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First ‘Wildwood’ Footage Shows Off Laika’s Latest Epic
“Wildwood,” Laika’s latest stop-motion marvel, might be set in the studio’s home base of Portland, Oregon, but it took France by storm when the first footage from the movie was screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival last week. Outside of the film’s marvelous trailer, this was the first time any footage had been…
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Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop
The Instagram Close Friends Story for @miles.sumrall shows an affable-looking guy with curly dark hair and an expertly groomed mustache beaming as he floats on the water. “You’re receiving this because you’re exactly the type of person we’re building this for,” the caption reads, accompanied by a code for an invite to a “members only…
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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring investigative records be preserved
WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says are targeting him for “phantom criminal conduct.” Brennan said in the lawsuit that the records would be essential for him to mount a defense on vindictive prosecution grounds…
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Creatorverse: After Cannes Lions and VidCon, Hollywood Should Be Panicking More About Creators
Hery Creatorverse readers, After spending a week at Cannes Lions and taking off some time to explore France, I’m thrilled to be back in the good ole U-S-of-A. And for the last few days, there have been two questions on my mind: Is Cannes Lions worth it for creators? What does Cannes’ creator takeover mean…
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Fast Takes: A win for girls’ sports, the UN’s recycled lies on Israel and other commentary
Supremes watch: A Win for Girls’ Sports To see “why the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 decision in two cases preserving fairness in girls’ and women’s sports is so important, look to California,” argues USA Today’s Ingrid Jacques. There, a transgender athlete “won two track and field state championships in late May — no surprise,…
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‘Landman’ stars Demi Moore and Ali Larter score massive salary bumps for Season 3
Demi Moore and Ali Larter both negotiated massive salary increases going into Season 3 of “Landman,” according to a new report. Moore, who plays Cami Miller in the drama, will make between $740,000 and $770,000 per episode, the same as her co-star Billy Bob Thornton, per Deadline. While most of the cast members’ contract negotiations…
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly give Madison Square Garden a fairy-tale transformation, and other details
It turns out “The Life of a Showgirl” involves a wedding fit for a princess, complete with a bespoke castle built inside Madison Square Garden — at least according to reports. Despite tight security surrounding the event, details have begun to emerge about the highly anticipated wedding between pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City…
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The Democrats Are Blowing Things Up
Something is happening in the Democratic base. For a year and a half Democrats have been disgusted with President Trump. They’ve been similarly outraged by the fecklessness of their own party leaders. Now, after a handful of surprising primary elections last night in Colorado, a third observation is coming into focus: The Democratic base would…
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Megyn Kelly Admits She Has Problems With Trump’s ‘Grifty’ Family
Megyn Kelly is a true fan of President Donald Trump and his family, but she still has some qualms about their “grifty” nature. While talking with Sky News Australia on Wednesday, the conservative media voice laid out the things about Trump and his current administration that she is not a fan of – mainly how…
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We Need to Invest in the Dignity of Work for the AI Era
—LeoPatrizi—Getty Images At the heart of the AI is a fear that it could become the first technology in human history to lead to fewer jobs for workers and permanently higher unemployment. The reason this would be so devastating goes beyond simply its financial impact on families. The harm from a dramatic AI-induced increase in…