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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 · 6h

Omg my apologies for totally mistyping your name!

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 7h

👌🏽

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 7h

Amazing.

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 7h

Seriously.

Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 1d

bring back critical thinking.

please and thank you.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 7h

I literally just finished rewatching this. And yes.

Tomris Laffly @tomilaffly.bsky.social · 7h

Alejandro Amenábar’s THE OTHERS…. Not only one of the greatest haunted house movies of the 2000s, but also one of the greatest supernatural horror movies of all time.

a woman smoking a cigarette in a dark room next to a lamp

ALT: a woman smoking a cigarette in a dark room next to a lamp

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 20h

Attacks on the federal workforce are also attacks on Black workers, who are overrepresented in the public sector.

Black unemployment is 7.5%. I'm reminded of Coates' observation that Black Americans regularly experience conditions that would be considered a crisis if whites faced them.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

www.nytimes.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 13h

Enjoy!

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 17h

It's very trippy. Not the movie i thought it would be, though

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 17h

It is so trippy

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 20h

Does ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Get Caught in Its Own Celebrity Web? www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Does 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' Get Caught in Its Own Celebrity Web?

Broadway musical hit gets slow-and-J-Lo adaptation, for better or worse.

www.rollingstone.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 20h

‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Finely Observed Relationship Dramedy www.slantmagazine.com/film/is-this...

'Is This Thing On?' Review: A Finely Observed Relationship Dramedy

'Is This Thing On?' begins like the kind of story that's going to take viewers into the intricate world of standup comedy.

www.slantmagazine.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 20h

Tim Curry Does the Time Warp www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Tim Curry Does the Time Warp

The actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy.

www.newyorker.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

Understood.

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

One of the best haunted house movies

Coming Up On TCM @comingupontcm.bsky.social · 22h

#ComingUpOnTCM

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958) Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long
Dir.: William Castle 4:15 AM PT

A millionaire offers total strangers a fortune to spend a night in a haunted house.

1h 15m | Suspense | TV-14

#TCM #TCMParty

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

I'm less convinced of that comparison, largely because I recall critics condemning that movie outright. OBAA has been widely praised at its onset.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

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How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Oh?

As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ | Naomi Beinart

Even in comparatively liberal spaces, such as my high school, girls who wince at locker room talk risk exclusion

www.theguardian.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, there have been an overwhelming amount of raving reviews from white folks, in part because many Black critics are unemployed.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 17d

. @aishaharris.bsky.social points to some of my issues with One Battle After Another her review www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

'One Battle After Another' wants a revolution

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor star in Paul Thomas Anderson's action thriller about the unfulfilled promises of protest and rebellion.

www.npr.org

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 21h

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 13d

Jezebels, race kink and Cardi B: in One Battle After Another, Black women are still stereotypes www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Jezebels, race kink and Cardi B: in One Battle After Another, Black women are still stereotypes

With its hyper-sexualised Black female revolutionary and fetishised depiction of interracial relationships, Paul Thomas Anderson’s much-lauded latest raises questions about how white male directors de...

www.theguardian.com

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 22h

It's so great!

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d

It's so great

Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d

Totally.

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Belinda Carlisle @belindacarlisle.bsky.social · 1d

I cant! 💔💔💔 Diane Keaton was such a talent and a BIG part of my career. She directed two videos of mine - "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" and the video for "I Get Weak."
She was kind and eccentric and I was blessed to know her. This is such a big loss. 💔💔💔 RIP Diane, you will be missed.

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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to see so many of us come together on Baby Boom today

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 1d

Diane Keaton's best movies: Annie Hall, Father of the Bride, Baby Boom, The Godfather, Something's Gotta Give, First Wives Club and more.

‘Annie Hall,’ ‘Baby Boom,’ ‘Father of the Bride’ and More of Diane Keaton’s Most Memorable Movies

Diane Keaton's best movies: Annie Hall, Father of the Bride, Baby Boom, The Godfather, Something's Gotta Give, First Wives Club and more.

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