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<b>Jane Fonda Relaunches Free Speech Front in 21st Century Revival    </b

Jane Fonda Relaunches Free Speech Front in 21st Century Revival

UncategorizedOctober 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Jane Fonda is reviving a new incarnation of her Cold War-era free speech activism with the founding of a 21st century movement she’s calling “Voices…

<b>FluMist Breaks New Ground as First At-Home Nasal Flu Vaccine    </b

FluMist Breaks New Ground as First At-Home Nasal Flu Vaccine

UncategorizedOctober 1, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

In a landmark shift for vaccine access, AstraZeneca has launched FluMist Home, the nation’s first nasal spray influenza vaccine available for delivery and self- or…

<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>Cozy Whodunit, Plush Setting: <i>The Thursday Murder Club</i> Brings the Retiree Sleuth to Streaming     </b>

Cozy Whodunit, Plush Setting: The Thursday Murder Club Brings the Retiree Sleuth to Streaming

UncategorizedAugust 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Stepping into the genteel halls of the country-manor-meets-retirement-village world of The Thursday Murder Club feels like slipping into a warm cardigan on a drizzly afternoon….

<b>Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Settle Lawsuit Two Years After Hazing Scandal    </b>

Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Settle Lawsuit Two Years After Hazing Scandal

UncategorizedAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Pat Fitzgerald, the long-serving head football coach at Northwestern University, has reached a confidential settlement with the school, bringing an end to a high-stakes legal…

<b>Danny Trejo: The Icon of Rugged Redemption   </b>

Danny Trejo: The Icon of Rugged Redemption

UncategorizedAugust 18, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Danny Trejo’s life reads like a film—only his real story manages to surpass any screenplay in both grit and heart. Born in California in the…

<b><i>Ne Zha 2</i> English Dub Readies North American Launch as Chinese Version Shatters Records      </b>

Ne Zha 2 English Dub Readies North American Launch as Chinese Version Shatters Records

UncategorizedAugust 16, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The global journey of Ne Zha 2 has been powered first and foremost by its original Mandarin-language release, which has smashed box office records in…

<b>Tom Brady Immortalized in Bronze with Towering Statue at Gillette Stadium </b>

Tom Brady Immortalized in Bronze with Towering Statue at Gillette Stadium

UncategorizedAugust 9, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

A monumental bronze tribute to Tom Brady now graces the Patriots’ home turf, unveiled with heartfelt ceremony and storied symbolism outside Gillette Stadium on August…

<b>Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? Is It A Case Of Kryptonite Gone Bad? <i>Lois & Clark</i>‘s Dean Cain Joins Ice “To Preserve Truth, Justice, And The American Way!”</b>

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? Is It A Case Of Kryptonite Gone Bad? Lois & Clark‘s Dean Cain Joins Ice “To Preserve Truth, Justice, And The American Way!”

Newsmakers, UncategorizedAugust 6, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Dean Cain—yes, the 1990s Clark Kent himself—has officially traded his cape for a career in mass deportation. In a video posted to social media, the…

<b><i>Walking Dead</i> Star Kelly Mack Succumbs To Cancer At 33</b>

Walking Dead Star Kelly Mack Succumbs To Cancer At 33

UncategorizedAugust 2, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Kelly Mack, an actress known for her role as Addy in Season 9 of The Walking Dead, has died at the age of 33. She…

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