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John Leguizamo Says ‘Ice Age’ Money ‘Paid for My Kids’ to Go to College and ‘Got Me a Second and Third Home’
John Leguizamo has credited the “Ice Age” franchise, in which he has voiced Sid the sloth since 2002, with funding his children’s college education and buying him multiple homes. The actor made the comments to “Entertainment Tonight” while promoting his new film “The Odyssey,” reflecting on how the franchise’s commercial success gave him the financial…
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25 Best Psychological Thrillers of the 21st Century
Collider has published a ranked list of the 25 best psychological thrillers released since 2000, compiled by writer Jeremy Urquhart. The article opens by acknowledging that “psychological thriller” is a slippery genre label, generally applied to films focused on a character’s internal or mental struggle amid high-stakes or stressful circumstances, and notes that films from…
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The 27″ LG UltraGear 280Hz Gaming Monitor Featuring Tandem OLED Tech Is on Sale Today for $399.99
Amazon has cut the price of LG’s UltraGear 27GX700A-B gaming monitor to $399.99, making it the cheapest Tandem OLED display currently on the market. The monitor normally retails for $850, though its price has recently hovered closer to $600, so this deal represents a notable saving for gamers wanting premium panel technology at a lower…
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Taylor Sheridan, 101 Studios Pick Up Two Movie Scripts from ‘Brutalist’ Producer Andrew Lauren
Taylor Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions and David Glasser’s 101 Studios have acquired two feature film scripts, Visalia and Capture the Flag, from producer Andrew Lauren, who worked on Oscar-winning film The Brutalist. The deal matters because it marks a fresh push by Sheridan back into cinema even as his television empire, built on Yellowstone and…
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Music Companies Demand More Scrutiny of AI-Generated Tracks Before Chart Debuts
A coalition of major record labels and music companies, including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music, has proposed new guidelines to restrict which AI-generated tracks can qualify for official music charts. The proposal, announced on Wednesday, calls for chart eligibility to be limited to songs that are “substantially human made,” aiming to…
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Ariana Grande Says ‘Petal’ Showcases a Side of Her You’ve Never Seen Before: ‘Unfiltered Rage’
Ariana Grande has revealed that her upcoming album, Petal, was written from a place of “unfiltered rage,” marking a notably different creative approach for the pop star. In a new Apple Music clip released ahead of a longer interview airing on the platform, Grande said the record taps into emotions she has usually been too…
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The Longest LitRPG Series Ever Written Is Finally Getting a Paperback Release Next Month
The Wandering Inn, widely regarded as the longest LitRPG series ever written, is set to receive its first-ever paperback release on 11 August, a decade after it began as a free web serial. The move follows the mainstream breakthrough of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which has encouraged other self-published LitRPG authors to make the…
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OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
OpenAI has launched a new initiative, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, which will give scientists, mathematicians and engineers at selected academic institutions free access to its AI models. The scheme forms part of a wider pledge by the company to commit more than $250 million (£195 million) through 2027 to support external scientific research, and reflects…