Happy 10th anniversary to this perfect seasonal piece by Book Riot co-founder Jeff O’Neal. Wherever you are this week, we hope the food is good and the company is better. We’ll back in your inbox on Friday. There’s a lot I love about reading. Here are a few things for which I am especially grateful:
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Wendy Williams‘ health appears to be in steep decline, with her guardian claiming the former TV host is “permanently incapacitated” following her diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. In a court filing from earlier this month, and viewed by several publications, lawyers for Williams’ court-appointed guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, said the 60-year-old “has become
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“Doom Patrol” and  “Cloak & Dagger” actor Miles Mussenden is set to co-lead alongside Britt Bankhead (“Winchester”) in mystery thriller Croatoan, Variety reports today. The thriller also marks the feature directorial debut by Bankhead. Nico Tirozzi (Monster Summer), Grace Patterson (Slotherhouse), and Mike Markoff (Hit Man)also star in Croatoan.  Mussenden stars as “a father whose family
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Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein has finally confirmed a popular fan theory: That the Apple TV+ hit was directly inspired by The Wizard of Oz. “Oh yeah, there’s loads and loads of The Wizard of Oz in Ted Lasso,” Goldstein told Entertainment Weekly. “The pinball machine is the one that’s always ‘Ted has to go home. There’s no place like
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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and pro-LGBTQ+ initiatives, the company announced Monday. In the wake of a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 ending affirmative action in college admissions, and a drumbeat of anti-“woke” messaging culminating in the election of President-elect Donald
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Since September, DWTS Season 33 has captivated fans and included several exciting performances. Now, there is a new Mirrorball Trophy winner and reigning champion. Who took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy at the end of the big Season 33 finale? Read on to see what happened during the finale and who became the new
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A Wicked fan favorite almost received a modern upgrade for the movie adaptation. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Monday, November 25, Stephen Schwartz, who composed the music for the stage and film versions of the musical, revealed that he considered changing the song “Popular.” However, Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda the Good in
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The opening round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards started November 12th and ended November 24th. Now, the final round of voting has begun, and it runs until December 1st. The winners are announced December 5th. There are books in 15 categories to vote for: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Romantasy, Fantasy, Science
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An entertaining, visually appealing Disney sequel, Moana 2 delivers what families are seeking–harmless fun–while otherwise not looking to rock the boat.  What began as a Disney+ TV series has been converted into a feature-length film, and it sometimes shows. The humor is a little more slapstick, the story a bit more rough around the edges.
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Billy Crystal stars as you’ve never seen him before in Apple TV+’s “Before,” an atmospheric, character-driven psychological thriller. Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip of Crystal unraveling the mystery from the upcoming seventh episode of the series, which premieres this Wednesday, November 27. Created by Sarah Thorp, “Before” stars Crystal, Judith Light, Jacobi Jupe, Rosie
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Ever the storyteller, Smashing Pumpkins singer/guitarist Billy Corgan recently explained why he and comedian Bill Burr could have more in common than their passing resemblance and shared first name. During a recent appearance on Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, Corgan revealed that there’s a chance they could be half-brothers. In what was either a tongue-in-cheek bit
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