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July 7, 2026
A Test Case for AI Creep in Hollywood
Traditional jobs, like animation, are changing rapidly, and not necessarily for the better.
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July 7, 2026
Taylor Swift’s Networking Spectacular
The superstar’s wedding turned her love story into a huge glad-handing opportunity.
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July 6, 2026
An Awful Day at Work … In a Fantasy Epic
On House of the Dragon, even queens want to take a break sometimes.
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June 27, 2026
<em>The Bear </em>Makes Its Last Seconds Count
The series finale is a moving hour of much-needed stress relief.
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June 25, 2026
The Truth About Steven Spielberg’s Alien Obsession
The director has spent decades telling stories about extraterrestrials, but his real focus lies on Earth.
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June 15, 2026
In Hollywood, Mergers Are Just a Band-Aid
Regardless of what happens between Warner Bros. and Paramount, the film industry “is still in trouble,” a historian says.
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June 1, 2026
That’s Enough, <em>Euphoria</em>
In its final episode, the series gave in to its worst impulses while trying to sell a poignant message.
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May 22, 2026
The Private Eyes That Made Me Cry
A movie about talking, mystery-solving sheep isn’t as fluffy as it sounds.
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May 5, 2026
The Met Gala Was a Spectacle. It Should Have Gone Further.
The evening wasted an opportunity to really make the case for fashion as art.
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April 21, 2026
Enough With the Vibesy Literary Remakes
Hollywood is missing the point of the classics, again and again.
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