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#JusticeForBarb is a big part ofStranger Things 2

To read more onStranger Things 2, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands Friday. You canbuy the whole set now, or purchase the individual covers ofEleven,the boys, orthe grown-ups. The loss of her friend and guilt surrounding her death weighs heavily on Nancy in season 2. Netflix There are a lot of loose ends there that Nancy feels need to be addressed. Adds co-creator Ross Duffer, We wanted to show thats something that Nancy didnt really deal with last year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Caleb Salas

#OscarsSoWhite after 2017: A banner day, but more work to be done

What’s more,Hidden Figuresis a bona fide hit, earning $84 million so far and counting. That #OscarsSoWhite hashtag and social-media campaign worked, and we’re all good here, right? Certainly, impressive progress has been made in a short period of time. It prompted filmmaker J.J. Abrams to seek out filmmakers of color for his upcoming projects. (Parker was acquitted. Celestin’s conviction was overturned on appeal.) That’s a lot of rapid change, but it’s only a first step....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Caleb Clark

#TakeTheKnee: Stars support NFL protests after Trump calls for boycott

Fire or suspend!" Trump wrote on Twitter early Sunday. “…NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country. He’s fired!'” Trump said, referencing players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality and injustice. “You know, some owner is going to do that. He’s going to say, “That guy that disrespects our flag, he’s fired.” And that owner, they don’t know it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Joshua Williams

'24: Legacy': 5 things we learned from the New York Comic Con panel

We loved doing24, executive producer Manny Coto explained at the New York Comic Con panel. In the footage screened (spoilers ahead! He was the only person we ever sent the script to, Katz said. Credit: Ray Mickshaw/FOX It wasnt supposed to happen like that, but it was pretty great. Or, as Smits put it, referencing Hawkins performance inStraight Outta Compton: He was Dr. Dre! For Hawkins himself, though, he just considers it an honor to be a part of the series....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Kenneth Jacobson

'5 Worlds' book series cover reveal: see the magical art

The kids embark on this adventure while a war plays out across the worlds. 5 Worldsis illustrated by Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, and Boya Sun. The clumsiest student at the Sand Dancer Academy,OONA LEEis a misfit. © Antzu Pantzu, LLC But her weakness conceals a destiny greater than she could ever imagine. YoungJAX AMBOYis already a legend. Hes the perfect athlete, adored by Starball fans across five worldsbut he has no real friends....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Carolyn Stokes

'90s education is so hot right now

You must understand something about the so-called “’90s kids” you read so much about on weblogs. It’s not just all Nickelodeon cartoons and Disney princesses and discontinued lines of dunkable graham crackers. It’s a lesson both ’90s and 9-year-old children could use about now. Credit: Fox; Everett Collection And the lesson doesn’t end with Carmen and Frizzle, nor does it follow a generational line. Bring backWishbone, who can speak to that beautiful cross-demographic of Jane Austen fans and dog memes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · James Johns

'90s Nickelodeon stars reveal where their characters are now

Go inside the TV festival with all our coverage, availablehere. One of the sweetest highlights: when the group was asked what their characters are up to today. I think that would probably be appropriate for where he would be. He wouldn’t have gone far." “He probably got a job as a TV announcer. His brother [Little Pete] owes him money.” “Maybe he got into tattooing himself. He goes to those alternative festivals with piercings and all that kind of stuff....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Johnny Crawford DDS

'A Man Called Ove': EW review

Fredrik Backmans 2012 novelA Man Called Ovebecame an international bestseller several years ago, chronicling the life of a grumpy old curmudgeon and the unlikely friendship he strikes up with his neighbors. Now, writer/director Hannes Holm has adapted the beloved book into a Swedish-language drama thats become one of the biggest Swedish box office hits of all time, and withA Man Called Ovefinally hitting U.S. theaters, American audiences finally get to see what all the buzz was about....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Melissa Schultz

'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.': Separation of church and state

Spoiler alert: If you havent watched the mid-season finale ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., stop reading now. All together now: Miiikkeee!!! Or am I screaming alone here? Credit: Justin Lubin/ABC Because that ending had a surprising effect on me. Unknowingly, I had spent the last hour falling in love with Mike Peterson. I really wanted him to join the team… and then he EXPLODED. And not because of the Centipede serum, but because Centipede killed him....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · David Collins

'Alaska' singer Maggie Rogers on wowing Pharrell and finding inspiration in nature for new EP

Thats a drug for me. Its very flattering that people want to add that detail, but there were no tears.) Making pop music was hardly Rogers goal when she started university. Credit: Jack Jenry Bridgland (you’re able to listen to themhere.) But trips to Berlin during a semester abroad in college sparked her interest in dance music. I always thought clubbing meant tight dresses and expenses cocktails, Rogers says. I knew that one day I would be making music again, she says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Haley Smith

'America's Next Top Model': Facts about the revival

After a yearlong hiatus hey, even models need a break! Heres what else you’re free to expect from this TV makeover. Bye-Bye, Banks venture to smize through the tears: Tyra Banks has hung up her hosting heels. Credit: VH1 I always like to leave the party before its over, says Banks. I got a lot of babies in my life, she says. ANTMwas my baby, and over the years its grown, learned to crawl, walk, and talk....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Bailey Lopez

'American Gods': See 10 New Character Posters

American Godscomes from executive producers Bryan Fuller and Michael Green and will premiere on April 30 on Starz. Meet the ravishing Yetide Badaki, who gives life to the American manifestation of the goddess Queen of Sheba. Not all of the old gods are struggling to make their way in America. Starz (3) Starz Starz Starz Starz Starz Starz Starz Starz Starz Starz

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Andrew Alvarez

'And I Darken' sequel, 'Now I Rise': Read an exclusive excerpt

Check them both out below. As a child, Lada had never understood what her nurse meant. But now she thought she might. Credit: Courtesy Random House Children’s Books At least the part about destroying being easier than building. It had been nothing but struggle for the past year. They were closer to the city of Sibiu than to Brasov. For efficiencys sake, Lada decided to stop there first. Ahead of them rose the walls of the inner city, where only Transylvanian noblesnever Wallachianswere allowed to sleep....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 923 words · Jason Lin