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Does this new robot-staffed chocolate emporium signal a themed restaurant comeback?

Dinner with a robot assist? Toothsome Chocolate Emporium at Universal Studios’ CityWalk is a popular weekend reservation. Will it revive themed restaurants?

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Unlike ‘Andor,’ ‘Mandalorian’ is going all in on ‘Star Wars’ lore. Here’s what to know

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‘The Last of Us’ newcomer Storm Reid dismisses ‘absurd’ homophobic backlash

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‘The Last of Us’ finally gives viewers Ellie’s backstory. It was 10 years in the making

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Choose your fighter: ‘Cocaine Bear’ takes on ‘Ant-Man’ at the box office

How one studio is reverse engineering a video game using TikTok

Universal’s Super Nintendo World is the play-focused theme park land for our times

Leiji Matsumoto, creator of classic space opera manga and anime, dies at 85

Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ flies to the top of the domestic box office

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 15: Guests enter the "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" ride inside "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" attraction as Universal Studios Hollywood is welcoming guests back to the Theme Park Friday, April 16 to experience the thrill rides and attractions. Universal Studios Hollywood is working with health and government officials to implement new health and safety procedures that include controlled capacity to enforce physical distancing and required face coverings as safeguards for the Coronavirus pandemic. In accordance with government guidelines, only California residents may visit at this time. Universal City Hollywood on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

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Amid calls for a boycott, ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ controversy questions what it means to be a ‘Harry Potter’ fan

‘Hogwarts Legacy,’ a new video game set before the events of the ‘Harry Potter’ books, was released amid calls to boycott the title because it would support author J.K. Rowling and her views on the trans community. For some gamers, the decision on whether or not to play has become a moral question.

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