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Relation Fascination Sometimes a bold headline grabs your attention, and while it’s surprising at first, it makes more and more sense, the more you think about it: “Marilyn Monroe and Sydney Sweeney are Related.” According to MyHeritage, the blonde bombshell actresses are ninth cousins, once removed. They share a mutual ancestor, Ezra Perry, who was an English settler in Sandwich, Massachusetts in the 1600s. Comparisons between Monroe and Sweeney have often been made casually, especially when Sweeney arrived at the premiere of her movie The Housemaid (on Crave) wearing a white dress that resembled one of Monroe’s classic looks. A director at MyHeritage indicated that with so many fans drawing parallels, it inspired the organization to dig deeply: “uncovering their shared branch was incredible.” Sweeney, of course, gained fame through two HBO series – EUPHORIA and THE WHITE LOTUS – both of which are on Crave as well.

Light Bright “I did have to gently wipe away a tear, so my wife didn’t make fun of me.” Those words come from Kyle Chandler, who played Hal Jordan in HBO’s LANTERNS, after he watched the finale this week (the entire season is on Crave now). Chandler and Aaron Pierre, who played John Stewart, held a joint media session mere hours after the finale aired, which is rare, but it speaks to how strongly both of them feel about the project. To read all the fascinating things they had to say,  check out this story written by TV critic Bill Harris for The Lede. As Pierre put it, “no matter what happens next, this is one of the proudest moments of my career.” By the way, for fans of U.S. college football, there was a surprise cameo in the LANTERNS finale, as Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule played himself, scouting talent at a high school game. Asked about his acting debut, Rhule joked, “I don’t know that I will be taking my talents to Broadway any time soon.”