Brandon Lewis
February 17, 2026
Tuesday 17th February 2026
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It’s been talked about over and over again…and STILL The Rock will NOT run for president…it’s off the table “I love our country and everyone in it. I also love being a daddy.” The Rock has three daughters, ages 4, 6, and 21. His latest movie ‘Black Adam’ hits theaters October 21st.
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UC Berkeley is offering a class on Nicki Minaj. It’s called “Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip-Hop Feminisms”, and it’ll study Nicki’s, quote, “impact in the context of broader historical-social structures & hip-hop feminisms.” Meanwhile trade schools are like…hey! Wanna job?!
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“American Songwriter” made a list of the Top 10 Outlaw Country songs. The top three are “Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard, “Long-Haired Country Boy” by Charlie Daniels, and “Whiskey River” by Willie Nelson.
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The Tennessean is reporting that Loretta Lynn was laid to rest on Friday morning in her family’s cemetery at her ranch in Tennessee. Before she passed, she left instructions for her services. She had a private ceremony with around 100 people. A public memorial is being planned that fans will be invited to.
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Morgan Wallen updated his Instagram bio on Friday. It says “Born with a Beer in My Hand”. So it could be a new song, or a new album, but either way new music is on the way…..
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Movies can make anything look awesome. But movies LIE. A few examples of things that always look fun in the movies, even though they’re NOT in real life: Laying on grass: Anyone allergic? It’s itchy and theirs bugs….Riding a motorcycle without a helmet, eye protection or jacket: The wind sucks and so does bugs hitting your face. And exploring haunted houses or sketchy places: Where are the criminals or cops? And those PESKY KIDS…..
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Luke Combs just committed the ultimate sports betrayal…he wore a Jacksonville Jaguars hat. Panthers fans immediately grabbed their pitchforks and pumpkin spice lattes and accused him of treason. One fan called him fake. Luke fired back saying, yeah, maybe he should have worn Panthers gear while playing in the Jaguars stadium…his bad. This man gave us “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” not “I Pledge Allegiance to Your Fantasy Football Team.”
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Miranda Lambert kicked off the Daytona 500 in front of more than 100,000 screaming NASCAR fans. She admitted the massive crowd made her nervous, which is relatable, because the only thing scarier than that many people is that many people who drove there aggressively. She said it already felt like a concert thanks to the tailgating.
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Hollywood officially ran out of ideas sometime around 2007, and now Charlie’s Angels is getting rebooted…again. Sony is already working on it, with the Crazy Rich Asians writer attached, and Drew Barrymore possibly involved behind the scenes. So yes, prepare for dramatic slow-motion walking, explosions that defy physics, and a plot nobody remembers. That’s Hollywood innovation….rebooting a reboot of a reboot of a reboot.
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If you were waiting for The Simpsons to end, I have terrible news…you’ll be waiting forever. The showrunner says it will never have a real finale because the characters live in permanent cartoon Groundhog Day. They already did a fake ending just to mess with us. At this point, three things will survive the apocalypse: cockroaches, Twinkies, and Homer Simpson.
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