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Hocus Pocus 2,” but the kids who defeated them in the original 1993 cult classic didn’t return with them. The actors who played them just revealed why. At 90s Con in Hartford, Connecticut, original “Hocus Pocus” stars Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw and Jason Marsden appeared at a panel and discussed the absence of their characters.

Emily Longeretta It’s been 24 years since “Blast From the Past” hit theaters and star Alicia Silverstone is ready for a sequel with Oscar winner Brendan Fraser. During a “Clueless” reunion panel at ’90s Con, the actor answered a fan question about whether she’d ever revisit the film. “With Brendan? I would do anything with Brendan. It was so much fun,” Silverstone said during Sunday’s panel in Hartford, Connecticut. “I just saw Brendan after he won his Oscar and he’s so cute. He talked in his speech about how we all go through this really hard time and you have to grow and it’s part of life that you struggle and then look what happened to him! So yes, I’m happy to do that.”

It’s nostalgia overload!

Hartford’s baby brother! Pregnant Stassi Schroeder and husband Beau Clark have a son on the way.

Earlier this month, The CW proudly trumpeted how the 2023 LIV Golf League season will air in 100% of markets across the U.S. The 14-event schedule kicks off Friday at the El Camaleón Mayakoba Golf Course in Mexico, with the CW app streaming coverage on Fridays and linear CW broadcast picking up on Saturdays and Sundays.

Not over it! Kelly Ripa remembers exactly what husband Mark Consuelos said to her while she was giving birth.

Amanda Bynes, along with fellow former All That cast members Lori Beth Denberg, Danny Tamberelli and Kel Mitchell, will reunite at 90’s Con for the show’s largest reunion since the popular Nickelodeon series wrapped 18 years ago. It also marks Bynes’ first major public appearance since her conservatorship ended last year. Hosted by Thats4Entertainment, the convention runs March 17-19 in Hartford, CT.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 is coming to MTV and the network has revealed who will join the judging panel throughout the season to find “America’s Next Drag Superstar.”

Harry Watling says part of his primary objectives at Rangers will be to work on the club's defenders - and particularly the full-back's.

NASCAR legend Tony Stewart was still fuming Wednesday after the stock car racing organization determined the race team he co-owns manipulated the finish of last week’s race. Stewart-Haas racing is still appealing the $200,000 fine and ruling, but Stewart decided not to talk about the decision.  NASCAR said Tuesday a review of data and team communications showed that the race team manipulated the results of the Charlotte race, the final event of the Round of 12 in the playoffs. "I’m not going to talk about it," Stewart said Wednesday in Texas for his 13th Smoke Show racing fantasy camp, which raises money for Speedway Children’s Charities in the state.  Tony Stewart talks to other drivers prior to the SRX qualifying race at Sharon Speedway July 23, 2022, in Hartford, Ohio.  (Jason Miller/SRX/Getty Images) He’s set to go to the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals in Ennis, Texas, instead of this weekend’s NASCAR race in Las Vegas.

Richard Roat, a character actor with 130-plus credits spanning nearly a half-century who appeared in many of TV’s biggest shows including Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, Murphy Brown, Dallas, Hawaii Five-O and Happy Days, has died. He was 89.

Like mother, like daughter! Stassi Schroeder decided to shakeup her hairstyle — and the final result looked a little familiar.

@NC5 are sad to report that our longtime sports anchor and friend Mark Howard passed away at home early today,” Steve Laymen announced in a tweet Sunday. “Mark knew as much about sports in this market as anyone you’ll find and had a great sense of humor.

Roku announced today it is partnering with NBCUniversal Local to bring several NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel. Starting today, the channels will be available for users to access through the Roku Channel’s Live TV Guide, marking the first time that local news programming is accessible on the platform.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRoku is thinking local: In the streaming platform’s first local news programming pact, Roku is adding eight NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel — available to stream live for free.Through the partnership, NBCUniversal Local will bring local news channels from its owned-and-operated NBC stations in eight major U.S. markets — New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Hartford, Conn., and South Florida — to the Roku Channel.

Roku has teamed with NBCUniversal to offer eight local NBC stations as free offerings on its popular Roku Channel.

Sweet summertime! Stassi Schroeder, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more celebrity parents are taking full advantage of summer break — and jetting off on lavish family vacations.

On the outs. After Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark seemingly shaded Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright for missing their nuptials, it’s been confirmed that there is a rift between the two former Vanderpump Rules couples.

not running out to buy wipes or a new nursing bra. Why would you, when the angel that is your UPS delivery person can leave whatever you need on your doorstep within the next 48 hours? (Or much sooner, should you happen to live in a major metropolitan area.) There’s also no place like Amazon when your baby needs some maddeningly specific item, like a particular brand/shape of pacifier or bottle nipple that none of your local stores carry.I know because I’ve been there. When my babies were tiny, I clocked countless hours reading reviews of potentially sanity-saving baby items on Amazon while nursing and pumping at regular intervals throughout the day and night.

Che Bella! Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark got married in Rome, Italy, on Thursday, May 12, more than one year after exchanging vows in a backyard ceremony.

Italy is for lovers! Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark touched down in Rome ahead of their second wedding — and brought along some of their closest friends.

David Birney, an actor who found early success on Broadway before landing the co-starring role on "Bridget Loves Bernie," a 1972 sitcom that would be one of the most controversial TV shows of its era, died Friday of Alzheimer’s disease at his home in Santa Monica. He was 83.

David Birney, an actor who found early success on Broadway before landing the co-starring role on a 1972 sitcom, Bridget Loves Bernie, that would be one of the most controversial TV shows of its era, died of Alzheimer’s disease Friday, April 29, at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 83.