Entertainment
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Gen Z just broke the streaming model: A majority subscribe, binge, and cancel over and over, study finds
The streaming service model relies on the consumer’s willingness to juggle an array of subscriptions. But Gen Z is rejecting that business model. Instead of staying loyal to one platform, younger viewers are increasingly treating streaming services like temporary rentals: subscribe, binge, cancel, and repeat. A new report from entertainment company IGN found 59% of…
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Britney Spears pleads guilty to lesser ‘wet reckless’ charge in DUI case to avoid jail time
Britney Spears pleaded guilty through her lawyer Monday to a lesser charge that will allow her to avoid jail time after California prosecutors accused her of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The 44-year-old pop star, who recently completed a stint at a rehabilitation facility, didn’t appear in Ventura County court. But her…
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Millennial nostalgia means box office gold again as ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ triumphs with $156.6 million global haul
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped the box office and bumped…
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57% of Americans between 13 and 17 years old get news from social media at least once a day
Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information. A national study by the Media Insight Project finds 36% of U.S. adults say they get news from social media at least once a day. But…
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Paramount’s $81 billion Warner Bros mega merger moves closer to becoming a reality as shareholders approve deal
An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line. Per a preliminary vote count on Thursday, the overwhelming majority of Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted in support of selling the entire business to Paramount for $31 a share,…
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‘It’s a film that is good for the city’: Milan welcomes ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
Prada may have a title role in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” which premieres in Italy’s fashion capital on Thursday, but fashion at large gets a spotlight and Milan a supporting role. The film evokes Prada without being about the storied fashion house that has become synonymous with Milan. In homage, Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour both wear…
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Jay Leno hypes up Burbank Airport bond sale to muni investors
Jay Leno’s latest hosting gig involves a classic car, an airport construction site and municipal bonds. Clad in denim and sitting behind the wheel of a 1930 Duesenberg, the renowned TV personality and car enthusiast promoted an upcoming bond deal in a video for Hollywood Burbank Airport — giving a twist to the typically-staid marketing…
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George Foreman buried in Sioux City; family says he always remembered his only visit there nearly 40 years ago
The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago. Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Park…
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Exclusive: Adam Silver on winning the Edison Achievement Award: ‘Sports remind us that some of the most important forms of innovation are human’
If you look at Adam Silver’s background, you wouldn’t think he’d eventually come to lead the NBA, nor bring it to be the massive marketing and media powerhouse it is today. The son of a labor lawyer, he grew up in Rye, New York, editing at his high school newspaper and running cross country. He…
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Elizabeth Warren on her proposal to bring back IRS Direct File: ‘For just one day of bombing Iran, we could pay for 20 years’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has long been a vocal opponent of privatizing the tax filing system—ie, how things are now. When ProPublica completed an investigation in 2019 showing major tax giants like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and H&R Block intentionally deterred people from accessing free filing from its sites, she and other senators called for…