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Entertainment

Mike Birbiglia Directing 'Old Friends New Friends' For Focus Features - Deadline

Mike Birbiglia is set to direct 'Old Friends New Friends,' a new comedy for Focus Features starring Lucas Hedges, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and more.

Deadline·24 Aug 2026·1 min read
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No One Trolls MAGA Better Than Kacey Musgraves - Rolling Stone

Kacey Musgraves has become expert at trolling MAGA and the far right; she did so again by...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Target Apologizes for ‘Offensive’ Kids Halloween Costume After Backlash - Newsweek

Target faces backlash after pulling a Halloween costume critics compared to blackface imag...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Kit Harington Joins 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart In Recasting, Reprising Voice Role - Deadline

Kit Harington has joined 'Harry Potter' Season 2 as Gilderoy Lockhart in recasting. He rep...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Hayden Panettiere’s Mom Denies “You Owe Me” Claim, Says She Went “Downhill” After ‘Heroes’ - The Hollywood Reporter

Lesley Vogel disputed a claim in her late daughter's memoir and fired back at critics Mond...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Listen to Olivia Rodrigo’s New Song “Serena Joy” - Pitchfork

The one-off single takes its name from a female character in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmai...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Report: British tabloid mistakes stranger for Michigan’s reclusive rocker Meg White - WOODTV.com

A popular British tabloid thought it had found famed Michigan musician/recluse Meg White....

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Ivanka Trump Shows Off Surf Skills During Costa Rica Getaway - TMZ

Ivanka Trump hit the waves during a family getaway in Costa Rica ... showing off some pret...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Reggie Watts: Festivals Remove Comedian, ‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ Drops Theme Song - Rolling Stone

'Comedy Bang! Bang!' has dropped Reggie Watts from its theme song as music festivals remov...

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min