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‘Dune: Part Two’ proves its more than its gimmicky popcorn bucket with $81.5M opening weekend

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‘Dune: Part Two’ proves its more than its gimmicky popcorn bucket with .5M opening weekend

Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two ” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Internationally, it earned $97 million, bringing … Read more

The ‘Dune’ Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie Merch

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The ‘Dune’ Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie Merch

When I first encountered an image of the popcorn bucket that AMC Theaters is selling to promote Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” I stared at it for a beat trying to process what I was looking at. The item is supposed to represent a giant sandworm, the beasts that slither under the desert planet Arrakis. … Read more

Octopus attempts to climb out of restaurant seafood bucket in wild video

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Octopus attempts to climb out of restaurant seafood bucket in wild video

A customer had an unexpected dinner companion – when an octopus tried to escape from her seafood bucket. Ms Liu was having dinner at a hot pot restaurant in Beijing, China, when the live mollusk tried to climb out of the bucket. A video shows the octopus retreating back into the bucket after its tentacle … Read more

Dolly Parton helps dying Utah man cross item off his bucket list with surprise call, serenade

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Dolly Parton helps dying Utah man cross item off his bucket list with surprise call, serenade

A dying Dolly Parton superfan was able to cross an item off his bucket list when the country music legend called him last week — and serenaded him with one of her most iconic hits. LeGrand “LG” Gold, who lives in Orem, Utah, but originally hails from Parton’s home state of Tennessee, had been fighting … Read more

I have a f–k list instead of a bucket list — now I’m in control

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I have a f–k list instead of a bucket list — now I’m in control

These are things she’s vowed to stop doing before she kicks the bucket. A New York relationship expert has swapped out the traditional bucket list for a “f–k it” list, which she says has improved her life by leaps and bounds. “Those are all things you have to say f–k it I am done,” Leah … Read more

George and Claire Kittle celebrate 49ers’ Thanksgiving win: ‘Check that off the bucket list’

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George and Claire Kittle celebrate 49ers’ Thanksgiving win: ‘Check that off the bucket list’

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and his wife Claire had a memorable Thanksgiving in Seattle. The couple celebrated the 49ers’ 31-13 win over the Seahawks with family and friends at Lumen Field on Thursday, with Kittle even taking off with the turkey on the NBC broadcast and tossing a leg into the stands. … Read more

‘Barbie’ fans enraged over AMC’s $65 popcorn bucket: ‘Insane’

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‘Barbie’ fans enraged over AMC’s popcorn bucket: ‘Insane’

Life in plastic is fantastic — if you can afford it. At AMC theaters, movie-goers can purchase a “Barbie”-inspired popcorn bundle complete with a doll and her dream car — the iconic bubblegum Corvette, as seen in the film — for a whopping $65. Barbie fans bristled at the hefty price tag, slamming the theater … Read more

Foster dog who got 1 month to live lives another year, completing bucket list

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Foster dog who got 1 month to live lives another year, completing bucket list

Her long life was a doggone miracle. Annie, a 19-year-old black Labrador retriever mix, was surrendered to a Dallas animal shelter in June 2022, having been given one month to live. Instead, she lived for a year and checked off an extensive bucket list — thanks to the two women who adopted her. The foster dog … Read more

I made a ‘babyless bucket list’ for all the things I want to do before birth

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I made a ‘babyless bucket list’ for all the things I want to do before birth

As expectant moms get closer to their due dates, they often find themselves scrambling to accomplish last-minute tasks and check off final to-dos before their baby’s arrival.  But one woman on TikTok has made it her priority to tick off a different sort of list, one she’s calling her “babyless bucket list.” Her aim is to compile a list … Read more