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Somewhere inside Wonder Woman 1984, there’s an exciting superhero movie. Moments of excellence break through, mostly when Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) doffs her scientist garb and puts on her superhero suit, replete in bright, primary colours, evoking memories of the original superhero movie era of the ’80s. (Appropriately enough, the movie takes place in 1984,

It doesn’t take long for Bridgerton—Netflix’s first series produced by Shonda Rhimes, based on Julia Quinn’s Regency romance novels—to get steamy. Not even three minutes into the first episode, “Diamond of the First Water,” viewers get their first eyeful of bare bottom—courtesy of Jonathan Bailey’s Anthony Bridgerton. As the eldest sibling of the Bridgerton family,

The sun’s shining in Barbados, but A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are keeping it cozy! HL learned EXCLUSIVELY why Rihanna decided to invite her rumored flame to spend the holidays in her hometown. A$AP Rocky raised eyebrows when he was spotted arriving at the airport in Barbados on December 23, luggage in hand. Barbados, of course,

Queen Elizabeth II is set to make her annual Christmas speech on Friday. But viewers in the United Kingdom may be confused, as a deepfake version of the Queen is set to deliver an alternative Christmas message. The Queen is delivering her traditional message on BBC, but another “fake” queen is set to also make

“The lyrics are ‘I was busy thinking about boys,’ and I was really thinking about boys when I was making this movie,” Fennell said of the track, which was written into her script. “As an opening, it just felt so thrilling and then something wonderful.” “Stars Are Blind” by Paris Hilton Cassie leads a solitary

With a few days left in Lori Loughlin’s prison sentence, her daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella each decided to try out their mom’s signature hairstyle from ‘Full House.’ In the days leading up to Lori Loughlin‘s scheduled prison release, her daughters Olivia Jade, 21, and Isabella Giannulli, 22, decided to recreate their mom’s hairstyle from Full

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Dec. 23 – also known as Tibb’s Eve – is an unofficial holiday unique to the province, born out of folklore and turned into a big night for St. John’s bars. For Chris Shortall, a beloved St. John’s extrovert known for throwing excellent parties, Tibb’s Eve is spent dancing and laughing,

Buddy the Elf may have claimed that the best way to spread Christmas cheer is “singing loud for all to hear,” but if podcasting had existed back in 2003, his slogan may have needed tweaking. We’ve collected podcasts that spread the requisite Christmas cheer with endearing gusto (and no crooning necessary), each approaching the holiday

2021 is already going to be the best year of Stassi Schroeder’s life, as she’s welcoming a baby girl in early January. The former reality star is showing her nine month bump as she counts down to delivery. Stassi Schroeder is just a few weeks away from becoming a first time mother. The former Vanderpump Rules

English comedian Eddie Izzard has been receiving kudos from fans and well-wishers after she publicly confirmed her pronouns and gender fluidity on a TV show. Appearing on British TV channel Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year, where artists craft portraits of famous people, Izzard, 58, revealed her pronoun choice while posing. Artist Curtis Holder — who

Ana de Armas was perched atop a balcony railing, standing in the late-November New Orleans sun and leaning against her boyfriend, Ben Affleck, as he idly puffed on a cigarette. She kissed the actor before placing her left hand on his chest to admire the sizable diamond decorating her ring finger. That intimate moment went

Steph and Ayesha Curry’s precious son Canon is wishing everyone a ‘Happy Holidays’ while showing off his rapping skills, as well as rocking a brand new hairstyle. Even though he’s only two-and-a-half years old, Canon Curry still continues to be one of the coolest kids in the NBA family. The only son of Golden State

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 21, 2020 2:48 pm     Updated December 21, 2020 2:49 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A Newfoundland and Labrador film about the agonizing disorderliness of family took home a tidy sum and the top prize at

When winter sets in every year, seasonal adjustments are only to be expected—think long nights, warm layers, and, regrettably, dry skin. It’s an outcome as familiar as geography. “Winter is usually cold and dry in most world climates, which causes the skin to lose more moisture,” says Tara Kormeili, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist in notably

Quarantine got the best of Porsha Williams and Dennis McKinley, as she revealed their time together ‘led to divorce in five months’, during the Dec 20 episode of ‘RHOA’. After returning home from her second arrest in Kentucky, during the Dec. 20 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.  Porsha Williams revealed that she and

Despite the pandemic, we’re in full-on holiday mode now with the shopping (largely virtual), the cooking (albeit for fewer people), and the decorating (you gotta have a tree!). When we do venture out, we’re bombarded by Christmas music everywhere we go. The ubiquity of such material may raise some questions. I’m here to answer them.

The final SNL episode of 2020 was one for the heart. It wasn’t the funniest or sharpest of what has been an impressive season; these 90 minutes had an air of fatigue about them, as if the writers might understandably be as tired as the viewers at home. What the episode may have lacked in

Kristen Wiig is back! The ‘SNL’ OG closed out the last episode of 2020 with a bang (and tons of laughs) with this ’90s inspired tune. Kristen Wiig, 47, was always a delight on Saturday Night Live — and her subsequent hosting gigs have been just as epic! The Bridesmaids star popped up in a hilarious 1940s-themed

NOTE: This article contains disturbing language and frank talk about abuse. Please read at your own discretion. Jacob, the youngest member of the original Roloff family — whose lives have been chronicled on TLC reality show Little People, Big World since 2006 — claimed on Instagram that he was molested as a child by a

As families across America scale back traditional holiday gatherings or cancel them altogether, thousands of young conservatives are slated to spend the days just before Christmas mingling in and around Donald Trump’s South Florida resort. The occasion for this potential super-spreader gathering is the pro–Trump youth group Turning Point USA’s year-end gala, kicking off Friday

Eminem apologized to Rihanna on his new track ‘Zeus,’ a year after it was revealed that he once ‘sided’ with Chris Brown over her 2009 assault. Here’s why he wanted to publicly make amends. Eminem is making things right with Rihanna. In early 2019, an unreleased track, that Eminem recorded in 2009, leaked on-line and in one of the

Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who first embodied the masked villain Boba Fett in Star Wars, has died at the age of 75. Bulloch donned Fett’s beat-up Mandalorian armour in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, bringing a cold gravitas to the faceless bounty hunter as he chased Han Solo (Harrison Ford) across the galaxy.

Six days after the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by writer Joseph Epstein based on the condescending premise that Dr. Jill Biden should feel embarrassed for using the honorific since she isn’t a medical doctor, the Future First Lady said she was taken aback by the piece. “That was such a surprise,” Dr. Biden

Drake taught his son Adonis how to tie a head scarf in precious new photos, as his mom Sandi Graham looked on adoringly at her son and only grandchild. Drake had an adorable family moment with his three-year-old son Adonis and his mom Sandy Graham, 61, and couldn’t wait to share it with his nearly

Politicians and celebrities are deciding to roll up their sleeves and get the coronavirus vaccine as nations such as Canada and the United States start to roll out the shot. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, 78, will get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as next week, according to officials. And Vice President Mike Pence, 61, will

This fall, the quirky half-hour Dickinson, a surreal period dramedy inspired by the life of a young Emily Dickinson, grabbed a couple of unexpected honors: It will be the first Apple TV+ series to earn a second season, as well as being the first Apple series to get a season-three greenlight. The Morning Show and

Katharine McPhee took to Instagram on Dec. 16 to show off her baby bump under a flattering pea coat in two gorgeous mirror selfies and hinted at the gender in the caption. Katharine McPhee, 36, is getting ready to welcome her first child with husband David Foster! After months of pregnancy reports, she finally confirmed

Tom Cruise recently ripped into crew members on the set of his next Mission: Impossible film in London, lambasting them for violating COVID-19 social distancing rules in an explosive rant captured on tape. Audio obtained by the U.K.’s Sun tabloid captures three minutes of the rant, in which Cruise blasts his crew for their lack

With explosive anger familiar to anyone who has recently watched A Few Good Men or Magnolia, Tom Cruise laid into a pair of Mission: Impossible 7 crew members this week after they apparently broke the production’s carefully plotted COVID-19 protocols. In clandestine audio published by the British tabloid The Sun on Tuesday, Cruise can be

Scott Disick has his ex Kourtney Kardashian ‘up on a pedestal’ after going through ‘growing pains’ during their relationship and it’s proving to be a ‘learning lesson’ for him. Scott Disick, 37, got his Instagram followers’ attention on Dec. 14 when he posted a heartfelt message to his ex and mother of his kids, Kourtney