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Nike Think Tank Celebrates Five Years of Championing Women’s Sports
From its groundbreaking partnership with Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand to its female-focused Super Bowl commercial, Nike has made no secret…
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Emmy Predictions: Drama Series — ‘Severance’ Holds Firm at No. 1; Can ‘Paradise’ Sneak In?
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the…
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Gruesome Italian Stop-Motion Short ‘Playing God,’ Mexican CG Charmer ‘Nube’ Score Oscar Qualification With Animayo Gran Canaria Wins
Spain’s Oscar-qualifying Animayo Gran Canaria animation festival has announced the winners of its 20th anniversary edition, marking two…
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California hit with Justice Department probe of transgender athlete policy
The Justice Department has joined the federal investigation into whether California violated federal law by allowing male-born athletes to…
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Sembcorp unit wins solar-energy project to supply 150 MW of power in India
Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned renewables subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra, was awarded a solar-energy storage hybrid project by SJVN,…
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“Love Letters,” Received Forty Years Too Late
The vast spectrum of streaming platforms is like so many libraries: countless treasures line the shelves but little attention is paid to…
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‘Mountainhead’ Mines AI Anxieties at Just the Right Time
Imagine a future that may or may not be too far from now in which an AI video generator is capable of cranking out an entire movie. Then…
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Jackie Chan Says ‘Rush Hour 3’ Had ‘Too Much Money’ for the Budget and ‘Too Much Time’ for Filming: ‘Too Much Money Is No Good’
Jackie Chan participated in a BuzzFeed video interview ahead of the release of “Karate Kid: Legends” and was asked to rank the “Rush Hour”…
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Peter Godfrey-Smith on Alien Intelligences in Our Midst
In the two-thousands, the philosopher of science Peter Godfrey-Smith began snorkelling off the coast of his native Sydney, where he became…
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Jeremy Renner Says Experiencing Death During Snow Plow Accident Felt Like a ‘Great Relief’ and the ‘Most Exhilarating Peace You Could Ever Feel. I Didn’t Want to Come Back’
Jeremy Renner revealed in his recently-published memoir, “My Next Breath,” that he briefly experienced what he believes was death during…
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Catherine Hardwicke, Rick Carter Lead Jury for Mediterrane Film Festival
Mediterrane Film Festival has revealed its international jury, which will include director Catherine Hardwicke and production designer…
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‘3%,’Producer Boutique Filmes Teams With Ukbar, Diego Freitas on ‘Mistério do Cinco Estrellas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Brazil’s Boutique Filmes, whose 2016 series “3%” was Netflix’s first big non-English-language international breakout ever, is teaming to…
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Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
The internet—it seemed like such a good idea at the time. Under conditions of informational poverty, our ancestors had no choice but to…
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Can the Southern Baptist Convention Survive Without Women Pastors?
In a few weeks, members of Southern Baptist churches from across the country will convene in Dallas for their annual convention. These…
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French Open 2025: How Emma Raducanu will look to stun Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros
Raducanu, who has climbed up to 41st in the rankings after an encouraging few months, has previously had little joy against Swiatek. The…
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Lav Diaz to Direct ‘An Amazon’ With Sine Olivia Pilipinas and Silverbelt Films Producing (EXCLUSIVE)
Filipino director Lav Diaz is in pre-production with “An Amazon,” following the world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival of “Magellan,”…
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Roy Kapur Films, Digital Platform Pratilipi Partner to Bring Indian Stories to Screen, Beginning With Courtroom Drama ‘Charitraheen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian digital storytelling platform Pratilipi has forged a strategic content partnership with production house Roy Kapur Films to…
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Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ Tops Nielsen Mobile Streaming Charts as JioHotstar Dominates, Multilingual Content Surges in India
Prabhas‘ pan-India action spectacle “Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire” has emerged as the most-watched movie on mobile streaming platforms in…
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Miley Cyrus Debuts New Album ‘Something Beautiful’ With Surprise Performance at Fan-Only TikTok Event in Los Angeles
Miley Cyrus took a moment during TikTok’s fan-only listening event for her new album “Something Beautiful” to give the 100-person audience…
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Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
SpaceX’s prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to…
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Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Triumph Sends a Warning to Authoritarians Everywhere
When “It Was Just an Accident,” a new movie from the Iranian director Jafar Panahi, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, on…
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Emmy Plans: Elisabeth Moss’ Surprise Directing Episode Choice, Alexis Bledel Goes for Guest Actress Despite New Rules (EXCLUSIVE)
Blessed be the Emmys rulebook, but it needs some serious updating. Even though “The Handmaid’s Tale” has taken its final bow, Hulu has…
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Robin Williams’ ‘Popeye’ Had the ‘Most Coked-Up Film Set’ and ‘Everyone Was Stoned,’ Says Former Studio Boss: ‘They Were Shipping’ Cocaine in Film Canisters
Barry Diller‘s book tour for his recently published memoir “Who Knew” hit New York City’s 92Y, where moderator Anderson Cooper asked…