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Operation Varsity Blues’ Ring Leader Is Back — and Still Wants to Help Your Kid Get Into College
Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the 2019 Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, has launched a new college coaching venture called ID Future Stars, positioning himself as “Master Coach & Lead Advisor” and claiming an 80-96% acceptance rate for clients’ first-choice schools. Singer previously bribed coaches, rigged test scores and falsified academic credentials for wealthy…
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Sony Television Sets Elevate Actors Fellowship Class Of 2026
Sony Pictures Television has named its 2026 class of Elevate Actors Fellows, a scheme aimed at nurturing emerging acting talent. Ten fellows were chosen from a pool of more than 5,400 applicants, reflecting the strong competition for a place on the six-week programme, which begins on 10 August at the Sony studio lot in Culver…
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Reminder: The THQ Nordic Showcase Brings Us a Whole Bunch of AA PS5 Games This Week
THQ Nordic is holding a fresh showcase this Friday, 7th August 2026, to spotlight its upcoming slate of AA titles for PS5 and other platforms. The event serves as a reminder to fans who may have missed the announcement, with Push Square flagging it particularly for those interested in the publisher’s varied catalogue, from action…
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Doubles Down Against Nolan’s ‘Emotionally Empty’ Movie: ‘We Need Art That Is Truthful’ About the ‘Necessity of Compassion’
Emily Wilson, whose acclaimed 2017 translation of “The Odyssey” reportedly influenced Christopher Nolan’s new film adaptation, has renewed her criticism of the director’s blockbuster in an opinion piece for The Atlantic, describing it as “emotionally empty.” This follows an earlier, harsher review she wrote for the London Review of Books, in which she called Nolan’s…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Star’s New Crime Thriller Officially Makes Major Move
Richard Madden, best known for playing Robb Stark in Game of Thrones, is set to star in a new crime thriller titled Trauma, which will be jointly produced by Prime Video and Paramount+. The series marks another high-profile project for the actor, who is also attached to Netflix’s forthcoming thriller Trinity, and comes as Game…
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White House pushes ‘watershed’ fraud-fighting reform in Congress as Vance convenes task force
Vice President JD Vance, who chairs President Donald Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, joined White House aide Stephen Miller at a roundtable with lawmakers on Wednesday to push what officials are calling a “watershed” package of anti-fraud reforms. The event marks an effort to translate the task force’s findings into legislative action, with Vance…
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Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Buckley Lead Hallmark’s Next ‘Holiday Touchdown’ Movie
Hallmark has confirmed the full cast for its third “Holiday Touchdown” film, an NFL-themed romance made in partnership with the league and Skydance Sports. “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story” stars Hallmark regulars Lyndsy Fonseca and Robert Buckley in the lead roles, with filming having wrapped in Chicago in late July at locations including Soldier…
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‘I’m not done!’ Jake Tapper presses Max Miller over abuse claims
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Miller rejected calls to resign and compared his political future to that of President Trump. That comparison says as much about today’s Republican Party as it does about Miller himself.
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‘Martin’ Spinoff ‘The Varnell Hill Show’ Gets Premiere Date On Paramount+, First-Look Images Of Tommy Davidson & Martin Lawrence
Paramount+ has set a September 1, 2026 premiere date for “The Varnell Hill Show”, a spinoff of the sitcom “Martin” that sees Tommy Davidson reprise his beloved talk-show host character. The half-hour workplace comedy will launch with two episodes and was originally commissioned by BET+ before its programming slate migrated to Paramount+ following that service’s…
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Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York
A US federal judge has refused to dismiss a copyright class action brought by independent musicians against AI music generator Udio, but has transferred the case from Illinois to New York, where the company says its operations are based. Judge Sara L. Ellis of the Northern District of Illinois ruled that Udio’s parent, Uncharted Labs,…