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<b>Florence Pugh: A Modern Talent Captivating Audiences With Every Performance    </b>

Florence Pugh: A Modern Talent Captivating Audiences With Every Performance

FilmAugust 23, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Florence Pugh has swiftly established herself as one of the most compelling and magnetic actors of her generation. Born in Oxford in 1996, she emerged…

<b><i>Lurker</i> Review: A Sundance Sensation Creeps Into Theaters    </b>

Lurker Review: A Sundance Sensation Creeps Into Theaters

FilmAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Alex Russell’s Lurker, which drew attention at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is the kind of unnerving psychological thriller that lingers long after the credits…

<b>The Beatles’ Anthology Comes to Disney+ with a Remastered Ninth Episode    </b>

The Beatles’ Anthology Comes to Disney+ with a Remastered Ninth Episode

NewsmakersAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

For fans around the world, one of the most intimate and comprehensive chronicles of the Beatles is coming back—better than ever. The iconic Beatles Anthology…

<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>GLP-1 Drugs Raise Questions as Athletes Report Use for Weight Loss    </b>

GLP-1 Drugs Raise Questions as Athletes Report Use for Weight Loss

NewsmakersAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

A new class of medications originally intended to help manage type 2 diabetes is increasingly finding its way into conversations about sports performance and body…

<b>Kristin Scott Thomas: Elegance, Restraint, and a Career of Enduring Power   </b>

Kristin Scott Thomas: Elegance, Restraint, and a Career of Enduring Power

Film, TVAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Kristin Scott Thomas has always seemed to inhabit a rarefied space in cinema and theater, an actress whose elegance and restraint are as unmistakable as…

<b>Gary Oldman: The Reluctant Antihero Who Keeps Reinventing Himself   </b>

Gary Oldman: The Reluctant Antihero Who Keeps Reinventing Himself

TVAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Gary Oldman has always been an actor defined by transformation. From his earliest days on the stage in London to his most recent turn as…

<b>Review: Slow Horses Returns Sharper Than Ever in Season Five   </b>

Review: Slow Horses Returns Sharper Than Ever in Season Five

TVAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Season 5 of Slow Horses continues the series’ remarkable balancing act between espionage thriller and character study, but this time the canvas feels wider, the…

<b>Pat Riley Honored with Statue at Star Plaza: A Tribute to a Showtime Legend   </b>

Pat Riley Honored with Statue at Star Plaza: A Tribute to a Showtime Legend

NewsmakersAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced a statue honoring Pat Riley, one of the most successful coaches in franchise history. The statue will be unveiled…

<b>Yankees Make MLB History As First Team With Two Nine-Homer Games in One Season   </b>

Yankees Make MLB History As First Team With Two Nine-Homer Games in One Season

NewsmakersAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The New York Yankees have made baseball history, becoming the first Major League Baseball team to hit nine home runs in a game twice in…

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