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<b>Inside the Curious Connection Between Taylor Swift’s Fans and Clown Imagery</b>

Inside the Curious Connection Between Taylor Swift’s Fans and Clown Imagery

NewsmakersAugust 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In the ever-evolving world of fandom culture, Taylor Swift’s listeners have developed a unique visual language of their own—one that occasionally borrows from the world…

<b>Kid Cudi’s Memoir <i>Cudi: The Memoir</i> Offers a Raw, Unflinching Portrait of Reinvention   </b>

Kid Cudi’s Memoir Cudi: The Memoir Offers a Raw, Unflinching Portrait of Reinvention

BooksAugust 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In Cudi: The Memoir, Kid Cudi delivers a raw and fearless account of a life lived at the intersection of fame, vulnerability, and survival. The…

<b>Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul Reclaims World No. 1 Spot in Women’s Golf   </b>

Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul Reclaims World No. 1 Spot in Women’s Golf

NewsmakersAugust 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Jeeno Thitikul has returned to the summit of women’s golf, reclaiming the world No. 1 position in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. The 22-year-old…

<b>Venus Williams Honored with Barbie Doll Celebrating Her Legacy   </b>

Venus Williams Honored with Barbie Doll Celebrating Her Legacy

NewsmakersAugust 14, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Venus Williams has long been recognized as one of the greatest athletes in tennis history, a champion whose influence extends far beyond the baseline. Now,…

<b>Texas Tops Both AP and Coaches Polls in Historic Preseason First    </b>

Texas Tops Both AP and Coaches Polls in Historic Preseason First

NewsmakersAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Texas will open the 2025 college football season as the No. 1 team in the nation in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches…

<b>Daniel Day-Lewis Returns to Acting in Son’s Directorial Debut, <i>Anemone</i>     </b>

Daniel Day-Lewis Returns to Acting in Son’s Directorial Debut, Anemone

NewsmakersAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Daniel Day-Lewis, the three-time Academy Award winner who announced his retirement from acting in 2017, is set to return to the screen in Anemone, a…

<b>Legends of Stage, Song, and Screen Take Center Stage in 2025 Kennedy Center Honors</b>

Legends of Stage, Song, and Screen Take Center Stage in 2025 Kennedy Center Honors

NewsmakersAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Five cultural icons spanning country music, rock, disco, drama, and film were announced this August as the recipients of the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors—an elite…

<b>Mira Sorvino Makes Her Broadway Debut as Roxie Hart in <i>Chicago</i>    </b>

Mira Sorvino Makes Her Broadway Debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago

NewsmakersAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Mira Sorvino, the Academy Award-winning actress, is about to realize a lifelong dream by making her Broadway debut this fall in the iconic musical Chicago….

<b>TIFF Pulls <i>The Road Between Us</i> from 2025 Lineup Over Hamas-Source Footage Rights; Filmmakers Cry Censorship     </b>

TIFF Pulls The Road Between Us from 2025 Lineup Over Hamas-Source Footage Rights; Filmmakers Cry Censorship

FilmAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Toronto International Film Festival has removed the documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue from its upcoming lineup, citing unresolved issues over footage…

<b>Billy Joel Reveals Brain Condition, Puts Beloved Motorcycle Collection Up for Auction  </b>

Billy Joel Reveals Brain Condition, Puts Beloved Motorcycle Collection Up for Auction

NewsmakersAugust 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Billy Joel is preparing to close a chapter of his life that blends personal passion with public connection. The legendary singer-songwriter, 76, recently revealed that…

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