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Megan McLachlan

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After two drinks, I start licking faces. Co-founder of @thecontending. Member: @criticschoice @pghfilmcritics @rottentomatoes

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Megan McLachlan’s Biography

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Freelance writer and editor that specializes in entertainment, social media, movies, and television. Has been published in The Washington Post, The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Thrillist, Paste, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Emmy expert" on Metacritic.

Contributes to Awards Daily TV, which covers television and the Emmys, and can be heard on the weekly Water Cooler Podcast which discusses everything from new shows to predicting awards nominations. Featured on Philadelphia's NPR about hate…

Megan McLachlan’s Journalist Portfolio

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Penelope Cruz Calls 'American Crime Story' Role Her 'Personal Homage to Donatella and Gianni'

Penelope Cruz Calls 'American Crime Story' Role Her 'Personal Homage to Donatella and Gianni'

Academy Award-winning actress Penelope Cruz speaks to Awards Daily about being intimidated by 'American Crime…

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I Was Rejected From Being an Organ Donor for Being 'Too Emotional'

I Was Rejected From Being an Organ Donor for Being 'Too Emotional'

There was a time when the Academy Award nominations completely wrecked me. As a kid in the '90s, I watched as…

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1 Theory About the Big Mystery in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

1 Theory About the Big Mystery in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a frontrunner at the Oscars this year for many reasons. The film…

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Why I turned to trampolining as an adult - with a guide to Pittsburgh trampoline parks

Why I turned to trampolining as an adult - with a guide to Pittsburgh trampoline parks

Photo courtesy of Sky Zone. I never liked trampolines as a kid. I wasn't that flexible and couldn't do flips,…

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Perspective | How my mother used pop culture to teach me about sex

Perspective | How my mother used pop culture to teach me about sex

I first heard the rumors at school. "If you look closely at the cover, you'll see something bad," one of my c…

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Perspective | How my mother used pop culture to teach me about sex

Perspective | How my mother used pop culture to teach me about sex

I first heard the rumors at school. "If you look closely at the cover, you'll see something bad," one of my c…

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Actress Sean Young Among Jury at the 2026 River Valley Film Festival

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By Megan McLachlan
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Williamsport, PA – Once again the River Valley Film Festival will open its festival weekend with its Red Carpet Friday event. Closing down West Fourth Street in downtown Williamsport next to their weekend host, the AMC Classic Williamsport 11. The street festival will feature live music, local vendors, and the star-studded jurors and panelists on the red carpet for interviews and photo opportunities.
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[VIDEO]’The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle’ Documentary Filmmakers Reveal How Their Titular Character Ended Up in Natalia Grace’s Apartment

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By Megan McLachlan
| The Contending Verified
The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle documentary filmmakers discuss how this crazy story came to them and their hopes for Season 2.
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Are We at the End of TV’s Golden Age of Non-Toxic Masculinity?

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By Megan McLachlan
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With The Bear ending and Ted Lasso taking on a new team (of women!), are we ready for a new era of male TV show characters? Six years ago when Ted Lasso premiered, it was the little show that could. With so many people stuck at home, the eventual 2021 and 2022 Outstanding Comedy Series winner got us through COVID, putting Apple TV on the awards map and garnering the streamer’s first series Emmy win.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes and I collect them

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Stephen Colbert

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter. It's the most immediate and up-to-date.