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Lady A’s Charles Kelly says Christmas shopping online is always easier for him … “I always really kick myself when I like, go to the store to pick out gifts for my nieces and nephews, and then I gotta ship it and I realize I spent more on the shipping than I did on the gift. And that’s where online is the way to go.” Amazon dot com.. just a couple clicks and you’re done…I get it..
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Another Matrix movie is on the way and last night Keanu Reeves explained the phone call to Stephen Colbert … “Yeah, it was a little shocking, but it was really a beautiful phone call. She called and said, I’m thinking about doing another Matrix film…and I stood up and was like what!?…what!?…what!? she was like…yes…and I said, but we’re dead.” Being a dead character has NEVER stopped a sequel or a “Resurrection” ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is in theaters on December 22nd
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When Carrie Underwood and her family get a Christmas tree the do the REAL THING… ” We go and we pick it out. and we all decorate it together and of course, have Christmas music playing in the house. I make cookies that were my husband’s grandmother It’s her recipe, her ginger snap cookies, and we make those and it’s super sweet.” One of my favorite parts of the holiday’s…the Christmas snacks…
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If you understand the term “Flexing” then you’ll understand this next story…The NY Post says Tom Cruise had his private jet take cakes from his favorite bakery in Los Angeles to London for the cast and crew of ”Mission Impossible 7”. The 300 Christmas cakes flew more than 5,500 miles. A source tells the newspaper, “Tom wanted to give the team on Mission: Impossible a treat for Christmas and decided that only cakes from his favorite bakery in LA would do. He organized for the shop to make 300 cakes especially and they were then flown back to the UK on his jet.”
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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,
AT THE MOVIES...Thursday’s at 5:40, brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames and IBC KIX 101.1….

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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