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Be advised, major plot spoilers for Gretel & Hansel are included below. Gretel & Hansel puts a darker spin on the classic fairy tale, and here’s a guide to the characters in the story, and the actors playing them. The story of Hansel and Gretel is already a pretty dark one, especially depending on which version of it one reads. As with most popular fairy tales, the story has tended to get softened over time, especially thanks to Disney’s - and other Hollywood studios - knack for creating adaptations of them that omit all the content deemed too harsh for modern children....

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John Carpenter’s Halloween is one of the greatest horror films of all time, but that doesn’t stop it from having quite the large plot hole. That shouldn’t be too surprising though, as many excellent films still end up with plot points that don’t really make any sense upon reflection. Screenwriting is hard, as is mastering continuity when most films shoot scenes out of order, due to logistics involving cast, crew, and location availability....

Enabling The Input Panel Gesture If you have a tablet, or touchscreen display that supports pen input, you really should try out the handwriting recognition features of Windows 7. To enable the gestures for the handwriting input panel in Windows 7, do the following: Open up the Start Menu and type in handwriting. When the search results appear, Click Change tablet pen settings to open up the Control Panel settings for tablets....

Grimmauld Place is the tattered house of the Black family. Hidden between two unsuspecting London apartments, the place plays host to a variety of bizarre happenings, as well as a few more heart-warming moments. It’s fair to say we see a lot more of the house in the books, but considering the political turmoil happening when it becomes the base of the Order Of The Phoenix, there are a few other things overshadowing it....

Harry Potter is without a doubt one of the biggest franchises, with one of the biggest and most die-hard fandoms. Fans - or Potterheads - often take their love for the series to great heights, especially when it comes to showing their House Pride. The Sorting Hat quiz on Pottermore offers the most accurate test to determine what Hogwarts house you belong in. Of the four houses, Ravenclaw is the house for intelligence, wisdom, creativity, and wit....

In the Harry Potter series, there are many rules in the wizarding world about magic. These rules are all about what kind of magic is legal to do and who is allowed to use magic. The Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery sets up the laws that say that underage wizards and witches are not allowed to use magic outside of Hogwarts. However, the exact rules of this decree don’t always seem to be consistent or to make a lot of sense....

The Harry Potter franchise started in 1997 with the publication of The Philosopher’s Stone (while the U.S. version, The Sorcerer’s Stone, was released a year later). It has since been followed up with 6 more books to wrap up Harry’s saga, and several more tie-in books. The Wizarding World gained even more traction in mainstream media thanks to the countless movie adaptations that have cropped up over the decades, including the main storyline and the Fantastic Beasts spin-off series....

Ah, Harry Potter. The series of books and movies that took the world by storm. When you think of Harry Potter, you think of Harry’s lightning bolt scar, his friendship with Ron and Hermione, his battles with Voldemort, and his rivalry with one of his classmates, Draco Malfoy. These two rivals are iconic. They’re definitely one of the most recognizable rivalries in any form of media. Even those who haven’t read or seen Harry Potter have probably heard about this famous rivalry....

The Harry Potter films and books are full of characters that audiences immediately cling onto. That is one of the defining legacies of the series’ success. These characters and their journies are so fascinating to watch. But, that being said, not all of them were perfect. A few were honestly pretty muddled. Though few and far between, for every fantastic character arc there were just as many missed opportunities. Here are some of the best and worst character arcs of the Harry Potter series....

Using The Google Flu Shot Finder Site To use the new flu shot finder, visit www.google.com/flushot. The project is still in its early stages, so some of its information could be outdated. There also is no information on the site regarding availability, but just knowing where to go and who to call is the first step in getting vaccinated. This season has two different vaccines available; there is the standard flu shot that is typical for this time of year, and the H1N1 or swine flu vaccination....

Going in Style is a baffling blend of tones that ultimately plays as a harmless piece of fluff devoid of any significant stakes. Joe (Michael Caine), Willie (Morgan Freeman), and Al (Alan Arkin) are three lifelong friends who spent decades working together for a steel factory. Towards the end of their lives, each one is worse for wear and has a variety of issues to deal with, which only become exacerbated when they learn their pensions are being dissolved as the company transitions from America to Vietnam....

Google One Cloud Storage Plans for the new Google One storage start at $1.99 per month for 100 GB of storage, $2.99 per month for 200 GB, and $9.99 per month for 2 TB of space which is $10 cheaper than the current offering. The company also offers plans of up to 30 TB of space, but those higher tiers won’t see any changes in price. It’s also worth noting that there won’t be any changes for subscribers to G Suite business accounts....

Google has finally launched a full-fledged iOS app for users of its AdWords advertising service. The AdWords app arrives today as the first official iOS app for the service and it’s available for both iPhone and iPad users now. The app lets AdWords customers view their campaign stats– like clicks, CTR, CPC, etc– as well as manage bids and budgets, contact Google experts for support, and get real-time notifications for updates on their active campaigns....

In anticipation of a launch of the Photovine service which was announced Tuesday, Google has just released a free invite-only Photovine for iOS app on the App Store and posted the cutesy teaser (see below) on the official Photovine page. Beginning today, people can request an invite on the site, which is needed to take advantage of an iOS app. You’re advised to hurry up because invitations for Google’s recently launched products have been in high demand (Google+, anyone?...

Netflix series Grace & Frankie has been lauded for the attention it places on older women and the struggles they go through, especially when having to start over. The premise of the widely popular series is that Grace and Frankie, the respective wives of partners in a law firm Robert and Sol, find a wrench thrown into their lives unexpectedly. Now in their 70s, the men reveal to the wives that they have been carrying on an affair for decades and are actually gay....

Writing articles and spreading the voice to a broad audience is common nowadays. The articles can be of any context, and it can be a speech, a technical assist, or discussion of new things happening in and around the world. So to write these kinds of articles, everyone cannot have the exact and accurate knowledge about the piece of grammar he’s using. Now hiring specialists for this purpose can cause a huge investment....

Ever since Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) met Derek Shepherd in the pilot of Grey’s Anatomy, fans have been equal parts obsessed and upset with the medical TV drama. With season 16 premiering this fall, it seems like every potential pair has fallen in love (and subsequently broken up), every doctor has made mistakes, and every possible plotline has already happened. But the Shonda Rhimes-created show is still popular, and even if people swear they’re not watching anymore, a new episode pulls them back in....

From 9to5Toys.com: Following Apple’s latest product announcement today, we are beginning to see companies release charging and storage solutions for the Apple Watch. Popular accessory maker Griffin Technology has revealed its WatchStand, which provides an angled charging platform for the watch and a base for displaying an iPhone. This is the first combination Watch and iPhone accessory that we’ve seen, although it’s unlikely to be the last. The WatchStand from Griffin provides a pedestal that encases the MagSafe charger for the Apple Watch....

HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. Note: Only write-ups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named Netmon, is retired....