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The Foo Fighters have been one of the most beloved American bands for a while now, but sometimes a new celebrity fan of the band emerges that might surprise even their long time listeners! For instance, did you know that Jennifer Aniston self-describes as a “super fan” of Dave Grohl and co. ?? Because I had no clue, and that little tidbit might just make my weekend. Yes, apparently Rachel from Friends was blasting “Everlong” this whole time and none of us realized it.

Anyway, it’s not actually Rachel who gets to have a little on-screen time with the band, but Aniston’s character on The Morning Show, Alex Levy (who is supposed to be based on Katie Couric, by the way). According to an Instagram that Aniston posted earlier today, the band “paid The Morning Show a visit,” and since we can see a shot of Jennifer and Dave looking at scripts together, had at least a few lines of dialogue along with a possible live performance.

If that isn’t impetus enough to fire up your Apple TV+ subscription and check this show out once and for all, then I don’t know what is! As a lifelong Legally Blonde fan and an In Your Honor acolyte, I think it’s my duty to get caught up so I’m ready for the Foo cameo when it drops.

Stephanie Grisham, the former First Lady’s Chief of Staff, has been dropping truth bombs all week in preparation for the release of her new tell-all book, I’ll Take Your Questions Now, and her latest reveal paints Trump’s daughter and son-in-law in a particularly unflattering light.

According to a new passage from the book published by Politico, Grisham blames the administration’s early stumbles in managing the COVID-19 pandemic on Ivanka and Jared Kushner. Grisham details the early days of the pandemic when Trump and the rest of his inner circle were still questioning whether closing the borders and issuing travel bans was “making too big a deal” of the virus. She describes how Kushner strong-armed the president into a trip in to India in February 2020, despite Trump’s reluctance to go and the First Lady’s concerns about the growing spread. But it’s how she lays out the Kushners interference in Trump’s much-maligned Oval Office address in March of that year, just as the first COVID-19 wave was breaking here in the U.S., that’s especially damning.

“It was a total clusterfuck from start to finish because Ivanka and her crew wanted her father to be on TV,” Grisham writes in the book after detailing how hated the Kushners were by other staff members, including the First Lady. “When I worked for the first lady in the East Wing, we had all come to call Jared and Ivanka ‘the interns’ because they represented in our minds obnoxious, entitled know-it-alls. Mrs. Trump found that nickname amusing and occasionally used it herself. Now, during one of the most important crises to hit the country in a century, the interns were behaving true to form.”

Grisham goes on to describe the administration’s plan for addressing the outbreak as “a clown car on fire running at full speed into a warehouse full of fireworks” and says she felt both “disgusted” and “embarrassed” when Kushner commandeered Covid meetings, practically usurping Vice President Mike Pence’s authority to lay out his own uneducated thoughts on how to curb the spread.

“It felt completely irresponsible and against protocol, which is the epitome of Jared Kushner in the Trump White House,” Grisham writes. “There was no reason that he should be sitting with the speechwriter laying out our nation’s plan to fight a global pandemic. And I knew that if things went badly with the speech, which felt inevitable, he would be the first person to say in the president’s ear that the comms team had fucked it all up. He was Rasputin in a slim-fitting suit.”

Well, she’s not entirely wrong.

Daniel Craig’s time as James Bond comes to an end next week when No Time to Die is officially released. It’s led to one pretty major question: Who is going to fill his shoes? It doesn’t seem like there’s any rush to figure out who is going to be next up in the series — well, other than Craig’s mission to make sure it is not Hugh Jackman — but it does seem like Craig has an idea for one potential successor.

In an interview with Jamie Carragher of Sky Sports, Craig, a well-documented supporter of Liverpool Football Club, expressed his belief that Jurgen Klopp could take the baton next and run with it.

“I worship him, so yes,” Craig said. “I’ve been lucky enough to meet him a couple time, and you just want to follow him.

“He’s a leader, and it’s, like, so … I think he’s kind of way beyond James Bond, really,” Craig continued.

The only issue with the idea — well, other than the fact that Klopp’s acting chops have not been tested and being James Bond is a big deal in the world of cinema — is that Klopp does not seem particularly on board. He mentioned that while he wanted to be Bond when he was a child, his priorities have since changed considerably.

“I would be a really bad James Bond,” Klopp said. “Because if I walk out of the water in swim shorts, I think that would be the moment when the whole world would switch off.”

Klopp is also probably far too focused on other things to pull this off, as Liverpool hosts reigning Premier League champion Manchester City this weekend in a match that likely will determine who sits atop the league as it heads into the upcoming international break.

Two summers ago, in an aim to keep myself occupied away from the sweltering heat that is late August in Spokane, Washington, I rewatched the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. I was prepping for an article focused on the optimal defensive coverage against Giannis Antetokounmpo, framed through the lens of how it could apply to the Philadelphia 76ers, who were expected to be a contender during the 2019-20 season (whoops).

I generally recalled how the Raptors accomplished such a feat of limiting Giannis: communication; timely rotations; exquisite help positioning; rangy, durable, smart, and mobile defensive personnel. Guys like Kawhi Leonard, Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, and Pascal Siakam were pivotal in these efforts.

What I didn’t recollect while watching that series in real time was the magnitude of brilliance of Marc Gasol’s efforts. Swift, strong hands to fluster Giannis’ ball control on his spin moves and gangly, bounding strides. Shrewd rotation after shrewd rotation on his face-up touches. The bulk and discipline to alter the MVP in the paint. A single Raptor did not deserve the title of Giannis Stopper, but Gasol was squarely in contention for the most prominent slice of responsibility pie.

Much has changed since that series two and a half years ago. The Raptors won their first title shortly after defeating Milwaukee. Giannis overcame many of his playoff bugaboos offensively and is now the reigning Finals MVP. Kawhi is a Los Angeles Clipper. Lowry is a member of the Miami Heat.

And Gasol, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, has stepped away from the NBA to spend more time with his family in Spain after a 13-year career. The 36-year-old winds down his tenure in the league with a ring, the 2012-13 Defensive Player of the Year trophy, three All-Star berths, and a pair of All-NBA nods. He has a strong case for being the greatest player in Memphis Grizzlies history.

At the apex of his game in the early to mid-2010s, the man dubbed Big Spain penned a beautifully dominant brand of hoops. As a scorer, he mixed gracefulness with a punishing post game, where he paired a vast arsenal full of girations, up-fakes, and dexterous footwork with feathery touch.

Prior to Nikola Jokic’s ascension, Gasol carried the NBA’s contemporary mantle for playmaking big men. The stage for this performance was everywhere: the elbows, the block, the top of the key, all over the hardwood. He wove dimes through keyholes, wrapped feeds around defenders precisely into the arms of a cutter for a layup, and slung audacious, dizzying full-court outlet passes following a rebound. His highlights are sizzlingly splendid.

Defensively, he was nimble and agile enough to function outside of the paint, yet also imposing to the point of anchoring a top-10 defense year after year, all the while demonstrably orchestrating the coordinates of his teammates to maximize their services.

Once his peak transitioned from the current juncture to a pit stop along the NBA journey, adaptability helped define his longevity and approach. As the proliferation of the long ball spawned across the league, the low-post professor simply responded by welcoming it. Through his first eight seasons, he attempted 66 threes. Over his final five seasons, he hoisted 1,131, drilled 37 percent of them and emerged as a preeminent stretch big.

As the boundaries of his self-creation shrunk and new Canadian circumstances dictated steps down in the scoring hierarchy, he seamlessly obliged. In Toronto, his connective passing, floor-spacing, defensive artistry, and holistic basketball panache were entrenched among the team’s ethos. They were to diversely smother teams on one end and harmonize on the other with snappy reads and waves of movement (the scoring chops of that Kawhi guy helped initially, too). The Raptors, as they always did, assumed Lowry’s identity, but Gasol was an extension of that. To bestow platitudes on those exceptional teams would be to concisely describe the merits of Gasol’s game.

Aging stars do not always capably adjust to their increasingly limited realities — not that it’s an indictment of those who grapple with such a shift. Doing so is arduous and sometimes hazy. But with Gasol, it all appeared overwhelmingly effortless. In a moment’s notice, he went from a Grizzlies icon to a crucial member of the Raptors’ title pursuit and continued excelling.

Every job, regardless of its perceived glamour, mattered for him. Every city he called home mattered. There is no coincidence that both the Raptors and Grizzlies achieved previously unforeseen heights with him at the center or adjacent to it. Never did his duties seem ignoble to downsize from star 5-man whose touches and shots predominantly defined a game plan to starting center whose shots and touches would arise organically to reserve big whose minutes were matchup-dependent. All of it was basketball, which produced distinct joy for Gasol.

He was starkly aware of the abilities he lorded over his peers. He’d furrow his brow to denote a crucial possession, jolt a fist-pump into the air upon a preferred outcome, or emanate the bravado that feels so paramount for the game’s brightest stars and their corresponding success. A poker face would never suit him. Basketball elicited emotions and thus, they were to be conveyed, including any anger, frustration, or anguish. Equally, though, he reveled in the community of players and the relationships fostered through the sport.

Amid the theatrics that succeeded Kawhi’s improbable Game 7 dagger against the Sixers, Gasol and Joel Embiid crossed paths. They’d just spent two weeks as fierce foes. Gasol was a constant thorn in the superstar’s offensive intentions, flummoxing him with brawn, pesky hands and a keen understanding of angles. Head angled downward, Embiid somberly sauntered to the locker room as tears welled in his eyes. Gasol intercepted him, tapped him on the chest, and embraced the big fella while whispering words in the ears of his recent rival.

Perhaps, he empathized with the purity of unfiltered emotions evoked by this sport and passed along lessons to channel sorrow into future success. Whatever those words were, they were pointed. Even as the festivities ensued, Gasol was determined to ensure his message resonated.

Because Marc Gasol profoundly cares about basketball, and life. His NBA career reflected that. If this is the end, whatever comes next surely will, too.

Parents magazine held a contest that began last April looking for the kindest family in America. Real kindness isn’t about winning awards or getting your name on the cover of a magazine. But Parents thought that the campaign was a great way to inspire “families to continue to do good and to share their stories.”

The contest was judged by a panel that Parents called “moms and dads who are fierce advocates for kindness and inclusivity.” The judges included Parents Editor in Chief Julia Edelstein; Parents Latina Editor in Chief Grace Bastidas; NBC News’ 3rd Hour of TODAY co-hosts Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Craig Melvin, and Al Roker; and actor Kristen Bell, amongst others.

The winning family is a wonderful example of how people can take the lessons of tragedy and turn them into compassion for others.

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The Barrón family from Oklahoma won the contest for their exceptional commitment to helping children with cancer and their families. For Luke (39), Holly (38), Keaton (forever 8), Reid (7), Holden (4), and Conley (2), kindness is a personal mission.

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Their greatest inspiration is their son Keaton who passed away at the age of eight from leukemia.

Towards the end of his life, Keaton was visited by a volunteer at the hospital named Kay and the two started the K Club. “Kay’s name starts with K, and we called Keaton ‘K,'” Holly told Parents.

Its mission statement written by Keaton is “To be kind to others, be courageous, compassionate, and caring.”

The club raised money by selling clubhouse dues for just $1 and has grown to have a significant impact on the lives of countless families. The K Club helps kids with cancer and their families by throwing several fundraisers a year, including a golf tournament and a Christmas celebration where they sell baked goods.

The K Club also collects diapers, wipes, and clothes for a pregnancy resource center, makes hygiene packs for those experiencing homelessness, and donates funds to build wells in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The club also makes K Packs that allow parents to remember the children they’ve lost to a terminal illness. They include recordings of the child’s voice and artwork.

“It’s an honor to provide a tiny bit of hope or peace in the most unimaginable time in a family’s life,” Holly says. “We feel for every parent who may lose a child and will do anything and everything we can to be there for them.”

The family also oranizes fun events, such as a monthly LEGO party at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital where Keaton was treated, and they provide treats for parties honoring kids who are leaving the hospital.

The Barróns think that the K Club is a great way for Keaton’s younger brothers to keep his spirit alive.

“I think Keaton would be pleased with it all, but I don’t think he’d be like, ‘Whoa, this is unbelievable!'” Holly said. “I think he’d just say, ‘Yeah, this is what I’d planned. Good job.'”

Who else could get Dua Lipa, Doja Cat and Ed Sheeran on the same bill? None other than the 2021 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, which is back in a big way this year. Aside from slots from three of the biggest pop stars in the world right now, the tour also boasts appearances from Jonas Brothers, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X, The Kid LAROi, Saweetie, Tate McRae, Kane Brown, and even The Black Eyed Peas, according to region. Stops for this year’s tour include Dallas/Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and Washington, D.C..

“What started as a local show 26 years ago is now a globally televised holiday music event featuring the biggest hit artists and songs of the year,” said John Sykes, iHeartMedia president of entertainment enterprises, in a press release. “And, for those who can’t get a ticket to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, they can watch on The CW Network, who will bring this music celebration to millions of fans’ living rooms with a two-hour TV broadcast special.”

If you can’t make it out to a show in person, simply turn your TV to the CW on on Dec. 15 at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST to catch the tour’s nationwide TV special.

As Squid Game continues to set records for Netflix and become a global juggernaut, it’s not only putting up big numbers for the streaming service, but also a South Korean candy maker who’s watched his business double thanks to the show.

Without getting into spoilers, during the third episode of the show a candy treat called “dalgona” is featured prominently as the Squid Game contestants are forced to successfully complete a childhood game involving the candy. A shape is etched into every circular dalgona candy, and the trick is to very carefully carve out the shape without breaking the candy. It sounds easy, but dalgonas are ridiculously brittle, which is where the challenge comes in. Even more challenging is keeping up with the demand for the candy that’s skyrocketed thanks to the show’s success.

Back in June 2020, Seoul candy maker An Yong-hui made the actual candies used in the filming of Squid Game, 700 pieces to be exact, and now it’s made his candy kitchen a hot spot for fans of the Netflix series. Via Reuters:

As the show’s popularity has surged since its premiere last month, An hasn’t been able to go home for a week in order to meet the demand from eager “Squid Game” fans that start queuing up outside his 2-square-metre (2.4 square yards) street kitchen at 11 a.m.

He now sells more than 500 dalgonas a day, from less than 200 before the show’s premiere.

Just to put Squid Game‘s success into perspective, the show has been so heavily streamed that a South Korean internet provider is suing Netflix for creating an unprecedented surge in broadband use. Bridgerton was a huge hit, but not “cripple an entire ISP” huge. Who knew calamari-based dramas were the secret sauce that streaming viewers were hungry for?

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Washington Football Team’s second season with its far less racist name is already underway, and on Sunday, Cleveland’s baseball team will play its final game with a nickname many in the Indigenous community also found offensive. The moves are a significant sea change in the way sports teams approach their impact on the actual marginalized people who became caricatures in the name of fandom.

But not everyone is thrilled to lose their team’s identity so abruptly, even if it was offensive to so many people. Which is why Comedy Central wants to help.

“In 2021, we’re finally acknowledging as a society that, maybe painting yourself in redface and eating fifty hot dogs in a stadium parking lot isn’t the best way to honor an entire race of people, so in a lot of cases, those mascots are changing,” creator Joey Clift said.

The animated short offered some tips to “turn those micro aggressions into micro egress-fun.”

One of those tips is simple: instead of the frowned-upon “Tomahawk Chop,” fans can simply wave their hands side to side like they’re saying hello to a pal. Another one is right to the point: don’t do redface, either.

“You’ve heard about blackface,” the video says succinctly. “It’s the same thing. And blackface is bad, right?”

The video even dives into how everything we know is wrong about Thanksgiving, which is certainly a related sidebar. It also addresses some of the common defenses of these nicknames, like the myth that they “honor” Natives or that no one cares. They do, which is why Clift made the video in the first place. And he’s proud the people that worked on the video were a “murderer’s row of badass Native talent” like voice actors Jana Schmieding and Tai Leclaire (Rutherford Falls) and John Timothy (Spirit Rangers) while Indigenous animator Marie Bower designed all of the “Native mascots” in the piece.

“With Native mascots changing right now, it’s super topical, but also, with the release of Rutherford Falls and Reservation Dogs, 2021 is really the first year Native storytellers have been given big opportunities in the media,” Clift said, noting that statistics often show the average American knows “next to nothing about Native people.”

For a long time, those “Native mascots” were all that many Americans saw and knew of a varied and unique group of people. Clift hopes that this video, along with shows like Rutherford Falls and Reservation Dog, can help educate and bring awareness to something beyond relics of the past.

“Many fans of those teams are still processing how they feel about the whole thing,” he said. “So I wanted to make a silly video to give those fans some tips to show that your team changing its name isn’t the end of the world, and also that it’s very, very easy to not be racist.”

While there was little doubt Nickelodeon would be recruiting some talent from Avatar: The Last Airbender and spin-off series The Legend of Korra for their upcoming fighting game, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, they sure did keep us waiting for the big reveal. Earlier today, the official Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Twitter at long-last revealed the first images of incoming fighters Aang and Korra, as well as their movesets and brief videos showcasing them in action.

Based off the videos shared, we can safely say both of the “Masters of all Elements” control pretty much as you’d expect them to, which is sure to delight the series’ countless fans. Korra players can look forward to a more aggressive and weighty moveset filled with kicks, stomps, charges, and slams, that’s focused primarily on utilizing the cocky fighter’s water and fire-bending skills. Aang, on the other hand, seems to be significantly more fun and flighty, using air-bending, his staff, and his signature glider exclusively to maneuver gracefully around the arena.

The pair join a roster featuring several of Nickelodeon’s most iconic characters, such as Spongebob Squarepants, Danny Phantom, Invader Zim, the Rugrats’ Reptar, the meme-worthy Nigel Thornberry, two of the four Ninja Turtles, and several others. Nickelodeon has also confirmed even more characters will be coming to the game following its upcoming release, offering some reassurance to folks still worried we haven’t seen anyone from Jimmy Neutron and The Fairly OddParents make an appearance. Who knows, we might even get more Avatar characters — such as fan favorites Prince Zuko and Toph — in the coming months. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is set to hit PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC October 5, and might just be the game to give Super Smash Bros. a bit of a run for its money.

SNL (Saturday, HBO 11:29pm) — Host Owen Wilson and musical guest Kacey Musgraves launch Season 47. There had better be multiverse and Zoolander skits.

These streaming picks make excellent appetizers:

The Many Saints of Newark (Warner Bros. film on HBO Max) — David Chase’s The Sopranos prequel movie arrives in theaters and in your living room this weekend. The mob-movie cast (including Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, Ray Liotta, and Vera Farmiga) is almost too good. Notably James Gandolfini’s son, Michael, stars as Young Tony. He’s coming of age (and learning to be a mob boss) while rival gang warfare swirls around the family. Our own Mike Ryan enjoyed the film with some qualifiers while calling it both exhilarating and confounding, and Vince Mancini has rounded up the 10 episodes of The Sopranos that will refresh you before the film.

The Guilty (Netflix film) — Jake Gyllenhaal plays an 911 emergency dispatch operator who walks into a situation that he thinks he’s prepared for, but he has no idea… or does he? This movie’s a remake of a Danish film of the same name, and if you’re not familiar with that work (or perhaps even if you are), you aren’t ready for this.

Here’s some regularly scheduled programming:

Scenes From A Marriage (Sunday, HBO 9:00pm) — Here’s the project that Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain were recently firing up on the red carpet. This miniseries remakes Ingmar Bergman’s 1970s project original as directed by HBO regular Hagai Levi with a contemporary spin, including all of the love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce that one would expect.

The Walking Dead (Sunday, AMC 9:00pm) — This zombie-apocalypse universe’s flagship series returns for one final rodeo with two spinoffs (Fear The Walking Dead, The World Beyond) still in motion, so it’s time to wrap this puppy up before the various shows’ timelines begin to intersect. This week, Negan teaches Maggie a survival technique, and Daryl’s gone hunting.

BMF (Sunday, Starz 9:00pm) — Executive producer 50 Cent launches this crime drama about two Detroit brothers, Demetrius and Terry Flenory, who become kingpins of the Black Mafia Family, which becomes the most significant drug-and-money-laundering network in U.S. history. This week, 50 Boys and their rivals are feeling the tension, all while Lamar’s making moves to ascend to leader.

Billions (Sunday, Showtime 9:00pm) — There ain’t no drama quite like hedge-fund-king drama, and it remains to be seen whether Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades will ever decide to stop wasting so much time hating the hell out of each other. Probably not? Their rivalry reignites this week, which distracts them from the enemies on the horizon.

The Walking Dead: The World Beyond (Sunday, AMC 9:00pm) — Season 2 begins with an episode called “Koneskans,” which translates to “Consequences” in Haitian Creole. Hope is looking toward the future, and that might ruin a reunion while Iris and Felix encounter new faces amid startling revelations.

American Rust (Sunday, Showtime 10:00) — Jeff Daniels can swing between being comedic and dramatic, and in his new Showtime series, American Rust, he’s decidedly the latter and latest star to take on a complicated cop role after Kate Winslet’s turn in Mare of Easttown. And notably, Bridges’ new role is also set in Pennsylvania and unravels a murder, all while Grace and Billy’s trailer raises suspicions, along with a confession to Lee.

Nuclear Family (Sunday, HBO 10:00) — This three-part documentary series sees filmmaker Russo-Young get extremely personal to examine the true nature of family. The story launches in the late 1970s with Ry and Cade being brought up by two lesbian mothers, only to have an unexpected lawsuit rattle the family’s world.

Last Week Tonight (Sunday, HBO 11:00) — John Oliver, baby.

Here’s some more streaming goodness for the weekend.

MAID (Netflix limited series) — Margaret Qualley (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) stars in this heartbreaking adaptation of Stephanie Land’s New York Times best-selling memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. This will, clearly, be a difficult watch, but Qualley’s raw portrayal (of a woman who flees an abusive relationship to go through exceedingly difficult times to break the cycle for her daughter) yields a burgeoning star.

Welcome to the Blumhouse: Black As Night/Bingo Hell (Blumhouse films on Amazon Prime) — This double feature shines a light on vampires in the Big Easy, who are the next big threat since Hurricane Katrina. Of course, they’re taking up residence in a French Quarter mansion and must be defeated. Speaking of damn funny, a feisty, board-game loving senior citizen arrives to save the day and the lives of her friends, all with the realization that there’s a sinister presence lurking that’s far more dangerous than mere gentrification. Naturally, there’s a whole lot of social conscience at work here.

The Problem With Jon Stewart (Apple TV+ series) — Jon Stewart’s return to TV fast approaches, and it could be argued that he’s never been needed more on TV than this particular moment. The former The Daily Show host will be doing the current-events thing with an episode every two weeks, which isn’t as frequent as fans might prefer, but we’ll trust the process. According to Apple TV+, viewers can expect Stewart to go deep on a single subject per episode with a “solutionary” approach, and yes, there are jokes.

Ted Lasso: Season 2 (Apple TV+ series) — First thing’s first: Everyone who’s caught a glimpse of this Bill Lawrence co-created and developed series loves it. That’s a notable feat, considering that star Jason Sudeikis first portrayed the title character way back in 2013 for NBC Sports’ promos for Premier League coverage. Fast forward to the fresh hell that was 2020, and the show surfaced as one of the year’s lone bright spots. Ted Lasso is somehow both relentlessly and charmingly cheery, although there’s always the spectre of Led Tasso to consider.

The Haunted Museum: Season 1 (Discovery+ series) — Eli Roth has so much going on over at Discovery+ this month (following his recent real-life horror/Shark-Week film on the streamer) that one has to wonder… is he running the joint? It’s a valid question, but more to the point, he’s teaming up with Ghost Adventures host Zak Bagans for this scripted anthology series, in which they illuminate nine of the world’s most cursed artifacts. These relics are actually in display in Bagans’ Vegas museum, but here, you’ll get the historic commentary in addition to having the pants scared off of you. (When you’re done with that series, prepare for next week’s Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life, which will present personal accounts on those who have survived feeling like they’re been dragged through hell and fought their way back.)

Doom Patrol: Season 3 (HBO Max series) — DC’s struggling misfit superheroes are back for another round. Brendan Fraser has received plenty of raves for his fury-filled Cliff Steele/Robotman, but don’t count out the rest of the crew. There’s Matt Bomer as the bandage-wrapped Negative Man and Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, which is actually a role that requires Diane to play dozens of incarnations, including a very timely take on a Karen. This season, the sh*t hits the fan with a time machine.

Midnight Mass (Netflix series) — Get ready, The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor addicts, because creator Mike Flanagan’s back to cause us more horror fits. This happens to be his favorite project so far and revolves around an isolated community that lives on spooky Crockett Island, which gets even spookier due to a charismatic priest’s arrival. Naturally, a whole lot of supernatural shenanigans are afoot, but human nature (as we are currently experiencing in-real-life these days) can often be scarier than the ghosts that people can dream up. It’s dark, real dark.

The Way Down: God, Greed, And The Cult Of Gwen Shamblin: (HBO Max series) — This five part documentary series follows the rise and fall of the Remnant Fellowship Church founder, whose Weigh Down Workshop worked a cult-like racket that preached weight loss as a means to get close to god. This transformed into accusations of abuse (of the emotional, psychological, and physical varieties), all before Shamblin died in a May 2021 plane crash.