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After her mani-pedi was complete, and the beautician had given her a coffee per usual, the pair were going to move on to brows and lashes when the woman asked to use the bathroom.—
Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
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In a scene based on a real incident that crystallized some of the public’s reaction to Bardot at the time, a cleaning lady lashes out at the star’s character in an elevator, angry over her promiscuity while the maid’s brother is fighting in the Algerian War.—
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But when the camera pans to the audience, almost everyone is sitting with their hands poised in their laps, similar to how Henry/Vecna sat in his human form.—
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The video, which pans across the family's Waco, Texas, farmhouse, shows more than just the spread of flower arrangements the designer is preparing.—
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In the Gospels, Jesus faults the Pharisees for insisting on a legalistic Sabbath.—
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The group’s memo faults the NDAA on two fronts.—
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Over and over again, Cameron hammers his favorite themes.—
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That last part proves most elusive, as the film hammers home repeatedly, though not very subtly.—
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Governance scolds are appalled by the number, as is the pope.—
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Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.—
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Her school blames a heartbreaking tragedy in her family.—
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And in fact, somebody that Victor blames for the death of his beloved mother.—
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Late With Scotty Bristol, who berates his writers, helmed by a producer played by Amy Sedaris.—
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In another clip, his mother berates Pormanove over the phone for letting the co-streamers shave off parts of his hair.—
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“Gibbets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbets. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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