Streaming TV Is Entering Its Jock Phase
Like, literally. Everyone, save for maybe Netflix, is clamoring to offer sports as content dries up amid the Hollywood strikes. The latest to enter the scrimmage: (HBO) Max.
Why Is Everyone Asking Men About the Roman Empire?
Why is no one asking me, someone who identifies as a woman, about Ancient Rome? Because let me tell you, I think about it a lot.
The Creator of ‘Andor’ Is Fired Up About the Streaming Data Wars
Writer Tony Gilroy grabbed a microphone on the streets of New York last weekend to talk about the future of Hollywood. “We are the content,” he said. “We’re tired of being strip-mined.”
The Anticlimactic Death of the Streaming Wars
Productions are grinding to a halt and Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and Max are leaning hard on ad-supported models. The result of all this disruption might just be everything old being new again.
How an Iowa School District Used ChatGPT to Ban Books
Under a new law, schools in Iowa have to remove titles with specific sexual content from libraries. Asking an AI chatbot proved to be the easiest way. It flagged The Handmaid’s Tale and Beloved.
Meeting Sinéad O’Connor in a Cracker Barrel Parking Lot, 1998
The Irish singer became world-renowned long before artists’ every interaction landed on social media. Maybe that’s a good thing.
The Shocking Success of ‘Barbie’
Together with Oppenheimer, the so-called Barbenheimer opening weekend topped $244 million domestically. But that’s not its most astonishing achievement.
The Hollywood Actors Strike Will Revolutionize the AI Fight
Bold-faced names like Meryl Streep and the halting of production could give artificial intelligence a whole new level of awareness.
White Gladis and Her Killer Whales Are Getting Revenge—30 Years After ‘Free Willy’
After ramming fancy boats—and sinking three!—orcas have become internet folk heroes. But are they really trying to take down the rich?