Anna Camp took inspiration from a fan favorite reality TV host while leading HGTV’s A Very Haunted Renovation.
“I have to say, I’m a huge Love Island fan, and everyone would say, ‘What are you doing now, Anna?’ And I was like, ‘I’m kind of the Ariana Madix of HGTV’s Haunted Renovation,’” Camp, 43, exclusively tells Us while promoting her new home renovation series.
“She was my hero, my reality host hero, you could say,” the Pitch Perfect star adds of Madix, 41, who has hosted Peacock’s Love Island USA since season 6 in 2024.
A Very Haunted Renovation, which premiered on HGTV on September 15, follows six designers who spend 31 days inside Fremont, Ohio’s Bihl Manor, a famously haunted Victorian home, to renovate it and win a $50,000 cash prize. The contestants must eat, sleep, live, and work inside the haunted house while tackling elimination challenges and fighting their own fears — a recipe for some serious tension.
“Sometimes when you’re watching them, and they say things like that, you’re like, ‘Wait, they’re not joking,’” Camp tells Us of contestants who declared they weren’t there to make friends. “‘Oh no, they’re really serious right now.’ And it would get really tense in those, like, elimination rooms. And I found myself, like, very involved, like personally with everyone, and I wanted everyone to just be happy.”
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She continues, “I started trying to make jokes, like break the silence, and then the producer in my ear would be like, ‘Anna, this is serious, be scary,’ and I’d be like, ‘Sorry, have to snap back into character.’ But yeah, no, I got very involved watching everyone compete and say some really crazy things to each other.”
Camp is no stranger to the horror world, as she starred in the supernatural film From Black in 2023 and the slasher sequel Scream 7 earlier this year. Plus, Camp tells Us she’s a longtime fan of HGTV, making A Very Haunted Renovation the perfect project for her.
“I’ve always been just, like, fascinated by how much work that they get done and the amount of time that these designers do it in,” she explains. “So I was just very excited to jump at the chance to host the show, especially because it dealt with ghosts.”
Camp adds, “I welcome the spooky vibes and the scare stuff. And a lot of crazy things happened during the shoot too. So it was really fun.”
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Of course, it wouldn’t be a haunted reality series without a few ghost sightings — something else Camp is no stranger to.
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“Most recently, I’m staying in an Airbnb here in New York, and I think it’s haunted because I keep going back to my closet, and I have things hanging really nicely, and I keep going back, and there’s one shirt on the ground on a hanger. It’s like, why does this one shirt keep falling off the hanger, and the garbage can door keeps opening, and I keep pushing it back, and then two seconds later it will be open?” she shares.
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“Maybe they’re following me,” Camp says of the spirits at Bihl Manor. “The ghosts are following me. As long as they’re friendly, I’m OK with it.”
New episodes of A Very Haunted Renovation air on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on HGTV.
The big winner of the 2026 Emmy Awards was television’s breakthrough series of the year, Widow’s Bay, which both wowed audiences and racked up major awards at the ceremony. The Apple TV comedy-horror show about a haunted coastal town and the helpless mayor (Matthew Rhys) trying to hold everything together felt familiar, but the confident execution of its daring high concept and tonal swings made it wholly original. Comedy and horror have been intertwined since the dawn of both genres on the big screen, as scares and laughs stem from the same nerves in our bodies. One of the templates of modern comedy-horror hybrids is nearly 40 years old, but it hasn’t aged a day. You can’t tell the story of Widow’s Bay‘s success without acknowledging landmarks like Beetlejuice, Tim Burton‘s breakthrough 1988 film that shattered the line between farce and terror. Despite its imitators, and even a 2024 legacy sequel directed by Burton, nothing has ever touched the power of Beetlejuice, which has been one of HBO Max’s top 10 most-streamed films for several weeks.
‘Beetlejuice’ Combines High Art and Popular Sensibilities
Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a horrific and shambolic undead entity, sports an evil grin in ‘Beetlejuice’ (1988).Image via Warner Bros. Pictures
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Despite the towering legacy surrounding it today, Beetlejuice‘s premise and execution are shockingly simple and effortlessly structured. The Maitlands, a deceased couple sheltering in a nice small town residence, attempt to scare off the Deetzes, a frustrating family who have moved from the big city to purchase their home. Following this setup, what follows is 90 minutes of rollicking laughs, chills, and wildly inventive visual storytelling. Revisiting it all these years later, it’s easy to forget the seamlessness of the story construction, as well as the sparse presence of its titular character, played by Michael Keaton in a career-changing role that proved he was a screen presence unlike any other. Beetlejuice is filled wall-to-wall with great scenes, from the iconic “Day-O” number in the dining room to Beetlejuice’s first meeting with Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara Maitland (Geena Davis). By the end, this skit-heavy film has the weight of a cinematic masterpiece.
Beetlejuice is a transformative experience for impressionable viewers and savvy film buffs alike, and the blend of Burton’s fascination with German Expressionism and classic slapstick appeals to all audiences. The gothic imagery, canted angles, and heightened production design recall the indelible cinematography of F.W. Murnau‘s influential silent movies, notably Nosferatu. Infusing the cinema of Murnau or Fritz Lang with pop elements is Burton’s special gift, and his second feature film is the most succinct outline of this flourish. Burton has walked in the footsteps of legendary animator Ray Harryhausen throughout his career, and Beetlejuice was a brilliant evolution of stop-motion animation and miniature sets.
Of course, Beetlejuice is a shotgun blast of sheer entertainment, fueled by the film’s comedic influences, from the Looney Tunes and The Three Stooges. The surrealist imagery of German Expressionism perfectly suited the wacky hijinks inspired by the classic cartoon series, and the slapstick of the Stooges and the Marx Brothers added another element of absurdity. Burton, whose follow-ups, including Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood, cemented his idiosyncratic style, recognized the particular cohesiveness between comedy and horror. Throughout Beetlejuice, your body is prompted to both laugh and shudder at some of the garish visuals and haunted themes. Even with such an ornate concept, the film operates like a well-oiled machine.
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The Enduring Legacy of ‘Beetlejuice’
Beetlejuice‘s seismic influence extends beyond other comedy-horror hybrids like Widow’s Bay. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, in 2024, reunited Burton with Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder and had 36 years of build-up as a cultural artifact. Along with a cartoon series and a wave of merchandise lines, Beetlejuice‘s aesthetic and attitude defined an entire generation. Lydia Deetz, played by Ryder in a career-making turn, represented the rebellious, disaffected angst of teenage life and perfectly juxtaposed the WASP-y and conformist nature of the Maitlands. Burton’s idiosyncratic style and worldview, including gothic imagery, alienated outsiders, dissection of the idyllic American suburb, and an anarchic spirit, were firmly cemented in just his second feature.
Buried under all the zany charisma and farcical set pieces is a melancholic streak that has made Beetlejuice thrive as something more than an inventive comedy-horror experiment. The film taps into the vulnerable souls of teens and young adults who feel misunderstood, and Lydia’s curious fascination with death and the afterlife is equally morbid and enlightening. Most impressive of all, Beetlejuice lacks any self-importance when reflecting on these themes. Because the film is so refined and immaculately constructed, this leaves room for the audience to interpret greater meanings into this absurdist story. All these years later, with countless imitators, the juice is forever loose.
Nazanin Mandi has found her happily ever after, and the 40-year-old is sharing the news. Mandi was previously married to singer Miguel.
The pair started dating as teenagers around 2005 and dated for over a decade before getting married. Mandi filed for a divorce in 2021, and after a brief reconciliation, finalized in 2023.
Mandi and Pimentel’s story has had its fair share of plot twists, including a secret baby just two years after their divorce. Now, it seems the model has finally found a love story worth talking about.
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Nazanin Mandi Announces Engagement To Michael Gilroy
In an open love letter to her future husband on Instagram, the “Forever Mood” singer gushed about her new beau, confirming he popped the big question.
“My Michael,” she began. “The respect, peace, and love we share are otherworldly. They are the foundation of everything we are building together. The model then gave her fiancé his flowers, writing:
“You are truly one of one. The man who changed my life in the deepest, most sincere way. I would happily experience every tear, every moment of loneliness, and every season of solitude all over again, knowing you would be waiting for me at the end of it all.”
The declaration of love continued as she expressed how much being Michael’s wife meant to her, calling it an honor.
The story might be straight out of a storybook. However, Mandi revealed the real magic was in the little details.
“The proposal was a complete fairytale, but our truest joy lies in the calm we bring out in one another daily. Our tranquil home, snacks and laughter in bed until 2 a.m., school drop-offs, and the greatest gifts of all ~ Queen Soraya and the expansion of our family & legacy, I can’t wait,” she gushed.
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Miguel Is Seemingly Expecting His Second Child With Margaret Zhang
As Mandi looked forward to a new chapter of her life, her ex-husband Miguel has been busy writing a new story of his own.
Barely a month ago, the “Sure Thing” singer’s partner, Margaret Zhang, displayed her baby bump at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles.
BCK Online reported that the “Adorn” singer attended the HollyShorts Film Festival opening night on August 13, where he received the Music Visionary Award. Zhang joined him for the special screening of “Papá Melissa,” a documentary the couple co-produced.
Miguel Revealed His First Child Two Years After Divorce From Nazanin Mandi
The second child comes a year after the singer shocked fans with news of his 1-year-old child, Angelito, who he had secretly welcomed with the fashion designer a year earlier.
The “Sure Thing” singer posted a joint social media post with Zhang to celebrate his firstborn’s first birthday. “Our baby turned one today,” the caption of the post read, showing the singer holding his child with a blurred-out face.
The Grammy-winning artist also used the opportunity to share his new song, which was directed by partner Zhang. “Papa wrote you a song; hope it always reminds you of how loved you are,” he rounded up the caption, nudging everyone to listen to it and cry, per The Blast.
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Miguel Pimentel Revealed The Reason His Marriage To Nazanin Mandi Ended
Nearly three years after Mandi and Miguel called it quits, the Hollywood star revisited the chapter and shared why he believes their marriage ended.
He revealed he was focused on his career and not mentally prepared for a relationship, confessing he could have communicated that better to Mandi at the start. The Blast reported that Miguel admitted to several actions on his end that set them up for failure, although he did not go into detail.
Pimentel defended his actions, adding, “But when you meet someone, and you’re like, ‘Man, I really need something special here,’ I can see where everything happened.” He confirmed, however, that he and Mandi still share a tremendous amount of love.
Miguel And Nazanin Mandi Got Divorced Three Years Ago
Despite a 17-year relationship, three of which they spent married, Miguel and Mandi could not seem to get on the same page, and in 2023, the award-winning singer revealed that their divorce was finalized.
According to The Blast, they had entered into a written agreement regarding their marriage and property, leaving them with just a signature to officially end things.
The former lovebirds had no children, and custody issues were part of the court proceedings.
The fourth annual $100K Charity Giveaway is back, with $100,000 pledged to Nevada nonprofits and $100,000 pledged to Arizona nonprofits, and voting opens to the public this month
A Las Vegas law firm is putting $200,000 on the table for charity, and leaving it up to the public to decide exactly how it gets split.
Dimopoulos Law Firm has officially relaunched its $100K Charity Giveaway for a fourth year, pledging $100,000 to charities in Nevada and $100,000 to charities in Arizona. Six nonprofits, three per state, are competing for a share of the money, but there’s no risk of walking away empty-handed. Every organization is guaranteed a donation. Public votes simply determine how much each one receives.
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HOW THE VOTING WORKS
Voting opened September 21 at 5 p.m. Pacific at 100KGiveaway.com and stays open through October 31 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific. Winners will be announced December 1, once vote totals are verified.
Nevada voters can choose from Make-A-Wish Nevada, GiGi’s Playhouse Las Vegas, and The Shade Tree, which provides shelter and support to women and children experiencing homelessness or domestic violence. In Arizona, the field includes Phoenix Children’s Foundation, GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix, and the Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children.
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Nevada charities are only ranked against other Nevada charities, and the same goes for Arizona, so it’s a state-by-state competition rather than one combined leaderboard. First place in each state earns $50,000, second place earns $30,000, and third place still takes home $20,000. Ties are split evenly between the tied organizations. Regardless of how the vote breaks down, each state’s full $100,000 is guaranteed to reach the charities.
Anyone 18 or older and a U.S. resident can vote once per day, and there’s no purchase, donation, survey, or signup required to participate. The vote itself doesn’t come with a personal prize either. All $200,000 goes directly to the six nonprofits.
Steve Dimopoulos, founder of Dimopoulos Law Firm, says the campaign is about more than the dollar amount.
“No one should have to face their hardest days alone,” Dimopoulos said. “Our message for this campaign is simple: Together We Win. These charities do extraordinary work, and we want more people to know about it. If this campaign helps a family find support, brings a charity a new volunteer, or inspires someone else to give, its impact can continue long after we’ve delivered the checks.”
That extended impact is by design. On top of the $200,000 in donations, Dimopoulos Law is separately covering paid promotional campaigns for all six participating charities, including social media advertising, radio spots, and sponsorships with local radio personalities, at no cost to the organizations. The goal is to give each charity a bigger platform than a single check could provide, helping them connect with new donors, volunteers, and families who need their services.
Now in its fourth year, the $100K Charity Giveaway has become a recurring fixture of how Dimopoulos Law Firm engages with the communities it serves, handing real decision-making power to the public rather than keeping the giving internal.
Voting opens September 21. To learn more about the participating charities or review the official rules, visit 100KGiveaway.com.
“OK guys, this looks a little crazy right now, but this is what it really looks like!” Jenner, 29, said via YouTube while showing racks of clothes for her to potentially pack for a trip to Saint Tropez. “I’m going to a wedding so I’m gonna try all of my dresses on [and] make sure the tailoring is good and then start packing.”
“We’re fitting this right now,” she said while backing away from the camera in the butter yellow dress, featuring underwire cups, spaghetti straps, a corset bodice and a ruched skirt finished with a thigh-high slit. “It’s going to look a lot better,” Jenner told the camera of the design.
In the next clip, Jenner got a spray tan before hopping on her private jet. “Europe, here we come!” she said.
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Kardashian, 45, first wore the look in May 2018 while attending a dinner hosted by the Business of Fashion. At the time, she styled the piece with a gold chain bracelet and Versace hair clips pinning back her mane.
For glam, she donned glowy skin, filled-in eyebrows, long lashes, smokey eyeshadow and nude, glossy lips.
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This isn’t the first time Jenner has gotten her style inspo from Kardashian. In 2015, Kardashian wore a white strapless Mikoh bikini featuring a bandeau top with strings attaching her cups and matching low-rise bottoms. Jenner wore the same look, pairing the swimsuit with a gold watch, a statement necklace and black sunglasses.
In 2014, Kardashian also raided Jenner’s bikini collection and “stole” a black set featuring a scoop neck top, a cutout over her cleavage and string straps.
“Yep stole Kylie’s bikini…she’s not getting it back,” Kardashian playfully captioned her mirror selfie.
It’s never a bad time to be Russell Crowe — except if you’re being asked about Gladiator II in interviews even though you’re not in it — but this week is turning out to be especially epic. Last Friday, Crowe delivered his best-reviewed film in nearly three decades, the Western drama The Weight, which also features Ethan Hawke. And now, he has as many as three movies charting on different streamers simultaneously. In recent years, Crowe has found the majority of his success at home, with only a couple of movies exceeding expectations at the box office. The most recent of them, Nuremberg, also turned out to be a massive home-video hit. His excellent week will likely continue with the release of Unabomber, the upcoming Netflix crime drama about the infamous domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski.
With the sort of reviews that The Weight has received — it’s sitting at a “Certified Fresh” 93% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes — it can be safely assumed that the film will also do well when it hits the home video market. That said, it grossed more than $2 million in its domestic box office debut this past weekend, playing in roughly 1,500 theaters nationwide. The Weight‘s 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes, makes it Crowe’s best-reviewed movie since The Insider, which was released in 1999. The aggregator’s consensus reads, “The Weight turns a stripped-down tale of desperation into a gripping, hard-hitting thriller, elevated by Ethan Hawke’s magnetic performance and Padraic McKinley’s assured direction.”
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
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🔧John McClane
🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
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Rambo
Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
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Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
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Ethan Hunt
Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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Russell Crowe’s Audience Is Showing Up for Him
Coinciding with the film’s release, three of Crowe’s earlier movies have found a new life on streaming. According to FlixPatrol, the crime thriller film The Get Out is currently the number-one movie domestically on Paramount+, while Crowe’s 2024 thriller Sleeping Dogs charts globally on Prime Video. Neither The Get Out nor Sleeping Dogs was particularly well-received — the two films hold 45% and 44% scores on Rotten Tomatoes — but the third Crowe movie on the streaming charts is something of a modern classic. We’re talking about Peter Weir‘s epic historical action movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which is currently among the most-watched movies on the domestic Apple TV leaderboard. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Summer may be winding down, but things are always heating up in Las Vegas. From the world-class sights to celebrity-level sightings, there is no shortage of things to do and people to see. Just head downtown to Fremont Street and visit Circa Resort & Casino for a chance at both.
Las Vegas has served as the backdrop for so many iconic movies and shows, and there’s a new one in the works. Comedian and actor Jimmy O. Yang stopped by Circa, in which we hear may be a location for a new series he is acting in called The Roman. We hear the premise surrounds the dangerous world of running a casino. While here, Yang met up with Circa Owner/CEO, Derek Stevens, at Golden Gate Hotel & Casino to take part in The Night Starts Here, a promotion Stevens runs every night from 6-7 PM where guests can get free play and an open bar. Jimmy was seen chatting with some of the guests and having a good laugh with them.
Champions know where to get the best bites in town, and Chef Barry of Barry’s Downtown Prime cooks up perfection every time. Harley Cameron, one half of the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions with Willow Nightingale as The Babes of Wrath, stopped in for dinner, where she was seen digging into a Surf &Turf dish which included a 12oz steak and 2lb sliced lobster tail before posing with Chef Barry himself.
With football season making its return, that means that Circa’s three contests are also back. These contests bring in everyday people as well as some pretty influential names across all kinds of niches and industries and they all compete for the chance to win life-changing money. This year’s contests are offering over $30 million. Entering for the first time ever is model and gambling influencer Mika Lafuente. She stopped by the world’s largest sportsbook to set up two entries for Circa Survivor, at $1,000 each, before heading to the High Limit pit to try her luck as well as film for her newest Instagram channel: MikaGambles. Growing her already huge audience of over 5 million followers, her video of her entering the contest continues to gain attention online. Where does one go after entering Circa Survivor? Mika flew to New York to make her return in the Runway7 fashion show for New York Swim Week following a 3-year hiatus. We heard she was sporting the newest collection from CI Swimwear.
When you win big on the tables, you have to celebrate big. One of the most popular gambling influencers, Bluffin Bob, knows all too well where to go. Barrys Prime inside Circa where he met up with Chef Barry, him and his crew were given a tour of the kitchen and of course had to snap a photo before digging into dinner. Bluff had Chef Barry cook for them and made sure his famous Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls along with some Braised Short Rib Ravioli was served as appetizers. Then came a couple of 12oz. Wet Aged Rib Caps sliced for the table to be enjoyed by the whole crew. Satisfying in so many ways!
The magic of Las Vegas can range from winning a jackpot to sitting next to big-name celebrities while eating the best steak in town. There is no telling what will happen next. It just means it is time to book another trip and find out.
Skincare meets science! Eve Mérinville is known for taking a research-backed, biological approach to beauty. But while science has a permanent place in her skincare routine, the numbers don’t always tell the whole story.Comfort Zone
In fact, when it comes to achieving a healthy glow, Mérinville believes doing less can actually deliver more.
“People are often paying a premium for complexity: long routines, trend-led launches, and formulas packed with a very high number of active ingredients. But more ingredients, more steps, and a higher price don’t automatically lead to better results,” she tells ET.
“We’re also seeing an arms race around percentages of a particular ingredient, as if a higher concentration were automatically better, but skincare isn’t a math competition. The highest percentage isn’t necessarily the most effective. … Ultimately, great skincare isn’t about having the biggest number on the label. … Sometimes, a higher concentration can simply mean a greater risk of irritation, rather than better results,” she adds.
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Instead of piling on the products, Mérinville, Comfort Zone’s R&D Innovation and Excellence Director, is focused on how ingredients are effectively delivered to the skin — a topic she broke down at The Comfort Zone Longevity Masterclass on Sept. 15 at Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Temescal Valley, California.
“Longevity means correcting without being aggressive, while respecting and strengthening the skin barrier. It also means supporting the skin’s natural ability to renew and regenerate through targeted action on key biological processes, including the microbiome, collagen production, and cellular renewal,” the expert explains.Comfort Zone
And according to Mérinville, nurturing your complexion is key.
“As a biologist, I see an interesting parallel with regenerative agriculture. Healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. Rather than constantly adding more to the plant, regenerative agriculture focuses on restoring the soil and creating the right conditions for it to function naturally. The same principle applies to skin,” she notes.
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A flawless face, it turns out, starts from the ground up.
“Skincare is a moment to pause, reconnect with ourselves, and support our well-being physically and mentally. … Our skin is more like a garden than a canvas. Skincare nourishes and protects the leaves, flowers and fruits, while sleep, nutrition and lifestyle nurture the soil.”
For Mérinville, though, what’s sitting on your vanity is only part of the equation.Comfort Zone
“Beauty goes beyond aesthetics. It means taking a science-based, holistic approach to skin health, longevity and, ultimately, quality of life. Like Comfort Zone, Glen Ivy recognizes the regenerative power of nature and its ability to benefit the skin, body and mind. This is what their guests are looking for: a chance to recover from stress, reconnect with themselves, and feel better overall.”
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Just as important as knowing what to add to your regimen? Knowing what to leave out.Comfort Zone
“The biggest culprits are often habits that seem deeply cleansing, detoxifying, or highly effective like using very hot water, harsh cleansers that strip away the skin’s natural oils, overly aggressive acids that weaken the skin barrier, too frequent scrubs or peels, and layering several strong actives. … Healthy skin isn’t skin that is constantly stimulated. It is skin that can maintain its functions, resilience, and balance over time.”
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You share a home, a bed, your favorite takeout order and basically every streaming password. But there’s one thing you and your partner probably don’t share equally: how you’re aging.
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Maybe you’re still bouncing out of bed while your other half needs three cups of coffee to function. Maybe one of you has gotten laser-focused on skincare and longevity while the other could not care less. Sound familiar? You are not alone, and it is exactly why couples everywhere are starting to have the same conversation about a molecule called NAD+.
What Is NAD+, and Why Is Everyone Talking About It?
NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a coenzyme found in nearly every cell in the body, and it plays a major role in cellular energy production and metabolism. NAD+ levels naturally decline as we age, which has fueled growing interest in its role in healthy aging.
Partners rarely age in sync. One craves more energy, the other wants to focus on appearance or performance. One is totally fine with needles, the other wants nothing to do with them. Most telehealth brands are built exclusively for men or exclusively for women, leaving couples juggling two different platforms just to take care of their health.
Snappy Scripts is taking a different approach, building a one-stop destination where couples can explore personalized, physician-guided treatment options together, through the same trusted brand.
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Three Ways to Try NAD+, Your Way
Snappy Scripts offers three NAD+ formats for eligible patients, each starting at $99 with monthly or quarterly billing, so every couple can find their fit.
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Taylor Sheridanmay well be known as the cowboy guy, given how successful Yellowstone has been, but it’s easy to overlook that his big breakthrough as a screenwriter came with Sicario, the Denis Villeneuvenerve-shredding thriller that involved high stakes extraction, cartel war and intense shootouts. So it should come as no surprise that another of Sheridan’s projects took that Sicario ball and ran with it, into a three-parter (and counting) that’s dominating streaming around the world.
Sheridan’s Lioness is officially a global streaming sensation, with the Zoe Saldaña (Avatar) spy thriller spending 19 consecutive days on Paramount+’s worldwide Top 10 as of September 21. FlixPatrol’s global data shows the series has averaged 270 points per day during that stretch and reached No. 1 on Paramount+ worldwide, continuing an enormous run as Season 3 reached its conclusion.
In Season Three, hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide. Joe walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world. Patterns appear where they shouldn’t, names vanish, and paths rearrange. Guided by Kaitlyn and Westfield, Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life. Lioness takes that thrill of Sicario and stretches it across an ongoing espionage drama, with Joe attempting to keep her family life intact while repeatedly being sent into situations that certainly make keeping a work-life balance harder than it should be.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
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🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
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You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
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You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
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Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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Who Stars in ‘Lioness’?
The cast is led by Saldaña as Joe McNamara alongside Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) as Kaitlyn Meade and Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption) as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins. Laysla De Oliveira (Locke & Key) returns as Cruz Manuelos, with Michael Kelly (House of Cards) as Byron Westfield, Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters) as Neal McNamara, Jill Wagner (Teen Wolf) as Bobby, LaMonica Garrett (1883) as Tucker, James Jordan (Landman) as Two Cups, Genesis Rodriguez (The Umbrella Academy) as Josie Carrillo, and Thad Luckinbill (The Young and the Restless) as Kyle McManus.
For now, Season 4 hasn’t officially been announced. But three seasons in, Lioness is still sitting at the top of Paramount+’s global rankings, and its latest storyline has given audiences plenty of reasons to stick around if Joe gets another mission.
Norwegian runner Ida Amelie Robsahm has died after falling “several dozen meters” during a treacherous hike on Saturday, September 19. She was 30.
Robsahm was hiking with a group near the summit of Romsdalseggen, one of Norway’s most difficult hikes, according to the Norwegian Broadcasting Company (NRK). After police were called, Robsahm’s body was recovered by a rescue helicopter, but attempts to save her life were unsuccessful.
“In the midst of the deep sorrow over the loss of Ida, we would like to extend a warm thank you to the running community,” Robsahm’s family said in a statement to NRK. “Ida was a big part of the community, and all the care and consideration in this cruel situation means a lot.”
Robsahm’s coach, Sindre Buraas, received the news of her death while doing commentary on NRK for the World Street Running Championships.
Mayville State quarterback Matt Donovan remains in a medically-induced coma after suffering a terrifying mid-game head injury. During the game against Simpson University on Saturday, September 19, Donovan was involved in a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted in him being life flighted to nearby Fargo. Mayville State is located in Mayville, North Dakota, roughly 60 miles […]
“It came as a shock,” he told the outlet. “You can’t deal with it right away. She was in a place in a terrain and an environment where she had been so much, so comfortable. She was torn away from us and from her life. It leaves deep traces. It is bottomlessly sad in every way.”
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In addition to being “a fantastic athlete,” Buraas called the late Robsahm “a person with a big heart for the people around her.”
Robsahm placed second at the Marathon du Mont-Blanc in June 2025, before finishing fourth at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in September later that year.
She had recently been competing semi-professionally with ASICS Trail, who mourned her loss on Sunday, September 20.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of Ida Amelie Robsahm,” the organization shared via Instagram. “Ida was a remarkable athlete and teammate. Her warmth and kindhearted nature touched many of us at ASICS and the running community. Our hearts are with Ida’s family, friends, teammates and all who knew and loved her. She will be missed dearly.”
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Members of the running community offered their memories and condolences in the comments section.
The parents of Arizona State University hockey player Matthew Mayich are speaking out after their son collapsed, leaving him with “zero chance of recovery” following a controversial outdoor workout last month. “We’ve been told there was a workout scheduled for early [that day], and I guess it was hot, and the conditions weren’t good for […]
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“The sweetest and kindest person I’ve ever met! I feel so lucky to have met her ❤️,” runner Makena Morley wrote.
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Swedish runner Anna Carlsson said, “Such a talented and beautiful person. She was a true star ⭐️.”
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When she wasn’t running, Robsahm was a chemistry teacher at Foss Upper Secondary School in Oslo.
Students at the school were informed of Robsahm’s death on Monday, September 21, according to Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. The school’s flags were flown at half-mast in remembrance of her.
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