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The 10 Most Surprising Home Alone Facts

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It’s been nearly three decades since Kevin McCallister’s family left him home alone for the holidays and an instant movie classic was born. But even if you watch Home Alone every holiday season — or many more times throughout the year —there are probably some things you still don’t know about John Hughes and Chris Columbus’ joint masterpiece. Home Alone first hit theaters on Nov. 16, 1990 and skyrocketed Macaulay Culkin to child stardom. Read More...

The Kardashians' Legacy of Blackfishing and Appropriation

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The inaugural episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which debuted on E! in 2007, begins with an irreverent domestic scene. Kim Kardashian, the undisputed protagonist of the show, rummages through the fridge as she’s teased by her family for the size of her posterior. “I think she’s got a little junk in her trunk,” says Kris Jenner, the family’s matriarch and “momager.” She calls her daughter’s butt “jiggly,” as Kim’s sister Khloé Kardashian chimes in from the kitchen table, “Kim’s always had an ass. Read More...

This Is Where I Leave You Movie Review: Tina Fey & Jason Bateman

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“I don’t know why we don’t do this more often,” says youngest son Phillip (Adam Driver) of the rare, enforced reunion of the Altman family. His oldest brother Paul (Corey Stoll) explains, “Because we don’t like each other very much.” Also, because there are only so many times one of your parents dies. The four grown Altman children have assembled for the funeral of their father Mort, and their mother Hillary (Jane Fonda) has insisted they sit shiva — seven days of mourning to honor the departed — even though she’s not Jewish, and Mort was an atheist. Read More...