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| Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' tops album chart for 7th week | Pop music star Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a seventh week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Summer Walker's Finally Over It, followed by Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, NF's Fear at No. 4 and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are 5 Seconds of Summer's Everyone's a Star at No. 6, Olivia Dean's The Art of Loving at No. 7, Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend at No. 8, SZA's SOS at No. 9 and Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 10. |
| Duffer Brothers cast their real drama teacher in 'Stranger Things 5' | Stranger Things co-creator Ross Duffer said he and his brother Matt cast their real high school drama teacher in Season 5. "Miss Harris is played by Hope Hynes Love. She was our high school drama teacher. High school was rough for me and my brother," Ross wrote on Instagram Friday. "But Hope saw something in us we didn't see in ourselves -- and she helped give us the confidence to not only survive those four years, but to move to LA and chase our dreams. Shoutout to all the teachers out there making a difference. And please... let's prioritize the arts in schools." Part 1 of the fifth and final season of the iconic sci-fi series premiered on Netflix Wednesday. Part 2 is set to debut on Dec. 25 and the finale will be available on Dec. 31. |
| Jimmy Fallon, Carter Faith team up for 'Ugly Sweater' holiday song | Comedian Jimmy Fallon and country music star Carter Faith have teamed up for a hilarious music video for their new "Ugly Sweater" holiday song. Fallon plays a lonely guy who decides at the last minute to go to a Christmas party and dons a festively decorated sweater for the occasion. Although everyone at the event is more elegantly dressed, he catches the eye of a beautiful woman. "I was the only one in an ugly sweater, red in the face, it don't get better," Fallon sings. "Pretty clear I'm no trendsetter. I'm the only one in a ugly sweater." Faith then joins in: "You walked in and my heart just stopped. Like everything paused and the music dropped. I don't even know if I've ever seen such a thing. Had more colors than a box of crayons. |
| 'Dragon,' 'House of Usher' actress Ruth Codd undergoes 2nd amputation | Irish actress and TikTok star Ruth Codd announced she has had her second leg amputated below the knee. Codd, 29, is known for her roles in the live-action movie, How to Train Your Dragon, and TV shows Irish Blood, Celebrity Traitors, Midnight Club and Fall of the House of Usher. She offered an update on her health this week, explaining in a post called "No legs who dis?" that she was back at her parents' home, making TikTok content, but confined to the first floor because she can no longer make it up the stairs. In a separate video posted before the operation, she explained to a tattoo artist that she had to have the surgery because she damaged her left leg by overcompensating for the injury to her right, using crutches for eight years. |
| Famous birthdays for Nov. 29: Laura Marano, Gemma Chan | Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include: -- Writer Louisa May Alcott in 1832 -- Chinese Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi in 1835 -- Engineer John Fleming in 1849 -- Writer C.S. |