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Archive - December 2015

2,000 Collectible Cabbage Patch Big Kids Dolls are Now Available from Toys R Us

My 80’s-Kid heart can barely stand it! The official Cabbage Patch Kids Facebook account announced today that exclusive, collectible Cabbage Patch Big Kids dolls are now available for purchase from Toys R Us! I’m so excited, you guys. The concept of “Big Kids” Cabbage Patch dolls is brand-new! Up until now, Cabbage Patch dolls have always...

Game of Thrones Season 6 Will Deal With Consequences of the Terribly Unnecessary Sexual Assault Scene from Season 5

If you are a Game of Thrones fan but you haven’t seen the end of Season 5, you might want to stop reading now… Definite spoilers ahead! At the end of Season 5’s sixth episode, entitled “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken,” there was an upsetting scene in which Sansa Stark was raped by her husband, Ramsay Bolton. According to Zap2It.com, at a FOX...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is Breaking All Kinds of Box Office Records

If, for any reason, you were concerned that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would NOT be breaking records LIKE A BOSS, let me set your mind at ease… According to Deadline, Disney has not commented on the official numbers yet. However, as of earlier this morning, industry estimates for The Force Awakens said that the film made between $60.2M-$61.1M...

J.K. Rowling’s Awesome Response to Upset Over a Black Woman Playing Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling had the most awesome response for upset fans– Regarding the stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, casting a black woman, actress Noma Dumezweni, to play Hermione Granger, Rowling said that none of the books ever specifically identified Hermione’s race and she “loves black Hermione.” I think...

Star Wars Fans Caroline Ritter and Andrew Porters Got Hitched at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Premiere

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In the most adorkable moment of the decade, Australian Star Wars fans Caroline Ritter and Andrew Porters became the first couple to tie the knot at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. They walked the red carpet as opposed to the aisle, replete with R2-D2 come-flower-girl a violinist playing the “Imperial March,” and officiator...

Critics’ Choice Awards May Include Star Wars: The Force Awakens in an Unprecedented Move

As a member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, I’m really excited to bring you this news. The organization is going to poll its members to see if we’ll agree to put Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the ballot for Best Picture. We received an email this morning saying that our membership would be asked if the film should...