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Overcoming a major nationwide scandal is no easy task, especially considering the challenging post-COVID dining environment. However, if you didn’t stake your family’s $250,000 retirement fund on the business, things should eventually improve – though it seems that wasn’t the case for Schwartz and Sandy’s. This bar and restaurant, founded by the Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval, has announced its closure by the end of the year. The COVID pandemic and the aftermath of their scandal, known as Scandoval, were cited as contributing factors to the bar’s failure. “Making the decision to close was one of the hardest we’ve ever had to make,” Schwartz shared with People. “We wrestled with it for a long time because we genuinely believe the bar still has potential. Unfortunately, the current business climate is tough, and recovering from the negativity post-scandal wasn’t easy. The reduced profit margins post-COVID made it even more difficult to bounce back. There’s little room for error in the restaurant/bar industry.” Schwartz and Sandy’s opened in November 2022 with support from Lisa Vanderpump and the success of their first bar, TomTom.

In the climactic scenes of “Wicked: Part One“, Cynthia Erivo’s character Elphaba reaches a peak moment, both musically and thematically, as she defiantly sings “Defying Gravity” while floating on her levitating broomstick. This spectacle is breathtaking, yet leaves viewers slightly bewildered due to the inconsistent physics of her flying broom. We don’t ask for absolute realism in a story about magic, but a touch of logic would be appreciated to better grasp the magical workings of Oz as depicted in Jon M. Chu’s direction.

Originally compiled in 2017 for Vulture’s “Witch Week,” this list has been expanded with additional films like “Wicked.” For television witches, take a look at the following ranking of our favorites.

The series titled “Yellowjackets” centers around a high school girls’ soccer team who find themselves in survival mode after a plane crash, even resorting to acts of cannibalism. While the show has displayed some gruesome instances of this behavior, such as the consumption of the character Jackie Taylor (Ella Purnell) in season two, it appears that the writers are setting boundaries on how extreme they’re comfortable depicting these acts, as discussed during a panel at this year’s Vulture Festival.