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Four Roman Swords Found Hidden in Judean Desert Cave
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of four 1,900-year-old Roman swords and a pilum stowed in a cave in Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, on the west bank of the Dead Sea. Researchers who reviewed the finds believe that the Roman blades were likely hidden by Judean rebels as trophies of war. The small cave…
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Marvel’s Destiny of X Fights for Mars in the New X-Men: Red Series
It wasn’t that long ago — in fact, it was during the recent Planet-Sized X-Men — that Marvel’s mutants decided to terraform Mars and transport the sentient island of Arakko as a sort of second home for mutantkind, especially those who were already living on the planet. But nothing ever stays rosy for the X-Men,…
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WandaVision’s Suburban Sadness Is a Reminder of Our Failures — and What Needs to Change
Watching Disney+ and Marvel’s WandaVision as someone who I would say is, at best, loosely versed in the MCU means I missed a lot of the subtext Gizmodo has delved deep into. But as someone who regularly writes about destructive systems at Gizmodo’s other subsite, Earther, what stood out to me was not just the…
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WandaVision Just Pulled Out a Few Shockingly Big Guns
WandaVision hit a major turning point last week when it showed the state of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe outside of Westview, New Jersey by looking back on how Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Paris), Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings), and Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) all came to be involved in the situation. This week’s “On A Very…