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Mean Girls is a musical teen comedy film directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr from a screenplay by Tina Fey. Samantha and Arturo recently talked about their first encounter with Mean Girls. They also spoke about the team's decision on songs that they would keep and those they would cut. (Also Read | Checking in on the Mean Girls cast: What they're up to now) A still from Mean Girls. Here are seven things you need to know about Mean Girls:1) Samantha spoke about the first encounter with Mean…

Realistically, there are only two reasons anyone would ever want to listen to a podcast named The Queen’s Reading Room. The first is that they really like reading. The second – and I can tell you’re already way ahead of me here – is that they really like the Queen. So it brings me nothing but dismay to inform you that a full 50% of The Queen’s Reading Room listeners are doomed to come away from the endeavour feeling bitterly disappointed.The Queen’s Reading Room is the podcast offshoot of Queen Camilla’s…

Film: Renaissance: A film by BeyoncéCast: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Jay Z, Diana RossDirector: Beyoncé, Ed BurkeRating: 3.5/5Runtime: 169 min Beyoncé’s film which blends concert footage with behind-the-scenes moments, is a bewitching visual and auditory journey that offers us an intimate glimpse into the creative mind of a global music icon. It also provides fans with a unique perspective on the “RENAISSANCE” world tour and the album it celebrates. The film brilliantly captures the…

The Queen Mary has for years been a landmark for the city of Long Beach, an iconic ocean liner that acted as a majestic sentry at the port and a popular attraction for both tourists and locals.But the aging ship has in recent years become more of a white elephant in need of millions of dollars in repairs just to stay afloat.Years of mounting financial woes, a pandemic shutdown and much-needed repairs made for an uncertain future for the Queen Mary. Financial audits showed the ship was running a deficit, and at least one…

Growing up in Italy, Naomi Stillitano didn’t know a thing about the Rose Parade. Then she moved to Southern California. Seven years old, she was swaddled in her mother’s jacket to ward off the cold of an early January morning. Naomi remembered being dazzled by the flowers and beauty of the Royal Court.“I was like, ‘I want to be a princess,’ ” Naomi, 17, recalled of her first Rose Parade. Now, nearly a decade later, the Arcadia High School senior is the parade’s 105th Rose Queen.The teenager appeared visibly emotional…

Usher has received the seal of approval from Super Bowl halftime show royalty: Rihanna. This year’s halftime show performer had no notes when asked recently if she had any advice for the “Burn” singer as he prepares to take the stage at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.“I can’t give Usher no advice,” the Super Bowl LVII performer told E! News. “Usher is a natural, he’s a legend, he’s been doing this since he’s a teenager. He’s made for that show. I get excited about entertainers who do this, who are built for…

The good folks at Tonke know their way around a smart, flexible Volkswagen camper van build, and they know their way around an equally smart, versatile electric camper. Now they merge those skill sets to create a Volkswagen ID. Buzz mini-camper that looks to be the comfiest out there. Folded away in the tailgate area, Tonke's Buzz Module kit maintains five factory seats for everyday driving and expands to create a propane-free all-electric mini-camping experience, complete with a comfy double bed that spans the full width…

Image: HasbroAs we get closer and closer to the arrival of X-Men ‘97, the rallying cry of “To me, my X-Men merchandise!” just gets louder and louder. Earlier this week we saw Lego get in on the X-mania with a new set, but now it’s Hasbro’s turn with its latest wave inspired by the cartoon series.There’s plenty of X-Men this time around with Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler all getting figures in wave two, but the real highlights are the villains filling out the other half of the wave. Magneto—having appeared in wave…

Olivia Rodrigo thinks of herself as a judicious dropper of the F-bomb.“I always try to keep it to just the essential swears,” says the 20-year-old pop superstar. “I try not to throw a frivolous ‘f—’ in there.”Her music bears this out: A little less than three years ago, Rodrigo blew up seemingly overnight with “Drivers License,” an instant-classic break-up ballad that builds to a cathartic bridge in which she sloppily confesses to an ex, “I still f—ing love you, babe.” Her recent sophomore LP, “Guts,” unloads another…

Image: HasbroRetro toys are a funny thing. When The Phantom Menace hit theaters, it did so alongside the firepower of a fully armed and operational action figure line that represented a huge generational leap from the Star Wars toys that changed the movie industry two decades prior. And yet now in the present, nearly 25 years removed, Hasbro is imagining a world where that revamp didn’t exactly happen.That’s because while time marches on—Phantom Menace and its toys are older to us now than the classic Star Wars Kenner…