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<b> Fangs, Feelings, and Forever: <i>Twilight</i> Saga Rises Again    </b>

Fangs, Feelings, and Forever: Twilight Saga Rises Again

Film, NewsmakersAugust 28, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Just when you thought the vampires had retreated back into their coffins, the Twilight saga is about to sink its sparkly teeth into theaters once…

<b>Michael “Tunes” Antunes, Saxophonist of <i>Eddie and the Cruisers</i>, Dies at 85 After Final Performance    </b>

Michael “Tunes” Antunes, Saxophonist of Eddie and the Cruisers, Dies at 85 After Final Performance

NewsmakersAugust 28, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Michael “Tunes” Antunes, the soulful saxophonist whose tenor lines helped define the heart-wrenching soundtrack of Eddie and the Cruisers, passed away just days after delivering…

<b>American Dream Mall: Breaking Blue Laws and Maybe Breaking the Bible’s Heart    </b>

American Dream Mall: Breaking Blue Laws and Maybe Breaking the Bible’s Heart

NewsmakersAugust 28, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Only in New Jersey could a lawsuit about Sunday shopping be treated like the second coming of Prohibition. Paramus, the town with more malls per…

<b> Cracker Barrel’s Logo Shake-up: Too ‘Minimalist’ for Its Own Good  </b>

Cracker Barrel’s Logo Shake-up: Too ‘Minimalist’ for Its Own Good

NewsmakersAugust 28, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

So, here’s how it went down: Cracker Barrel, beloved purveyor of grits, rocking chairs, checkerboards, and Sunday-style comfort food, decided to hit the refresh button…

<b>Travis Kelce: The NFL Star Who Won Taylor Swift’s Heart    </b>

Travis Kelce: The NFL Star Who Won Taylor Swift’s Heart

NewsmakersAugust 27, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Travis Kelce has long been known as one of the greatest tight ends in the history of football, a two-time Super Bowl champion whose combination…

<b>Taylor Swift: The Storyteller Who Turned Her Life Into a Global Songbook   </b>

Taylor Swift: The Storyteller Who Turned Her Life Into a Global Songbook

Newsmakers, UncategorizedAugust 27, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Few artists in modern history have so successfully intertwined their personal lives with their creative output as Taylor Swift. Over the course of nearly two…

<b>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged: A Fairytale Romance Enters Its Next Chapter    </b>

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged: A Fairytale Romance Enters Its Next Chapter

NewsmakersAugust 27, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, a pairing that has dominated headlines since their relationship went public in 2023, have taken the next step in their…

<b> Who Is Lisa Cook, the Fed Governor Defying Trump?  </b>

Who Is Lisa Cook, the Fed Governor Defying Trump?

NewsmakersAugust 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Lisa D. Cook’s name is now at the center of a constitutional and financial firestorm, but her path to the Federal Reserve was long defined…

<b>Lisa Cook Defies Trump, Vows Court Battle to Keep Her Fed Seat   </b>

Lisa Cook Defies Trump, Vows Court Battle to Keep Her Fed Seat

NewsmakersAugust 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

  The first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board refuses to resign, setting up a legal showdown that could reshape presidential power and central…

<b>A Leap From Stream to Stage: <i>KPop Demon Hunters</i> Scores Netflix’s First Box-Office Crown     </b>

A Leap From Stream to Stage: KPop Demon Hunters Scores Netflix’s First Box-Office Crown

Film, NewsmakersAugust 25, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Netflix, the company that disrupted television and transformed how the world consumes movies, has finally done something it never had before: it topped the weekend…

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  • Fangs, Feelings, and Forever: Twilight Saga Rises Again August 28, 2025
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  • Michael “Tunes” Antunes, Saxophonist of Eddie and the Cruisers, Dies at 85 After Final Performance August 28, 2025