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Paula Patton, Derek Luke & Janet Hubert To Star In New Lifetime Movie ‘Love On The Vineyard’ From Tracey E. Edmonds
Lifetime has announced Love on the Vineyard, a new original film starring Paula Patton, Derek Luke and Janet Hubert. The film matters for highlighting Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, one of America’s most historic Black communities, while exploring love, family and the preservation of cultural heritage. Patton will play Washington, D.C., commercial real estate executive…
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YouTube Wants to Turbocharge Microdramas on the TV Screen
YouTube has unveiled a new feature called Shorts Series at its Made on YouTube event, designed to boost microdramas on TV screens by combining episodic storytelling with the platform’s short-form video format. This move capitalises on YouTube Shorts’ unexpected success on television, where the platform observed 90 per cent year-over-year watch time growth and discovered…
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YouTube announces personalised feeds and expanded AI tools
YouTube has unveiled a slate of new features at its Made on YouTube event, with significant emphasis on artificial intelligence and livestreaming capabilities. The platform will give users greater control over their viewing experience through customizable feeds, whilst introducing expanded AI features to help both viewers and creators. These announcements signal YouTube’s continued shift towards…
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Joe Sugg was left ‘alarmed and distressed’ during four-year stalking campaign by US man who bombarded YouTube star with emails and letters, court hears
YouTube star Joe Sugg has suffered a four-year stalking campaign by US-born Robert Beckman, who bombarded him with emails, letters and social media comments from August 2022 until recently. The persistent harassment caused Sugg serious alarm and distress, substantially affecting his ability to live a normal life. Beckman pleaded guilty at Brighton Crown Court to…
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How Brad Pitt and David Cronenberg almost butchered 1999’s ‘American Psycho’: “He had strange demands”
The article discusses how director David Cronenberg and actor Brad Pitt were briefly attached to adapt Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel American Psycho for the screen, but the collaboration did not materialise. Cronenberg’s creative demands—including refusing to film restaurant scenes, nightclub sequences, or scenes depicting violence—were fundamentally at odds with Ellis’s vision, ultimately leading to…
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How five years work and a crush on a cousin led to Boston’s “bittersweet ballad” that sold more than 1,000,000 copies
Tom Scholz spent five years writing and perfecting Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” largely in isolation, using his electronics expertise to create its huge stadium-rock sound. The unusual approach helped produce a landmark track that sold more than one million copies and established Boston as a major band. The song reflects how music can revive…
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Roland launches Minions-themed keyboard with character voice sounds
Roland has released a Minions-themed keyboard called the GO:KEYS 3 Minion, targeting children and fans of the Illumination films. The instrument features bright yellow casing adorned with Minion imagery and includes 32 Minions-themed sound variations, complete with character voices, making it a novelty entry-level keyboard for aspiring young musicians. The keyboard is based on Roland’s…
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Angela Paxton urges Republican women to back candidates despite misgivings
Angela Paxton, the Texas state senator and estranged former wife of Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, has spoken publicly about the closely fought race for the first time since filing for divorce. Addressing more than 100 Republican women, she urged them to support the party’s candidates, including her ex-husband, even when dissatisfied with individual politicians.…
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What exactly happened at Ole Miss? Mystery as police confirm two students died from ‘kratom’… but students fear more is under the surface
Two University of Mississippi students died on 21 September, one on campus and one in Oxford, prompting investigations and widespread speculation about a possible kratom-related overdose. Police found packaged kratom bought from a nearby shop in both investigations, but have not established that it caused either death or that the cases were connected. Authorities warned…
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Police investigate suspicious death of eight-month-old Ballarat girl
An eight-month-old baby girl died in suspicious circumstances after being found unresponsive at a property in Redan, south of Ballarat, Australia, on Sunday. Emergency services attended and transported the child to hospital, where she was later transferred to Melbourne and died on Tuesday. Police homicide detectives are investigating and have interviewed a 23-year-old man, who…