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Stars chose a $13 L’Oréal mascara at the SAG Actor Awards

A-listers on the SAG Actor Awards red carpet matched designer gowns with surprisingly affordable makeup, as Teyana Taylor, Leslie Bibb and Sofia Carson were all seen wearing L’Oréal Paris products. Major lashes were a common detail, credited to a $13 L’Oréal mascara that added curling, voluminous definition. Taylor

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Did you solve it? You won’t believe these optical illusions!

Earlier today I posted five optical illusions by Olivier Redon, a French-American inventor. Here they are again — with demonstrations of how he created the effects. Three of the images are inspired by the Necker cube, a two-dimensional drawing of a cube that can be understood in two ways: either with

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Gerard Butler’s Den of Thieves 2 is finding streaming success

Gerard Butler faced criticism this year after the poor reception and box office showing of Greenland 2: Migration, which failed to gross even half its break-even point. He still has projects ahead, including the live-action How to Train Your Dragon sequel now in production for a 2027 release and the

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'Deadliest Catch' star Todd Meadows dies at 25

Todd Meadows, one of the stars of Deadliest Catch, has died at 25. Captain Rick Shelford confirmed Meadows’ death in an emotional Facebook post, saying Meadows passed on Feb. 25. "February 25, 2026, was the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea,

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Matt Damon’s Downsizing Finds Second Life on Streaming

Nine years after its 2017 release, Alexander Payne’s Downsizing has found a second life on streaming and is now available on Paramount+. The satirical sci‑fi imagines scientists who shrink humans to five inches to cut environmental impact and promise a life of relative luxury. Matt Damon plays Paul

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Savannah Guthrie urges prayers as search for missing mother reaches one month

Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional Instagram message as the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, reached the one-month mark. "We feel the love and prayers from our neighbors, from the Tucson community and from around the country 💛," she wrote. "Please don’t stop praying and hoping with

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Bachelor Gets $100,000 HGTV Makeover in 'Bachelor Mansion Takeover'

The Bachelor is getting a $100,000 glow-up in a new crossover with HGTV called Bachelor Mansion Takeover. Twelve franchise alumni will compete to renovate the iconic Bachelor mansion for a briefcase full of cash, with Jesse Palmer hosting. Tayshia Adams and Tyler Cameron serve as judges as contestants—some

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Konami producer shocked to find his 3DS Frogger is now an expensive collectible

Tak Fujii, known online as the “one million troops” guy from Konami's E3 2010 press conference, also served as producer on Frogger 3D, a barely-remembered 3DS revival of the arcade classic. Fujii recently learned the Japanese version has become an expensive collector’s item, and he seems as

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Pinocchio Unstrung trailer features Robert Englund as Jiminy Cricket

The first trailer for Pinocchio: Unstrung reimagines the wooden puppet as a violent figure who hunts human flesh in his quest to become a real boy. Robert Englund provides the voice of an evil Jiminy Cricket while Richard Brake plays a creepy Geppetto, setting a grim tone for the film.

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D'Arcy Carden and Sherry Cola Explore Wild Vacation Rentals

Comedians D'Arcy Carden and Sherry Cola host Wild Vacation Rentals on HGTV, touring outrageous rentable stays across the United States. The pair, who star in Nobody Wants This, visit truly unusual properties — caves, missile silos, castles, candy-themed adventurelands and even a potato — in a road-trip format that keeps

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TikTok doctor says Kristen Bell asked about drinking her own urine

Dr. Mikhail Varshavski revealed on an upcoming episode of The Basement Yard podcast that Kristen Bell messaged him to ask whether she should drink her own urine for health reasons. He told hosts Joe Santagato and Frank Alvarez he was not violating HIPAA by naming her because it was not

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10 Classic Fantasy Movies That Have Aged Like Fine Wine

Fantasy is one of the oldest and most imaginative storytelling forms, blending the real world with magic, monsters and life lessons. By recasting real trials through myth and heroism, these tales let storytellers explore big emotions and ideas. Cinema has long embraced the genre, and this selection highlights classic films

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New ‘RHONY’ star’s history of body-shaming influencer Claudia Oshry exposed

Claudia Oshry says new Real Housewives of New York City season 13 cast member Hailey Glassman has been sending her negative messages since 2017. In a social reel reacting to the RHONY casting news, Oshry said she didn’t recognize Glassman at first but realized the public relations professional had

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9 Burning Questions After the Bridgerton Season 4 Finale

Season 4 closed with Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek's wedding, but the finale left several mysteries unsettled — chief among them: who is the new Lady Whistledown? Penelope had revealed herself and then stepped back, Queen Charlotte pressed for the Society Papers to continue, and a fresh author has

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Prime Video's Scarpetta Looks Set to Rival Reacher and Jack Ryan

Prime Video will premiere Scarpetta on March 11, 2026. The police procedural stars Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman as Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist who uses keen observational skills to solve grisly crimes. Created by Liz Sarnoff and based on Patricia Cornwell's 29-book series, the show’s first two episodes

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Holi snacks from Maunika Gowardhan: chilli cheese toasties and bharwa mirchi

Celebrate Holi, the festival of colours and the arrival of spring, with two indulgent snacks: bharwa mirchi pakode ki chaat and the Bombay chilli cheese toastie. Both rely on the humble potato — the backbone of Indian cooking — and make for addictive, anytime-of-day bites topped with chutney and chaat masala. The

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Every Stephen King Book That Needs an Adaptation, Ranked

One writer set out to count which Stephen King novels still haven’t been adapted and found the answer more complicated than expected. Some works are obvious adaptations—Salem’s Lot, The Stand and Pet Sematary have all been brought to screen—while The Dark Tower only kind of exists

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'Evil Dead' star Bruce Campbell has 'treatable' but not 'curable' cancer

Bruce Campbell revealed on X that he has a form of cancer that is "treatable" but not "curable." The "Evil Dead" star, 67, said the news came as a shock. He said he would not go into detail about the diagnosis and that future

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Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield and cast on The Magic Faraway Tree

Anyone who grew up on Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree novels will recognise the oddball charm of the new film adaptation. Thirteen-year-old Billie Gadsdon, who plays Fran, filmed on a Reading sound stage amid marshmallow trees, giant flying-saucer plants and Haribo strawberry beds. “I did eat a few,” she confides,

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Community movie preserves full cast amid production delays

Peacock announced Community: The Movie and planned to begin production after the SAG and WGA strikes, but that shoot never started. Writer Andrew Guest said the film was "close to shooting" after the 2023 strikes, when one cast member’s conflict would have kept them from their intended

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Pokémon Pokopia review: a tedious but always charming life sim

Pokémon Pokopia asks a simple, enticing question: what if we could start over and rebuild a habitable world from scratch? Developed by Omega Force, the game dresses that fantasy in blocky, Dragon Quest Builders–style mechanics and layers the familiar Pokémon ethos on top. The result is a life sim

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Community movie nearly filmed but one star's schedule caused delay

Community co-writer and executive producer Andrew Guest says the intent to make the Community movie is still in place, but an opportunity to begin filming passed because of unforeseen circumstances. "We got very close to shooting that," Guest told The Watch podcast. "As the writer strike and

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Adam Levine Used His Blake Shelton History to His Advantage on The Voice

Although this season of The Voice features only three coaches, Blake Shelton’s influence remains a recurring topic. Shelton left after 23 seasons, became the go-to figure for many country artists and holds the record for most wins, so his legacy still hangs over the show. Adam Levine leaned on

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God of War spin-off starring Faye reportedly in development

Leaker NateTheHate on X revealed that Sony Santa Monica is developing a God of War spin-off starring Faye, Kratos' wife and Atreus' mother, and IGN has corroborated parts of the leak. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier previously noted the studio was working on a new project that wasn’t

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Villains Don't Get Scarier Than in Taron Egerton's Black Bird

Taron Egerton has built a reputation for versatility, and the six-part Apple TV miniseries Black Bird arguably delivers his greatest performance — even better than his role in Rocketman — and can be binged in a single sitting. The show is based on the novel In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero,