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The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey Criticizes His Parent Company’s Partnership With Netflix: ‘There’s an Inherent Conflict’ and ‘It Wasn’t My Decision’
Some dissent in Bill Simmons’ The Ringer publishing and podcast network is airing out publicly. Sean Fennessey, the head of content for the
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Skaiwater Just Dropped a New Album
The surprise Femme Fatale is available to stream now
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Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Allege Anthropic Launched ‘Brazen Campaign’ to Illegally Train Claude on Copyrighted Songs in New Lawsuit
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic that claimed the AI giant’s alleged theft of
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Christopher Cross Uses Canada Stage to Blast Trump, Jokes About Getting ‘Ejected’ From America
At a Toronto concert, the “Sailing” singer apologized to Canadian fans, urging them not to “give up on us"
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Hollywood Assistant Horror Novel ‘This Town Will Eat You Alive’ Written Under Pseudonym by Industry Insider Set at Hanover Square Press (EXCLUSIVE)
A satirical Hollywood horror-romance novel is set to release next year from Hanover Square Press and debut author Clare Ogawa. The book, tit
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Norman Reedus Joins James Marsden in Apple TV Thriller Series ‘Disavowed’
Norman Reedus is set to star alongside James Marsden in the upcoming Apple TV series “Disavowed,” Variety has learned. The show was original
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Stephen Kalyn Joins ‘Housemaid’s Secret’ Cast After ‘Off Campus’ Fame
After rocketing to fame with his breakout role in “Off Campus,” Stephen Kalyn has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s “The Housemaid’s Secret.” K
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D4vd Pleads Not Guilty in Teen Murder Case, Switches to Public Defender
His high-profile defense attorneys Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski are exiting the case, saying in a statement they "continue to support" t
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HBO to Develop Mystery Series ‘Imposter’ From Kalos Chu, ‘Penguin’ Creator Lauren LeFranc to Produce
HBO is developing the dark mystery series “Imposter,” Variety has learned. The project hails from writer and executive producer Kalos Chu, w
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‘Tires’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
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‘Off Campus’ Launches Halloween Costumes Including Briar University Jerseys and Varsity Jackets
Briar University is getting dressed for Halloween. Spirit Halloween is bringing Prime Video’s breakout romance series “Off Campus” into cost
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Danny Boyle Set to Receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award from Variety at Venice Film Festival
Variety will honor Oscar-winning British filmmaker Danny Boyle with its Creative Impact in Directing Award at the Venice Film Festival on Tu
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Sony Aims to Connect Advertisers to PlayStation Users With Launch of ‘Live TV on PS5’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The audience that gravitates to games on PlayStation has become notoriously difficult for advertisers to reach. Until now. Sony Pictures Tel
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‘Furious’ Finale: Emmy Rossum and Creator Elizabeth Meriwether on That Final Shot, Who Killed Isabel and How Alice’s Decisions Will Affect Season 2
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Hart Island,” the Season 1 finale of “Furious,” now streaming on Hulu. So what’s the deal
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‘Onslaught’ Review: Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens Star in Adam Wingard’s Fun but Scattered Military Slasher
A 12-hour clock counts down to an inevitable massacre in “Onslaught,” the kind of elevated, razor-wire genre romp that director Adam Wingard
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Dollyfest festival announced to celebrate Dolly Parton’s legacy in Nashville and London
According to a press statement released Monday morning, Dollyfest was originally envisioned for January 2026 to mark her 80th birthday
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OsamaSon Played an All-Leaks Set Over the Weekend
Fans keep leaking the rapper’s unreleased material. Now he’s leaning into it
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Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is
Bramham Park, LeedsCharli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tec
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Shakira Says Madrid Residency Was Created in Response to Latinos ‘Forced to Live in Fear’
"I chose to respond with a celebration: the biggest we could possibly imagine," the Colombian superstar wrote in an op-ed for El Pais
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Six workers at Ed Sheeran’s Detroit concert rushed to hospital after being hit by a piece of stage equipment
None of the six workers who were injured appeared to have life-threatening injuries
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David Fair, Co-Founder of Art Rock Innovators Half Japanese, Dead at 74
Fair was a key, but occasional member of the cult favorite band, which he formed with his brother Jad in their childhood bedroom
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Coronation Street star leaves ITV show after almost seven years
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Watch Longtime Steve Perry Impersonator Hugo Valenti Finally Guest With Journey
The tribute band singer - who sounds so much like Steve Perry they nearly hired him in the late Nineties - sang "Faithfully" at a show in Ja
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Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there
A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritariani
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