Author: Amy Davis

Just when we thought healthy coke was the yuckiest food trend on TikTok, wait until you hear about #SleepyChicken. A food challenge so dangerous the FDA has had to step in issue an official warning about it.  It seems the #SleepyChickenChallenge started in mid-January but is making the rounds again. The trend comes from a TikTok showing a man preparing to cook some chicken breasts in NyQuil, an over the counter flu medication. The creator claims they “got sick last night, so I’m cooking up some NyQuil chicken.” (The bottle they show is NightTime, a generic version with similar ingredients.)…

Toy manufacturer Mattel has released their 2022 Día de los Muertos Barbie and Ken dolls. The new dolls are a part of a broader initiative to make Barbie more inclusive. In 2015, Mattel added curvy, tall, and petite body types to the iconic toy line. Two years later, Ken got an update too with more diverse body types and features, which included cornrows and freckles. In 2019, Barbie added dolls with permanent physical disabilities, including a doll with a wheelchair and another with a prosthetic leg. This initiative is in response to decades of criticism about Barbie promoting unrealistic body standards,…

Filmmaker Woody Allen has clarified comments he recently made which led many to believe he was retiring following his next film. While promoting “Wasp 22,” which is currently filming in Europe, Allen gave an interview. During this chat, he reportedly said “My idea, in principle, is not to make more movies and focus on writing.” He also made comments about his next project being another novel.  This isn’t the first time Allen has discussed leaving the director’s chair behind. During a press conference to kick off the production of his 2020’s film “Rifkin’s Festival,” Allen said he “never thought of…

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively may be giving us clues for “Deadpool 3” in their recent pregnancy announcement. This will be the couple’s fourth child together. Included in the announcement, which Lively posted to Instagram, was an admonishment to paparazzi “hanging around my house” who “freak my kids out.” She continued, by thanking media outlets who have a “no kids policy” for their photo coverage. Along with the request for privacy, Lively posted several photos showing off her baby bump in a variety of different outfits. All of the images are what you’d expect from someone celebrating their pregnancy, but…

Scott Bakula has confirmed he WILL NOT be in NBC’s “Quantum Leap” reboot. Bakula famously played Dr. Sam Beckett in the original series, which ran from 1989 to 1993. “Quantum Leap” had a rather ambiguous ending when it came to his character, showing a title card that said “Sam Beckett never returned home.” Because of this, when the pilot episode for the NBC reboot was greenlit in January, rumors began to swirl that he would be involved. These rumors only intensified when it was confirmed that the new series would take place 30 years after the events of the original…

“Full House” star John Stamos will release his memoir “If You Would Have Told Me” in fall 2023 via the Henry Holt publishing house. “‘If You Would Have Told Me’ is the story not only of a life lived in front of the camera, but of the surreal highs and devastating lows of a misunderstood heartthrob who has always remained a dorky kid from (California’s) Orange County, and of his midlife quest to find sobriety and a family of his own,” the announcement reads. “If You Would Have Told Me” follows Stamos throughout his diverse career. From him becoming an overnight…

Hulu has confirmed “RuPaul’s Drag Race” icons Monét X Change and Ginger Minj will be hosting the streamer’s “Huluween Dragstravaganza.” In this upcoming Halloween variety special, Change and Minj become trapped inside a television set, in a clear nod to the horror movie “Poltergeist.” Their only hope to escape their cramped and static-riddled tomb is to put on a Halloween show. Obviously they can’t do it all on their own so they employ the help of Jujubee, Manila Luzon, Mo Heart, Landon Cider (Dragula winner), Lady Bunny, Jackie Beat, Selene Luna, and Mario Diaz. Beat is also serving as a…

According to organizers, Vera Drew the director and star of “The People’s Joker” pulled the movie from the Toronto Film Festival lineup. This cancels all other scheduled screenings during the film festival as well. “The People’s Joker” is the Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based Drew’s first feature film. The official synopsis on the TIFF website used to read: “With comedy criminalized in Gotham City, the show is the only government-sanctioned space for funny people, but only those who will toe the party line. Disillusioned by a botched audition, Vera partners with a birdlike slacker to found their own alternative comedy troupe, attracting not…

Actor Jacob Lofland (“Maze Runner”) has reportedly joined the cast of “Joker: Folie à Deux.” In this follow-up to the 2019 smash hit “Joker,” Lofland stars alongside Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson (“Mr. Mercedes“), and Catherine Keener (“Brand New Cherry Flavor”), as well as returning cast members Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/Joker and Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond. Even though the film has been shooting since December of 2021, the plot of “Joker: Folie à Deux” has been a secret. One prevalent rumor is the film will take place in the notorious Arkham Asylum. This location makes perfect sense since Joker…

Stars Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams are both hopeful for a sequel to the P.T. Barnum fantasy movie musical, “The Greatest Showman.” While the original 2017 film had a rocky start at the box office- pulling in just $8.8 million in its opening weekend- “The Greatest Showman” ended up being a huge success. Through word of mouth and sheer staying power, the film beat its opening weekend total for five weeks in a row. A rare feat in an industry where the first weekend’s earnings make or break a film. By the end of its domestic run, it had made over…