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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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Left: Fallout video game. Right: Actor Walter Goggins on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Entertainment

“I won’t play the games”: Walton Goggins upsets Fallout fandom by saying he’s “not interested” in playing the video games

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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“Incomprehensible”: Fans come to Paul Dano’s defense after Quentin Tarantino called him the “weakest male actor in SAG”

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“Wicked For Good” is causing niche fandom wars over its continuity with original “The Wizard of Oz”

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“Wicked For Good” popcorn buckets are selling out all over the world, but the prices are out of control

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Viral Politics

Are we getting a “Rush Hour 4” because of Trump? Fans of the franchise react: “I’ve never been so sure we live in a simulation”

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“It’s time to give the fans what they want”: Brendan Fraser confirmed for 4th “Mummy”—what we know about the movie so far

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“Panem is so back”: Fans react to the first teaser for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“Doing the Lord’s work”: Letterboxd fans react to the platform launching a new video store

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“Pure cinema”: Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman reunite at Fortnite Chapter 7 event

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“They called your bluff”: Internet’s JudyHoppsLovr bit comes full circle at the “Zootopia 2” premiere

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Culture

“I see dead people”: 20 unforgettable movie scenes that still give people chills

Left: Pope Leo XIV being interviewed by Variety, caption overlay reads, "My four favorite films." Right: Still from "It's A Wonderful Life" film.

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Pope Leo’s four favorite films have movie fans saying “amen”

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“I would die for him”: The new “Paddington” musical goes viral for its lifelike bear puppet and heartwarming performance

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“Adapt or die”: Professional editors react to Lionsgate hiring TikTok fan creators

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“Sure, blame the extras”: Simu Liu hits back at Kevin O’Leary’s suggestion to replace background actors with AI in movies

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