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Shabnam Rezaei Produces New Hulu Kids’ Series That’s Among First To Feature Openly Gay Main Character

wyskJuly 10, 2019

You should know Shabnam Rezaei, co-founder of Big Bad Boo Studios, a premier animation company, and Oznoz, an educational platform featuring cartoons in 10 lan...

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Amy McGrath, Lt. Col, US Marine Corps (Ret.), Announces Senate Run, On A Mission To Unseat Mitch McConnell

wyskJuly 9, 2019

Retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath, the first woman Marine to fly in an F-18 in combat, just dropped this video announcing her campaign for U.S. Sen...

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A First Look At The Charlie’s Angels Reboot

wyskJune 27, 2019

Hello Angels! Earlier today, Sony dropped the first trailer of the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels” reboot from director Elizabeth Banks. As the story g...

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Her Story, Her Words, Her Way: Autistic Teen Makes Triumphant Directing Debut With UNSPOKEN Documentary

wyskJune 26, 2019

"I need people to know what it's like to be autistic." First-time filmmaker Emma Zurcher-Long triumphantly succeeds in doing just that through UNSPOKEN, the po...

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It’s Baaack… First Trailer For Stranger Things Season 3

wyskJune 24, 2019

With its ominous build up, the first trailer for Stranger Things 3 is riveting, and ripe with suspense. We’re so freakin’ excited because it looks sooooooo goo...

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4-Year-Old Picks Out “Boy Craft”, Proves Toy Maker So Wrong By Building HER Own Monster Truck

wyskJune 19, 2019

Meet 4-year-old Norah. She’s a girl who’s really into trucks, dinosaurs, baseball, superheroes, and all things "cool", as she likes to say. Her mom, Jennifer R...

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Award-Winning Documentary ‘Roll Red Roll’ Examines Steubenville Rape Case And The Culture of Sexual Assault

wyskJune 17, 2019

Roll Red Roll is the chant for Steubenville, Ohio’s Big Red high school football team. It’s also the name of the award-winning “true-crime thriller, which...

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Ask For Jane: The True Story Of The Underground Network That Helped Women Get Safe Abortions

wyskJune 13, 2019

As we watch more and more states try to ban abortion, Ask For Jane reminds us what it was like before Roe v Wade. Based on real events, Ask for Jane tells ...

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Today Is National Doughnut Day… Meet The Women Integral To Its History

wyskJune 7, 2019

Meet Helen Purviance and Margaret Sheldon, the original Salvation Army "Doughnut Lassies," whose service provided invaluable comfort to WWI soldiers....

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