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Library-Based Kanopy Offers a Solution to Streaming Sticker Shock—And Steps Into Film Production
Students from Beaufort, South Carolina look up at the Capitol in Banned Together, a documentary co-produced by streaming service Kanopy. Courtesy of Kanopy In the beginning of this year, Netflix raised its prices a dollar or two, depending on your subscription tier. Amazon Prime Video became ad supported by default while increasing their ad load;…
Read MoreHow Sean “Diddy” Combs Reacted to Cassie Ventura’s Cross-Examination Testimony in Trial
Male Escort Says He Could Hear Sean “Diddy” Combs Assaulting Cassie When Ventura didn’t join Combs right when he called for her on one occasion, Phillip testified May 12 that Combs threw a liquor bottle in her direction, then grabbed her by her hair and dragged her into the bedroom. “She was screaming,” Phillip said, and,…
Read MoreJohn Legend, Demi Lovato and More React to Chrissy Teigen’s Sobriety Update
In October 2018, the American Pie star announced he was one year sober in a celebratory and encouraging Instagram post. “I first tried to get sober over 5 years ago, when the weight of my obsession with booze and drugs became too heavy for me to handle,” he wrote at the time. “Turns out this s–t…
Read MoreDropping HBO Was a Mistake, and Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t Afraid of Admitting It
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content speaks onstage during Warner Bros. Discovery’s 2025 Upfront Presentation on May 14, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Di The confusion is over. Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that it would be rechristening its streaming service, Max, as HBO Max again…
Read More11 Inmates Escape From Orleans Parish Jail in Louisiana
Multiple inmates are on the run. During the early hours of May 16, 11 inmates made their escape from the Orleans Parish Justice Center, authorities confirmed to NBC News, the city’s main detention facility for pretrial detainees located just a few miles away from the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to Sheriff Susan…
Read MoreArt Stars Party With the Power Patrons: Inside This Year’s MoMA PS1 Gala
Pete Scantland, Michelle Scantland and Rafael Flores. Jiraurd Key/BFA.com MoMA PS1’s annual gala, staged each year in the museum’s airy courtyard, always defies expectations. Last year, the scene-stealers on the red carpet weren’t celebrities but two stunning parrots brought in by art collective Shanzhai Lyric. This year, the step-and-repeat wasn’t a carpet at all, but…
Read MoreKourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick’s Son Reign Disick Is All Grown Up in New Photo
Travis Barker Shares Rare Pic of His and Kourtney Kardashian’s Son Rocky on Mother’s Day Get ready to keep up with Reign Disick’s latest adventures. Including the 10-year-old’s adventures on a mini motorbike. Scott Disick shared a photo of his and Kourtney Kardashian’s youngest posing in a cool all-black biker outfit on his bike. What’s…
Read MoreRichard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Returns to Business After a 2-Year Pause
A rendering of Virgin Galactic’s Delta spaceship. Courtesy Virgin Galactic Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is ready to return to business after two quiet years. The company announced it will resume operations next year with its new spaceplane, Delta. A research flight is scheduled for the summer, followed by private astronaut missions in the fall, CEO…
Read MoreErin Foster Reveals How Leighton Meester’s Nobody Wants This Role Came to Be
Everybody wants more Leighton Meester on their screen. And that’s exactly what they’ll get. After all, she will join husband Adam Brody in season two of Nobody Wants This, where she’ll play Abby, the high school nemesis of Kristen Bell’s Joanne. “We came up with such a fun character,” creator Erin Foster told E! News…
Read MoreWorking Too Much Can Change Your Brain
Working long hours comes with a slew of health issues, from too much stress to disturbed sleep, heart conditions, and mental-health disorders like anxiety and depression. It may even cause changes in the brain, according to a new report published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers from Korea found that people who regularly work long…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Orders Infant Formula Review. What Parents Must Know
The federal government is launching its first in-depth review of infant formula nutrients in nearly 30 years. While the move may spark questions among families, pediatric experts say there is nothing to be concerned about: FDA-approved infant formula remains one of the most rigorously regulated food products in the country and is perfectly safe. Still,…
Read MoreThe Best Way to Interrupt Someone
If you’re the type of person who cares about conversational etiquette, the idea of interrupting someone might make you cringe. But sometimes, cutting in is necessary. However, you should only do it if your conversation partner is “saying something factually inaccurate,” says Jefferson Fisher, a Texas-based lawyer and author of The Next Conversation: Argue Less,…
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