October 9, 2026

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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.”

Who Let The Dogs In? Woody Harrelson, of all people, has shared a bizarre fun fact about legendary actor Robert De Niro. Speaking with Interview magazine, Harrelson claimed that the 83-year-old De Niro has no fewer than 18 dogs. “We went over to his house here in New York, and nine dogs came to the door,” Harrelson said in amazement. “They’re these little dogs, and they get to do whatever they want. Thinking about Bob De Niro, you don’t think of him inside of this world with a zillion dogs.” Apparently De Niro has even admitted in the past that he has so many dogs, he doesn’t know all of their names, or some of them don’t even have names. Crave has several of De Niro’s classic tough-guy movies, including The Godfather, Part II, Taxi Driver, and Goodfellas, that perhaps need to be rewatched and reconsidered in light of this new information. Harrelson, meanwhile, forever will be remembered for the first season of HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE, also on Crave.

Every Vote Counts Elections are happening everywhere this fall, and with BOSTON BLUE returning for its second season tonight on CTV and Crave, co-creator Brandon Margolis teased a troublesome political adversary who will be familiar to fans of HBO’s THE GILDED AGE. While BOSTON BLUE continues to star Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green, castmate Ward Horton is stepping into a bigger role in Season 2 as cocky candidate Thad Longfellow, who is squaring off against incumbent Mae Silver, played by Gloria Reuben, in the race for Boston’s District Attorney. Margolis described Thad as “our favourite antagonist … he is willing to get down in the dirt, and poke, and prod, and try to expose secrets that might’ve been better left alone in order to win the election.” There must be something about Horton that screams “politician,” as he plays New York City Alderman Charles Fane in THE GILDED AGE, which returns for Season 4, Nov. 1 on Crave.

Look But Don’t Touch It’s safe to say that Sarah Jessica Parker’s closet is likely pretty full, right? And yet she does have some (fashion) lines that she won’t cross, admitting recently that while she possesses a full complement of Carrie Bradshaw’s stylish outfits from HBO’s SEX AND THE CITY, Parker never, ever wears them. “I have it. It’s an archive. But I never wear it. I never have,” Parker told People. She added that donning any of Carrie’s one-of-a-kind ensembles would feel too much like a costume, especially since they’ve all been seen on screen, and diehard fans of SEX AND THE CITY would recognize them instantly, and assuredly make their feelings known online. “There’s a huge separation between myself and Carrie Bradshaw,” Parker said. “It doesn’t seem applicable to my life.” Luckily, Carrie’s signature attire will never go away in SEX AND THE CITY and its continuation series, AND JUST LIKE THAT…, both of which are on Crave.

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