Brendan Morrow

Staff Writer

Brendan is a staff writer at The Week. A graduate of Hofstra University with a degree in journalism, he also writes about horror films for Bloody Disgusting and has previously contributed to The Cheat Sheet, Heavy, WhatCulture, and more. He lives in New York City surrounded by Star Wars posters.

Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, and Evangeline Lilly in Lost

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 30, 2023

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Briefing

TV to watch in June

Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, and Lily Gladstone attend the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

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Briefing

The buzziest films from Cannes 2023

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 26, 2023

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'sorry to disappoint'

Celine Dion cancels tour after neurological disorder diagnosis

Jonah Hauer-King and Halle Bailey in "The Little Mermaid"

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Briefing

'The Little Mermaid' remake's biggest changes to the original

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 25, 2023

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Briefing

The latest on Netflix's password-sharing crackdown

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 24, 2023

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 23, 2023

Sam Levinson, Lily-Rose Depp, and Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye

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tough crowd

HBO's 'The Idol' is 'sexist' and The Weeknd is 'a terrible actor,' critics say

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 22, 2023

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keep on fighting

Foo Fighters reveal Taylor Hawkins' successor on drums

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 19, 2023

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Disney minus

Disney+ and Hulu to remove content in cost-cutting measure

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Briefing

Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel's 'Fast & Furious' feud

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 18, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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link's awakening

'Tears of the Kingdom' becomes fastest-selling 'Zelda' game

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 17, 2023

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In review

Michael J. Fox doesn't want your pity

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 16, 2023

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Briefing

The next James Bond: Everything we know

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 15, 2023

Christopher Reeve's Superman costume on display at Christie's auction house

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Briefing

The next Superman: What we know so far

Mandy Patinkin on a writers strike picket line

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Briefing

2023 writers strike: Stars who have joined the picket lines

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Behind the scenes

Beetlejuice 2: The long road to a long-awaited sequel

Writers demonstrating outside Netflix's offices in California

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Briefing

2023 writers strike: Every film and TV show impacted

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 12, 2023

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dear reader

Book at center of Taylor Swift fan theory is actually about BTS

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 11, 2023

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one app is better than two?

Disney+ will get Hulu content to create 'one-app experience'

Shakira and Tom Cruise at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 10, 2023

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gutted

Marilyn Manson faces setback in Evan Rachel Wood defamation case

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Briefing

Why Taylor Swift keeps releasing all those re-recorded albums

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 9, 2023

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: May 8, 2023