Candice Frederick
@candicefrederick.bsky.social
Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Bloomberg, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | reeltalkonline@gmail.com | candicefrederick.contently.com
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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.
www.huffpost.com
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...
A reminder to post the link to the article and not simply a screenshot. Give context (and journalists) a fighting chance.
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A reminder to post the link to the article and not simply a screenshot. Give context (and journalists) a fighting chance.
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a two and a half hour knives out? buddy, im the one being murdered.
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
a two and a half hour knives out? buddy, im the one being murdered.
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Black female job seekers have also done something like this to reveal the racial bias.
Black female job seekers have also done something like this to reveal the racial bias.
Why women on LinkedIn are masquerading as men
One woman’s gender-swap experiment quadrupled her reach on the career platform, underscoring concerns about gender stereotypes and algorithmic bias.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Black female job seekers have also done something like this to reveal the racial bias.
Black female job seekers have also done something like this to reveal the racial bias.
The way Gil Scott-Heron's The Revolution Will Be Televised has been coopted in limp white rebellion storylines this year is pretty wild.
December 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The way Gil Scott-Heron's The Revolution Will Be Televised has been coopted in limp white rebellion storylines this year is pretty wild.
I'm watching The Hudsucker Proxy #nfotd
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media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I'm watching The Hudsucker Proxy #nfotd
Choreographer
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Choreographer
Just finished watching Bridget Jones' Diary #nfotd
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media.tenor.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just finished watching Bridget Jones' Diary #nfotd
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
Hmmm. So, I thought *the scene* was a bit shoehorned into episode 7, but otherwise I thought it was well executed. I think I am enjoying the season more than many others.
Hmmm. So, I thought *the scene* was a bit shoehorned into episode 7, but otherwise I thought it was well executed. I think I am enjoying the season more than many others.
'Stranger Things' Fans Share Concern Over Satisfying Ending After Volume 2: 'That Finale Better Stick the Landing'
While Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 has its fans, the episodes drew harsher response than the show is used to seeing
www.thewrap.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
Hmmm. So, I thought *the scene* was a bit shoehorned into episode 7, but otherwise I thought it was well executed. I think I am enjoying the season more than many others.
Hmmm. So, I thought *the scene* was a bit shoehorned into episode 7, but otherwise I thought it was well executed. I think I am enjoying the season more than many others.
How Mary Todd Lincoln Lands Totally Out of Context www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
How Mary Todd Lincoln Lands Totally Out of Context
The challenge of staging Oh, Mary! for a British audience
www.theatlantic.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
How Mary Todd Lincoln Lands Totally Out of Context www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Beyoncé Becomes a Billionaire, the Fifth Musician to Reach the Milestone variety.com/2025/music/n...
Beyoncé Becomes a Billionaire, the Fifth Musician to Reach the Milestone
Beyoncé is now a billionaire — making her the fifth musician to reach the milestone.
variety.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Beyoncé Becomes a Billionaire, the Fifth Musician to Reach the Milestone variety.com/2025/music/n...
From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/a...
From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/a...
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025
Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025
Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025
A wave of consolidation, AI-driven change and cost-cutting pushed entertainment and media layoffs sharply higher in 2025
www.thewrap.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025
Entertainment and Media Layoffs Up 18% With Over 17,000 Jobs Slashed in 2025
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All of the top-10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top check-out in many library system around the country. n.pr/49tGkyq
Genre fiction and female authors top U.S. libraries' most-borrowed lists in 2025
All of the top-10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top check-out in many library system around the country.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
All of the top-10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top check-out in many library system around the country. n.pr/49tGkyq
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Millions of people across New York State and New England were under winter weather warnings or advisories early Monday, as forecasters said that freezing rain from a storm that battered the Midwest over the weekend could produce significant ice accumulation in parts of the Northeast overnight.
Parts of New York and New England Brace for Ice Storm
Several states were under weather warnings or advisories early Monday. The same winter storm battered the Midwest over the weekend.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Miracle on 34th Street and Pluribus
What's the best thing you watched this weekend?
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Miracle on 34th Street and Pluribus
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The 2025 Gotham Film Awards nominations have been revealed.
Gotham Film Awards Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads With a Record Six Nods
The 2025 Gotham Film Awards nominations have been revealed.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The 2025 Gotham Film Awards nominations have been revealed.
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Making of Mayor Mamdani He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
The Making of Mayor Mamdani He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
The Making of Mayor Mamdani
He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
nymag.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Making of Mayor Mamdani He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
The Making of Mayor Mamdani He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job, though?
Just finished watching Miracle on 34th Street #nfotd
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media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Just finished watching Miracle on 34th Street #nfotd