Category: Featured Blog Post
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Saturday Night Live and the Politicians of Season 50 (so far)
The season premiere episode of Season 50 of Saturday Night Live aired September 28th with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll, setting the bar pretty high for the rest of the season. Throughout Saturday Night Live’s 50-year history, cast members have created some of the most iconic characters in politics and pop culture.…
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SNL’s 50th season premieres September 28 – Check out this list of real-life politicians and the cast members who played them
Ask any major actor or musician A-lister – hosting Saturday Night Live is the invite-only career booster on many of their bucket lists. The honor is recognized beyond actors as well, with sports icons like Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, LeBron James, Derek Jeter, and even O.J. Simpson (pre-Bronco era in 1978) partially completing…
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A BookTok Starter Kit: Five must-read books for your shelf
TikTok’s “For You Page” (FYP) has an uncanny, clever, and sometimes alarming knack for showing you exactly what you want to see. So if you like reading books even the smallest amount and have spent some time scrolling your own FYP, you probably have stumbled upon the enchanting world of BookTok. Populated by people of…
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Constructing A Modern Buddy Comedy Movie
Goal: Constructing the ideal modern buddy comedy using tropes and ideas that have been created for us through decades of buddy comedies leading up to this moment Let us dive right in. Types of Buddy Comedies We can’t construct our own buddy comedy without acknowledging what already exists, so, let’s focus on the three…
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Positive Pickleball With John Zakour
Written and Illustrated by John Zakour As a health and happiness coach, I’ve been a big proponent of pickleball for over a decade. Part of my goal has been getting more people to play pickleball. Now that pickleball has gone mainstream, people don’t consider me weird. After all these days pickleball is in commercial after…
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Gardening is Growing: How the Pandemic Created Green Thumbs
Once COVID hit in 2020 and we all started retreating to our little corners of the world, we soon realized that we were about to have significantly more free time on our hands than we were accustomed to. Some of us took up reading, others learned how to cook, and many decided to take up…
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WNBA – Why Does Caitlin Clark Make So Little Compared to NBA Players?
Clark signed a four-year $338,000 contract to play for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever as the first pick in the WNBA draft. In her rookie season, she will earn $76,535.
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Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department: Lovers, Haters, and Easter Eggs
Whether you’re a Swiftie, a fan or none of the above, you’ve probably heard all the buzz about Taylor Swift’s latest album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. The album was released on April 19th, 2024 as Swift’s 11th studio album. Taylor also surprised fans with a 2 am special edition of the album titled, THE TORTURED…
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Astrology 101: An Introduction to an Aries
Imagine a blazing meteor streaking across the night sky, leaving a trail of vibrant energy. That’s the essence of Aries, the very first sign of the zodiac. Born between March 21st and April 19th and represented by the courageous ram, Aries individuals are the pioneers, the trailblazers, forever charging headfirst into life’s adventures. Ruled by…
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Nairobi, Kenya – 5 Places to See if an African Safari is on your Travel Bucket List
Nairobi, the cosmopolitan capital of Kenya, welcomes visitors with diverse culture, exciting activities, and a vibrant dining scene.
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