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“Fyre” Fraud 2? – Organizer Confirmed Fyre 2.0 a Go on IG After Host City Denied Event Will Take Place There

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 Cheryl Lightfoot

Fyre Festival 2.0, a sequel to the notoriously disastrous Fyre Festival 2017, is still happening, probably, according to an organizer, but almost certainly not at the event’s original location.

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Culture Music

Happy Birthday, Doll: Mattel’s Aaliyah-Inspired Barbie, Issued on the Late Star’s 46th B-Day, Sells Out Almost Instantly

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Cheryl Lightfoot

Collectors and fans of Aaliyah will still have a chance to get the Barbie based on the music and movie star when they hit Target stores on January 26th.

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Culture Legal News

They Belong to All of Us: Copyrights Expired on These Books, Movies and More on Public Domain Day 2025

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 Cheryl Lightfoot

January 1st, 2025 was Public Domain Day, meaning a treasure trove of major works are now free of copyright, allowing anyone to adapt, modify, or otherwise use the original stories, songs and characters.

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Celebrity Culture

Scranton’s Sexiest: John Krasinski Scores People Magazine’s Coveted “Sexiest Man Alive” Title for 2024

November 13, 2024November 14, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

Krasinski has played boyish Jim Halpert on ‘The Office’ and buff ‘Jack Ryan’ but his newest honor finds both sides of the actor to be equally appealing.

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Culture

‘Wicked’ Apology: Mattel Issues Corporate ‘Our Bad’ for Misprinting ‘Wicked’ Movie Website on Doll Packaging

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

Traffic to both the porn site that Mattel printed on the dolls’ boxes, and the official ‘Wicked’ movie website, surged as news of the error went viral.

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Culture Television and Streaming

A Pineapple Over the Sea: Wendy’s Brings The Krusty Krab to the Surface with ‘Spongebob’-Inspired Menu

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

For the first time since 1999, we surface-dwelling humans will be able to order the iconic Krabby Patty.

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Culture Television and Streaming

Getting in the Spirit: ‘SNL’ Roasts Spirit Halloween’s Business Model, Spirit Bites Back with New Costume

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

‘SNL’ may not be the first to poke fun at the ubiquitous costume pop-up shops, but their roasting of Spirit Halloween might be the most viral of hits.

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Culture

Regency-Era Pole Dancer? Detroit Company “Wonkafies” Its “Bridgerton Ball” Experience, Disappointing Fans

September 25, 2024September 26, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

Detroit-area fans of the Netflix hit drama ‘Bridgerton’ got a hometown version of the legendarily bad Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience this past weekend.

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Culture

Shake-Up in Flavor Town: Some of Your Favorite Brands Are Rolling Out Some (Possibly) Tempting New Tastes This Fall

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

Bored with your current array of M&M, Kit Kat, Starbucks, Uncrustable and coffee choices? This is the article for you, because Hershey, Mars, Starbucks and others just added some new flavors to the menu.

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Culture Movies

Alamo Drafthouse Says No to Talking and Texting, But Yes To Studio Control As Sony Takes Ownership

June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 Cheryl Lightfoot

Once studios were forbidden from owning movie theater chains, but the anti-trust ruling preventing that has elapsed, allowing Sony and other production houses to get back in the cinema ownership game.

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