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MS NOW Streamer Sets Original Series With Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, More
MS Now has launched original programming for its new subscription streaming platform, MS Now Membership, featuring a slate of five series fronted by prominent network figures including Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell. The launch marks a step in the channel’s strategy since rebranding from MSNBC earlier this year as part of the Versant spin-off from…
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‘Looney Tunes’ Meets Body Horror in This New Fantastic Fest Nightmare [Exclusive]
Fantastic Fest is set to premiere Flapjax, a sci-fi horror-comedy from writer-director Rocko Zevenbergen that blends slapstick humour with body horror. The film follows Arrow Bentley, an overly devoted fast-food restaurant manager who becomes entangled in an alien conspiracy, offering a lighter, more comedic counterpoint to the body-horror tradition typically associated with directors like David…
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Great-great-grandfather claims to be the world’s oldest person at 119 years old – and puts long life down to his family and living ‘stress-free’
A Costa Rican man named Jose Flores is being put forward by his family as the world’s oldest living person at 119, though the claim awaits verification of his birth date by international bodies including Guinness World Records. Flores lives in Sardinal, a town on the Nicoya Peninsula, one of the world’s five “Blue Zones”…
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Anthropic users are taking the company to court over Max subscription terms
A group of Claude users has filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging that the company misled subscribers about the usage limits of its top-tier Max plan. Filed on 8 September and first reported by The Verge, the suit claims Anthropic’s marketing promised “5x or 20x more usage than the Pro plan” without adequately disclosing…
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The War on Drugs release new single after four-year hiatus
The War on Drugs have released “Who’s That,” their first new studio recording since 2022, accompanied by a Max Flick-directed music video that follows frontman Adam Granduciel on a nocturnal walk through Burbank, California. Written and produced by Granduciel at his Southern California studio, the track marks a rare piece of new material during an…
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Sony Pictures CEO Ravi Ahuja On Strategy Of Targeted Expansion Vs “Disruptive” Mega M&A
Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman-CEO Ravi Ahuja has set out a strategy of targeted, smaller-scale expansion rather than pursuing large mergers and acquisitions, arguing that “mega M&A” is overly disruptive to a business. Speaking at the Bank of America media conference, he pointed to the restoration of Hollywood’s historic Cinerama Dome and the reopening of the…
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Sydney Sweeney Goes Nude in Provocative Ad for Novig Sports Betting App
Sydney Sweeney has fronted a nude promotional campaign for Novig, a sports prediction market app, and revealed she has joined the company as a strategic partner and equity holder rather than simply acting as a paid endorser. The advert sees her pose with sporting equipment such as footballs, basketballs and a hockey net, and appear…
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Comfort food season is here: Shop slow cookers, Dutch ovens and more fall cooking staples
Fox News has published a shopping roundup ahead of autumn, highlighting kitchen equipment intended to make seasonal comfort-food cooking, such as soups, roasts and baked goods, easier. The article is a promotional deals guide rather than a news report, featuring discounted cookware and appliances from well-known brands, several of which carry commercial or advertising ties…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO on Success of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: The Movie Is ‘Emotional’ and ‘Some People Come Away Crying’
Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Ravi Ahuja has credited the huge box-office success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” to its emotional depth, saying the film sets itself apart from other recent superhero releases and leaves some audience members in tears. Speaking at the BofA Securities 2026 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference in New York,…
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Nintendo Direct September 2026: The biggest news and trailers
Nintendo has now completed its September 2026 double-header of showcases, following Tuesday’s Zelda-focused presentation, which confirmed a 5th November release date for the Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time, with a roughly 45-minute Nintendo Direct on Wednesday. The Direct was a relatively low-key affair centred on Switch 2 titles due this winter, but it…