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M&M’s Remove Spokecandies, Brings On Maya Rudolph

BlabberingCollector | Jan 23, 2023 | 0

Remember last year when M&M’s decided to “revamp” for a “fresh, modern take?” We do! And it seems to have backfired on them. The biggest change is the green female M&M losing her high heels and replacing them with sneakers. M&M’s released this statemen...

Conductor Blasts Tár, Answers Kumail Nanjiani’s Question

AlexGherzo | Jan 13, 2023 | 0

Remember a few days ago when Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani whined about Hollywood only casting white men as villains? I hope he’s paying attention because someone laid out for him exactly why that happens. The movie Tár, which has been getting lots of accolades and awards buzz (for whatever the l...

Bookbinder Removes JK Rowling’s Name From Harry Potter Books

AlexGherzo | Jan 12, 2023 | 0

I don’t know if a billionaire who helped shape literature for a generation can successfully be canceled, but the authoritarians sure are trying. JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter novels and creator of one of the biggest IPs and fandoms in at least the last thirty years, has been under fir...

Velma Trailer is a Warning to Potential Viewers

AlexGherzo | Jan 11, 2023 | 0

If you always thought Scooby-Doo needed more lecturing and less Scooby-Doo, I hope you’ve kept up your HBO Max subscription because the streamer just released a trailer for its update of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Velma. Produced by and starring Mindy Kaling, who would have to see a doctor...

Kumail Nanjiani is Mad That Only White Guys Can Be Villains

AlexGherzo | Jan 10, 2023 | 1

Can you go too woke for the woke? Of course you can; they wouldn’t be woke otherwise. The newest example of these people never being satisfied even when they’re unfailingly catered to comes from Kumail Nanjiani. Nanjiani was in the Marvel film Eternals, which I won’t hold against him, but he w...

Jennifer Lawrence Thinks She Was the First Female Action Hero

AlexGherzo | Dec 7, 2022 | 2

Jennifer Lawrence is perhaps the most important woman in Hollywood history. But don’t take my word for it – Lawrence herself has assured us of this, declaring herself the very first female action hero ever to lead a movie in an interview with Variety – actually, more of a conversation with Vio...