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Angelina Mazza

Angelina Mazza is a writer living in Brooklyn, by way of Montreal. Her work appears in Slate, Defector, Salon, Literary Hub, The Creative Independent, Paste, Longreads, and elsewhere. Find her online at angelinamazza.com.

Bad Bunny (John Nacion / Variety / Getty Images)

Trump pulls a Mariah Carey move on Bad Bunny: “I don’t know who he is”

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Taylor Swift and host Jimmy Fallon during a deep dive of “Life of a Showgirl” on Monday, October 6, 2025 (Todd Owyoung/NBC)

Taylor Swift opens up about her “spiciest” album on “The Tonight Show”

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Tori Amos (Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images)

Tori Amos returns to fight against “lizard demons” on new album

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Bari Weiss (Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Bari Weiss takes reins at CBS News

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Ariana Grande attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic)

Ariana Grande draws White House ire for resharing Trump critique

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AI "actress" Tilly Norwood (Particle6)

AI-generated “actress” Tilly Norwood sparks Hollywood backlash

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Bad Bunny performs live during "No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí; Una Más" Residencia on September 20, 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Gladys Vega/Getty Images)

Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl, after avoiding US stages over ICE fears

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Dolly Parton performs during "Dolly: An Original Musical" fireside chat and press conference on January 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Dolly Parton delays Las Vegas residency, citing health concerns

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"South Park" (Comedy Central)

“South Park” gives FCC chair Brendan Carr toxoplasmosis in return episode

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Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, California, on April 30, 2025. (CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Kamala Harris’ memoir revisits Biden tensions, 2024 regrets

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Ready for the Rapture? (imageBROKER/PsychoShadow/Getty Images)

#RaptureTok predicts the world will end today

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