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Candice Frederick

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Culture Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Bloomberg, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | [email protected] | candicefrederick.contently.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · Feb 17

As I am back on the job hunt (and, in the meantime, the freelance work hunt), I'm dropping a thread of some of my proudest work here for consideration. Contact info and journalism portfolio are both linked in my bio. www.huffpost.com/entry/future...

The Future Of 'Sesame Street' Hangs In The Balance. Its Core Audience Might Not Care.

The news that Max has ended its partnership with the iconic series raises questions about whether the show really abandoned its mission years ago.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 53m

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All's Fair | Official Trailer | Hulu

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

China’s internet censors are moving to stamp out more than just political dissent. Now, they are targeting the public mood itself — punishing bloggers and influencers whose weary posts are resonating widely in a country where optimism is fraying.

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics

As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online.

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 6h

Nancylee Myatt, a writer and Emmy-winning producer with credits including Night Court, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Living Single and lots of shows about teens, has died. She was 68.

Nancylee Myatt, ‘Night Court’ and ‘Living Single’ Writer, Dies at 68

Nancylee Myatt, a writer and Emmy-winning producer with credits including Night Court, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Living Single and lots of shows about teens, has died. She was 68.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 12h

Not to be whiny, but I would really like for something good to happen. On a personal level. On a national level. On a global level. One of all three.

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 6h

I am saying once again that the Conservative attack on the Arts is because they are incredibly envious of artists who they perceive as a group that has “too much” cultural power, a type of influence Conservatives crave but will never have because they’re anti-intellectuals with no imagination.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 5h

Katie Glass worries that enjoying porn makes her a hypocrite. Can erotica ever be female friendly? But then she gets the chance to make her own film in Italy

I wrote a porn film. Can I still be a feminist?

Katie Glass worries that enjoying porn makes her a hypocrite. Can erotica ever be female friendly? But then she gets the chance to make her own film in Italy

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 4h

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 5h

A host of alternative jobs data from Wall Street are pointing in the same direction: The U.S. labor market is losing steam.

The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There

In a federal data blackout, Wall Street numbers and surveys are filling the void, and the nongovernment numbers are telling the same basic story: few companies are hiring.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 4h

Just finished reading Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Chad McLeod Chapman.

Such a fantastic read

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 12h

I definitely could not when I did it earlier! Far from it lol

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 13h

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14h

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‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Jared Leto and Greta Lee Bring New Blood to Vintage Cyber Franchise, With a Big Kick From Nine Inch Nails’ Hard-Driving Score

‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Jared Leto and Greta Lee Bring New Blood to Vintage Cyber Franchise, With a Big Kick From Nine Inch Nails’ Hard-Driving Score

Jeff Bridges returns alongside Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gillian Anderson in Joachim Rønning’s installment about the collision of human and digital worlds.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14h

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The Mothers Taking On the Trump Administration

The Mothers Taking On the Trump Administration

From birthright citizenship to healthcare bans, a wave of government policies has put families at risk. It has also galvanized a group of women to take a stand.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14h

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Nas Wants the World to See Hip-Hop Legends as Superheroes

Nas Wants the World to See Hip-Hop Legends as Superheroes

The rap icon is spearheading a series of albums and comic books with Mass Appeal to give legendary acts their due.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14h

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From Dan Rather to — Bari Weiss? How far CBS News has fallen

From Dan Rather to — Bari Weiss? How far CBS News has fallen

The Tiffany Network has become a battlefield in the billionaires' war on journalism

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14h

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AnnaSophia Robb to Play Sylvester Stallone’s First Wife Sasha Czack in ‘I Play Rocky’ | Exclusive

AnnaSophia Robb to Play Sylvester Stallone's First Wife Sasha Czack in ‘I Play Rocky’ | Exclusive

AnnaSophia Robb is set to play the female lead as Sasha Czack in Amazon MGM Studios' “I Play Rocky,” TheWrap has exclusively learned.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14h

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I mostly enjoyed the movie, but this review points to some relevant issues

AI Is Inevitable and Looks Like Jared Leto

Tron: Ares’s vision of what’s to come is as upbeat as we can ask for, I guess.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 15h

This article was my introduction to him. So, I need to take a bit of a dive

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 17h

Seated for Roofman #nfotd

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 19h

Lots of gems in this interview

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‘Tron: Ares’ Review: An AI Jared Leto Discovers His Humanity in a Sleek but Programmatic Sequel www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

‘Tron: Ares’ Review: An AI Jared Leto Discovers His Humanity in a Sleek but Programmatic Sequel

Warring tech CEOs fight over the future of 3D printing in a thunderously loud action movie scored by Nine Inch Nails.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 22h

Oh, the Horror! Do You Know the Books That Inspired These Movies and TV Shows? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

a teeny bit of positive news for me today: i just aced this small quiz

Test Yourself on Horror Novels That Were Adapted for the Screen

Feeling the Halloween spirit already? Try this quiz on scary novels and their screen adaptations.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 22h

‘The world needs to know what happened to my baby’: inside devastating new police bodycam film The Perfect Neighbor www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

‘The world needs to know what happened to my baby’: inside devastating new police-body-cam film The Perfect Neighbor

Composed almost entirely of footage filmed by police, The Perfect Neighbor is a harrowing documentary about a black woman shot by her white neighbour in Florida. The director reveals how she made it

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d

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Ballad of a Small Player | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d

Oh lol.

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