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The Katy Perry fandom can’t save her from flopping

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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Erika Kirk’s facial expressions became a talking point during the State of the Union: “You’d have no idea she was even his wife”

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Entertainment

Netflix’s changes to the SAG Awards raise questions, including renaming it the “Actor Awards”

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Subway quietly axes free fourth sub deal months after relaunch and loyal customers are calling it “downright abusive”