But that all changed withIron Chef Gauntlet, the season 2 finale of which airs Wednesday night. Having overseen so many challenges, how would you say the level of intensity compares? [Laughs] I will tell you that what makes them different is really pretty simple: history. Michael Moriatis/Food Network When we did the first season ofGauntlet… I dont think that the Iron Chefs quite got that this could happen to them....

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. Snapper Carr joins as the team’s nonpowered, finger-snapping, hipster mascot. 1962: A BELATED ORIGIN STORY The JLA’s origin story is finally told in flashback. DC Entertainment Seven aliens from distant Appellax arrive on Earth intending to battle one another. The League forms to drive them off. The League also encounters Black Canary, who eventually crosses worlds to join the Justice League....

McKinney is having a bit of a moment. Now, shes emerging as a breakout author in the space. I used to search book covers and posters for characters like Alice, McKinney tells EW. Credit: Nicole McLaughlin I ached for the stories I loved to show me Black girls were treasured like everyone else. Alice will not only be on bookshelves but could be on screens all over. She will be everywhere....

Heres our hopefully helpful guide to Hawkings writings. A Brief History of Time Hawkings most famous book was first published in 1988. Yet that was Hawkings plan to take massive scientific questions like where did the universe come from? Bantam; Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Bantam and make them accessible to everyday readers. Black Holes and Baby Universes Much of Hawkings work was based on black holes. George’s Secret Key to the Universe Hawking didnt just write about science for adults....

Sometimes the stars just align or theyrerewritten that way to link up two wonderful things. Todays celestial configuration: the Hugh Jackman circus musicalThe Greatest Showmanand modern pop icon Kelly Clarkson. I honestly love it. Credit: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; NTavernise/20thCentury Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Then I heard the music before I saw it, and it amped me up even more. Im just gonna watch this. I live-tweeted about it, I was so excited....

To read more on theDawsons Creekreunion, pick up the new issue ofEntertainment Weeklyon stands Friday. it’s possible for you to buy thefull set of five covers here. I know how lucky I am. As I am always quick to remind people, thoughthe stars, theyre just like us. They truly are normal people. I was transported to a different place entirely20 years ago, back to a very familiar creek. I grew up on a literal creek, in a small town with boys I had known since childhood....

This has been quite a year for musicians who like other musicians. Now, addThe Greatest Showmanto the list. (Dont get me wrong though: I saw it three times.) Credit: Kelly Clarkson/YouTube Theline-up for the albumis striking, to say the least: Theres Brendon Urie of Panic! And then theres Kelly Clarkson, who is in a league of her own when it comes to covers. Can you imagine!? On his soaring 2015 all-theatre albumStages, he enlisted Kelly as the featured star of a dazzlingPhantomduet....

While several major contenders have beentaken off the board in recent weeks so long, Cersei! R.I.P., Night King! its still anyones game. Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO (3) I cant imagine a more badass resume. No dozens of bastard children or sleeping with your sibling here!D.L. (Women can be knights too!) Helen Sloan/HBO Thats the kind of reliability Westeros needs.Devan Coggan BronnBronn is a man who understands how the world really works....

Armisen brings his droll humor to one of the films more iconic moments as an intimidating elf. Its just, you pick right up and start talking away. The live experience ofSNLwill no doubt come in handy when it comes to bringing a live musical to television. Credit: Jordin Althaus/Fox Rudolphpreviously told EWthat live performance gives her more adrenaline and energy, but otherwise this broadcast is another animal. Armisen echoes these sentiments, saying, Its different, but it helps a lot....

No subtweets intended; throwing self under the bus now. One of the more good-humoredly fascistic scenes in Starship Troopers is the coed shower scene. From the director of Showgirls and Basic Instinct, it vibed transgressively. Credit: Everett Collection It’s tantalizingly unclear what a “citizen” is in the movie’s context. All that military drapery makes you doubt that anything was peaceful, though. You start to wonder: Are Johnny and his friends growing up in some long-established totalitarian uber-regime?...

Greta GerwigsLady Birdis slowly becoming the breakout, must-see movie of the fall. So, Mom, what were your initial impressions of Marion? No, no, you didnt. Merie Wallace/A24 She was too stressed to enjoy all the good stuff because financial problems and working become her main focus. Did you see any of those as well? I remember being very busy with all your activities, and hopefully supportive of them. You wanted to do everything dance, cheerleading, gymnastics, singing lessons....

Sarah J. Maas isnt done with the world ofA Court of Thorns and Rosesjust yet. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere cant keep the shadows of the past from looming. Credit: Bloomsbury Maas has shared an excerpt of the book exclusively with EW, ahead of its May 1 release. Read on below, and pre-order the bookhere. I had no idea where Rhys was....

Yes, there are spoilers. CHRIS:So, Darren, after 11 years and22 movies, the end hasfinallyarrived. My capacity-crowd Sunday afternoon screening was respectfully quiet during the bummer vibes that started and climaxedEndgame. But I sensed an energy spike whenever Hemsworth or the actors tapped into his goofball wavelength took the screen. Then again, Iwouldsay that. I prefer the cosmic-comic shenanigans ofThor: RagnarokandGuardians of the Galaxyto the gray-corridors-of-SHIELD style of the earthbound movies....