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Dua Lipa, Kristen Wiig & Bowen Yang Nailed the Choreo in SNL's U.S.O. Performance

Kristen Wiig and Bowen Yang treated the troops to a sassy U.S.O. Performance, with Dua Lipa turning up as the other woman. The sketch originally aired on December 19, 2020, when Wiig returned to host for her fourth time and Dua Lipa appeared as the episode's

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Britney Spears shares cryptic post about 'mean girls' after DUI arrest, rehab

Britney Spears posted a cryptic Instagram message about "mean girls" after her DUI arrest and rehab. She captioned a recent photo, apparently of herself as a toddler: "If you’re one of those mean girls pointing and laughing and looking at your phone in the audience just

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The Backrooms film left me with more questions than answers

Kane Parsons has a long history with the Backrooms through his web series, including the viral Found Footage installment, so I wasn’t worried about the film’s authenticity. I did have concerns about whether Parsons could explain the backrooms to newcomers while satisfying long-time fans, whether the story would

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Summer in America in 33 vintage photos

Beaches and boardwalks have been central to American summers for well over a century. The first boardwalk in the US was built in Atlantic City five years after the Civil War; it was constructed "as a means of keeping sand out of the railroad cars and hotels." Coney

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Successful America's Got Talent Acts Who Didn't Win

America's Got Talent has launched many careers beyond its winners. Contestants who never took the $1 million prize have still gone on to major success in magic, singing, dance and comedy — names like Jackie Evancho, Melissa Villasenor, The Texas Tenors and the JabbaWockeeZ are now familiar in entertainment.

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Hannah Waddingham hints at on-set tension with Jason Sudeikis

Hannah Waddingham said she has a "love-hate relationship" with her Ted Lasso co-star Jason Sudeikis, hinting at on-set tension while discussing "the nature of how Sudeikis works" in a Variety interview. "There’s always going to be a bit of give-and-take within a scene,"

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First look at 13 Omens, a rules-light horror game

Designed as a study in contrast to Pathfinder, 13 Omens is a rules-light, atmospheric horror game built for one-shot sessions. The designers aimed for character creation and play to be quick, keeping mechanics low so tension stays focused on the story. The game uses a communal bag that begins with

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Kunihiko Hamada says Madhouse let him go after 35 years

Anime veteran Kunihiko Hamada has revealed he is no longer employed by Madhouse after a decades-long stint at the studio. "No attempts to retain me, just ended abruptly," Hamada wrote. "35 years with Madhouse. Over 20 years as an employee, severance pay: 0 yen." Hamada is

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What Exactly Is Viral Online Creepypasta The Backrooms?

The Backrooms began as a simple image posted on 4Chan in 2018: a crooked, mustard-yellow room with carpet, flocked wallpaper and tiled ceilings that felt off-kilter and timeless. A reply to that image gave the setting a name and a scenario — if you “noclip” out of reality in the wrong

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Jay Ellis Says Top Gun 3 Has a Script and Studio Excitement

Paramount confirmed at CinemaCon that Top Gun 3 is in development. Tom Cruise will reprise Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, and Jerry Bruckheimer returns as an executive producer. No other concrete details — including a release date, director or additional cast — have been revealed. Speaking at the premiere of Not Suitable

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AMC's 8-Part Dark Comedy 'The Audacity' Is Ideal for Succession Fans

AMC’s eight-part dark comedy The Audacity, created by former Succession writer Jonathan Glatzer, satirizes the tech industry much like Succession did for media empires. The series centers on Hypergenosis and its eccentric CEO Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen), a temperamental, argumentative figure who has developed a breakthrough in tracking individualized

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To YouTube and beyond: how Gen Z directors stormed Hollywood

Last year, a feature filmmaker emerging from YouTube still felt like a niche origin story. The Philippou siblings’ Bring Her Back followed their surprise hit Talk to Me to pretty-good reviews and OK box office, and the much-maligned Shelby Oaks suggested YouTube success need not translate into theatrical triumph. Yet

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Dua Lipa marries Callum Turner in Bianca Jagger–inspired suit

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner left Old Marylebone Town Hall in London as newlyweds after a Sunday ceremony in which the singer opted for a skirt suit and statement hat rather than a traditional gown. The custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture ensemble by Daniel Roseberry featured an ivory blazer with a

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Tom Holland ready to stop being Spider-Man

Tom Holland's fourth Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, is almost here, and the actor says he's ready to hand the role to a new Spider-themed hero. “For whoever’s next, whether that is a Miles Morales or a Spider-Gwen or a Spider-Woman or something like

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Fans think they've pinpointed The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past setting

The Witcher 3 community believes it has already worked out where the upcoming Songs of the Past expansion will take place. CD Projekt Red confirmed the DLC and said it will launch in 2027, presenting what appears to be one last ride with Geralt before Ciri becomes the protagonist in

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Paralives Looks Like a Promising Sims Rival, But Needs Work

Paralives, now in early access, began as a solo project from Alex Massé, who previously worked on PewDiePie’s Tuber Simulator. Massé launched a Patreon to fund development, grew the team into Paralives Studios, and released the game in early access on May 25th. The game splits into two main

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Keanu Reeves' John Wick Returns in Fortnite Ahead of Chapter 5

For more than a decade the John Wick franchise has grown into a billion-dollar film universe built around Keanu Reeves' enigmatic hitman. Reeves is set to return in John Wick: Chapter 5, which Lionsgate announced at CinemaCon in 2025. Chapter 4 ended with Wick seemingly succumbing to his wounds,

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Which MCU Hero Are You? Take Marvel's 10‑Question Quiz

Marvel presents a personality quiz titled “Which MCU Hero Are You?” that asks you to answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Six heroes are featured: Spider-Man, Daredevil, Iron Man, Punisher, Thor, and Captain America — six heroes. One destiny. The

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CBS staff send open letter to David Ellison over 60 Minutes hire

TV professionals quickly composed an open letter to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison after CBS News boss Bari Weiss hired former Vanity Fair writer Nick Bilton to head “60 Minutes.” The letter, circulated as a Google form to gather signatures, begins: “We, the undersigned, urge you and your management team

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Baldur's Gate 2 remake reportedly in development

PC Gamer cites an anonymous source claiming Wizards of the Coast is developing a remake of Baldur's Gate 2: Shadow of Amn rather than producing a sequel to Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3. The same source says former BioWare developer and Baldur's Gate

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The Sorting Hat Awaits: Which Hogwarts House Are You?

The Sorting Hat Awaits Which Hogwarts House Are You? Gryffindor · Slytherin · Hufflepuff · Ravenclaw. Four houses. One destiny. Answer honestly and discover where you truly belong at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The quiz asks about the qualities you value most — courage, ambition, loyalty, wisdom — and poses scenarios about friendship,

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Mush, the cat who taught me about life, love and closing the cellar door

In July 2021, after a few beers on a summer evening, my flatmate, Lew, answered an internet ad. By 5pm the next day we had a kitten: a swirl of tortie-and-white fluff, with a small pink snoot and huge ears that made her look more bat than cat. We called

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Callum Turner 'in tears' as Dua Lipa walked down the aisle

Emotions were high at Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s town hall wedding in London over the weekend. Turner was 'in tears and shaky' as he watched Lipa walk down the aisle, and the pair said 'I do' in an intimate ceremony attended by a handful

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Nolan won't eclipse my favorite adaptation of The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan is my favorite working filmmaker. I saw Oppenheimer at least four times in theaters, have watched Interstellar close to 10 times on the big screen, and have seen The Dark Knight dozens of times on every display size. His films feel like events that demand a theater visit,

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Belle Aykroyd fills in for Dan at Eddie Murphy AFI tribute

Belle Aykroyd appeared in her father’s place at Eddie Murphy’s AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony more than a year after he skipped “SNL 50.” The event premiered on Netflix Sunday. “My father wanted to be here, planned to be here, wrote these remarks, and then life got in