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...
What a life. RIP
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What a life. RIP
I would love to at least have a monthly column at an outlet with a budget.
November 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I would love to at least have a monthly column at an outlet with a budget.
Nouvelle Vague is beautifully shot. It's also wonderfully directed by an auteur who clearly has much reverence for the mythology of the French New Wave era. But the film is way more enamored with the making of Breathless than the characters. They're all so one-dimensional.
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Nouvelle Vague is beautifully shot. It's also wonderfully directed by an auteur who clearly has much reverence for the mythology of the French New Wave era. But the film is way more enamored with the making of Breathless than the characters. They're all so one-dimensional.
The Dumb Truth at the Heart of the Epstein Scandal
When QAnon meets Veep
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
www.vulture.com/article/the-...
The Running Man Rips Into Reality TV. It Should’ve Been About the Internet.
The Running Man Rips Into Reality TV. It Should’ve Been About the Internet.
The Running Man Rips Into Reality TV. It Should’ve Been About the Internet.
The new Edgar Wright movie can’t seem to imagine a digital dystopia as bleak as ours.
www.vulture.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
www.vulture.com/article/the-...
The Running Man Rips Into Reality TV. It Should’ve Been About the Internet.
The Running Man Rips Into Reality TV. It Should’ve Been About the Internet.
deadline.com/2025/11/star...
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley plan to write, direct and produce a new 'Star Trek' movie.
deadline.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley
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‘Keeper’ Review: Tatiana Maslany Is Trapped in Osgood Perkins’ Tedious Horror Drama
‘Keeper’ Review: Tatiana Maslany Is Trapped in Osgood Perkins’ Tedious Horror Drama
‘Keeper’ Review: Tatiana Maslany Is Trapped in Osgood Perkins' Tedious Horror Drama
The director of 'Longlegs' and 'The Monkey' traps Tatiana Maslany in an underdeveloped, unsatisfying ‘cabin in the woods’ movie
www.thewrap.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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‘Keeper’ Review: Tatiana Maslany Is Trapped in Osgood Perkins’ Tedious Horror Drama
‘Keeper’ Review: Tatiana Maslany Is Trapped in Osgood Perkins’ Tedious Horror Drama
‘Jay Kelly’ Is George Clooney’s Sad-Dad Showbiz Valentine www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Jay Kelly' Is George Clooney's Sad-Dad Showbiz Valentine
The world-famous movie star plays a world-famous movie star in the middle of a deep existential crisis. Why yes, it is supposed to be meta!
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
‘Jay Kelly’ Is George Clooney’s Sad-Dad Showbiz Valentine www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Surprise! Tiffany Haddish Just Got Married—To Herself www.essence.com/lifestyle/ti...
Surprise! Tiffany Haddish Just Got Married—To Herself | Essence
The ceremony can be seen in the comedian’s new Peacock docuseries "Tiffany Haddish Goes Off," premiering Nov. 13
www.essence.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Surprise! Tiffany Haddish Just Got Married—To Herself www.essence.com/lifestyle/ti...
‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou’s Intimately Detailed, Taipei-Set Melodrama www.slantmagazine.com/film/left-ha...
'Left-Handed Girl' Review: An Intimately Detailed Melodrama
Shih-Ching Tsou's 'The Left-Handed Girl' delicately teases out its characters' intersecting ambitions and intertwined fates.
www.slantmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou’s Intimately Detailed, Taipei-Set Melodrama www.slantmagazine.com/film/left-ha...
BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Edited Interview, but Refuses Compensation After President Threatened $1 Billion Lawsuit variety.com/2025/digital...
BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Edited Interview, but Refuses Compensation After President Threatened $1 Billion Lawsuit
BBC has apologized to Donald Trump over an edited interview clip that suggested he encouraged violence ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
variety.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
BBC Apologizes to Trump Over Edited Interview, but Refuses Compensation After President Threatened $1 Billion Lawsuit variety.com/2025/digital...
The Sexting Seniors of Assisted Living www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
The Sexting Seniors of Assisted Living
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The Sexting Seniors of Assisted Living www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Cardi B Gives Birth to Her Fourth Child—and It’s a Boy! www.vogue.com/article/card...
Cardi B Gives Birth to Her Fourth Child—and It’s a Boy!
The rapper has welcomed her first child with boyfriend Stefon Diggs.
www.vogue.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Cardi B Gives Birth to Her Fourth Child—and It’s a Boy! www.vogue.com/article/card...
Why are TV’s main characters so forgettable now? www.vox.com/culture/4685...
Why are TV’s main characters so forgettable now?
The current media landscape isn’t offering much hope for the next Carrie Bradshaw.
www.vox.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Why are TV’s main characters so forgettable now? www.vox.com/culture/4685...
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Akon arrested in Atlanta on a bench warrant before flying off for tour dates in India
Akon arrested in Atlanta on a bench warrant before flying off for tour dates in India
Akon was reportedly arrested last week in Atlanta. The singer a had bench warrant for his arrest linked to a suspended license and 2023 failure to appear in court.
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Akon arrested in Atlanta on a bench warrant before flying off for tour dates in India
Folks have such short memories. Social media doesn't help.
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Folks have such short memories. Social media doesn't help.
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Frank Grillo on Fitness, ‘Superman 2’ and the Psychedelic That Changed Him
Frank Grillo on Fitness, ‘Superman 2’ and the Psychedelic That Changed Him
Actor and action star Frank Grillo recently turned 60, but he could convincingly pass for characters 20 years younger: square-jawed, 40-something Italian American dudes who might either kick your ass, charm you with their explosive gregariousness or possibly even bring you to tears — if ever given such an opportunity.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Frank Grillo on Fitness, ‘Superman 2’ and the Psychedelic That Changed Him
I don't know... I feel like we need less social media platforms, not more. Maybe one that is actually good? A Vine reboot sounds pretty sad and despro to me
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I don't know... I feel like we need less social media platforms, not more. Maybe one that is actually good? A Vine reboot sounds pretty sad and despro to me
The new Running Man movie is entertaining enough, I think, though it is too long and the original movie is still relevant AF so maybe that should have been re-released instead and this budget could have been allocated to a good original movie.
And while I am never one to suggest that...
And while I am never one to suggest that...
a man wearing a brown jacket with a red collar is smiling
ALT: a man wearing a brown jacket with a red collar is smiling
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The new Running Man movie is entertaining enough, I think, though it is too long and the original movie is still relevant AF so maybe that should have been re-released instead and this budget could have been allocated to a good original movie.
And while I am never one to suggest that...
And while I am never one to suggest that...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
I’m one of 41 million people who need Snap to make ends meet. For weeks, the administration has turned our survival into a game: will they eat, or won’t they?
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
deadline.com/2025/11/scar...
‘Scary Movie 6’ Adds Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans & Heidi Gardner; Sets Cheri Oteri and Chris Elliott To Return
‘Scary Movie 6’ Adds Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans & Heidi Gardner; Sets Cheri Oteri and Chris Elliott To Return
‘Scary Movie 6’ Adds Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans & Heidi Gardner; Sets Cheri Oteri and Chris Elliott To Return
‘Scary Movie 6’ has added Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans & Heidi Gardner to its cast, setting franchise vets Cheri Oteri and Chris Elliott to return.
deadline.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
deadline.com/2025/11/scar...
‘Scary Movie 6’ Adds Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans & Heidi Gardner; Sets Cheri Oteri and Chris Elliott To Return
‘Scary Movie 6’ Adds Damon Wayans Jr., Kim Wayans & Heidi Gardner; Sets Cheri Oteri and Chris Elliott To Return
