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On a recent afternoon at The New York Times’s studio kitchen, the actors Finn Wolfhard and Natalia Dyer, who play siblings on Netflix’s megahit horror series “Stranger Things,” surveyed a smorgasbord of unconventional pizza toppings.
“Wow, that’s a spread,” said Mr. Wolfhard, taking in the potato wedges, shrimp, Eggo waffles — a nod to the telekinetic teen Eleven’s favorite food on the show — and other “Stranger Things”-themed accouterments.
“Oh my God,” said Ms. Dyer, her eyes widening as she saw the tray of purple octopus tentacles.
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