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My friends, I have failed you as Fandom Editor, for I wrote an entire why you should watch it piece on Moriarty the Patriot without delving into the fact that every single man in the series is one hundred and fifty-seven million percent FINE AS HELL. Like. The Moriarty brothers are soaking wet during the ending theme. Eldest brother

2020 has been hard. No one is denying that, but because we’re all online™ more often than not, we’re … a lot thirstier than we’ve been in years past, which … I get it. We’ve all been trapped at home, some of us alone, so all our normal thirst we tamp down on in normal

It’s only a few more days until Jolly Old Saint Nick hops in his sleigh to dole out presents to good little children, but there are many other Yuletide characters that you very much don’t want creeping down your chimney. We’ve already explored some extremely creepy winter lore this month, but today I want to

[embedded content] Coming to America is an iconic film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy. The 1988 film was a massive box office success and, despite mixed reviews, still pulls an overall net positive—which, of course meant, that was destined to get a sequel. Alright, time to

No one really came into 2020 with high expectations. The last half-decade had been rough, what with the Trump of it all, the climate change, the global uncertainty, systemic racism, sexual assault reckoning and, I don’t know, that weird Transformers movie with King Arthur in it, we were already tired and broken. Even so, no

I continue to be intrigued by the entity that identifies itself as Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC for short. I haven’t quite succumbed to pure confusion, not even after the food chain’s descent into the romance genre. I’m on record saying that their recent romantic entanglement wasn’t spicy enough, admitting that I was more than ready for

On Sunday morning, Marty Baron appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources to talk about The Washington Post’s subscription growth and the paper’s plans for expansion in 2021. But host Brian Stelter also wanted to know about Baron’s personal plans. After a wildly successful seven-year-plus run as executive editor of the 143-year-old Beltway institution, was Baron, now

Connie Chung isn’t quite done spilling all the behind-the-scenes gossip about her former colleagues just yet. Last week, the legendary news anchor spoke to Andrew Goldman on Los Angeles Magazine’s The Originals podcast, comparing her time working with Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters to “not unlike what Tonya Harding did to Nancy Kerrigan,” working with

Though the royals will be deviating from their tradition of spending Christmas together at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, two branches of the family had an accidental moment of togetherness over the weekend—but their Sunday trip to see a light display on the estate might have violated the country’s pandemic restrictions. According to the Daily Mail,

Donald Trump’s fight to overthrow the government has grown increasingly lonely since the electoral college made his loss to Joe Biden official. Mitch McConnell is moving on, William Barr is moving out, and some of his more ambitious enablers are hoping to move up to lead the party in 2024. Angry and alone in the

Katy Perry may now be a renowned pop star with international name recognition, but once upon a time she was just a girl with no money pretending to be Zooey Deschanel to get into clubs. Perry invited the actress to join her on Instagram Live on Monday to discuss the music video for her new

Amid the specter of legal action, conservative news channels are issuing fact-checks and clarifications after airing false, conspiracy-laden claims tied to the 2020 election. Fox News, Fox Business, and new MAGA favorite Newsmax have recently run segments debunking allegations against Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, election technology companies that Donald Trump and his allies have

Two months after filmmaker Amy Berg revived a years-long Twitter tradition of asking her followers to debate which Hollywood Chris “has to go”—forcing people to choose between Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Chris Evans, and Chris Pratt—and one month after the actor’s co-stars and Patrick Schwarzenegger rushed to his defense, Chris Pratt is finally acknowledging his

On my 2021 vision board, I plan to manifest something “better” than “all this” (I write this while gesturing around to the last 10 months). I’m adding “learn to glow from within” to it. Doesn’t that sound like a neat trick? I’ll generate my own source of light, a kind of self-sustaining luminescence, one that’s

Hello, and welcome to day 46 of the Donald Trump Attempts to Overthrow Democracy Show. Now more than a month and a half since Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 election, the current (and outgoing) president of the United States still refuses to accept the results of both the popular vote and

Donald Trump and his allies have kept busy the past six weeks spreading lies and conspiracy theories about the presidential election he lost—but not too busy to also push misinformation about the fast-approaching runoff elections in Georgia. New research reported by the New York Times on Tuesday has found that a small group of disinformation

NOTE: This article contains disturbing language and frank talk about abuse. Please read at your own discretion. Jacob, the youngest member of the original Roloff family — whose lives have been chronicled on TLC reality show Little People, Big World since 2006 — claimed on Instagram that he was molested as a child by a

Politicians and celebrities are deciding to roll up their sleeves and get the coronavirus vaccine as nations such as Canada and the United States start to roll out the shot. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, 78, will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, according to officials. And Vice President Mike Pence, 61, will

Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who first embodied the masked villain Boba Fett in Star Wars, has died at the age of 75. Bulloch donned Fett’s beat-up Mandalorian armour in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, bringing a cold gravitas to the faceless bounty hunter as he chased Han Solo (Harrison Ford) across the galaxy.

Saturday Night Live returned this week with a cold open featuring a coronavirus vaccination — and who will now play Joe Biden after Jim Carrey’s exit from the role. The scene starts with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, played by Beck Bennett, about to get the vaccine. Read more: ‘SNL’ spoofs Trump legal team’s election

Despite the pandemic, we’re in full-on holiday mode now with the shopping (largely virtual), the cooking (albeit for fewer people), and the decorating (you gotta have a tree!). When we do venture out, we’re bombarded by Christmas music everywhere we go. The ubiquity of such material may raise some questions. I’m here to answer them.

It’s a feeling we’ve all become too familiar with during the coronavirus pandemic: isolation. Even if we’re under lockdown for COVID-19 with family, roommates or a spouse, that pervasive sense of being alone in the face of a gigantic, unseen enemy has been universal for the past several months. George Clooney‘s Netflix movie, The Midnight

It’s been three weeks since Canadian actor Elliot Page came out as transgender, and now he’s thanking his fans and supporters for “the greatest gift.” Page, 33, posted his first selfie since coming out to his Instagram account along with a short message. He also recommended supporting two groups, Transanta and Trans Lifeline, that work

By Staff The Associated Press Posted December 21, 2020 9:20 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Singer Ariana Grande announced she’s engaged in a series of photos of her and her fiancé and her engagement ring. The Rain on Me singer posted the photos of her

English comedian Eddie Izzard has been receiving kudos from fans and well-wishers after she publicly confirmed her pronouns and gender fluidity on a TV show. Appearing on British TV channel Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year, where artists craft portraits of famous people, Izzard, 58, revealed her pronoun choice while posing. Artist Curtis Holder — who

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 21, 2020 2:48 pm     Updated December 21, 2020 2:49 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A Newfoundland and Labrador film about the agonizing disorderliness of family took home a tidy sum and the top prize at