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For Comedy Writers, Saying Goodbye Can Be Tough
Comedy writers behind HBO’s Hacks and The Comeback have spoken about how difficult it was to end their long-running series, with creators Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King reflecting on saying goodbye to The Comeback’s Valerie Cherish, a character Kudrow has played intermittently since 2005. Speaking at Sublime Primetime, an event hosted by the Writers…
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Alex Aster on Writing Barbie World’s First-Ever YA Book, Sending Her ‘Lightlark’ Movie Producers ‘Really Smart’ Fan Casts
Author Alex Aster, best known for her bestselling “Lightlark” and “Starside” novels, has released “Barbie Dreamscape,” the first-ever young adult book based on Mattel’s Barbie franchise. Aster, who has published ten titles in six years, was given creative freedom by Mattel to shape the story and decide which characters from Barbie’s world to feature, marking…
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The newly independent Psychonauts dev now earns all the revenue when you buy games it made under Xbox: ‘Buying any of our games helps support the studio’
Psychonauts developer Double Fine has become independent and says it now receives all revenue from purchases of games it made while owned by Xbox. The change matters because sales of its existing catalogue will directly support the studio rather than being shared with its former parent company. The announcement applies to Double Fine’s games made…
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Meet Chicago’s dirtiest cop who has triggered more complaints than any other Windy City police officer…but now justice has finally caught up with him
Joseph Vecchio, a Chicago police officer who has amassed more disciplinary complaints than any other officer on the force, has finally been fired after years of alleged misconduct. His dismissal marks the culmination of a lengthy pattern of complaints that repeatedly failed to result in serious consequences, raising questions about accountability within the Chicago Police…
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Pentagon Fires Editor Of Stars And Stripes After He Gave An Interview To CBS News And Called Potential Censorship A “Red Line”
The Pentagon has fired the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, Erik Slavin, days after he gave an interview to CBS News Sunday Morning in which he described censorship of the military-focused publication as a “red line”. Slavin said he was dismissed on grounds of insubordination for stating that news censorship affecting service members…
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Nora En Pure Brings Purified To Seattle For A Day At Lake Union Park, And We’re Giving Away A Full VIP Experience For It
Nora En Pure is bringing her Purified event series to Seattle for the first time, with a one-day outdoor showcase at Lake Union Park on Saturday, 5 September. The stop continues a run that has already taken the label showcase to cities including Miami, New York, San Francisco, Prague, Montréal, London and Washington DC, and…
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How Hollywood’s Veterans Are Chasing Emmy History: Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Martin Short and More
The 2026 Emmy nominations have set up a rare wave of potential records for veteran performers, with several nominees positioned to become the oldest-ever winners in their categories at September’s ceremony. Harrison Ford, 84, is nominated for Apple TV’s “Shrinking” and could surpass Henry Winkler’s record as the oldest comedy acting winner, while 74-year-old Stephen…
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‘Task’ Star Tom Pelphrey on Finding Himself in His Devoted Dad Role — and Nearly Playing Professor X
Actor Tom Pelphrey has opened up about how becoming a father shaped his performance as struggling single dad Robbie Prendergast in Brad Ingelsby’s HBO series Task, the follow-up to Mare of Easttown. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Pelphrey explained that he read the early scripts shortly after his daughter was born, and drew directly on…
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The Best Games To Play When Your PC Is Basically A Potato
Gaming has never been more expensive. We’re here to investigate why, and help you play more while spending less. Welcome to GameSpot Cheap Week. It’s no secret that PC gaming has gotten extraordinarily expensive in recent years, with components reaching record-high prices due to a perfect storm of factors. The days of solid-state drives and RAM being…