Tara Bennett

Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!

Another idea: Get rid of Chrome! 😂 I use Vivaldi, which is Chromium-based (like Chrome) so plugins and sites and everything work fine, just with no Google shit and a bunch of customization instead.

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

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Toon In: Animated TV Highlights for November, from BAT-FAM to the Jurassic World: Chaos Theory finale Animation is everywhere this November and we've got a full rundown of what you can watch from BAT-FAM to In Your Dreams and more.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory comes to a close today with S4 on @netflix.com. Thanks to EP @scottkreamer.bsky.social for every chat. In my last @pastemagazine.bsky.social TOON IN, Scott talks about closing out the story arcs (but he's also got more ideas!)

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#ChadwickBoseman's shoes are placed on his Hollywood Walk of Fame star by his wife Simone Ledward-Boseman, while Michael B. Jordan, Viola Davis, Ryan Coogler, Letitia Wright and Boseman's family join together for a group photo with the star.

Everything to Know About the Wicked: For Good Soundtrack - Vinyl, Streaming Details With the Wicked sequel coming out this weekend, here's everything you need to know about the Wicked: For Good soundtrack including how to stream, listen or buy.

Wicked: For Good is out on Friday and so is the soundtrack. For NBC Insider, I've rounded up all the exclusive physical versions out there (with links!), provide the track list & what to expect:

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One, another outlet lost for so many great writers, and I'm part of that tapestry. Two, @lacymb.bsky.social is amazing and any site looking for a great, multi-tasking, thoughtful editor - GRAB HER UP!

If anyone has any leads on paid opportunities to review/preview/interview on horror books, please do reach out. I will never stop doing this kind of coverage, I just have to spend a little more time doing legwork now.

Also, this would be a great time to subscribe to my newsletter!

I'm so sorry, Matthew. It's been a really terrible 2025.

WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.

National parks facing ‘nightmare’ under Trump, warns ex-director of service Jonathan Jarvis, who led the agency from 2009 to 2017, laid out the dire consequences of not closing parks in shutdown

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EXCLUSIVE: How Bob Odenkirk's Parenting Influenced Nobody 2 (Streaming Now on Peacock) With Nobody 2 now streaming on Peacock, here's our exclusive interview with director Timo Tjahjanto, who discusses bonding with Bob Odenkirk about fatherhood.

#Nobody2 is streaming on Peacock today & it's kind of a crazed Griswold's meets John Wick movie. For NBC Insider, I exclusively spoke w/ director Timo Tjahjanto about bonding w/
Bob Odenkirk about parenting & making a softer Hutch (spoilers):

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What to Know About Universal Resorts’ 2025 Holiday Experiences in Orlando and Hollywood Read all about the 2025-2026 holiday season events at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood.

It's cold almost everywhere & there's rain in LA so time to think holidays at Universal Studios Orlando & @unistudios.bsky.social 🎄 For NBC Insider, I've rounded up what to expect from both parks starting around Thanksgiving, from Grinchmas to NYE fun:

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What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?

What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?

Can we make this a thing?

2 New, Original Wicked: For Good Songs Revealed - Here Are all the Details! Wicked: One Wonderful Night has the first reveal of the two brand-new songs in Wicked: For Good.

NBC's #WickedOneSpecialNight teased the two new songs that debut in #WickedForGood. For NBC Insider, here's what we know about “No Place Like Home” & “The Girl In The Bubble”:

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Peacock's All Her Fault Series Is a Little Different Than the Book — Here's How Here are the ways Peacock's All Her Fault series starring Sarah Snook is a little different than the book by Irish novelist Andrea Mara.

If you're looking for an absorbing suburban thriller, Peacock
dropped all episodes of their adaptation of #AllHerFault today. It's based on Andrea Mara's novel of the same name. For NBC Insider, I talk about what changes from page to screen (spoilers):

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The Cast and Characters of NBC's New Cheerleading Comedy Stumble, Explained Meet the full cast and characters of NBC's cheerleading mockumentary sitcom, Stumble.

The new NBC cheerleading mockumentary comedy #Stumble drops on Friday. It's got Drop Dead Gorgeous meets Netflix's Cheer vibes. For NBC Insider, here's a primer the funny cast & characters led by Jenn Lyon (Justified):

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Toon In: Animated TV Highlights for November, from BAT-FAM to the Jurassic World: Chaos Theory finale Animation is everywhere this November and we've got a full rundown of what you can watch from BAT-FAM to In Your Dreams and more.

Nov is full of new animation! My @pastemagazine.bsky.social TOON IN features dir. Alex Woo for #InYourDreams @netflix.com; @dwanimation.bsky.social #JurassicWorldChaosTheory Scott Kreamer teases S4 & his ideas for more; & #BatFam's Mike Roth + Arcane S2 boxsets!
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How to Watch NBC's Wicked Special One Wonderful Night Ahead of Wicked: For Good, here's how to watch NBC's Wicked: One Wonderful Night special, co-hosted by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on Thursday, November 6.

Pregame for #WickedForGood this Thurs night on NBC w/ the two-hour extravaganza, #WickedOneSpecialNight 🧹👑 For NBC Insider, I rundown how to watch it (or stream it the next day) + who shows up to sing, dance & make Ozified puns 🌈

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St. Denis Medical's Cast Talk the Season 2 Premiere: Crush Drama & Joyce's "Big Win" St. Denis Medical cast members Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and Kahyun Kim talk about Season 2. See the interview here.

Tonight is the S2 premiere of #stdenismedical which introduces some new twists to the staff & story. For NBC Insider, I spoke w/ the hilarious trio of Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman & Kahyun Kim about new twists this season:

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The SFX #StrangerThings Collector Pack is available in stores from 5 November - but you can pre-order a copy now, while stocks last!

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Creepy army of Mogwai, from GREMLINS: THE WILD BATCH.

Need a family friendly Halloween watch? ALL of GREMLINS: THE WILD BATCH is available on HBO Max, but especially check out our fantastic haunted house episode - “Never Get Out of the Truck” - featuring guest stars John Glover and Laraine Newman!!!

the tone deafness is beyond parody

Aww man, Pierre Robert was a Philly radio legend. My HS bus driver was all classic rock, all the time so Robert was a radio scholar who helped shape my music taste. A warm voice who LOVED all music & his city. Grateful his voice rode shotgun w/ me on car rides from '88 to '14. RIP & thank you 😢

Jurassic World Rebirth Director on Getting Notes from Franchise Mastermind Steven Spielberg With Jurassic World Rebirth streaming on Peacock Thursday, director Gareth Edwards shares the advice he got from Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg.

Jurassic World Rebirth debuts Oct 30 exclusively on Peacock. For NBC Insider, I spoke with director Gareth Edwards about getting great advice while making the film from his cinematic hero, Steven Spielberg:

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Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

INCREDIBLE!

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