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Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
Facebook has officially launched its standalone Creator Studio app for iOS, giving creators AI-powered advice and community-management tools. The move matters because Meta is seeking to keep creators active on Facebook amid competition from TikTok and YouTube, while making performance insights easier to use. The built-in AI assistant offers recommendations based on a creator’s content,…
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Kit Harington stars in A Tale of Two Cities adaptation
MGM+ has released a trailer for its four-part adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, starring Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack. The historical drama frames the story around a love triangle between Lucie Manette, Charles Darnay and lawyer Sydney Carton, set against rising tensions between Britain and France before the French…
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Jenna Ortega on Why She’d Go “All Day” Without Eating or Drinking on Set in Early Career
Jenna Ortega has said that, as a child actor, she would sometimes go an entire day on set without food or water because she was determined not to inconvenience anyone. Reflecting on this as a “rookie mistake”, she said she had been highly focused and grateful for the work, but now recognises that she was…
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Stephen King’s ‘X-Files’ Episode Broke From Its Usual Sci-Fi Formula 28 Years Ago
Stephen King’s 1998 episode of The X-Files, “Chinga”, departed from the programme’s usual science-fiction focus by telling a self-contained supernatural horror story. Centring on Dana Scully during a holiday in Maine, it matters as a rare instance of the bestselling horror author writing directly for the series, bringing his familiar small-town unease and sinister-child imagery…
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Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
D’Addario has admitted that generative AI music tool Suno was used to regenerate a track in a promotional video for its guitar strings, reversing nearly two weeks of denials. The episode matters because the company initially blamed audio artefacts on export quality, plugins and AI-assisted mastering, before acknowledging it had shared inaccurate information and apologising.…
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“I tried to write the heaviest thing I could think of”: From Enter Sandman to Nothing Else Matters, the stories behind every song on Metallica’s Black Album
The article marks 35 years since Metallica’s 1991 self-titled Black Album, presenting a track-by-track account of how its 12 songs helped turn the band from leading thrash metal artists into global stadium headliners. – The Black Album reached number one in nine countries and has been certified 16 times Platinum in the United States. -…
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Nicola Coughlan, Charithra Chandran, Kate Winslet & More Join Netflix’s ‘Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory’ As Streamer Sets Release Date & 47-Day Theatrical Window
Netflix has announced that animated film Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory will receive a global cinema release on 5 November 2027 before streaming on Netflix from 22 December. The project expands the Roald Dahl story with a new premise and signals Netflix’s continued willingness to give major films lengthy theatrical runs. Nicola Coughlan, Charithra Chandran,…
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Alan Jackson Is Now One of the 10 Best-Selling Country Artists in US History—and He’s Got the Hardware to Show for It
Alan Jackson has entered the top 10 best-selling country artists in US history after surpassing 85.5 million certified units sold, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The milestone was recognised at the finale of his Last Call: One More For the Road tour in Nashville, marking a major commercial achievement as he…
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Born 99 Years Ago Today, “The Thin Man From West Plains” Who Became a Nashville Country Legend and Helped Launch Dolly Parton to Stardom
Porter Wagoner, the influential American country singer and television host known as the “Thin Man From West Plains”, was born on 12 August 1927. The article recalls his rise from local radio and regional touring to national prominence, and stresses his importance in helping introduce Dolly Parton to a mass audience, shaping one of country…