kelsey weekman
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senior entertainment reporter @ yahoo
i wrote about the case for taking the rock seriously as an actor and the parallels between his character in the smashing machine + the trappings of his own massive fame 🥊🤼🏆
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With 'The Smashing Machine,' Dwayne Johnson makes a prestige pivot. Can 'The Rock' be taken seriously?
In "The Smashing Machine," the guy we're all used to seeing save the day in action movies shows a different side of himself.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/article/with-the-smashing-machine-dwayne-johnson-makes-a-prestige-pivot-can-the-rock-be-taken-seriously-134513193.html
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i went to a watch party for the summer i turned pretty at a sports bar and it was genuinely one of the most delightful reporting experiences of my life!! everyone was so nice enthusiastic and thoughtful. conrad forever
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I watched 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' at a sports bar. It felt like the Super Bowl for young adult romance.
Fans packed a New York City watering hole to laugh, cheer and scream through an episode of "The Summer I Turned Pretty."
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/article/i-watched-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-at-a-sports-bar-it-felt-like-the-super-bowl-for-young-adult-romance-120009648.html
23 days ago
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any comedy writers
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want to chat with me about the inevitable forthcoming emmys discourse about how comedy shows aren't funny anymore? :)
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26 days ago
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i wrote about the american urge to fight about jeans
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Denim is never just denim: How dueling jeans ads from Katseye and Sydney Sweeney ignited a culture war
From the ways we advertise them to the way they fit our bodies, Americans have a long history of fighting about jeans.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/article/denim-is-never-just-denim-how-dueling-jeans-ads-from-katseye-and-sydney-sweeney-ignited-a-culture-war-151446085.html
about 1 month ago
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I stumbled upon some very fascinating data: Bruno Mars has the two most-streamed songs globally in 2025. They're from summer/fall 2024. He's not on tour. He has no new album planned. His stan army is well-behaved. So I investigated his enduring appeal.
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No tour, no album, no problem: How Bruno Mars quietly became 2025’s most unexpected pop star
His fans want him to share more, but Mars has dominated pop by being his consistent, offline self.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/article/no-tour-no-album-no-problem-how-bruno-mars-quietly-became-2025s-most-unexpected-pop-star-150027787.html
about 1 month ago
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had a lovely chat with Alyson Stoner about how writing a juicy (and authentic and vulnerable) memoir is all part of the plan to get people fired up about changing the very broken child entertainment industrial complex!!!
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Pigtails, pink tracksuit, 'permanent performance mode': Alyson Stoner pulls back the curtain on childhood stardom
Alyson Stoner doesn't mind if you read their memoir, "Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything," for the chaos. Just stick around for the cultural critique.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/article/pigtails-pink-tracksuit-permanent-performance-mode-alyson-stoner-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-childhood-stardom-110043124.html
about 2 months ago
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well i went to katy perry's sold-out concert in NYC
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It's easy to be a Katy Perry fan. It's harder to be Katy Perry.
Katy Perry’s breakup is still making headlines, and her latest album flopped, but I saw firsthand that the fans filling the stadium at her sold-out New York City concert don’t mind at all.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/article/its-easy-to-be-a-katy-perry-fan-its-harder-to-be-katy-perry-140057212.html
about 2 months ago
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if you're looking for something to watch after work this week may i recommend the very bad war of the worlds movie? it's RIVETING. i was never bored.
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What does it take to get a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes? I watched 'War of the Worlds' to find out.
Ice Cube stars in the new "War of the Worlds" adaptation, which was so bad that social media users briefly united to make fun of it.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/article/what-does-it-take-to-get-a-0-on-rotten-tomatoes-i-watched-war-of-the-worlds-to-find-out-201457122.html
about 2 months ago
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i wrote about how so much pop music sounds like worship music now
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Everyone is listening to secular praise music. Yes, even you.
Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Alex Warren are among popular artists who have dominated airwaves with vaguely religious music.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/article/everyone-is-listening-to-secular-praise-music-yes-even-you-110058855.html
2 months ago
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i went to a new jersey country club to talk to adam sandler and friends and try to understand why happy gilmore needed a sequel nearly 30 years later
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Sandler, Shooter and me: What happened when I joined the 'Happy Gilmore 2' cast on the golf course
"Happy Gilmore" got a sequel 29 years later. A little golf — and a lot of family — helped me understand why.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/article/sandler-shooter-and-me-what-happened-when-i-joined-the-happy-gilmore-2-cast-on-the-golf-course-120037520.html
2 months ago
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i interviewed the director of THE FURRY DETECTIVES - a docuseries i thought was such an awesome look at how brave you have to be to expose and investigate a horrific crime in your already constantly ridiculed community
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They solved a horrific crime in their community. Don't mind the colorful fur suit.
Furries often end up on the "wrong end of the joke." In "The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster," they're heroes.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/article/they-solved-a-horrific-crime-in-their-community-dont-mind-the-colorful-fur-suit-120054415.html
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watching love island, scrolling on instagram and talking to the director of a docuseries about mrs. america got me thinking about how everything is a pageant now...
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Tiaras, tans and trauma: How reality TV — and real life — turned into a beauty pageant
Beauty pageants like Mrs. America are in decline, but former contestants say their impact is all around us.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/article/tiaras-tans-and-trauma-how-reality-tv--and-real-life--turned-into-a-beauty-pageant-133635900.html
3 months ago
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i noticed that there aren't really any super popular "hangout" tv shows anymore, so i talked to a bunch of experts and well...... turns out we're not really hanging out at all!
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Nobody wants to hang out on TV anymore
Series like "Friends" and "Seinfeld" in which pals hung out and complained about their lives are disappearing. Is it a sign of the times?
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/article/nobody-wants-to-hang-out-on-tv-anymore-143449643.html
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i'm going to post my stories here again ok? ok
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Into the Twilight 🍎
4 months ago
important dispatch from friend of the pod
@kelseyweekman.bsky.social
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'I know you're obsessed with me': I traveled to a fan convention where 'The Vampire Diaries' is still the biggest show in town
Eight years after "The Vampire Diaries" went off the air, fans are still shelling out hundreds of dollars to take photos with its stars.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/article/i-know-youre-obsessed-with-me-i-traveled-to-a-fan-convention-where-the-vampire-diaries-is-still-the-biggest-show-in-town-201145547.html
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i talked to linguistics and marketing experts about the modern urge to give summer a name!!
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Summer 2025 is coming. It needs a name.
Charli xcx has declared that Brat Summer is over, but fresh seasonal branding is inevitable.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/article/summer-2025-is-coming-it-needs-a-name-224554030.html
4 months ago
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can anyone remind me of something that doesn't feel bad and hopeless
6 months ago
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every moment of my interview with the cast of doctor odyssey was insane, just like the show
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Threesomes, purgatory theories, medical mysteries: 'Doctor Odyssey' may be the most bonkers show on TV. Joshua Jackson wouldn't have it any other way.
The cast of "Doctor Odyssey" encourages wacky fan theories and tells of their dream guest stars in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/threesomes-purgatory-theories-medical-mysteries-doctor-odyssey-may-be-the-most-bonkers-show-on-tv-joshua-jackson-wouldnt-have-it-any-other-way-190732944.html
7 months ago
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one thing about me is i looooooooooooove the forthcoming film BLACK BAG. a spy movie where every character talks at warp speed? cate blanchett brunette? yasmin from industry? hot guy from furiosa? it's perfect
7 months ago
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my update on the bizarre and delightful best actor race between frontrunners adrien brody and timothee chalamet!!
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It seemed Timothée Chalamet was campaigning for an Oscar on vibes. His SAG win hints he's playing the same game as Adrien Brody.
As the Oscars approach, the Best Actor race is still taking shape in unexpected ways.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/it-seemed-timothee-chalamet-was-campaigning-for-an-oscar-on-vibes-his-sag-win-hints-hes-playing-the-same-game-as-adrien-brody-173955080.html
7 months ago
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Post-SAG updates to our Best Picture Leaderboard are in!! and look at our cool new chart!!
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7 months ago
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i interviewed the wonderful
@clubconcrave.bsky.social
and heard from so many thoughtful and passionate Conclave stans about why they love the cattiness and beauty and inclusion of this little movie about Catholic drama. one of my favorite stories EVERRRR!
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'Conclave' hive, assemble. How 'this very serious movie about Catholicism' has inspired a rabid online fanbase this awards season.
“Conclave” might not win Best Picture, but it has assembled a passionate fanbase that raised $50,000 for charities with a zine filled with art and writing about the film.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/conclave-hive-assemble-how-this-very-serious-movie-about-catholicism-has-inspired-a-rabid-online-fanbase-this-awards-season-213816622.html
8 months ago
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BREAKING NEWS: conclave moved up three spots on the best picture leaderboard
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'Anora' may see Oscars Best Picture fairy tale come to fruition, but 'Conclave' emerges to challenge its frontrunner status. This formula predicts which movie will come out on top.
One contender began to surge just as the Oscars voting period reached its end.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/anora-may-see-oscars-best-picture-fairy-tale-come-to-fruition-but-conclave-emerges-to-challenge-its-frontrunner-status-this-formula-predicts-which-movie-will-come-out-on-top-184815480.html
8 months ago
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Anna Iovine
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#questpit
During study abroad, two women have an intense falling in & out of love when one of them starts dating their favorite musician. Ten years later, they meet again for the first time at a desert pelvic pain retreat. 💜 bi rep 👯♀️ friends to lovers to enemies to ??? 🪩 2014 Tumblr vibes
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i wrote about the extremely different best actor campaigns of timothee chalamet and adrien brody.....
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A tale of 2 Oscar campaigns: Timothée Chalamet, Adrien Brody face off for Best Actor with very different strategies
As the Best Picture race heats up, the competition for Best Actor is going off the rails.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/a-tale-of-2-oscar-campaigns-timothee-chalamet-adrien-brody-face-off-for-best-actor-with-very-different-strategies-181333014.html
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wrote about what is perhaps the biggest midseason shakeup up in oscars history?
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'Anora' topples 'Emilia Pérez' to shake up the Oscars Best Picture race. This formula predicts which movie will come out on top.
The Best Picture race looks vastly different days after a controversy involving the star of "Emilia Pérez" surfaced.
https://tinyurl.com/yxwxf9w7
8 months ago
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oh!!! i made a list of everything I loved at Sundance. really really hoping many of these get distribution ASAP!!!
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It List guide to Sundance Film Festival: 'Opus,' 'Twinless' and the other movies that had everyone talking
We saw 40 movies at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Here are our 11 favorites.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/it-list-guide-to-sundance-film-festival-opus-twinless-and-the-other-movies-that-had-everyone-talking-222652479.html
8 months ago
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i talked to antonio banderas about how people think his babygirl character is unrealistic and I am extremely charmed 😭
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Antonio Banderas responds to criticism that his 'Babygirl' character would never have been cheated on: 'There is something to learn'
Banderas talks to Yahoo Entertainment about the response to "Babygirl" and how commercials for the big game are "like little movies."
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/antonio-banderas-responds-to-criticism-that-his-babygirl-character-would-never-have-been-cheated-on-there-is-something-to-learn-185753221.html
8 months ago
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i spoke to the cast of Severance and John Turturro told me he’s basically unfazed by erotic fan art because people already have his face tattooed on their butts
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'Intimate' fan art, pop star superfans and viral slang: How ‘Severance’ stars are handling the show’s massive success
The stars of the Apple TV+ series have been pleasantly surprised by the show's massive success and intense fandom.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/intimate-fan-art-pop-star-superfans-and-viral-slang-how-severance-stars-are-handling-the-shows-massive-success-220000309.html
9 months ago
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unfortunately there aren't enough posts about conclave on this website
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i spoke to willem dafoe about rat actors
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Willem Dafoe says it was 'very special' working alongside 2,000 trained rats in 'Nosferatu': 'They were excellent co-stars'
The actor is no stranger to vampire movies, but he got to do something new in "Nosferatu."
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/willem-dafoe-says-it-was-very-special-working-alongside-2000-trained-rats-in-nosferatu-they-were-excellent-co-stars-185925413.html
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i interviewed a man known as "timothée chalamet"
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Timothée Chalamet says his ‘greatest hope’ for ‘A Complete Unknown’ is that younger generations discover Bob Dylan
The actor spent years preparing to play the legendary singer, learning the harmonica and guitar in the process.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/timothee-chalamet-says-his-greatest-hope-for-a-complete-unknown-is-that-younger-generations-discover-bob-dylan-200341684.html
10 months ago
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had a beautiful and emotional convo with adrien brody about the brutalist, which I love so much that I can't believe I am typing this sentence
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'The Brutalist' puts the American dream — and the 'paradox' of the immigrant experience — on display. 'It troubles me that it still exists,' star Adrien Brody says.
Adrien Brody said he felt a deep connection to his role in the film because of his mother's own refugee experience.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/the-brutalist-puts-the-american-dream--and-the-paradox-of-the-immigrant-experience--on-display-it-troubles-me-that-it-still-exists-star-adrien-brody-says-162703251.html
10 months ago
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thrilled to be returning to sxsw next year to moderate this incredible panel!!! 😍
10 months ago
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one thing i have learned from becoming an entertainment reporter is that everyone will always act like they know more than you because everyone consumes entertainment........
10 months ago
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i have made a list of non-christmas movies with christmas elements in honor of babygirl and nosferatu
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technically a christmas movie
movies that feature christmas but aren't christmas MOVIES
https://letterboxd.com/kelsaywhat/list/technically-a-christmas-movie/
10 months ago
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I was so incredibly moved by NICKEL BOYS — especially how it conveyed the impact of horrific abuse without showing graphic violence. I talked to director RaMell Ross about that choice
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There's no graphic violence in 'Nickel Boys.’ Director RaMell Ross says that's by design.
"Nickel Boys" lingers on the beauty and resilience of its characters rather than the cruelty inflicted upon them.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/theres-no-graphic-violence-in-nickel-boys-director-ramell-ross-says-thats-by-design-202517012.html
10 months ago
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i wrote about why award season nominations come out before the actual movies do. i also believe it is a scourge upon our society. let me see da movie before you tell me it's good!!!
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2025 Golden Globe nominations are out. Why is it so hard to see some of these movies?
Critics have already begun to name their favorite movies of 2024, but the general public hasn't even had the chance to see many of them.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/2025-golden-globe-nominations-are-out-why-is-it-so-hard-to-see-some-of-these-movies-163300700.html
10 months ago
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i made a list of fantastic movies and where to find them
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It List guide to 2025 awards season: 'Wicked,' 'Anora' and more must-see movies
These films should be on your radar as awards season approaches.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/it-list-guide-to-2025-awards-season-wicked-anora-and-more-must-see-movies-194213344.html
10 months ago
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exclusive ~~
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Spotify Wrapped: 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' 'Call Her Daddy' lead top video podcasts of 2024 (Exclusive)
High-profile interviewers, influencers and true crime shows made the list of Spotify's top video podcasts of the year.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/spotify-wrapped-the-joe-rogan-experience-call-her-daddy-lead-top-video-podcasts-of-2024-exclusive-130033452.html
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i had a nice time with this
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It List guide to holiday movies: The sweet and spicy seasonal films on Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix and more
Hallmark and Great American Family offer more wholesome holiday flicks, while Lifetime and Netflix heat things up.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/it-list-guide-to-holiday-movies-the-sweet-and-spicy-seasonal-films-on-hallmark-lifetime-netflix-and-more-224308431.html/
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if you are an academic who specializes in pop culture (movies! tv! music! books! the internet!) i want to know you!! i am ALWAYS looking for sources and story ideas for my work at yahoo entertainment. get in touch here or at
[email protected]
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i made a letterboxd list for any movies that might be nominated for anything during awards season 🎞️📽️🎦
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awards season 2024
I'm an entertainment reporter so I made this list of all the awards buzzy movies that might be nominated for anything in any category. Subject to change. Last updated Nov. 2024.
https://letterboxd.com/kelsaywhat/list/awards-season-2024/
10 months ago
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i held it together for a conversation with kaley cuoco and chris messina but they did not (complimentary)
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10 months ago
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well admid the wicked press tour discourse I wrote about the gladiator ii press tour, which is all about letting your hot and charming cast do their thing
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'Gladiator II': Thirst enters the Colosseum
If you're swooning over photos of Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal in "Gladiator II," that's by design.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gladiator-ii-thirst-enters-the-colosseum-195318081.html
10 months ago
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film bluesky where are you
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the John Stamos bald cap controversy is distracting from the John Stamos gay throuple arc on Doctor Odyssey
11 months ago
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this place would be better for everyone if more people were following ME!!!
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I spoke to Barry Keoghan about the incredible movie BIRD and how he relates to the loving but flawed single dad he plays
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Barry Keoghan opens up about struggling to adjust to fatherhood: 'I'm not ashamed of it'
Barry Keoghan's role in the new movie "Bird" hits close to home for him.
https://yahoo.com/entertainment/barry-keoghan-opens-up-about-struggling-to-adjust-to-fatherhood-im-not-ashamed-of-it-145925867.html
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