With the state of the nation worse on pretty much every metric, itβs good we can still gather round our screen of choice to watch film professionals win awards for a few hours on a March evening. This happened Sunday for the 98th time at the Academy Awards, sent via ABC, Hulu, Disney+ and other…
The Avengers will soon be assembling for a much younger demographic. Disney Jr. plans to expand its collaboration with Marvel, announcing a new series launching in 2027 titled βMarvelβs Avengers: Mightiest Friends.β Itβs a partnership that began in 2021 when Disney Jr. premiered βSpidey and His Amazing Friends,β the first full-length Marvel preschool series, and…
ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked,Β according to new researchΒ from a watchdog group. The Associated Press reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable teens. The…
Martin Mull was best known to audiences for playing comedic characters like Col. Mustard in βClueβ and Gene Parmesan in βArrested Development,β but a new exhibit opening next year at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art seeks to elevate the role Mull was most proud to inhabit: a respected painter. βMartin Mull: The Joys of…
David Ellisonβs Paramount has sued Warner Bros. Discovery β the smaller firmβs latest move to block Warnerβs $72-billion sale to Netflix. The lawsuit, filed Monday morning in Delaware court, asks Warner and its chief executive David Zaslav to produce more information about Warnerβs deliberations and decision to select Netflix, ending the hotly contested auction on…
Khalil Mack will continue to be a nuisance for opposing quarterbacks for at least another season. The Chargers edge rusher agreed to a contract extension with the team Saturday, a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly told The Times. The deal is for one season and pays out $18 million…
Sparks guard Kelsey Plum should be set to return to action on Friday against the Dallas Wings. Plum, who leads the WNBA in scoring, missed the last three games with a sprained ankle injury she sustained in practice. She practiced in full on Thursday, and head coach Lynne Roberts seemed optimistic that she would play….
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ In March, a pair of Ecuadorean fishing boats in the Pacific burst into flames, forcing both crews to abandon ship. Months later, the incidents β which occurred well after the Trump administration launched its bombing campaign targeting alleged drug boats β have left more questions than answers. All 36 crewmen survived, but they have…
Travis and Jason Kelce are going to have a βa special episode with a VERY special guestβ on their βNew Heightsβ podcast this week. Thatβs big news … because that mystery guest can be only one person, right? Just to be clear, the person in question would be Travis Kelceβs girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift….
The private equity firm which owns a controlling stake in Asda is closing in on a Β£275m deal to buy a division of the listed cybersecurity company NCC Group. Sky News has learnt that TDR Capital is in late-stage talks to buy Escode, which has been the subject of acquisition talks since last summer. Banking…