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David Lanzafame

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  • Freelance Journalist and Assistant Editor, Freelance
Chicago
As seen in: Yahoo Life, Screen Rant, Mashed, Backstage, Third Coast Review, Cleaning and Maintenance Management
Covers:  Local government, local news, B2B , entertainment (games, films, comics), science, education, food.
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Mistakes Everyone Makes When Roasting Chicken - Mashed

Mistakes Everyone Makes When Roasting Chicken - Mashed

Mashed — A fresh-out-of-the-oven roasted chicken with a reddish-brown hue of crisp skin surrounding tender, succulent meat is the kind of image food magazines go wild for. It's an image of pure, simple, unadulterated comfort food - every bite just warms you up, inside and out.
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The Biggest Cases Of Food Fraud Ever

The Biggest Cases Of Food Fraud Ever

Mashed — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines food fraud as, "the act of defrauding buyers of food or ingredients for economic gain." Also known by its more technical term of "economically motivated adulteration," food fraud is what happens when a person or persons along the farm-to-table pipeline engage in a wide variety of dubious practices meant to obfuscate if not outright lie to the buyer.
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The Absolute Best Salads In The U.S.

The Absolute Best Salads In The U.S.

Mashed — Sometimes we can look down a menu filled with steak, burgers, and sandwiches, and realize that what our stomach is really craving is a delicious salad. Biting into a freshly made salad can feel like a cool, clean breath of fresh air that our bodies have been begging for.
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The Batman Family Gets Gender-Swapped in Epic Fan Art

The Batman Family Gets Gender-Swapped in Epic Fan Art

Screen Rant — Artist Otto Schmidt shows a gender-flipped version of the Bat-Family, and fans are there to offer new names for the new looks of the Bat-Crew. While there have been countless versions and variations of Batman and the extended Bat-Family throughout DC's history, it took artist Otto Schmidt (Batman Annual #3, Harley Quinn, Green Arrow, Nightwing, Hawkeye: Freefall) to give fans a glimpse of what a potential gender-flipped version of the Bat-Crew would look like.
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What Metal is Marvel's Silver Surfer Made Out Of?

What Metal is Marvel's Silver Surfer Made Out Of?

Screen Rant — A small dive into the look of Marvel's philosophical surfer of the star ways. What's up with the Silver Surfer's metallic skin? With the sporting a new look and about to make some serious waves in Marvel's upcoming King in Black event, it does bring up a question concerning the classic look of one of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's most enduring characters.
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Captain Marvel & Spider-Gwen Are Teaming Up in New Comic

Captain Marvel & Spider-Gwen Are Teaming Up in New Comic

Screen Rant — The debut issue of Marvel Action: Captain Marvel will see Danvers on a much-needed vacation with her new pal Spider-Gwen until things take a turn. Coming in January, the debut issue of Marvel Action: Captain Marvel will feature two prominent breakout stars from The House of Ideas as Captain Marvel and Spider-Gwen team up for a vacation-turned-adventure throughout New York City.
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Naruto Reaches His Most Powerful Level in Boruto #51

Naruto Reaches His Most Powerful Level in Boruto #51

Screen Rant — To save his son, as well as Konoha village, Naruto has tapped into his ultimate form! But what will all that power cost him in the end? When it comes to the chakra-slinging ninjutsu in the world of Naruto , characters have revealed new forms and hidden powers at the eleventh hour to save their friends and, by extension, the day.
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Deadpool and Conan Are Teaming Up Against the King in Black

Deadpool and Conan Are Teaming Up Against the King in Black

Screen Rant — In a new comic preview, Savage Avengers Deadpool and Conan find themselves in the midde of King in Black, ready to cause chaos and save lives. Warning: contains spoilers for Savage Avengers #17!
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Justice League Hints Batman's Bane Will Join the Court of Owls

Justice League Hints Batman's Bane Will Join the Court of Owls

Screen Rant — A new villain in Future State: Justice League #1 looks very familiar to Batman fans. Has a future Bane become the newest member of the Court of Owls? Warning! Spoilers ahead for Future State: Justice League #1 DC's Future Slate may have introduced us to a new Justice League in a new world of tomorrow, but it seems as a few villains of yesteryear may still be kicking around.
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Robin Confirms His Revealing Original Costume is Batman Canon

Robin Confirms His Revealing Original Costume is Batman Canon

Screen Rant — Robin's green short shorts are now considered cannon in the Batman's lore. How was the Boy Wonder's original look so widely controversial? WARNING: The following contains spoilers for DC's Death Metal #7 "Tell me our shorts were not this short." "No way. They were much shorter."
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Marvel's First Hero Could Topple the X-Men's Nation

Marvel's First Hero Could Topple the X-Men's Nation

Screen Rant — The X-Men's new nation stays safe thanks to its unique exports, but Marvel's first hero could doom them with an alternative. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Marvel #3! Since the great exodus of nearly all of mutant-kind to the living island of Krakoa, the entire X-Men family, including their villains, have been hard at work establishing the new mutant nation.
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The Fantastic Four Are Facing Their Own Darkest Knight

The Fantastic Four Are Facing Their Own Darkest Knight

Screen Rant — To save their universe and the hope of a new multiverse, the Fantastic Four will face the living embodiment of entropy itself. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fantastic Four #27 ahead! It took the best of DC's Justice League to bring down The Batman Who Laughs.
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Star-Lord's Forgotten MCU Weapon Just Redefined The Character

Star-Lord's Forgotten MCU Weapon Just Redefined The Character

Screen Rant — Marvel Comics' reinvention of Star-Lord sees a huge power-up for his signature Element Guns, adding a heavy dose of power and responsibility to Quill. Warning: spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #9 ahead! Ever since Guardians of the Galaxy became a huge hit in the MCU, comic fans have lamented how the comics have seemingly forgotten the coolest part of 's mystique.
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Marvel Reveals Vision is Basically a Robot Captain America

Marvel Reveals Vision is Basically a Robot Captain America

Screen Rant — One's a living WWII relic, and the other is an android. But Captain America and the Vision are more alike than readers think. Warning! Spoiler for Marvel #2 below! After the events of Marvel #2, "The Vision Unphased," by Paolo Rivera and Clayton Cowles, we now see a closer kinship between Captain America and Vision .
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Marvel is Replacing Loki With an X-Men Villain

Marvel is Replacing Loki With an X-Men Villain

Screen Rant — Marvel's mad manipulator of mutant molecular biology Mr. Sinister takes Loki's mantle as the new puppet-master behind the scenes. With Loki taking on his new role as the God of Myths and Stories, he casts aside his long-running title as a behind-the-scenes puppet master, double-crosser, and nonstop all-around schemer in the Marvel universe.
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Marvel Confirms The Location of Their Most Infamous Country

Marvel Confirms The Location of Their Most Infamous Country

Screen Rant — A map in Marvel's Savage Avengers comic gives a definitive location for Doctor Doom's home nation of Latveria. Does this herald an MCU appearance? Latveria is one of the mightiest nations in Marvel lore - the province of the tyrannical Doctor Doom , present on the world stage to the same degree as nations like America, Wakanda, and Krakoa.
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Nighwing's Own Wings Have Returned To DC Comics

Nighwing's Own Wings Have Returned To DC Comics

Screen Rant — Detective Comics #1029 brings back one of Nightwing's most iconic gadgets and it's one that will let Dick Grayson spread his wings again. Warning: This article contains spoilers for Detective Comics #1029 In the recent issue of Detective Comics, Bruce Wayne was left without his Bat-gear to defend the hapless guests of a private yacht party happening out in Gotham harbor.
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Mister Terrific vs. Spider-Man: Who Has The Better Gadgets?

Mister Terrific vs. Spider-Man: Who Has The Better Gadgets?

Screen Rant — It's T-Spheres vs. Web-Shooters as DC's Mr. Terrific and Marvel's Spider-Man square off to see who's comics' best gadget-guy. From Batman's Batarangs to Iron Man's Repulsor Blasters, superhero comics are rife with every kind of high-tech gizmo imaginable.
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Who is Naruto's Adopted Son, Kawaki in Boruto?

Who is Naruto's Adopted Son, Kawaki in Boruto?

Screen Rant — An introduction to the frighteningly destructive adopted son of Naruto in the new series, Buroto: Naruto Next Generations, and his war on all ninjas. To know Kawaki is to know a life of undeniable tragedy and pain.
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Dragon Ball: What's The Deal With Goku's 'Power Pole'?

Dragon Ball: What's The Deal With Goku's 'Power Pole'?

Screen Rant — Both Dragon Ball's Goku and the Power Pole were inspired by the classic 16th-century Chinese novel, Journey to the West While he's more known for Earth-shaking titanic battles against warrior princes, space tyrants, and the god of death himself, Goku (aka Son Goku) of Dragon Ball Z fame, used to have a signature weapon before he became a god-punching Super Saiyan.
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The Ban on Triclosan

The Ban on Triclosan

Cleaning & Maintenance Management — On September 2, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its final ruling on triclosan, an active ingredient used in consumer antiseptic and antibacterial wash products. In this ruling, the FDA banned triclosan and 18 other ingredients from being marketed in commercial and consumer wash products.
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Review: Classic Roguelike ADOM: Ancient Domains of Mystery Gets a Modern Makeover | Third Coast R...

Review: Classic Roguelike ADOM: Ancient Domains of Mystery Gets a Modern Makeover | Third Coast R...

Third Coast Review — ADOM: Ancient Domains of Mystery has been around since 1994. Originally developed for Linux-based systems, used ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Exchange) to create rudimentary shapes for a turn-based fantasy roguelike rpg. Since its creation, is now considered one of the originators of the roguelike genre, and renown next to the likes of Dwarf Fortress .
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Review: Safe House--Bond. James Bond's... Boss | Third Coast Review

Review: Safe House--Bond. James Bond's... Boss | Third Coast Review

Third Coast Review — It must be rough for the character of M. While 007 galivants around the globe to foil evil plans with a flying car and a few martinis, poor M is stuck at their desk, keeping their secret organization running smoothly.
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Review: Omensight - Groundhog's Doomsday | Third Coast Review

Review: Omensight - Groundhog's Doomsday | Third Coast Review

Third Coast Review — Omensight is a hack and slash meets classic whodunit story. It's a successful mesh of the combat found in the original (2005), and the adventure elements of the time-tripping murder mystery of. It's a title that doesn't skimp out on challenge, both in its relentless action and in the unraveling of its mystery.
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