Meg Dowell

Meg Dowell

Meg Dowell is the Site Expert at Culturess, a FanSided contributor, Star Wars enthusiast, and professional journalist. She hosts Now This Is Lit: A Star Wars Books Podcast, where she interviews publishing professionals and facilitates book discussions. Meg also writes for Star Wars Insider and Dork Side of the Force. She can be reached at megdowell21@gmail.com. Meg has conducted dozens of interviews with authors, editors, audiobook narrators, and more. She has served as a Senior Editor for multiple online media companies and the Managing Editor of several online publications. She earned her Master of Science in Health Communications from Boston University and specializes in covering TV, Movies, Books, and Music.

 Ironheart. Courtesy of Marvel Television

Ironheart's release schedule proves it could be the end of an era

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(L-R): Ironheart/Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) and Xavier (Matthew Elam) in Marvel Television's IRONHEART, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Jalen Marlowe. © 2025 MARVEL. All Rights Reserved.

Ironheart is half a story with familiar, welcome potential

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Parker Robinson/The Hood (Anthony Ramos) in Marvel Television's IRONHEART, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Jalen Marlowe. © 2025 MARVEL. All Rights Reserved.

MCU TV is still worth watching -- even at its worst

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Joe McGillicuddy (Alden Ehrenreich) in Marvel Television's IRONHEART, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel. © 2025 MARVEL. All Rights Reserved.

The end of the MCU's Phase 5 has begun

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ALIEN BONDS – Elio (voice of Yonas Kibreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, eccentric alien lifeforms, including Glordon (voice of Remy Edgerly), a tender-hearted princeling. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar’s “Elio” releases in theaters June 20, 2025. © 2025 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Elio's mixed reviews are a worrying sign of Pixar's future

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The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Presents An Evening With Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything drops on Hulu this Monday

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67th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals

Why Taylor Swift's 'Teardrops on My Guitar' still hits hard almost 20 years later

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Taylor Swift, the queen of bridges

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Carousel by Jennifer Renson. Cover by Damonza

Jennifer Renson's Carousel is a haunting, rewarding love story

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THE PAPER -- "Pilot" Episode -- Pictured: (l-r) Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmeralda, Oscar Nunez as Oscar, Domhnall Gleeson as Ned, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Adelola — (Photo by: Aaron Epstein/PEACOCK)

Give me The Paper series immediately

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67th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals

Taylor Swift's debut (Taylor's Version) will be her most interesting re-recording yet

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THE OWL HOUSE - "Sense and Insensitivity" - When King becomes a bestselling author, he learns a valuable lesson in reading the fine print. This episode of "The Owl House" airs Saturday, July 11 (8:43-9:05 P.M. EDT) on Disney Channel. (Disney Channel)
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Why more representation on screen still matters

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HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER - "The Reckoning" - Annalise's disappearance leads to panic and paranoia as Michaela and Connor consider taking a deal in their cases. All the while anxious, everyone mourns Asher's death as Gabriel holds on to key details about his murder on "How to Get Away with Murder" THURSDAY, APRIL 9 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Ali Goldstein) VIOLA DAVIS

Movies and TV still have a bi representation problem

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About Time - World Premiere

It's about time you watched About Time

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Crazy Rich Asians, Warner Bros. Pictures

Let's officially divorce the third-act breakup

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67th GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals

Swifties are finally able to stream Taylor Swift's old albums guilt-free

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