Saturday 7th June 2025
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“Rolling Stone” put together a list of the 50 Worst Decisions in Movie History. Will Smith made it on the list twice . . . for slapping Chris Rock AND for turning down “The Matrix” to make “Wild Wild West”. Burt Reynolds turns down James Bond, “The Godfather”, “Star Wars”, “Pretty Woman”, and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Now that’s an EPIC run of bad decisions. Their top spot went to the 1956 movie “The Conqueror”. Not only did it star noted white guy John Wayne as the Asian warlord Genghis Khan. . . they also filmed it at nuclear testing sites in Utah.
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Football traditions can be deadly. And not just for Buffalo Bills fans. There’s a family of Miami Dolphins fans who take a shot of tequila every time their team scores a touchdown. Well, on Sunday, the Dolphins crushed the Denver Broncos 70 to 20. For those of you who need help with the math, 70 points is 10 touchdowns. Meaning everyone in the family had to take 10 TEQUILA SHOTS in about three and a half hours. One of them Tweeted that it might be time to rethink the tradition.
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If you haven’t seen Jelly Roll Grand Marshalling NASCAR’s playoff race on Sunday, check it out. It was at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. People don’t always get fully into it when they say “drivers, start your engines.” But he WENT for it. He screamed so hard, you could actually see him shaking at one point. NASCAR posted the video on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said, “The energy has been brought.” Jelly retweeted it and joked that he “understood the assignment.” (Here’s the video.)
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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will host President Jimmy Carter’s Habitat for Humanity project next week. It takes place October 1st through the 6th in Charlotte, North Carolina. This will be the first event the Carters won’t be able to attend because of health reasons.
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Luke Combs has had his share of crossover hits. In fact, his cover of “Fast Car” peaked higher on the Billboard Top 200 than Tracy Chapman’s original. But don’t worry about Luke switching over to pop. He’s not interested. He said, quote, “Country music is enough. I don’t want to be a pop star. I love our genre and I love writing country songs with my songwriting buddies and singing them with the guys that I like to make records with.”
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And lastly, The Taylor Swift / Travis Kelce relationship already has MERCH a lot of it on Esty…mostly in the form of different shirts going for between $10 to $38, plus some luggage with a $206 price tag.
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AT THE MOVIES
Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters this weekend: “Ballerina”
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.
https://youtu.be/0FSwsrFpkbw?si=UE5TcilnljWpEaSz
Ballerina is rated: R
Stars: Ana De Armas, Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane
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The guitar Michael J. Fox absolutely obliterates at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance? In Back to the Future? Yeah, it’s been missing since 1985—poof, gone, like Biff’s dignity. It’s a cherry red Gibson ES-345 and Gibson’s basically playing musical “Wanted” posters to get it back. Even Marty himself is pleading for its return in a video. Bonus fact: the guitar’s from the '60s, even though the scene was set in '55. So not only is it missing—it’s a time-traveling anachronism. Perfect...
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Jason Aldean just torched the whole encore charade. He said, “I’m not gonna leave the stage, make you beg, then stroll back out like it’s a surprise.” No, sir—he plays it all, drops the mic, and that’s it. Respect. None of this “Oh gee, did you really want to hear ‘Dirt Road Anthem?’” Dude, we know it's coming. This ain’t a magic show. It’s country music, not Criss Angel.
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Allegedly, Blake Lively just got booted from Taylor Swift’s inner circle, and she’s forming her own squad—less pop stars, more...whoever’s available. Sources say Taylor’s over the drama, and Blake’s out here auditioning new friends like it’s The Real Housewives of Manhattan. No tears, just a chilled glass of “watch me glow up without you.” The pettiness? Vintage. The revenge arc? Chef’s kiss.
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Headed to CMA Fest? Buckle up, honky-tonk hero. First, it's a clear bag only situation—so unless your purse is see-through like your ex’s promises, leave it at home. Ditch the cowboy boots too unless you’re into blisters and bad decisions. Oh, and plot twist—you don’t have to pay to see music. There’s free music all over the place. It’s like Coachella, but with more denim and less judgment.
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