Author: Ishita Chatterjee

There’s nothing cuter than watching dogs run around in your backyard or on TV. That’s probably why Bluey and Friends exploded everywhere in just a few years.  The animated show about a family of anthropomorphic dogs debuted in 2018 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Kids network. But when the show came to Disney+ in January 2020, it found a surge in viewership and fans overseas. With more fans came more questions like- is Bluey a guy or a gal? Bluey is a girl. Many viewers assumed the cartoon dog was a boy due to its blue-cream-colored coat. But that’s not…

How far is going too far regarding someone’s death? This is what multiple people are asking after rumors of Twitch streamer Forsen’s death spread like wildfire. A quick search of Forsen’s name on Twitter/ X will tell anyone how widespread the belief is that he has passed away. Even the Forsen subreddit published a lengthy post about him dying. But are all of them telling the truth? Twitch streamer Forsen aka Hans Eli Sebastian Fors, has not died. This rumor began after he posted on November 17, 2023, “Im pretty sick, so no stream today,” and hasn’t updated since. So,…

A scandal is slowly tearing apart the NBA fandom, and it’s all thanks to Josh Giddey.  In newly released videos and pics from an anonymous source, he has been seen doing something that will make anyone’s eyebrows shoot up their forehead. In fact, the Oklahoma City Thunder player might have just brought on statutory r*pe charges against him. So what has he done? Videos show Oklahoma City Thunder’s 21-year-old Josh Giddey with an allegedly minor girl (14/15 years old) called Livv Cook. She is rumored to have bragged about having sexual intercourse with Josh. The age of consent in Oklahoma…

Christman spirit is already in the air, even though December is quite a few days off now. Mariah Carey and her “All I Want for Christmas is You” has begun defrosting.  People are dusting off their Christmas ornaments and putting on the lights. Soon, it will be time to watch some Christman films, like 2004’s The Polar Express. Now, it looks like a sequel/ prequel to the Tom Hanks film is coming soon. Or is it? No, the Christmas Express isn’t a real movie. Also, no sequel or prequel to 2004’s Tom Hanks starring animated film Polar Express is in…

Who is ‘insert-celeb name’ dating? That’s what many fans of these famous personalities want to know. This is especially true when there has been no news about their possible partners for a long time.  As expected, fans of Teen Mom now want to know who their ex-cast member Farrah Abraham is with. So, who is she dating? As of writing, there has been no confirmation about Farrah Abraham’s latest partner. She has stated that she is single and looking to date again. In June 2022, she was seeing Mark Lovat, a guitarist of the band Minus Gravity. But they split…

Open Twitter/ X and one name is trending at the top of the list- Melissa Barrera. Before today, most people knew of her as the actress from Scream 6.  Now, tweets about her have garnered more than 100k likes, and it’s all because she was fired from Scream 7. But why? And what is the commotion about? Spyglass Media has dropped Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 because they deemed her recent posts on the ongoing Israel-Palestine war as antisemitic. One post shared by Barrera said, “I, too, come from a colonized country. Palestine WILL be free.” Why Was Melissa Fired…

If you have been only a casual viewer of the two Frozen films, hearing a question like- will Elsa be gay in the next movie? Will make your eyebrows shoot up to the top of your forehead.  But it’s a question that is based on some solid theories. After all, back in 2016, the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend trended for days. So, will she get a girlfriend? Disney hasn’t officially confirmed if Elsa will be gay in Frozen 3 or 4. Fans think she and Honeymaren could be a couple in the next film because of their chemistry and close bond. However,…

Nowadays, if a celebrity’s name trends, it means they are either getting divorced or have passed away. But when Michael J. Fox began trending, everyone feared only the latter.  After all, he has been married to his wife, Tracy Pollan, since 1988. So, chances are that they weren’t divorcing. So, is the latter true? Has Michael J. Fox passed away? No, Michael J. Fox hasn’t passed away. Though he has been fighting Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis in 1991 and mentioned he cannot see himself beyond 80 with this incurable disease, at the age of 62, Michael J. Fox is…

It’s always interesting when a CEO of an organization steps down or resigns. After all, no matter the reason, it’s fun to decipher the lines of PR talk to understand what caused it.  Something similar has happened now- Michael Voris of Church Militant, a far-right organization, has resigned. But why? On November 21, 2023, far-right group Church Militant/St. Michael’s Media founder and former CEO Michael Voris was asked to resign by the organization for violating a “morality clause.” In a video, Michael stated, “Sometimes it takes very horrible events, even at your own hand, in your life to surface certain…

Now that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike is over, fans of various shows are asking when their beloved TV productions will return.  Of course, Cobra Kai fans are on this list as well. After all, season 6 of the Netflix show will be its last. So many are impatiently waiting for it to begin. But how long will they have to wait? Cobra Kai season 6 was renewed in January 2023 and will probably premiere on Netflix in late 2024 or early 2025. The creators began penning the scripts in February 2023 but had to stop due to the WGA…

Ever get the sinking feeling of logging on to a social media or gaming platform and finding that the person you followed, watched, and played with is nowhere to be seen? Twitch users and Fortnite players are experiencing this with streamer MrFreshAsian. There is one question that everyone has been wondering for months- where is he? Harley Campbell, aka MrFreshAsian, lost his Twitch partnership on August 3, 2021, and since then, he has reduced streaming and uploading videos of Fortnite. Campbell’s YouTube account, Fresh, has 7.7 million subscribers, yet the last video uploaded is eight months old. However, he is…

Disney’s Wish celebrates 100 years of iconic storytelling that has shaped nostalgia and pop culture in the US. However, it has sparked a lot of controversy online.  People are complaining about multiple issues in the film that are failing to deliver the kind of magic that moviegoers were expecting. As of writing, its Rotten Tomatoes score is only 51%. So what went wrong? Disney’s Wish has received middling reviews- 51% critic and 88% audience rating at the time of writing. The general critic response is that the film feels like a soulless corporate cash-grab project rather than something that honors…

The movie and TV series production industries are fickle. If a show fails to draw good ratings, it gets canned or slotted at an inhuman airing hour.  Did something similar happen to the NBC show The Irrational? After airing a batch of just seven episodes, it went off-air, and there is widespread confusion about when it will return. Or rather, even if it will return. So what’s the truth? Yes, NBC’s The Irrational TV series will return for more episodes. It has aired only seven episodes till now, the last one on November 6, 2023, before pausing. This break was…

Taylor Swift had a successful first leg of her Eras Tour in North America. The same success was supposed to happen in Brazil as well.  Swift was welcomed with a projection on Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer. It set a new high for the pop star’s arrival anywhere in the world. But everything has now been derailed. So, has Taylor canceled the Brazil tour completely after the subsequent tragedies? No, at the time of writing, Taylor Swift hasn’t left Brazil, nor has her Brazil tour been canceled. She had scheduled three shows- November 17, 18, and 19, at the Nilton Santos…

People don’t like two things in the shows they watch regularly- their favorite actor being absent and the show abruptly ending. The same can be said for news and political programs as well. When a news show’s favorite anchor/ host remains absent for a few days, speculation begins about their well-being and whereabouts. Right now, this conversation is being held about MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace after she was absent from her trademark Deadline: White House show. So where is she? Nicolle Wallace is not on MSNBC today because recently, the political commentator had a baby girl named Isabella. She has drastically…