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The women’s soccer league trying to fix fantasy sports
The Women’s Super League has launched its first official fantasy football game, redesigning the format to tackle the retention problems that plague fantasy sports over long seasons. Rather than copying the model used by Fantasy Premier League, the app splits the WSL season into six shorter chunks and merges players from both the WSL and…
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AI isn’t close to curing cancer. This startup says it knows what it will take.
Vivodyne, a biotech startup spun out of the University of Pennsylvania, argues that AI drug discovery is being held back by a lack of good data on human biology, and says it has built the fix. Its robotic lab system, called HIVE, grows 20 types of human tissue and autonomously doses and monitors them, generating…
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A24 backs Firstman’s directorial debut about discovery of hidden son
A24 has released the first trailer for “Club Kid,” the directorial debut of comedian Jordan Firstman, after the film emerged as one of the standout sales of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It sparked a bidding war among studios including Netflix, Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features and Mubi before A24 secured the rights for $17 million,…
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Producers Scout for K-pop Talent With U.S. Appeal During KCON Fan Festival in Los Angeles
K-pop competition series “Girls Planet” held open auditions in Los Angeles during the KCON festival on 14–15 August, as producers seek performers for a new all-female group aimed squarely at the US and Western markets. The Aug. 2026 season, “Girls Planet 2027,” marks a shift for the franchise: for the first time, CJ ENM, which…
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3 Classic Country Songs From the 1980s That Changed Forever After One Live Performance
Country music writers highlight three classic songs from the 1980s that they say are elevated to a new level when performed live, arguing that concert versions of these tracks can surpass even their beloved studio recordings. The piece makes the case that certain country anthems gain extra power from crowd participation, with audiences turning key…
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Does pot make you a better parent? This ‘garden mom’ says yes, but the reality is hazy
A social media trend dubbed “garden moms” sees women replacing “wine mom” culture with cannabis use as a way to cope with the stresses of parenting, with TikTok and Instagram creator Taylor Mitchem (@thatgardenmomma) among those promoting the practice as beneficial to her mothering. The trend raises questions about whether marijuana genuinely helps parents manage…
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‘I Don’t Understand If It’s Such a Big Issue’: Shuhei Yoshida Isn’t Too Bothered About No More Discs
Ex-PlayStation boss is all-digital these days. In case you’ve somehow missed the news, Sony announced its intention to cease producing game discs for PlayStation consoles starting in 2028, meaning the platform will be digital-only going forward. It’s a decision that has caused a lot of upset and raised many questions among consumers, and of course,…
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‘Heartbeat’: When Don Johnson traded ‘Miami Vice’ for pop stardom in 1986
A top-five hit… The post ‘Heartbeat’: When Don Johnson traded ‘Miami Vice’ for pop stardom in 1986 first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Oppenheimer and Supergirl star steps back from acting because he’s sick of “fighting for parts”
David Krumholtz shared the news in a now-deleted post
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Oppenheimer and Supergirl star steps back from acting because he’s sick of “fighting for parts”
David Krumholtz shared the news in a now-deleted post