyoncé in Why Don't You Love Me?

2. 'Yonce

During a live show in London back in March, Beyoncé spotted one of Anabelle King's banner illustrations being held up in the crowd. Smitten with her interpretation, Bey was moved to halt her performance and exclaim, "It's beautiful. Did you draw this? Wow. It's so pretty!" Naturally, the wow moment can be treasured for all of eternity on Instagram.

3. Draw Your Own Beyoncé!

Drago Art's take on Beyoncé plumps for a soft-focus style that wouldn't look ...

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M.I.A. And Janelle Monae Make Cross-Country Cameos Using Holograms

After Tupac made his posthumous appearance at Coachella in 2012, there were plenty of guesses about how celebrities would continue to use the technology, and on Thursday night M.I.A. and Janelle Monáe gave us another glimpse of the future.

M.I.A. was headlining a New York show in support of her album Matangi, while Monáe was performing in Los Angeles at the same time. But a few thousand miles didn't keep them from making cameos at each other's shows.

Thanks to the use of holograms, Monáe joined M.I.A on stage in NYC to deliver a verse on the single "Bad Girls," while M.I.A returned the favor by joining Monáe to rap along with "Q.U.E.E.N."

According to the A.V. Club, it sounds like both artists plan to have a little more fun with this technology. "It's definitely cool for us and it's cool for me. I could be in 10 places at once," M.I.A. said, while Janelle Monáe added, "I would do some experimenting with different versions of myself, playing different instruments."

M.I.A. does believe in the concept of "Y.A.L.A.," after all, so this makes perfect sense for her.

A fan managed to capture video footage of the holograms, which was sponsored by Audi. Check it out above.

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Jay Electronica Targets Zimmerman, Police Brutality And Corruption In ‘Rant’

Jay Electronica has a lot on his mind, and hopefully all of those thoughts will end up on an album — soon — but, in the meantime, his Twitter account holds some insight on his current state of mind. Outraged, would be the best description, and he included some footage to show us why we should feel the same way.

Early Friday morning (April 4) the Roc Nation rapper unleashed a stream of thoughts that touched on everything from George Zimmerman, to police corruption, shady journalists and label executives and fake 'thugs.'

Jay Elect clearly hasn't been blind to the violence that's ravaging cities like Chicago, where just last week a young rapper named Lil Marc shot in cold blood. And the police corruption is nothing new, but that doesn't make the video footage any easier to watch, especially when it's happening in his hometown, New Orleans.

"i don't respect no so-called thug that will kill his brother for little or nothing but submit to these crooked ass police," Elect tweeted. "our gun don't really go off. only against your own brother who is in the mud like you. coward."

"thugs" and "goons" walk past george zimmerman everyday," he added. "why he aint get his head bust yet?"

DMX was more than ready to step into the ring and throw blows at Zimmerman, who was unfairly acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin, but the event was eventually called off and Zimmerman continues to live freely.

"whats sad is pp will fight or oppose you if you dabble in this kind of talk.. ...

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