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Elle King tells IllinoisEntertainer.com that she not only wrote music but took up boxing during the pandemic. But she did something a little outside the box…she took up boxing! Saying Boxing is genuinely the most amazing thing because it’s such an incredible release of energy. My neighbors are very close to me, so they can all definitely hear me hittin the bags”
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Garth Brooks tells Entertainment Tonight that he wants to do a dive bar tour. “If there was going to be another tour, I’d like to go to dive bars, 75 of them… let’s line ’em up and let’s go. Those are the most fun you can have that’s somewhat legal.” Meanwhile his new downtown Nashville bar ‘Low Places”….is still in the planning stages with no opening date released just yet.
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Tim McGraw tells CMT that the first thing he did after filming the final season of ‘1883’ was shave his beard. He had to grow one for the show. And had to dye it every day to make sure it looked right. The first thing he did once they wrapped was shave that thing off. It was a lot more trouble than it was worth.”
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The National Enquirer claims Brad Pitt has put down the booze and picked up the FORK…it’s got his friends concerned. He’s not taking good care of himself at all. They told him he needs to find other pleasures — and he’s finding them in the kitchen…
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Marvel is releasing the very first look at the highly anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder. The first trailer dropped Monday, teasing the return of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, the hammer-wielding hero. The most poignant moment, though, might be MCU fans’ first big glimpse of Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor, masked up with Mjolnir in hand. Watch the Trailer below…
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If you’re a Romcom fan, the 50 best romantic comedies in history. Is out, the top three are: “When Harry Met Sally” . . . “Pretty Woman” . . . and “You’ve Got Mail”. Did YOUR favorite make the list, check it out at TheRinger.com
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AT THE MOVIES -
Join us Thursday during the Drive at Five for ‘At The Movies” brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames..
In theaters this weekend – “The Strangers: Chapter 3”
It’s creepy, it’s scary it’s the final film of The Strangers trilogy, Maya faces the masked killers one last time in a brutal, full-circle reckoning of survival and revenge.
https://youtu.be/yyAALuRTQ_w?si=css64bhSAHwFwEtE
“The Strangers: Chapter 3” is rated: R
Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso,
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Welcome to The List,
Rumors are flying that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have allegedly set a wedding date. A so-called source says the planning is “military-level precise,” which tracks, because Taylor hates surprises and Travis runs NFL playbooks for a living. Pop music, professional football, and Hollywood elite all in one room. Locked down, protected, unforgettable. Basically the most intense group project ever attempted.
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Former Bachelor host Chris Harrison is launching a new dating show for people who want a “traditional, marriage-minded partnership built on commitment and shared values.” Which apparently is now considered edgy programming. Somewhere, reality TV just gasped. This is not roses and drama. This is compatibility and emotional maturity.
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Before Luke Combs made it big, he had $200 left in his bank account. That money went toward mastering one song, “Hurricane.” He releases it, sells about 10,000 copies the first week, and uses the cash to finish the rest of the album. Then pitches it to labels. And that, kids, is how you bet on yourself and win.
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Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and Ed Harris are being inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. The ceremony happens in April in Oklahoma City. They’re joining legends like George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Kurt Russell, and Burt Reynolds. That is a hall with serious swagger. Cowboy hats optional. Legends required.
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