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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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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · 32m
We might not be living in a good time but I hope that you’re at least having a good day.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 14m
Seated for Hamnet #nfotd
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 47m
The way I played Black Messiah every single day for a good while when it was first released
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1h
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Well, this is just awful. RIP
D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Pioneer and ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ Singer, Dies at 51
Legendary R&B singer D'Angelo, who released three albums throughout his career, has died. He was 51.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1h
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A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby
A Tupac Shakur Biographer Goes Looking For Brenda's Baby
Jeff Pearlman's forthcoming book Only God Can Judge Me, the product of “obsessive” reporting and over 650 interviews, sheds new light on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur, who remains one of t...
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1h
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Send Help | Official Trailer | In Theaters Jan 30
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 2h
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A Merry Little Ex-Mas | Alicia Silverstone & Oliver Hudson | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
Oh, I just screened it yesterday 👀
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Vulture @vulture.com · 9h
Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.
Jafar Panahi’s Cinematic Rebellions
Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.
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GeekTyrant @geektyrant.com · 7h
Chris Pine and Jenny Slate to Star in Indie Romance Film CAROUSEL
Chris Pine and Jenny Slate to Star in Indie Romance Film CAROUSEL
Chris Pine and Jenny Slate are teaming up for an upcoming indie romance titled Carousel , written and directed by Rachel Lambert , the filmmaker behind the quietly haunting Sometimes I Think About Dying...
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
Morning!
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NPR @npr.org · 6h
Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.
Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows
Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
Morning
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
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How Josh O’Connor Became the Thinking Man’s Leading Man
How Josh O’Connor Became the Thinking Man’s Leading Man
With no less than four new films (including the next ‘Knives Out’), the actor stands on the precipice of megastardom. But he’s determined to stay true to himself.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
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The Making of Mia Goth
Mia Goth on 'Star Wars: Starfighter,' 'Frankenstein,' and Navigating Motherhood
Horror films made the 32-year-old actress a phenomenon. But her next era—and her new perspective—could make her an icon.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
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Dear White People: Here’s How to Honor Native Americans
Dear white people: Here’s how to honor Native Americans
Help us locate and commemorate our children who died while being forced by the government to attend boarding schools.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 5h
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Renaming Columbus Day Was Never the End Goal
Renaming Columbus Day Was Never the End Goal
Don’t let fights over names distract you from the real fights over Indigenous land, sovereignty, and rights.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 6h
I haven't seen that one 👀
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 16h
Lol exactly
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 16h
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1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 16h
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Diane Keaton’s Shadows and Light
Diane Keaton’s Shadows and Light
The actress’s nuanced ambivalence.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 20h
I think i enjoyed it. But I want to think about it some more
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 23h
Seated for Is This Thing On? #nfotd #nyff
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d
October 2025 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read www.theroot.com/october-2025...
Books By Black Authors Hitting the Shelves in October 2025
A Michael W. Twitty cookbook, a collection of essays from Zadie Smith and a memoir from Roy Wood Jr. are some of the books we can't wait to read in October 2025
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d
Plastic Surgery Comes for the Waist www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/s...
Plastic Surgery Comes for the Waist
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