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'I got crushed': AI giants are funding ad wars in races across the country
WASHINGTON — In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of…
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The Culture Wars in Pro Sports Go On — for Now
But how long will major league sports retain their influence on mass culture? Source link
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The Forecast Wars on Weather Twitter
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. What you expected from this past weekend’s…
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Rian Johnson Hopes ‘Star Wars’ Brings in ‘Fresh Voices and Filmmakers’ to Tell ‘New Stories in That World’ as Kathleen Kennedy Exits Lucasfilm
Rian Johnson is “excited to see” what Kathleen Kennedy does next after stepping down as the head of Lucasfilm. Kennedy, who took charge of…
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Taika Waititi Says His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Needs to Be ‘More of Its Own Thing’ and He ‘Can’t Wait’ to See Chris Hemsworth’s Thor in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Taika Waititi‘s “Star Wars” movie has been in development since 2020, when Disney and Lucasfilm announced the “Jojo Rabbit” Oscar winner…
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Judge tosses lines of NYC's only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars
A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the…
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Rian Johnson Says He Was Not ‘Spooked’ by Toxic ‘Star Wars’ Fans After Kathleen Kennedy Cites ‘Last Jedi’ Backlash as to Why He Never Directed Another Entry
Rian Johnson took to X on Friday night to shut down a claim from former Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy that he was “spooked by the online…
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Virginia Democrats Pass Major Amendment Amid GOP Gerrymandering Wars
Virginia’s Democratic-controlled legislature just got one step closer to victory in the battle against Donald Trump’s gerrymandering…
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‘Culinary Class Wars’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix With Team-Based Format
Netflix is moving forward with a third season of Korean cooking competition “Culinary Class Wars,” implementing a sweeping format change…
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Lucasfilm Replacing Kathleen Kennedy With Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan as New ‘Star Wars’ Bosses
Kathleen Kennedy will end her 14-year run at Lucasfilm. She will be replaced by not one, but two executives when she leaves the Walt…
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Rare Movie Ads From 120 Years of Variety: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Chinatown,’ ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Matrix’ and More
The movie business grew up in the pages of Variety. There is no more comprehensive chronicle of film history than Variety – hands down, no…
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Trump launched global tariff wars in 2025. Here's a recap of his trade actions this year
It's been a roller coaster of a year for U.S. trade policy. Source link
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Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Watch: Putin tells BBC Western leaders deceived Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine…
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Why Disney’s Sora Deal Marks a Turning Point in the AI Wars
OpenAI released Sora 2 in October, unleashing a flood of copyright violations onto the internet. But instead of suing the company, or even…
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New Star Wars Video Game ‘Fate of the Old Republic’ Set From Lucasfilm, ‘Mass Effect’ Director
A new Star Wars video game, “Fate of the Old Republic,” was announced Thursday during The Game Awards. The game will hail from Disney’s…
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Columbia and 'Star Wars' Are Going to Endor With Boots and More Inspired by 'Return of the Jedi'
Columbia and Star Wars will continue a relationship that started in 2016 with a collection that includes just their second pair of…
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Darren Aronofsky Talks How Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Might Affect ‘Bidding Wars’: ‘Having One Less Player Is Always Bad’
“Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky landed at the Red Sea Film Festival in a situation fitting to an Aronofsky film: the whole of…
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Columbia’s new Star Wars drop walks thin line between cosplay and clothing
Columbia Sportswear just lauched its Endor collection, and I want it all. Inspired by the clothes worn by the rebel squad that took on the…
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‘Culinary Class Wars’ Season 2 Trailer Drops on Netflix Ahead of December Return
Netflix is gearing up for the Dec. 16 return of hit reality cooking competition “Culinary Class Wars” with the release of its main…
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How 'Stranger Things' became Netflix's 'Star Wars,' propelling it into Hollywood's stratosphere
Before the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix, several traditional studios had already passed on it. Its creators were…
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A Federal Judge Melted Down in Texas’s Gerrymandering Wars
Perhaps the most striking moment comes five pages in, when Smith asked readers to forgive his haste and any flaws in his reasoning or…
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Ross and T.J. Maxx are winning the retail wars as shoppers flock to off-price stores to battle higher costs
The following sentence might cause anxiety. As Thanksgiving looms near, it’s time to begin holiday shopping. The current level of…
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How Netflix’s ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Turned Korean Cultural Codes Into a Global Cooking Show Phenomenon – Taiwan Creative Content Fest
Netflix’s first Korean culinary competition series has quickly become a breakout global hit — with Taiwan ranking among its most…
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‘Star Wars’ Fans Launch Billboard Campaign to Save ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’: ‘No One’s Ever Really Gone’
After discovering that a potential “Star Wars” project titled “The Hunt for Ben Solo” was shelved back in 2021, fans are rallying for…