The Cleveland Cavaliers: Has This Young Team Finally Woke Up?

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you have a tendency to leave shopping to the very last second, you’re certainly not alone. While there’s still ample time to procure the perfect gift, if you do procrastinate this year, you’ve still got plenty of options that you can order and send instantly online — but will actually look like you didn’t wait until the day before the special day to think about.

John Brotherton has a new holiday movie coming out on Hallmark Channel!

Erin Cahill is starring in a new Hallmark Channel movie!

The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off a huge win against one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. The Orlando Magic are currently 14-7 and sit in third place in the east. With a top-three-rated defense, the Magic are not to be taken lightly, and the Cavs knew that.

Caution: spoilers aheadThe winner of the first season of Squid Game: The Challenge has revealed that they are yet to receive any of their $4.56million prize.READ MORE:‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ review: give this game show spin-off the green lightSeason one of the spin-off game show came to a dramatic conclusion in the final episode, which was released onto Netflix on Wednesday (December 6).Adapted from the hit Netflix K-drama Squid Game, the new game show saw 456 contestants whittled down to a final three: Phillip Cain, Mai Whelan and Samuel Wells, who were competing for the jackpot sum of $4.56m (£3.57m) – the biggest cash prize in TV history.Just like the K-drama, The Challenge saw the contestants compete in a number of simple children’s games, with multiple players being eliminted in each round.The climactic episode saw contestants Mai and Phillip progress to the final challenge, which saw them play Rock, Paper, Scissors for a chance to win the keys to the safe containing the massive jackpot.After winning the game and successfully opening the vault, Mai was crowned the show’s first-ever winner and recipient of the enormous cash prize.“Today just validates that anything is possible,” Vietnamese-born 55-year-old Mai Whelan said after winning. “Even when you feel down and afraid, you have to pick yourself up, be a strong person and focus.”In a new interview with The Times, Whelan has confirmed that she has not received a “cent” of her winnings.“I feel like Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire.

“Entrepreneurship and acting are very similar. Both require the same kind of energy,” Goop CEO and Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow told a crowd during a career retrospective this evening at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia. 

Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o are spending more time together!

It’s that time of the year again – IMDb has revealed the 10 biggest stars of the year, according to their website data!

Stephen Colbert is still recovering.

Christmas is fast approaching, so if you're keen to have a little reshuffle of the décor in your home, you're going to want to read on. Bright colours and neon lights are all the rage this year so we've had a deep dive to find our favourite Christmas themed décor for you- and much of it is in that style. There's everything from colourful tree toppers to eye-catching gift wrap, garlands and baubles.

There have been tons of film adaptations of Stephen King‘s work over the years, but there’s one early novel of the prolific writer that’s never made it to the big screen: 1979’s “The Long Walk.” Several filmmakers have eyed the book for a movie over the years, including George A. Romero and Frank Darabont.

Shane MacGowan, best known as the frontman of The Pogues, has died at the age of 65.The news was confirmed by his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, who said: “Shane will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life”.The Irish band were best known for the festive hit ‘Fairytale Of New York’ featuring Kirsty MacColl.MacGowan had been ill for some time and had been discharged from hospital last week, where he had been staying since June after being admitted to intensive care for an unspecified health issue. He was hospitalised in early December 2022 with encephalitis.This is a breaking news story, check back for more information.

Dancing With The Stars” is nearing the Season 32 finale, and Ariana Madix is pushing her way to the top. The “Vanderpump Rules” star has been fighting for high scores and fan votes all season long. However, she’s not using her personal tragedy to get ahead.Recently, Ariana Madix revealed that she has a huge rule involving her “Dancing With The Stars” routines.

Starfield has already vanished from many people’s collective consciousness, but Bethesda has begun defending the game from criticism in Steam reviews by replying to certain users.As spotted by YouTuber JuiceHead on X (formerly Twitter), Bethesda has started replying to Starfield reviews using the handles Bethesda_FalcoYamaoka and Bethesda_Kraken.In a reply to one review that criticised the number of loading screens in the game, a Bethesda developer wrote that “while there may be loading screens in between fast travelling, just consider the amount of data for the expansive gameplay that is procedurally generated to load flawlessly.”In a reply to another review, which called the game “wide as an ocean- shallow as a puddle”, the same developer wrote that “if you feel that things are getting boring, there is so much more to do than just the main mission! There are many side missions where you can learn more about the people and story of Starfield.”There’s currently no word from Bethesda as to why they’ve suddenly decided to reply to Steam reviews, however.Starfield launched in September of this year, releasing on the same day as the PS5 version of Baldur’s Gate 3, to fairly positive reviews. The game is currently sitting at 83 on Metacritic, with an 85 on Opencritic.NME’s own review of Starfield was positive, writing that “Starfield promises so much, but comes up short of perfection.

Black Friday? Don’t worry the Cyber Monday sales are streaming in and there’s one more chance to land your big deals on top-line home goods. And yes that applies to the ever-elusive Ninja Creami! The TikTok-loved brand, Stanley, is offering up to 25% off it’s sale items, including this darling thermos. Sadly, the Starbucks Stanleys aren’t included but we did find a whole heap of these hard-to-find red cups in a previous gift guide.

It’s not the holiday season without a peek at Kim Kardashian‘s decorations!

Vaping in Scotland is on the rise.

Alex Cook tipped the scales at a whopping 31st 11lb after the first two Covid lockdowns. But he decided to turn his life around.

Matthew Perry’s death on October 28. The “Friends” star was beloved by millions for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on the hit TV series. However, fans aren’t the only ones grieving the loss of the actor.

With the success of “Cobra Kai,” it’s clear there’s been a bit of a resurgence in interest with the ‘Karate Kid’ franchise. Well, Sony is ready to capitalize on that with a new entry in the film franchise, and the studio is ready to combine two of the biggest ‘Karate Kid’ stars to make it happen.