Candice Frederick
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Culture Journalist for hire | Past: Sr. Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Washington Post, ELLE | [email protected]
Brooklyn, New York
Joined September 2009
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.
huffpost.com
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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The Naked Gun Is the Film America Needs Right Now.
esquire.com
I’m not sure how or why Liam Neeson added deadpan hilarity to his particular set of onscreen skills, but I’m thrilled that he did.
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The Banal Provocation of Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans.
newyorker.com
The American Eagle campaign, with its presentation of Americana as a zombie slop of mustangs, denim, and good genes, is lowest-common-denominator stuff.
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Sterling K. Brown’s Upstanding Archetype.
newyorker.com
In Hulu’s soapy “Washington Black,” about an early-nineteenth-century slave who escapes to Halifax, Brown rises above the material.
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Banger
35 years ago today, Deee-Lite released “Groove Is in the Heart,” a kaleidoscopic dance-floor explosion blending Herbie Hancock samples, Bootsy Collins funk, and a Q-Tip verse. With its trippy video and infectious beat, it became an instant club classic.
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Another thing making me smile right now.
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I believe it. I've seen it.
Rebooting a beloved romcom into a limited series… I promise you there’s so many talented screenwriters with original ideas.
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And therefore raising the unemployment numbers once again.
BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.
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This is so wild.
BREAKING: El Salvador approves indefinite presidential reelection and extends presidential terms to six years.
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The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.
vox.com
The Ivy League agreements with Trump are a danger to all of higher ed.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down After Federal Funding Rescission.
hollywoodreporter.com
The recently signed tax cut and budget bill took back $1.1 billion in previously approved funds.
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‘The Holiday’ Limited Series Based On Nancy Meyers Movie In Works At Apple.
deadline.com
Apple TV+ has a limited series adaptation of the 2006 romantic comedy 'The Holiday', which starred Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law & Jack Black.
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Dead man left on Brooklyn platform for hours during week of major subway delays.
gothamist.com
Commuters at the Prospect Park station during the morning rush were stunned to see a dead body, whose arm was dangling off the platform's edge.
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I spent decades at Columbia. I’m withdrawing my fall course due to its deal with Trump.
theguardian.com
The university’s draconian policies and new definition of antisemitism make much teaching impossible
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In Review: It’s Not Too Late for the Movies to Reject AI.
indiewire.com
A dramatic week in the AI wars made it clear that the future is far from lost, and that we can't afford to fight for it on the tech community's terms.
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Forged signatures found on Mayor Adams’ petitions to run as an independent.
gothamist.com
The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged.
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A Quiet Place Part III’ Is A Go with John Krasinski Directing for a 2027 Release.
hollywoodreporter.com
Krasinski will produce and write the script for a summer release.
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After Pledging to Keep Prices Low, Amazon Hiked Them on Hundreds of Essentials.
wsj.com
While Walmart cut prices on low-cost goods, Amazon raised them.
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Mark Ruffalo Returning as the Hulk for ‘Spider-Man 4’.
hollywoodreporter.com
But wait, that's not all.
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