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January 3, 2025
Saturday 4th January 2025
Welcome to the List,
Serena Williams announced her retirement yesterday. She plans to “evolve” past tennis after the U.S. Open at the end of the month. Although she says, quote, “I know that a lot of people are excited about and look forward to retiring, and I really wish I felt that way.”
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have had all three of their daughters move out of the house. But it never gets easy. Tim cries every single time they drop one of them off somewhere. AAAW!
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Garth Brooks is narrating a new five-part series called “America’s National Parks” that hits Nat Geo and Disney+ at the end of the month. Five parks will each get their own episode: Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Big Bend, Badlands, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
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It’s ‘Back to School’ season . . . and Cody Johnson has joined a movement to help teachers get the school supplies they need. He’s sharing a link where you can help cover items from a teacher’s Amazon wish list. You can also nominate a teacher to win “a $300 self-care surprise.” The link is …. getyourteachon.com/codyjohnson
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The “Predator” prequel, “Prey”, had the most-watched premiere in Hulu history. People are probably watching to see if it’s as bad as the rest of them…
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If you’re a “Cobra Kai” fan…they’re bringing back another classic “Karate Kid” character this season. And no, no matter how hard you wish for it, it will NOT be Mr. Miyagi.
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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters NOW: “A Complete Unknown”
“It’s New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old named Bob Dylan from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.”
https://youtu.be/NO9hXSD5K4A?si=G2i73uy4cssa9PZk
“A Complete Unknown” is Rated: R
Stars: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton and Elle Fanning
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Welcome to The List,
Lainey Wilson and former NFL quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges were one of country music's most beloved couples of 2024, so it's only natural that fans are buzzing about whether they might be taking the next step and tying the knot sometime soon. Bunnie Xo is wondering, too. She confessed to Wilson that she's "manifesting" a wedding for her in 2025. Lainey has even offered to propose to HIM!!
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It's not too unusual for Luke Combs to tease new music before releasing it, but this time, he's got one important question to go along with his unreleased demo. "Who should I duet this with?" he asked fans as he posted a clip of something that appears to be titled "More Less Than Perfect." Combs' new song is a love ballad with lyrics that appear to be directed at a person who fell in love with him, even though he thinks he doesn't deserve her attention.
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Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against her "It Ends with Us" co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, according to court docs…as well as the film’s production company, Wayfarer Studios. Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 20. On Dec. 31, Baldoni and his publicists also sued the New York Times for libel, after the news outlet published a Dec. 20 article about Lively's claims that she'd been the victim of a smear campaign after speaking up about sexual harassment on the set of "It Ends with Us."
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And lastly, Megan Markle started the new year with a fresh Instagram post from a newly launched account. In it, the Duchess of Sussex happily runs barefoot along the sand on a beach while wearing a white button-up shirt and a pair of white jeans rolled up above the ankle. Writing 20-25 in the sand before running out of the shot. Though the former “Suits” actress, 43, turned off the comments for the post, several stars showed their support by “liking” it, including her pals Serena Williams and Chrissy Teigen.
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