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Taylor Swift fans are known to give their fur babies monikers inspired by the pop star — and there was a recent spike in this Swiftie tradition ahead of the release of her double album “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.Besides the name Taylor itself, her song and album titles like Karma, Red and Midnight made the Top 10 list, as well as Travis and Kelce, in honor of her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend, according to user data compiled by pet insurance marketplace Pawlicy Advisor.“I had searched Taylor-themed girl names and wasn’t getting anything I just loved, then it hit me — ‘Poet’ would be perfect,” said Bridget Colbert, who picked up her Mini Australian Labradoodle on April 10.The mom of four daughters said their family’s new addition will help them get over not being able to attend the songstress’ current concert tour.“Being able to afford that many attending the Eras Tour isn’t an option, the next best thing was a sweet pup,” Colbert, 40, who lives in Elizabeth City, NC, told The Post.Heather Argrave got a new kitten on April 14 and named her “Willow,” after the lead single from Swift’s 2020 album “Evermore.”The Prairieville, LA resident works as a nurse in the emergency department of a veterinary teaching hospital, and the short hair Calico was brought in because of the kindness of a stranger.“We receive what’s called ‘Good Samaritan’ animals. These are strays that people take the time to stop and pick up and bring to us for medical care,” said Argrave, 39.“Willow came in covered in fleas and she was tied in a grocery bag and dumped.

Katcy Stephan 30 years after the release of “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” the cult classic from director Stephan Elliott is getting a sequel. Original trio of stars Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will return to their roles for the new film.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is getting a sequel 30 years later!

Netflix have teased a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming fourth series of The Witcher. It also confirmed that its fifth season would be its last.

William Earl administrator Indie horror hit “Late Night With the Devil” follows the real-time Halloween episode of a fictional ’70s talk show, which quickly descends into madness. The film’s writers and directors, Australian brothers Cameron and Colin Cairne, were inspired by the sense of excitement and danger from the after-hours talk shows of their youth. “Those late-night shows were very exciting for us as young boys,” Cameron Cairne says.

CBS has canceled CSI: Vegas after three seasons and So Help Me Todd after two. The news is not surprising as Deadline revealed earlier this week that both dramas were heavily on the bubble and in grave danger.

EXCLUSIVE: Stephan Elliott, who directed the celebrated cult classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, tells this column that a sequel “is happening” and that the original movie’s stars Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving are back “on board” 30 years after the film’s initial release.

Katcy Stephan Jeff Boone has joined Fremantle‘s North American team as its new VP of scripted development. In this role, Boone will be responsible for developing new series for its pipeline and play an active role within Fremantle’s global scripted network. Boone will report to Fremantle’s EVP of Scripted Programming, Jenni Sherwood.

EXCLUSIVE: US-Bangladeshi action movie MR-9: Do or Die, starring ABM Sumon, Michael Jai White and Frank Grillo, has been picked up by Quiver Distribution for a North American VOD/digital release this month.

Rafael Nadal has lost at the Barcelona Open. The tourment marked Nadal’s return to professional tennis since he experienced an injury in January, which has left him unable to play in the professional tournaments that have occurred over the past months. Pau Gasol praises Nadal and Alcaraz Netflix matchCoco Gauff talks about playing with Rafa NadalNadal’s presence at the Barcelona Open lasted two matches.

Former Love Island contestant Aaron Waters has shocked fans on social media after the 26 year old revealed he was rushed to hospital for an X-ray after a painful injury.The reality TV star posted an close-up image of an X-Ray monitor on Instagram as doctors tried to get to the bottom of his injury. Although he didn't disclose what actually happened, Adam captioned the picture: "A fractured rib ain't what I need rn.." He also included a sarcastic face plant emoji. Aaron caused quite the stir when he arrived in the South African Love Island villa last year.

“Bluey” is ending after its supersized Season Three finale were unfounded.A show spokesperson “double-confirmed” to the Australian Broadcasting Company that the popular animated series has “no plans to end the show,” according to the “Today” Show. While fans wait to see what adventures are in store for Bluey, Bingo, Chilli, and Bandit in Season Four, they can catch ‘Bluey’s Big Play’ live on tour all year long.Best of all, tickets for the touring roadshow featuring all of your favorite characters are shockingly cheap.At the time of publication, our team found some seats going for as low as $8 before fees on Vivid Seats.Yes, really.While that price is a bit of an outlier, other shows have tickets starting anywhere from $26 to $370 before fees (to be fair, the show with $370 tickets is also an outlier).New York-based “Bluey” fans are in luck, too.On May 25-26, the show rolls into Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre for four (!) matinee shows that start at 11 a.m.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief James Warburton, MD and CEO of Seven West Media, one of Australia’s largest media conglomerates, has resigned following a series of scandals. He was scheduled to depart the company in December, but now exits with immediate effect following a board meeting on Thursday. In a filing to the Australian Stock Exchange, Seven West said that Jeff Howard, currently its chief finance officer, will take over as MD and CEO with effect from Friday.

The 2024 Formula 1 race season is heating up!

Third in a series on broadcast network series renewals. CBS will have some painful cancellation decisions to make this spring. With three new drama series, NCIS: Origins, Matlock and Watson, on tap for next season, S.W.A.T. surprisingly uncanceled and the Australian NCIS: Sydney, originally only intended as a temporary replacement during the strike, also renewed for 2024-25, the network will have to do some slate purging to make room for the additions.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pine, who famously played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek reboot, is set to narrate Space: The New Frontier, a documentary made for IMAX, Giant Screen and specialty theatres by Definition Studios Australia in association with K2 Studios. 

Seal has shared a new alternate version of his hit song ‘Kiss From A Rose’ from the new 30th anniversary reissue of ‘Seal’.‘Kiss From A Rose’ was originally released in 1994 and then re-released the following year as part of the ‘Batman Forever film soundtrack’, helping it top the charts in the United States and Australia.The track earned the Number One spot on the UK Charts as well as on the Billboard US Mainstream Top 40, US Adult Top 40, US Adult Contemporary and the Hot 100. It also reached the Top 10 in various countries, including Canada, France, Iceland and Norway.

Bluey forced fans to question whether the pup’s mother broke the law.Many viewers questioned whether the beloved Blue Heeler’s mom, Chili, may have broken a real life road rule in the season three finale.In the 28-minute episode of the cartoon, Chili and the kids all hop into the car to take a drive to find Bluey’s godmother.While the four youngest pups rode in the back, seven-year-old Bluey sat in the front passenger seat next to his mom.Queensland Transport in Australia shared an image from the show to social media and asked their followers whether it was legal to drive with a young child in the passenger seat.“You know your road rules, and now’s your chance to prove it,” the post read.“Chilli has three children in the back seat and seated her seven-year-old, Bluey, in the front seat.

Coronation Street actor Ciarán Griffiths has tied the knot in secret and shared a sweet snap from the special day.

Coronation Street star Ciaran Griffiths has tied the knot with his girlfriend in an Australian ceremony and shared a glimpse of the special day with a lovely photo. The actor, who played Damon Hay on the ITV soap, updated his social media profile with a stunning new picture that shows the newlyweds blissfully posing on a boat with the iconic Sydney Opera House in the background. In the picture, Ciaran wears a pale blue blazer with a white shirt and navy trousers, while his stunning bride donned a beautiful lace gown.

Married At First Sight Australia stars Eden Harper and Jayden Eynaud have announced they've ended their relationship after eight months together.The pair met on the eleventh series of the reality TV show last year and stayed together long after filming wrapped up. Eden, 28, has now announced her split from Jayden, 26, in a statement shared to Instagram. She sadly said they'd ended their romance shortly before the series had finished airing, but insisted she will "never regret" taking part in the experiment.

Singer Olly Murs and wife, Amelia Tank have welcomed a beautiful bouncing bundle of joy on Wednesday, 17 April and have revealed her sweet name as Madison, delighting fans with the perfect name choice. The 'courageous' name, according to Mummypages, is a popular English name but is also widely used in Australia, America and Ireland. Derived from "son of Matthew" or "Matthew's son", the name also means 'strength in battle' from the Old High German maht (strength) and hiltja (battle).

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has axed its splashy version of U.S. survival format Alone after one season.

Coronation Street's Ciaran Griffiths has seemingly married his partner and confirmed the news by sharing a photo on social media. The 41-year-old actor, known for his role as Damon Hay, posted a picture of him posing with his new wife on a boat in front of the Sydney Opera House.

Michelle Keegan has been flooded with praise and support as she shared an update about her hit series Fool Me Once after returning to the UK. The actress has spent a number of weeks down under as she headed to Australia to film her next TV project.

An SNP MP has called for a ban on high street tanning salons to help reduce the number of Scots at risk from skin cancer.

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McDonald's is set to launch a new menu on Wednesday (April 17), featuring a twist on the classic Big Mac. The fast food giant will introduce the changes tomorrow, bringing back some old favourites and introducing exciting new options.

video from a recent show where he was joined by Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic.Things got off to a frosty start for Milinkovic – who was the opening act – with an American man in the audience brutally heckling him with barbs like, “I wish you had some talent” and “say something funny mate.”Milinkovic returned serve in witty fashion, asking, “Is property not enough for you that you have to come and ruin my night?”Relations deteriorated further when 22-year-old Pavey hit the stage, with the funny man not holding back after witnessing the audience member’s treatment of his support act.“How does the oldest c–t here have the lowest IQ?” Pavey said to roars of laughter. “That is so f–king rude, man.”The unidentified audience goer didn’t stop his tirade there, yelling out, “I’m still waiting to laugh.”Pavey responded, “Ah, an American being an entitled c–t, what a shocker.”Later, while Pavey was chatting to other members of the crowd, the man got up from his seat and went to leave, which Pavey clocked.“Sorry, I’m trying to listen but we have a dementia patient in the room,” Pavey said.As the ticket holder grabbed his things and exited by walking directly in front of the stage, he had some parting words for Pavey.“I wish you were funny, mate,” he said, to which Pavey responded, “I wish you weren’t a c**t but we can’t all have what we want.”The man then directed his middle finger at Pavey before exiting stage left.

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit SC Films International has acquired world rights to Australian comedy The Way, My Way and will launch sales at the upcoming Cannes market. 

Australian producers are “at risk” of becoming “slaves” to international streamers, a top industry body has warned, as the debate around regulation heats up in the country.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok inked a partnership with ticketing provider AXS to let users of the popular video app discover and buy tickets to live events. The feature is going live initially in the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Australia, with additional markets to follow at an undetermined date. Now, any certified artist on TikTok can use the in-app ticketing feature to promote their AXS live dates, according to the company.

Hollow Knight: Silksong hopefuls have been waiting years for the game to launch, and after seeing it get rated in Australia, they may not have to wait much longer.A sequel to the beloved indie game Hollow Knight, Silksong was announced February 14, 2019. Since then it’s faced some delays and we still don’t have a fixed launch date. That’s why news of its rating in Australia, shared on Reddit, is important to fans of the series.It was classified April 2 and rated PG for mild violence.

Pokémon Go when their pleas to have their remote base added as a Pokéstop were answered by Niantic.Raimon Hennessy and Pete Rizzo both work at Davis Research Station, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic station. They discovered their love for Pokémon Go when Hennessy’s partner Alexandra successfully asked Niantic via Reddit to add the station to the game.Speaking to The Independent, Hennessey said, “My partner had asked a question on the official Reddit page – it was more of a shock when I found out our Doc, Rizzo, had requested a Pokestop too!”While Hennessey has been playing Pokémon Go since its launch in 2016, Rizzo is much more new to the game, and discovered it through his son.

Back in April 2014, Kate Middleton hit Manly Beach in Australia wearing a stunning white broderie anglaise midi dress from Zimmerman, and every year we’re reminded that it may just be the perfect spring dress. Although Kate’s exact one has long since sold out there have been plenty of other versions to hit retailers since, but this year Marks and Spencer may have just brought out the best one yet.

Queen Elizabeth II was here for the drama! It turns out Her Majesty “loved when things went wrong” because it made her life more spicy! Seriously!