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Elizabeth Banks to Star In, EP Retirement Home Sex Comedy at Apple TV
Apple TV is adding to its growing comedy slate, setting a new half-hour series starring and executive produced by four-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks. The untitled series comes from creators Liz Heldens and Matt Ward and is slated to begin production in Los Angeles later this year. Heldens is known for shows like “Will Trent”
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90 minutes, 6 gubernatorial candidates, zero big moments — but some differences that matter
Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned. Mr. Middleground sported a scruffy sorta-beard, apparently unable to pay for a razor in the midst of California’s affordability crisis. It’s a trademark look that always
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‘Knows he’s a joke’: Capitol Hill goes nuclear on Hegseth after mid-war ‘score-settling’
WASHINGTON — “Weak sauce.” “A joke.” “A performance artist.” That’s how a West Point grad and Army vet on the Armed Services Committee described Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, who is running the Department of Defense in the middle of a war. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) didn’t mince words Wednesday after Hegseth fired Navy Secretary John
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‘Summer House’ Season 10 reunion seating chart revealed
The “Summer House” Season 10 reunion seating chart has been revealed — and former besties Ciara Miller and Amanda Batula are both in the hot seat. On the right side of the seating chart, Miller will sit closest to host Andy Cohen followed by Kyle Cooke, Lindsay Hubbard, Mia Calabrese, Bailey Taylor and Ben Waddell. Sitting next to Batula,
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Why Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it seeks to cut costs to better prepare to do more with artificial intelligence. Meta told its employees about the layoffs in a Thursday memo that said the company will also
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Judge blows up Newsmax’s attempt to game courts in lawsuit against Fox News
A federal judge in Wisconsin sharply rebuked right-wing cable network Newsmax for an apparent “forum shopping” scheme to relocate their lawsuit against Fox News to a court that would be more likely to rule in their favor. Newsmax alleged in its complaint that Fox News violated antitrust law by striking “exclusionary deals” with cable providers
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NYC building owners forced to offload properties for as much as 90% discount as they’re under pressure by fee hikes, tenants refusing to pay
Over 5,000 buildings in the Big Apple are nearing total financial collapse, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to support a rent-freeze for the city’s nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments. Building owners are offloading properties at discounted rates up to 90%, as they’re attacked with insurance hikes and “chronic non-payment” of rent, landlord reps warned at
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9 Myths About the ‘Stress Hormone’ Cortisol
Every morning, before you even wake up, your body is already getting ready for the day. Cortisol surges in the early hours, nudging your blood pressure up, helping your body tap into its energy reserves, and preparing your immune system for whatever the day will bring. By the time you’re out the door, it’s helping
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Apple’s Next Chapter, SpaceX and Cursor Strike a Deal, and Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses what’s next for Apple as Tim Cook steps down from his role as CEO. They also go into the reasoning behind SpaceX and Cursor’s surprising deal, and why Palantir’s self-published manifesto drew a lot of heat online. Also, we discuss why some conspiracy theorists are leaving Trump’s
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Russell Brand, awaiting trial on rape and sexual assault charges, admits to sex with 16-year-old girl in 2000s
Russell Brand, the British comedian and actor who has been accused by multiple women of rape and sexual assault, said his sexual flings amid the height of his fame in the early aughts included sleeping with a 16-year-old girl. Brand confirmed the relationship to Megyn Kelly on the the latest episode of her eponymous podcast