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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for professional/longtime cosplayers who are going to New York Comic Con / NYCC this weekend and don't mind hanging around me for a bit for a profile in Yahoo!! If that's you, hit me up!! #journorequest

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · 1d

hello book publicity friends if you're here ... i'm working on a quarterly book recommendation series for Yahoo. first one comes out in December ahead of the winter season. Please add me to your press lists and pitch me your upcoming releases!! <33

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · 5d

i wrote about the case for taking the rock seriously as an actor and the parallels between his character in the smashing machine + the trappings of his own massive fame 🥊🤼🏆
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With 'The Smashing Machine,' Dwayne Johnson makes a prestige pivot. Can 'The Rock' be taken seriously?

In "The Smashing Machine," the guy we're all used to seeing save the day in action movies shows a different side of himself.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · 26d

i went to a watch party for the summer i turned pretty at a sports bar and it was genuinely one of the most delightful reporting experiences of my life!! everyone was so nice enthusiastic and thoughtful. conrad forever
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I watched 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' at a sports bar. It felt like the Super Bowl for young adult romance.

Fans packed a New York City watering hole to laugh, cheer and scream through an episode of "The Summer I Turned Pretty."

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · 29d

any comedy writers #onhere want to chat with me about the inevitable forthcoming emmys discourse about how comedy shows aren't funny anymore? :) #journorequest

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Sep 4

i wrote about the american urge to fight about jeans
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Denim is never just denim: How dueling jeans ads from Katseye and Sydney Sweeney ignited a culture war

From the ways we advertise them to the way they fit our bodies, Americans have a long history of fighting about jeans.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Aug 21

I stumbled upon some very fascinating data: Bruno Mars has the two most-streamed songs globally in 2025.

They're from summer/fall 2024. He's not on tour. He has no new album planned. His stan army is well-behaved. So I investigated his enduring appeal.

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No tour, no album, no problem: How Bruno Mars quietly became 2025’s most unexpected pop star

His fans want him to share more, but Mars has dominated pop by being his consistent, offline self.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Aug 18

reposted because i typo'd the first one please forgive me.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Aug 18

had a lovely chat with Alyson Stoner about how writing a juicy (and authentic and vulnerable) memoir is all part of the plan to get people fired up about changing the very broken child entertainment industrial complex!!!
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Pigtails, pink tracksuit, 'permanent performance mode': Alyson Stoner pulls back the curtain on childhood stardom

Alyson Stoner doesn't mind if you read their memoir, "Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything," for the chaos. Just stick around for the cultural critique.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Aug 14

well i went to katy perry's sold-out concert in NYC
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It's easy to be a Katy Perry fan. It's harder to be Katy Perry.

Katy Perry’s breakup is still making headlines, and her latest album flopped, but I saw firsthand that the fans filling the stadium at her sold-out New York City concert don’t mind at all.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Aug 13

if you're looking for something to watch after work this week may i recommend the very bad war of the worlds movie? it's RIVETING. i was never bored. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

What does it take to get a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes? I watched 'War of the Worlds' to find out.

Ice Cube stars in the new "War of the Worlds" adaptation, which was so bad that social media users briefly united to make fun of it.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Aug 1

i wrote about how so much pop music sounds like worship music now www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Everyone is listening to secular praise music. Yes, even you.

Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Alex Warren are among popular artists who have dominated airwaves with vaguely religious music.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Jul 24

OMG so exciting!!! and hahahha i can't remember it either... why did i repeatedly call it fiddler's row?! not enough fiddlers in everday parlance i fear!

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Jul 24

i went to a new jersey country club to talk to adam sandler and friends and try to understand why happy gilmore needed a sequel nearly 30 years later
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Sandler, Shooter and me: What happened when I joined the 'Happy Gilmore 2' cast on the golf course

"Happy Gilmore" got a sequel 29 years later. A little golf — and a lot of family — helped me understand why.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Jul 23

@dogpatch.press THANK YOU FOR THE RT I ADORE YOU <3

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Jul 23

i interviewed the director of THE FURRY DETECTIVES - a docuseries i thought was such an awesome look at how brave you have to be to expose and investigate a horrific crime in your already constantly ridiculed community
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They solved a horrific crime in their community. Don't mind the colorful fur suit.

Furries often end up on the "wrong end of the joke." In "The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster," they're heroes.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Jul 18

watching love island, scrolling on instagram and talking to the director of a docuseries about mrs. america got me thinking about how everything is a pageant now...
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Tiaras, tans and trauma: How reality TV — and real life — turned into a beauty pageant

Beauty pageants like Mrs. America are in decline, but former contestants say their impact is all around us.

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kelsey weekman @kelseyweekman.bsky.social · Jul 18

there is definitely more reality tv now because it's cheaper to make, but the biggest reality shows are less popular now than ever! www.statista.com/chart/30931/...