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10 Perfect K-Dramas With 5 Seasons or Less
Collider highlights Korean dramas that have maintained strong quality despite running for five seasons or fewer, an unusual achievement in a format usually built around self-contained 16-to-20-episode stories. It argues that these series avoid the decline often associated with later seasons, whether ending after a single run or developing into a longer franchise. – Weak…
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HBO Max’s Forgotten 111-Minute Monster Epic Is Taking Over the Streaming Charts
Pacific Rim: Uprising, the 2018 sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, has become one of HBO Max’s most-watched films in the United States despite its disappointing critical and commercial reception on release. The renewed interest appears partly linked to growing attention around actor Cailee Spaeny, whose recent work has prompted viewers to revisit her…
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Starz Posts First Quarter Revenue Dip as Digital-Led Strategy Shows Momentum
Starz reported lower second-quarter revenue and a much wider net loss, but said its shift towards streaming is gaining momentum. The company argues that stronger digital performance, audience engagement and lower future restructuring costs should support its aim of returning to annual OTT revenue growth in 2026. Revenue fell to $307.9 million from $319.7 million…
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Live Gallery: Bloodstock Open Air – Day 1
The article appears to be a live photo gallery covering the first day of Bloodstock Open Air, a UK heavy metal festival. However, the supplied page text contains only a browser verification message, so no performances, artists or events can be confirmed. As a result, the available information does not provide details about the festival’s…
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Justice Department threatens investigation into university professors’ BIPOC-only geology camp
The US Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General, Harmeet Dhillon, has threatened to investigate a geology camp for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) after two Central Washington University academics promoted it in a video that circulated online. The footage, shared by the Libs of TikTok account, showed lecturer Nick Zentner and assistant professor Hannah…
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Smithsonian’s taxpayer funds face chopping block as GOP demands accountability for ‘woke’ history
House Republicans are threatening to reduce or restrict the Smithsonian’s federal funding, arguing that its presentation of American history is politically biased or “woke”. The dispute matters because the Smithsonian is a publicly funded national museum system, and Congress can use spending conditions to influence its operations. Representative Andrew Clyde, a Republican on the House…
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
A review roundup of four recent speculative novels, ranging across apocalyptic fantasy, crime fiction, occult horror and contemporary witchcraft. – The Salt King by Natasha Pulley blends folk horror, faith and romance around a salt-mining community in the East Anglian fens. – A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett follows detectives investigating a murder…
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Add to playlist: the anxiety-ridden sugar rush of Tiffany Day and the week’s best new tracks
This weekly music roundup highlights Tiffany Day’s album Halo alongside a selection of new tracks across pop, dream-pop, rap, disco-funk, ambient and indie music. – Tiffany Day’s Halo channels anxieties about success and burnout into energetic hyperpop and electroclash. – Coco and Clair Clair dismiss an ungrateful ex on the sparse, menacing One One. -…
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After 11 Years, The 5-part Cult Classic Thriller That’s Hannibal Meets Buffy Is Officially Free on Streaming
iZombie, a five-season supernatural crime drama that premiered on The CW in 2015, is now available to stream free on Pluto TV from 1 August. The move gives a wider audience access to a series that blended zombie horror, comedy and procedural mystery, but remained less prominent than other shows from the network’s era. Rose…
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Starz Revenue Declines 4% in Q2 as Streaming Stabilizes, Company Takes $147 Million Charge Related to Ending Universal Output Deal
Starz’s second-quarter revenue fell 4% year on year to $307.9 million, although its streaming business returned to year-on-year growth for the first time in 18 months. The company sees this as evidence that its turnaround is gaining traction and has raised its full-year adjusted OIBDA growth forecast from low to mid-single digits. Streaming revenue was…