Monday 2nd February 2026
Welcome to The List,
Ryan Reynolds is once again suiting up in red spandex. He’s reportedly focusing on a fourth Deadpool movie. A spokesperson says doing one more gives Ryan a chance to stay in the role fans love most. Which tracks, because sarcasm, fourth wall jokes, and chimichangas are basically his full personality now. Deadpool four. Same chaos, bigger paycheck.
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Country music got completely shut out of the Grammys’ biggest categories this year. No Best Album, Best Song, Best Record, or Best New Artist. The Recording Academy says it’s all about how voters vote, not controlling outcomes. Still funny though, since so much country lately has been chasing pop. Turns out pop did not RSVP yes.
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Fans have been watching a mystery countdown on Ella Langley’s website all week, and now the secret’s out. Her sophomore album Dandelion is coming. It includes her hit “Choosin’ Texas,” co-written with Miranda Lambert. Miranda also co-produced the entire album. Add a tour with Eric Church and Morgan Wallen, and yeah, Ella’s having a moment.
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Netflix’s animated hit K-Pop Demon Hunters is officially becoming a toy franchise. Hasbro and Mattel are rolling out dolls, action figures, board games, and collectibles. Because nothing says childhood like demon-slaying pop stars who can save the world and drop a single before bedtime.
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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: “Send Help”
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's an unsettling, darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
https://youtu.be/FXzz-LBbKp8?si=ygNobonneIjx9BUX
“Send Help” is rated: R
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien
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,
Hudson Westbrook is finding out real fast what it feels like when a song stops being yours and starts being everybody’s. He says every time he plays “House Again,” the crowd is already singing it back to him like it’s been around for 20 years. The song’s all about leaving something familiar, a place, a person, or that phase of life where you thought gas would never hit four bucks. Congrats, Hudson. You wrote a feelings song and now strangers are screaming it at you.
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The regret meter might be flashing red in Keith Urban land, at least according to the rumor mill. Sources are whispering that Nicole Kidman still loves him, misses him, and that her friends are basically standing guard yelling, “Do not text him after midnight.” Nostalgia is powerful, folks. It’s the same thing that convinces you bangs were a good idea in 2004.
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Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming is opening up about his dementia, sharing that Bruce doesn’t fully realize what’s happening and that she’s grateful he isn’t suffering with that awareness. It’s a heavy reminder that sometimes love looks like strength, patience, and showing up every single day even when life rewrites the script.
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Lainey Wilson is having herself a moment and then putting it on Netflix. Her new documentary, “Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool,” hits this spring and follows her journey from tough breaks to big wins. And because Lainey never does just one thing at a time, she also teamed up with Wrangler for cowboy-inspired tracksuits, complete with studs and flared legs. Country music, but make it comfy.
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