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Madonna Says Using AI Is the ‘Opposite of Making Art’
Madonna condemned artificial intelligence and algorithmic metrics in a Vogue Italia interview, calling them 'the opposite of making art' and lamenting how follower counts have displaced genuine artist
Wilde Shot 'The Invite' in 21 Days, Rejected All
Olivia Wilde explains how she directed 'The Invite' in 21 days on a single San Francisco apartment set, rejected streaming offers for an A24 theatrical release, and credits her previous film's 38% Rot
Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Sputters Overseas With $30 Million, ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Limps to $1.9 Million Internationally
Warner Bros.' "Supergirl" collected just $30 million from 77 international markets to combine with a $38 million domestic debut for a $68 million worldwide opening against a $170 million production bu
'Memorizu' Review: Finding Intimacy in the Cellphone
Miiku Sakanishi's quietly affecting debut feature follows a father separated from his Tokyo family for 60 days on a remote Kyushu island, using voicemails, video messages, and phone snaps to argue tha
McQuiston Teases 'Red, White & Royal Wedding' Is
Casey McQuiston revealed at Prime Video's Obsessed Fest that 'Red, White & Royal Wedding' is 'a couple degrees spicier' than the 2023 original, with intimacy 'dialed up' and more scenes of Alex and Pr
Toy Story 5 Hits $585M Global; Supergirl Opens $68M
Toy Story 5 stayed atop the global box office in its second weekend with $159.1M, pushing its worldwide cume to $585M, while DC's Supergirl bombed in 77 overseas markets and Universal's Minions & Mons
Variety Launches First Official Oscar Best Picture
Variety launches its first official Oscar best picture charts with a first-half-of-2026 assessment, framing the awards race around billion-dollar hit 'Michael' and A24's 'The Invite' and asking whethe
‘Michael’ Surpasses ‘Oppenheimer’ as Highest-Grossing Biopic With $977 Million Worldwide
The Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" has grossed $977 million worldwide, surpassing Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" ($975M) as the highest-grossing biopic of all time, though critics noted the film
How to Watch the 2026 BET Awards Online Without Cable
The 2026 BET Awards air Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. EST on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by comedian Druski, with Cardi B leading nominations and 25 artists performing.
Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Stumbles With $38 Million Debut, ‘Toy Story 5’ Remains No. 1 With $70 Million
Warner Bros.' $170 million 'Supergirl' debuted to a soft $38 million domestically and $68 million globally, well below expectations, while Disney/Pixar's 'Toy Story 5' held the top spot with $70 milli
Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Gala Was the Last Great Music-Industry Party
Clive Davis, who threw the music industry's most exclusive annual party for half a century, has died at 94, and with him goes an era of A&R-driven gatekeeping the industry may no longer be built to su
Ad-Free Streaming Plans Now Cost Over Double Original
Major streaming services have systematically introduced ad-supported tiers and raised ad-free prices, pushing nearly half of US subscribers on ad-optional services to accept commercials as the cost of
Bill Maher Wins Mark Twain Prize as Kennedy Center
Bill Maher will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday at the Kennedy Center, capping a turbulent year in which President Trump fired the venue's leadership, renamed the building, a
The rise of the epic domestic novel
A literary essay argues the domestic novel is enjoying a renaissance, with recent works from Miranda July, Lucy Ellmann, Vincenzo Latronico, and others transforming home-based fiction into ambitious,
Five Animated Movies That Grow Up With You
The Atlantic's editors and writers share five animated films spanning Studio Ghibli, Pixar, and Wes Anderson that have stayed with them into adulthood, each anchored to a personal moment of anxiety, p
Bad Bunny Stages Largest UK Concert by a Latin
Bad Bunny staged the largest concert ever held in Britain by a Latin-American artist, performing a split-format show whose between-song Spanish monologues and US tour skip over ICE fears underscore th
Psychiatrist Explains 'Cinematic Neurosis' — When
King's College London psychiatrist Carmine M Pariante revisits the childhood werewolf film that left him terrified for decades, framing his experience through the clinical lens of 'cinematic neurosis'
Eddie Marsan: James Brown helped me escape my
Eddie Marsan shares the personal stories behind his favorite songs, from a George Harrison hymn heard on a childhood caravan holiday to a James Brown track he credits with helping him overcome teenage
Millie Bobby Brown and Louis Partridge on belly laughs, sibling vibes and Enola Holmes
The cast and crew of Enola Holmes 3 discuss the upcoming Netflix film's darker tone, the easy off-screen chemistry between Millie Bobby Brown and Louis Partridge, and Brown's deep creative ownership a
White House Cancels Vanilla Ice's Freedom 250 Set
The White House abruptly canceled Vanilla Ice's Friday, June 26, 2026 performance at the Trump-backed Freedom 250 Great American State Fair on the National Mall, citing "inclement weather" — making hi
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