Author: Amy Davis

In 2023, Mattel created a Stevie Nicks-inspired Barbie for its Signature line. The doll wears a witchy, all-black look, with tambourine in hand, ala Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album “Rumors.”  Mattel and Nicks are teaming up for another doll, this time based on her first solo album, “Bella Donna!” “It’s almost like you almost kind of had to do that,” Nicks told People. “I mean, of course, they didn’t have to do that for me, but I explained, ‘It’s like they go hand in hand, and then they blend in and out of each other for the rest of my life.’…

It looks like the current loneliness epidemic has struck the animal kingdom, too. The Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, California, found a wild black bear who snuck inside to observe 3 bears that live in a habitat inside the zoo. The interloper was discovered when staff were doing a routine inspection of the Redwood Sky Walk. A staff member found the bear leaning on a gate to peer into the resident black bears’ habitat. “The wild bear did not appear aggressive and was observed interacting with Tule, Ishŭng, and Kunabulilh through their habitat fencing,” the zoo’s Facebook post reads. During…

Being single is great most of the time, but there are some days of the year that can be harder than others. You’d assume the top offender would be a romance driven holiday like Valentine’s Day, or New Year Eve with all the kissing. However, a recent study found that Halloween is the loneliest day for most singles.  The website Dating.com surveyed 1,000 single adults about their holiday emotions, 80% said they felt lonely on Halloween. 59% said Halloween is one of the hardest days of the year with 57% of those respondents saying it’s worse than Valentine’s Day. Over…

Netflix and Chernin Entertainment are partnering on a new series inspired by the Kennedy family. “Kennedy” is based on Fredrik Logevall’s book “JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956.” While the series is still in development, Michael Fassbender (“The Agency”) is already attached to play patriarch Joseph Kennedy Sr. “Kennedy” was announced almost two years ago. At the time, it was described as America’s version of “The Crown.” The series will focus on the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies that shaped this iconic dynasty. The 8 episode 1st season will take place in the 1930s, chronicling Joe…

The Louvre in Paris is probably one of the most famous museums in the world, drawing 8.7 million visitors in 2024. On Sunday, October 19th, it was forced to temporarily close after a daring jewelry heist. The thieves wielded small chainsaws and got away with several pieces of jewelry worth millions. It is believed that around 9:30am local time, four individuals broke in through a window in an area that is under construction. Two were wearing yellow vests to pose as workers, with the other two on scooters. They also carried small chainsaws and angle grinders to break into the room…

Hollywood is littered with stories of projects that could have been, if a character had been cast differently. One of the most notable examples is Eric Stoltz playing Marty McFly for six weeks in Robert Zemeckis’ “Back to the Future,” only to be recast with Michael J. Fox. This sparked a decades-old rumor that Stoltz resented Fox. In his recent memoir “Future Boy,” Fox recounts meeting Stoltz for the first time, 40 years after the recasting.  Zemeckis originally wanted Fox for the role, but his commitments to NBC’s “Family Ties” prevented him from doing the film. A month and a half of…

Have you ever looked at a Thanksgiving turkey and thought, “I really wish this came out of a styrofoam cup?” Well, Nissin’s new limited-edition Cup Noodles flavors are here to make your questionable dreams come true! Introducing Turkey Dinner and Pumpkin Pie flavors that aim to put the word “moist” back into the holiday. That’s right, not only is Cup Noodles giving you Thanksgiving dinner at inflation-friendly prices, it’s also going to destigmatize the word “moist.” That is some complex carbohydrate! Cup Noodle wants to spare everyone the risk of overcooking the turkey or burning the pumpkin pie. These flavors…

We’ve got some great news for all you “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” fans out there. Kate McKinnon (“In the Blink of an Eye”) has joined the cast for season 3! She will be playing Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Aphrodite “can alter her appearance depending on the beholder” and “must be sure that Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) respects the power and importance of love before she agrees to offer aid on his quest,” the official character description reads. “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the popular young adult novels by Rick Riordan. The 3rd…

The production behind Netflix’s “Stranger Things” has always been notoriously secretive. But in a new interview series, creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer shared some tidbits. Several cast and crew members joined them, reflecting on the series as it enters its 5th and final season.  And if ending the hit series on a high note wasn’t enough pressure, the Duffer brothers will also be leaving their long-term partnership with Netflix for a deal at Paramount. Season 5 Launched in 2016, “Stranger Things” was a huge gamble, being an original IP based around kids but intended for adult audiences. Not to…

During last year’s D23, it was announced that Walt Disney World Resort would be getting an all-new “Monsters, Inc.” rollercoaster. The park has since released some really cool animatronic footage of what the loading station will look like. It will also be the first-ever suspended coaster at a Disney Park, and the first-ever vertical lift! An entire area of the park, dubbed Monstropolis, will bring beloved characters like James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski to life. This rollercoaster will recreate the doors system seen in the “Monsters, Inc.” films. “Imagineers have been itching to turn that moment into an attraction ever…