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South Park delays episode for second time in 28 years
Just hours before its scheduled airtime, South Park announced a rare production delay, pushing back Episode 5 of…
- South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced a rare production delay, pushing Episode 5 of Season 27 from September 17 to September 24, marking only the second missed deadline in the show's 28-year history
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- The delay comes just one week after Comedy Central pulled reruns of a South Park episode that had mocked conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University on September 10
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- Some MAGA supporters blamed South Park for contributing to hostility toward Kirk after the show's August 6 episode featured Eric Cartman mimicking Kirk's debate style on college campuses
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- Season 27 has shifted to a bi-weekly release schedule to allow more production time for its politically charged content, particularly its ongoing satirical coverage of President Donald Trump
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- The show will continue its bi-weekly schedule through December 10, with Parker and Stone taking full responsibility for the delay, stating "Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don't get it done"
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Universal to release Kosinski’s Miami Vice reboot Aug. 2027
Universal Pictures Comcast Corporation has officially set an August 6, 2027 release date for Joseph Kosinski's highly anticipated…
- Universal Pictures has set August 6, 2027, as the release date for Joseph Kosinski's Miami Vice reboot, which will be filmed in IMAX format with casting underway and production beginning in 2026
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- Kosinski, fresh off directing the $620 million blockbuster F1 and billion-dollar hit Top Gun: Maverick, will explore the glamour and corruption of mid-1980s Miami, drawing inspiration from the pilot episode and first season of the iconic TV series
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- The film is produced by Dylan Clark (The Batman) and Kosinski, with a screenplay by Dan Gilroy and Eric Singer based on characters created by Anthony Yerkovich, who executive produced the original series with Michael Mann
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- This marks the second big-screen adaptation of Miami Vice following Mann's 2006 film starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, which earned $165 million worldwide against a $135 million budget
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- The original NBC series starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas ran from 1984-1989, becoming a cultural phenomenon that influenced fashion, music, and filmmaking while earning four Emmy Awards
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Amazon, YouTube unveil AI tools for ad, video creation
Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. and YouTube Alphabet Inc. simultaneously launched groundbreaking artificial intelligence tools this week designed to democratize…
- Amazon launched an agentic AI tool in Creative Studio that acts as a conversational creative partner, allowing advertisers to produce professional-quality video and display ads in hours instead of weeks at no additional cost
searchengineland+1. - The Amazon tool leverages retail insights and shopper signals to generate campaign concepts, scripts, storyboards, visuals, animations, music, and voiceovers, with campaigns running across Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display, Amazon DSP, and Brand Stores
searchengineland+1. - YouTube simultaneously unveiled AI-powered creation tools including Veo 3 Fast, a custom version of Google DeepMind's video generation model that creates video clips with sound from text prompts for free in YouTube Shorts
nbcnews+2. - YouTube's new Ask Studio tool serves as an AI creative assistant providing personalized strategic insights about video performance and audience behavior, while new features allow creators to transform photos into videos and convert dialogue into songs
nbcnews+1. - Early beta testing shows promising results, with Nestle Health Science reporting the Amazon tool reveals previously unconsidered insights, while both platforms emphasize transparency through AI content labeling and creator control features
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Netflix to premiere Victoria Beckham docuseries Oct. 9
Netflix dropped the official trailer for "Victoria Beckham," a highly anticipated three-part docuseries set to premiere October 9,…
- Netflix released the trailer for Victoria Beckham's three-part docuseries on September 17, with the series premiering October 9, featuring the former Spice Girl breaking down in tears while discussing her fashion brand being "millions in the red"
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- The documentary, directed by Nadia Hallgren (Michelle Obama's "Becoming") and produced by the team behind David Beckham's Emmy-winning series, follows Victoria's transformation from pop star to fashion designer as she prepares for her most ambitious Paris Fashion Week show
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- Victoria addresses her public image directly in the trailer, confronting the "miserable cow" perception while revealing her struggles for acceptance in fashion after the Spice Girls disbanded
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- The series features commentary from fashion industry leaders including Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Roland Mouret, and Eva Longoria, alongside intimate family moments with David Beckham who convinced Victoria to participate
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- The documentary promises unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Victoria's business operations and creative process, with never-before-seen archival footage chronicling her journey from modifying school uniforms to building her fashion empire
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‘Wednesday’ Season 2 cracks Netflix’s top 10 all-time list
Netflix's "Wednesday" Season 2 has achieved a historic milestone by claiming the 10th spot on the platform's all-time…
- Netflix's "Wednesday" Season 2 has claimed the 10th spot on the platform's all-time most popular English-language TV shows list with 94.5 million views, displacing "Stranger Things" Season 3 from the rankings
variety+1. - The Jenna Ortega-led series now holds both the number one position with Season 1's record-breaking 252 million views and the newly-captured 10th spot, making it the only show to occupy two spots in the top 10
variety+1. - Despite this milestone, "Wednesday" Season 2 took second place in weekly viewership with 15 million views, behind the Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford boxing match which garnered 17.7 million views
variety+1. - Netflix's split-season strategy showed mixed results, with Part 1 achieving 50 million views in five days but Part 2 experiencing a 43.6% decline to 28.2 million views in the same period
variety+1. - The series broke another record during Part 1's release by becoming the English-language title ranked number one in the most countries—91 nations—demonstrating its massive global appeal
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Disney, Universal, Warner Bros sue Chinese AI firm MiniMax
Disney The Walt Disney Company, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery filed a joint lawsuit Tuesday against Chinese…
- Disney, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery filed a joint federal lawsuit against Chinese AI firm MiniMax, alleging "willful and brazen" copyright infringement on a massive scale
yahoo+1. - The lawsuit marks the first time major Hollywood studios have targeted a Chinese AI company, accusing MiniMax of using copyrighted characters like Spider-Man, Batman, and Minions without permission to train its Hailuo AI service
yahoo+2. - MiniMax markets its platform as a "Hollywood studio in your pocket," allowing users to generate downloadable images and videos featuring iconic characters with simple text prompts
indianexpress+1. - The timing creates challenges for MiniMax, which filed confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO targeting a valuation over $4 billion and hoping to raise up to $637 million before year-end
finance.yahoo+1. - The studios seek up to $150,000 per infringed work in damages and a permanent injunction, following similar legal action against California-based AI firm Midjourney earlier this year
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KAWS becomes UNIQLO’s first Artist in Residence
The Artist in Residence position represents a comprehensive creative role that will see KAWS introducing new collaborators, proposing…
- Uniqlo has appointed contemporary artist KAWS as its first Artist in Residence, expanding their successful nine-year partnership beyond seasonal T-shirt collections into a comprehensive creative role
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- In this new role, KAWS will spearhead Uniqlo's "Art For All" philosophy by curating art events at flagship stores worldwide, collaborating with museum partners, and developing future LifeWear products with the first collection launching Fall/Winter 2025
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- The appointment builds on a highly successful collaboration that began in 2016, producing some of Uniqlo's most popular collections including partnerships with Peanuts, Sesame Street, and the recent KAWS + Warhol drop
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- KAWS will introduce new collaborators to the brand, participate in UT Grand Prix competitions, and work alongside Uniqlo's global brand ambassadors to expand the retailer's cultural initiatives
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- Past KAWS collaborations have generated massive commercial success, with the 2019 collection selling out on Uniqlo's Tmall flagship store in China within three seconds and driving KAWS's search index up more than 180,000 times
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Whitney Houston’s voice returns for AI-powered tour
The Whitney Houston estate has partnered with AI startup Moises to bring the late superstar's vocals back to…
- The Estate of Whitney E. Houston has partnered with AI startup Moises to bring the late singer's vocals back to concert stages through "The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration" tour, which launched September 20 in Cincinnati and continues through seven U.S. cities until November 22
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- Moises' AI stem separation technology successfully isolated Whitney Houston's vocals from her original recordings, overcoming the challenge that many of her key multitrack recordings are no longer available and producing near-studio quality audio for live orchestral performances
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- The tour features full symphony orchestras performing Houston's greatest hits alongside her extracted vocals and rare archival footage, marking 13 years since the superstar's death in 2012 and coinciding with the 40th anniversary of her career
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- Moises, which was named Apple's iPad App of the Year for 2024 and raised $40 million in Series A funding, processes 2.5 million minutes of daily audio through 45 proprietary AI models and has 50 million registered users worldwide
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- The project represents a new frontier in AI-powered legacy artist experiences, with Park Avenue Artists planning additional collaborations while the music industry grapples with ethical concerns about posthumous AI use, though this project has full estate approval and backing
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‘Money Heist’ creator to debut ambitious bunker thriller
Alex Pina, the mastermind behind Netflix's global phenomenon "Money Heist," is set to debut his most ambitious Spanish…
- Alex Pina, creator of Netflix's global hit Money Heist, will debut his most ambitious Spanish production "Billionaires' Bunker" on September 19, described as the most ambitious series in Spanish television history by Netflix's VP of Content
the-express+1. - The eight-episode thriller employs cutting-edge virtual production technology with 30 LED screens and a massive 66,700 square foot underground bunker set built at Netflix's Tres Cantos facility, the largest studio in the European Union
the-express+2. - Set during an impending World War III, the series follows billionaires retreating to a luxury underground shelter called Kimera Underground Park, 900 feet below ground, where old family feuds resurface in the confined space
the-express+2. - The premiere coincides with Netflix marking its 10th anniversary in Spain by announcing an unprecedented €1 billion investment through 2028, highlighting the streaming giant's confidence in Spanish-language content
totalapexentertainment+2. - Spain has become Netflix's European content powerhouse, producing eight of the platform's top 10 non-English titles including three Money Heist seasons, with Spanish productions accumulating over 5 billion viewing hours globally in 2024
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Volcanic ash dating rewrites Turkana Basin timeline
A fresh reading of Kenya’s volcanic past is rewriting some of humanity’s earliest chapters. Researchers have parsed three…
- Scientists have used high-precision volcanic ash dating to distinguish three separate eruptions in Kenya's Turkana Basin, providing a more accurate timeline for early human evolution
pnas+1. - The refined dating techniques can now differentiate volcanic ash layers that erupted within just 1,000 to 2,000 years of each other, pushing the Nadung'a prehistoric butchering site back approximately 30,000 years
ndtv+1. - Researchers used trace element analysis and laser-based mass spectrometry to create unique chemical "fingerprints" for each of the three Nariokotome tuff layers, which were previously difficult to distinguish
ndtv+1. - The volcanic ash layers from Kenya have been traced to the Konso Formation in Ethiopia, confirming that material from three individual eruptions spread across distances of over 400 kilometers
ndtv+1. - This breakthrough in dating precision helps scientists determine whether new tool technologies and hominin species emerged gradually or suddenly in East Africa's Great Rift Valley
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Israeli strikes damage National Museum of Yemen in Sanaa
Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa last Wednesday damaged the National Museum of Yemen, shattering windows and doors…
- Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa on September 10 damaged the National Museum of Yemen, shattering windows and doors and compromising security for thousands of ancient artifacts housed within
timesofisrael+2. - The attacks killed at least 46 people and wounded 165 others, targeting multiple locations including a military headquarters, fuel station, and newspaper offices where 26 journalists were among the casualties
arabnews+1. - The museum's main hall, storage rooms, and early 20th-century building facade sustained significant damage, raising urgent concerns about looting as all doors and windows were destroyed
theartnewspaper. - The Houthi culture ministry has called on UNESCO to condemn the attack and intervene to protect the historical building and its collection of over 75,000 artifacts spanning pre-Islamic to modern periods
timesofisrael+2. - The strikes were Israel's response to a Houthi drone that breached Israeli air defenses and crashed into Ramon Airport, part of the broader regional conflict spillover from the Gaza war
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Thailand to select first citizen astronaut via reality TV
Banijay Asia has unveiled a space tourism reality show format that will send Thailand's first citizen astronaut into…
- Banijay Asia has partnered with TrueVisions NOW to launch "Race to Space Thailand," a reality TV show that will send Thailand's first citizen astronaut into space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft
deadline+1. - Applications opened September 15 for Thai citizens aged 18 and older, with the winner set to journey on the suborbital vehicle that provides several minutes of weightlessness during an 11-minute flight
prnewswire+1. - The format is expanding across Asia with an Indian version already in development, as Deepak Dhar of CreAsia Studio calls it "a movement that democratises space travel and inspires millions to dream big"
deadline+1. - TrueVisions NOW, which has seen a 12% decline in pay-TV subscribers to 1.1 million by June 2025, positions the show as part of its strategy to regain market leadership in Thailand's competitive entertainment landscape
contentasia. - The show will premiere exclusively on TrueVisions NOW in November 2025, joining a growing trend of space-themed reality programming that integrates commercial space tourism with entertainment
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First artifacts recovered from Titanic’s sister ship
Deep-sea divers have successfully recovered the first artifacts from the HMHS Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic,…
- Deep-sea divers have successfully recovered the first artifacts from the HMHS Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, from depths exceeding 120 meters off the Greek island of Kea
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- The recovery mission, conducted in May 2025 and led by British historian Simon Mills, retrieved items including the ship's observation bell, signal lantern, first-class equipment, and decorative Turkish bath tiles despite challenging underwater conditions
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- The Britannic, which served as a hospital ship during World War I, struck a German mine in November 1916 and sank in less than an hour, killing 30 of the 1,065 people aboard
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- The artifacts will undergo conservation in Athens before being displayed at Greece's new National Museum of Underwater Antiquities in Piraeus, set to open in 2026
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- This marks the first time objects have been retrieved from the wreck since its discovery by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1975, offering a tangible connection to one of the largest ocean liners of the early 20th century
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Cameron can’t finish Terminator 7 script amid AI reality
Legendary filmmaker James Cameron has confirmed he is actively writing a script for Terminator 7, but admits he…
- James Cameron has confirmed he is actively writing the script for Terminator 7, but admits he is struggling to complete it due to rapidly changing real-world events involving artificial intelligence and global politics
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- The legendary filmmaker told CNN that he's "having a hard time writing science fiction right now" because "we are living in a science fiction age" where reality threatens to overtake his fictional scenarios
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- Cameron explained his creative block stems from not knowing "what to say that won't be overtaken by real events," as advances in AI technology make his once far-fetched 1984 Terminator premise feel uncomfortably prophetic
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- While struggling with the Terminator script, Cameron remains committed to his Avatar franchise, with Avatar: Fire and Ash scheduled for release on December 19, 2025
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- The new Terminator film is planned as a franchise reboot featuring fresh characters and storylines, marking Cameron's first return to direct the series since 1991's Judgment Day
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Sotheby’s to auction Lauder’s $400M art collection
Sotheby's has secured one of the art market's most significant consignments in years, announcing Monday it will auction…
- Sotheby's and Christie's are competing to auction portions of late cosmetics magnate Leonard Lauder's art collection, with his Gustav Klimt painting "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" (1914) potentially worth between $100-200 million
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- The Klimt portrait could exceed the artist's current auction record of $109 million, set by "Lady with a Fan" at Sotheby's in 2023, becoming the season's most expensive offering
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- Lauder, who died in June at 92, had donated his $1 billion Cubist collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art but retained a significant collection of early 20th-century German and Austrian art
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- The potential sale comes as the art market faces significant headwinds, with auction houses experiencing falling profits and job losses, making this consignment a crucial opportunity for market recovery
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- Sotheby's is positioning to host auctions at the Breuer Building, the former Whitney Museum that Lauder helped fund, which would be a symbolic victory if they secure the collection
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World’s oldest mummies found in Southeast Asia
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest human mummies in the world, preserved through smoke-drying…
- Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known human mummies in Southeast Asia, preserved through smoke-drying techniques dating back as far as 14,000 years, pushing back the timeline of artificial mummification by at least 5,000 years
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- An international research team examined 54 hunter-gatherer burial sites across southern China and Southeast Asia, finding bodies in tightly bound, crouched positions that had been slowly dried over low fires for about three months
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- Over 90% of the 69 bone samples analyzed showed evidence of heat exposure, with the oldest confirmed mummy from Hang Cho, Vietnam dated at over 11,000 years old, while remains from Hang Mu, Vietnam are estimated at over 14,000 years old
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- This ancient practice bears striking similarity to current customs of the Dani people in Indonesian New Guinea, who still smoke-dry and mummify their deceased family members today
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- The discovery challenges previous understanding that placed the oldest artificial mummies with the Chinchorro culture of Chile (7,000 years ago) and Ancient Egypt (4,500 years ago), positioning Southeast Asia as an independent hub of early cultural innovation
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Marvel unveils plot for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ with Downey Jr.
Marvel Studios has officially unveiled the first synopsis for "Avengers: Doomsday," revealing Doctor Doom as the central antagonist…
- Marvel Studios unveiled the first official synopsis for Avengers: Doomsday at Disney's 2026 Merchandise Expo in Shanghai, confirming Robert Downey Jr. will portray Doctor Doom as the film's central antagonist
superherohype+2. - The synopsis reveals Doom as "a master of cutting-edge science and powerful magic" who will "unleash a cascading crisis across the entire multiverse," marking the villain's official MCU debut
superherohype+2. - Anthony and Joe Russo are returning to direct both Doomsday and its sequel Avengers: Secret Wars, with the films assembling heroes from the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men and other teams across realities
superherohype+1. - Downey Jr. is deeply invested in the role, writing backstory and costume ideas according to Anthony Russo, after being pitched the character by Kevin Feige who emphasized the importance of "getting Victor Von Doom right"
superherohype. - The film releases December 18, 2026, with speculation that Doom's "cascading crisis" will create incursions leading to Battleworld, setting up the events of Secret Wars in 2027
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Japan sets new record for centenarians as number approaches 100,000
Japan's government announced Friday that the nation's centenarian population has reached a record 99,763 people aged 100 or…
- Japan's centenarian population reached a record 99,763 people aged 100 or older as of September 1, marking the 55th consecutive year of growth and approaching the 100,000 milestone
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- Women comprise 88% of centenarians with 87,784 individuals, while the oldest living person is 114-year-old Shigeko Kagawa, a retired obstetrician-gynecologist from Nara Prefecture
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- Shimane Prefecture maintains the highest concentration of centenarians for the 13th straight year at 168.69 per 100,000 residents, while urban areas like Saitama have the lowest rates at 48.50
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- The centenarian population has grown dramatically from just 153 people in 1963 when records began, surpassing 10,000 in 1998 and 90,000 in 2022
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- The milestone coincides with Respect for the Aged Day on September 15, when 52,310 new centenarians receive congratulatory letters and silver cups from the Prime Minister
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Tim Cook confirms F1 sequel talks at Emmy Awards
Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed at the 2025 Emmy Awards that discussions are underway for a sequel to…
- Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed at the 2025 Emmy Awards that a sequel to the blockbuster F1: The Movie starring Brad Pitt is "definitely something that's being talked about"
imdb+2 - The original film has surpassed $623 million in worldwide box office sales, becoming Apple's highest-grossing original feature and Pitt's biggest global hit ever
9to5mac+2 - F1's success marks a significant victory for Apple Studios after previous theatrical disappointments including Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" and Ridley Scott's "Napoleon"
variety+1 - Director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have expressed enthusiasm for continuing the franchise, with the original film shot during actual Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends
imdb+1 - The film's triumph coincides with Apple's reported interest in acquiring Formula 1 broadcasting rights in the United States, potentially creating synergies between entertainment content and sports programming
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Apple TV+ wins record 22 Emmys at 77th ceremony
Apple TV+ achieved its most successful Emmy Awards performance ever at the 77th Primetime Emmy ceremony on September…
- Apple TV+ achieved its best-ever Emmy performance with 22 wins at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, with "The Studio" setting a record as the most-winning freshman comedy in Emmy history with 13 awards
apple. - Seth Rogen's "The Studio" swept major comedy categories including Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Actor, Writing, and Directing, defeating established favorites like "The Bear" and "Hacks"
apple+1. - "Severance" led as the most-winning drama with eight Emmy wins, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Britt Lower and Supporting Actor for Tramell Tillman, who made history as the first Black actor to win in his category
apple+1. - Despite entering with 27 nominations (the most of any series), "Severance" lost the Outstanding Drama Series award to HBO Max's "The Pitt"
forbes. - Apple TV+'s 22 wins placed it third among all networks and platforms, behind HBO and Netflix who tied with 30 wins each, validating Apple's quality-over-quantity content strategy
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HBO Max, Netflix tie for most Emmy wins with 30 each
HBO Max Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and Netflix tied for the most Emmy wins at the 2025 awards…
- HBO Max and Netflix tied for most Emmy wins at the 2025 awards ceremony, each claiming 30 trophies, with Netflix achieving its second-best performance after 2021's record 44 wins
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- Apple TV+ scored its best-ever Emmy haul with 22 wins, led by "The Studio" which broke records with 13 awards total, becoming the most-winning freshman comedy series in Emmy history
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- Seth Rogen dominated the night with four individual Emmy wins for "The Studio," including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, while 15-year-old Owen Cooper became the youngest male winner in Emmy history for Netflix's "Adolescence"
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- HBO Max's comeback included wins for "The Pitt" (Outstanding Drama Series) and "The Penguin" (nine awards), while Apple TV+'s heavily-nominated "Severance" won eight awards but lost the top drama prize
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- Traditional broadcast networks trailed streaming platforms significantly, with NBC leading broadcasters at just 11 wins, highlighting the continued dominance of streaming services in premium television content
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Robert Downey Jr. to play Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday
Marvel Studios confirmed Robert Downey Jr.'s stunning return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the formidable Doctor Doom…
- Marvel Studios confirmed Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the MCU as villain Doctor Doom in "Avengers: Doomsday," scheduled for December 18, 2026
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- The official synopsis reveals that Doctor Doom, mastering both cutting-edge science and powerful magic, will unleash a cascading crisis across the entire Multiverse
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- First promotional images from Disney's 2026 Merchandise Expo show Downey in comic-accurate medieval armor with mystical runes, while a light show teased a potential battle between Doom and Thanos
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- The film appears to draw inspiration from Marvel's "Rabum Alal" storyline, where Doom becomes powerful enough to destroy entire universes and even defeat cosmic beings
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- Director Anthony Russo revealed Downey is deeply preparing for the role, developing backstory and costume concepts to create a complex three-dimensional villain distinct from his Iron Man persona
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Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ sweeps Emmys with 8 wins
Netflix's teen murder saga "Adolescence" emerged as the biggest winner at Sunday's 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, claiming eight…
- Netflix's British limited series "Adolescence" swept the 2025 Emmy Awards with eight total wins, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, after the dark teen murder drama garnered 140 million views and sparked global debates about toxic masculinity
imdb+1. - Owen Cooper made Emmy history at age 15 by becoming the youngest male actor to win an Emmy, taking Outstanding Supporting Actor for his role in the series about a 13-year-old boy arrested for murdering a classmate
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia+1. - Co-creator and star Stephen Graham won Outstanding Lead Actor and accepted the series award, emphasizing the production's collaborative spirit and equal treatment of all cast and crew members
imdb+1. - "The Studio," Seth Rogen's Hollywood satire, broke Emmy comedy records with 13 total wins across all ceremonies, surpassing previous records and earning Outstanding Comedy Series
imdb+1. - The series tackled controversial themes including social media's impact on youth and online misogyny, with governments in the UK and France using it as educational content for schoolchildren
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Teen makes Emmy history with Netflix thriller win
Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper created television history at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the youngest…
- Owen Cooper, a 15-year-old British actor, made Emmy history by becoming the youngest-ever male winner in any acting category, taking home Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in Netflix's "Adolescence"
hollywoodreporter+2. - Cooper's victory broke a 52-year-old record previously held by Scott Jacoby, who was 16 when he won in 1973, and came after the Manchester-born actor portrayed Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old accused of murder in what was his first professional acting role
hollywoodreporter+2. - "Adolescence" became Netflix's most-watched series of 2025 with 145 million views in the first half of the year, making it the second most-watched English-language series in the platform's history behind only "Wednesday"
hollywoodreporter+1. - The four-part crime thriller was uniquely filmed with each episode captured in a single continuous take, created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, and received 13 Emmy nominations including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
hollywoodreporter+2. - Cooper beat established actors including Javier Bardem, Bill Camp, Peter Sarsgaard, and Rob Delaney for the award, telling audiences in his acceptance speech to "step out of your comfort zone" and reflecting that he "was nothing about three years ago"
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Liam Hemsworth debuts as Geralt in Witcher season 4 trailer
Netflix unveiled the first extended footage of Liam Hemsworth as the new Geralt of Rivia during their boxing…
- Netflix announced The Witcher Season 4 will premiere on October 30, revealing the first extended footage of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia during the Canelo vs. Crawford boxing broadcast
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- The action-packed clip shows Hemsworth's Geralt battling a nightwraith using signature Witcher Signs - Aard to push back the creature, Yrden to trap it, and ultimately crushing the glowing mass at its center
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- Hemsworth replaces Henry Cavill, who departed the series after Season 3 reportedly due to creative differences, with the Hunger Games actor expressing enthusiasm about taking on the iconic monster hunter role
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- Season 4 represents the penultimate installment of the series, with Netflix having previously announced Season 5 will conclude the adaptation, featuring eight episodes and new cast additions including Laurence Fishburne as Regis
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- The season's plot follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri as they find themselves separated by war and enemies, with showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich describing it as "the beginning of a two-season journey for our family to finally reunite"
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Lost 1930s photos help Yazidis reclaim heritage after ISIS
University of Pennsylvania researchers have helped Iraq's Yazidi community rediscover precious fragments of their heritage through nearly 300…
- University of Pennsylvania researchers have discovered nearly 300 black-and-white photographs from the 1930s documenting Iraq's Yazidi community, providing a precious glimpse into their heritage before ISIS attempted to erase their culture
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- Doctoral student Marc Marin Webb found the images scattered among museum archives and collaborated with researcher Nathaniel Brunt to create a visual archive for the persecuted religious minority, whose built heritage and cultural history were systematically destroyed during the 2014 ISIS genocide
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- The photographs, originally taken by Penn Museum archaeologists led by Ephraim Avigdor Speiser during excavations at ancient Mesopotamian sites, capture daily life, weddings, and religious gatherings of the Yazidi community in northern Iraq
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- Ansam Basher, a 43-year-old teacher now living in England, was overwhelmed with emotion upon discovering wedding photos of her grandparents from the early 1930s, saying "No one would imagine that a person my age would lose their history because of the ISIS attack"
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- The researchers launched public exhibitions in April 2025 during Yazidi New Year celebrations, displaying the photographs outdoors in the same locations where they were taken nearly a century earlier, offering the scattered Yazidi diaspora a way to reconnect with their lost heritage
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Demon Slayer film shatters anime box office records globally
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle has rewritten box office history across multiple continents,…
- Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle shattered multiple box office records with a $33 million opening day in North America, marking the biggest single-day debut for any anime film in U.S. history and tripling the previous record held by Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
imdb+1. - The film broke the long-standing opening weekend record for anime movies, surpassing the $31 million benchmark set by Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back that had stood since 1999
imdb+1. - In India, Infinity Castle became the highest-grossing anime film ever with ₹16.85 crore ($2 million) in just two days, outperforming major Bollywood and Hollywood releases while screening across 1,700 theaters in five languages
english.mathrubhumi+1. - The film is projected to earn between $56-70 million during its U.S. opening weekend, potentially making it Sony's biggest release of 2025 and surpassing previous hits like Bad Boys: Ride or Die
deadline. - Globally, Infinity Castle has already earned over $279 million worldwide, including more than $200 million in Japan, demonstrating anime's expanding mainstream appeal across diverse international markets
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Iraq drought uncovers 40 ancient tombs buried for millennia
A severe drought in Iraq has dramatically revealed 40 ancient tombs buried beneath the waters of the Mosul…
- A severe drought in Iraq has exposed 40 ancient tombs buried for over 2,300 years beneath the Mosul Dam reservoir in Duhok province, offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into the Hellenistic period
cbsnews+1. - The discovery occurred as Iraq faces its worst drought since 1933, with water reserves plummeting to just 8% of capacity and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers experiencing a 27% decline in levels
cbsnews+1. - Bekas Brefkany, director of antiquities in Duhok, is leading urgent excavation efforts to preserve the clay coffins and artifacts before rising water levels submerge the site again
cbsnews+1. - The tombs are organized in a cemetery with upper sections for adults and lower sections for children, all aligned in the same direction, dating back to the Hellenistic-Seleucid period around 300 BC
theartnewspaper. - The site shows continuous habitation spanning 5,000 years, with pottery finds revealing multiple cultural phases including the Early Bronze Age, Mittani period, and Neo-Assyrian period, highlighting the exceptional archaeological importance of the location
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AI-generated documentary ‘Post Truth’ debuts at Warsaw Film Festival
The groundbreaking AI-generated feature-length documentary "Post Truth" is making its international debut at the Warsaw Film Festival this…
- Alkan Avcıoğlu's "Post Truth," the world's first fully AI-generated feature-length documentary, is making its international debut at the Warsaw Film Festival in October following a successful theatrical release across Turkey this summer
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- The 102-minute English-language documentary was created entirely through artificial intelligence, including all visuals, sound, music and voiceovers, exploring humanity's relationship with technology in an era where truth and reality no longer matter
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- Avcıoğlu spent 15 months developing the film using approximately 15 different AI tools, generating over 55 hours of content from his background as a former film critic turned AI visual artist whose works have been exhibited at major art fairs and auctioned at Christie's
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- The film opened across 58 locations in Turkey on July 11, receiving positive reviews from local critics and marking an ambitious rollout for what producers call one of the year's most talked-about experimental projects
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- Turkish distributor Başka Sinema is now in discussions with international sales agents for global distribution, as the documentary's success sets a potential precedent for future AI-generated films seeking traditional theatrical distribution channels
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French archaeologists rescue Gaza artifacts before Israeli strike
A team of French archaeologists successfully completed an emergency evacuation of nearly three decades of archaeological artifacts from…
- French archaeologists from the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem (EBAF) conducted an emergency evacuation of nearly three decades of archaeological artifacts from Gaza City on Thursday, just hours before an expected Israeli military strike on the building housing the collection
english.aawsat. - Israeli authorities had warned EBAF on Wednesday morning to evacuate its archaeological storehouse located on the ground floor of a residential tower in Gaza City that was slated for targeting, with France, UNESCO, and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem securing a brief reprieve for the rescue operation
english.aawsat+1. - The storehouse contained approximately 180 cubic meters of finds from Gaza's five main archaeological sites, including artifacts from the fourth-century Saint Hilarion Monastery, which UNESCO added to its World Heritage List and List of World Heritage in Danger
english.aawsat+1. - The evacuation highlights the broader threat to Gaza's cultural heritage, with UNESCO having verified damage to 94 heritage sites using satellite imagery, while one of Gaza's two museums has been destroyed and the other heavily damaged since the conflict began nearly two years ago
english.aawsat+1. - Researchers warned that the EBAF storehouse was the only significant repository of artifacts remaining in the Palestinian territory, and preserved documentation may be all that remains of Gaza's archaeological legacy in the future
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