Spotify hits record 300 million premium subscribers
Spotify has officially hit a new record with 300 million premium subscribers.In its second-quarter earnings report ... Read More
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The box office is finally back. The next merger could undo it
LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened to $360 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, pushing out 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” to claim the biggest domestic debut in history.
“Records are made ...Read more
SummerFest opens 40th season with a history-celebrating all-star concert
SAN DIEGO — No one belted out “Happy Birthday to You” at the all-star opening concert of the 40th annual edition of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest. But the most popular song of the past century did not go ...Read more
Eli Roth blasts studio system after Borderlands failure
Eli Roth says studio interference turned his $120 million video game adaptation Borderlands into a film that "belonged to nobody".
The 53-year-old horror director - best known for directing cult horror films including ...Read more
Maude Apatow's directorial debut finds new home following distribution turmoil
Maude Apatow's feature directorial debut Poetic License has secured a theatrical future after Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide rights to the film following the collapse of its original distribution arrangement ...Read more
Bono leads mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral
Bono led mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral.
The U2 frontman was among a host of celebrities who joined the late musician's family and friends to mourn his passing on Tuesday (04.08.26), with hundreds of people gathering ...Read more
Princess Eugenie 'beyond in love' after welcoming baby daughter in Portugal
Princess Eugenie has announced the birth of her third child.
Revealing she and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are "beyond in love" after welcoming a daughter in Portugal, the royal, 36, shared the news on Instagram on ...Read more
Meghan Markle marks 45th birthday with pool plunge photo
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has marked her 45th birthday by sharing playful photographs of herself leaping into a swimming pool clutching balloons.
Thanking supporters "for the birthday love" as her lifestyle brand, As ...Read more
Alice Evans wins financial battle in new divorce ruling
Ioan Gruffudd's long-running legal battle with former wife Alice Evans has moved a step closer to an end after a Los Angeles judge ruled the actor must increase financial support payments.
The ruling comes despite the ...Read more
Seattle-based Zillow lays off 7% of its workforce
SEATTLE — Zillow announced Tuesday it’s cutting 7% of its workforce, as a lukewarm housing market continues to weigh down its real estate business.
Just over 500 employees will leave the real estate giant, which is ...Read more
Qatar, US signal progress on Hormuz-focused Iran deal
WASHINGTON — The prospect of an interim Iran deal focused on the Strait of Hormuz appeared to be gaining traction Tuesday, with Qatar saying a proposal had been drafted and American officials sounding hopeful for an ...Read more
Ford posts double-digit percentage sales drop in July
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. reported a more than 10% decrease in U.S. sales year-over-year for July from the impacts of the Escape crossover's cancellation and continued weakness in F-Series inventory due to an aluminum ...Read more
Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds
LOS ANGELES — Out-of-service equipment managed by Southern California Edison started the deadly Eaton fire that killed 19 people and destroyed much of Altadena in January 2025, according to a long-awaited report by state...Read more
To make it on Broadway, 'Purple Rain' needs new script and new star
MINNEAPOLIS — Forty-two years after Prince’s “Purple Rain” exploded onto movie screens, producers announced last week that the stage version is landing on Broadway.
By the time previews start in March 2027 at New ...Read more
Report says bill allowing California workers to telework could save state millions
SACAMENTO, Calif. — A new analysis from the Senate Committee on Appropriations shows a bill supporting telework for state workers could save California hundreds of millions of dollars, even after accounting for its ...Read more
As Farmfest opens, pork industry braces for change
MINNEAPOLIS — For years a rallying cry at hay-baled farm conferences and rural political stages in swine country has energized crowds: Don’t let California dictate how American farmers, particularly in the Upper ...Read more
Attorneys: Prosecutors interfering with parole for man acquitted of killing Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll
DETROIT — Attorneys for a man accused in the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll in October 2023 are criticizing new charges against him and say the prosecutor's office is interfering with his release on ...Read more
Paramount's David Ellison says critics don't get his politics
Paramount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery comes down to a single question: whether he can be trusted to control CNN.
"I believe this fight ...Read more
Home prices pick up in 80% of US metro areas, led by Northeast
Prices of existing homes rose in 80% of U.S. metropolitan areas in the second quarter, as home values pick up pace after several months of weakness.
The figure is up from 71% that saw year-over-year increases in the first...Read more
Blanche's AG nomination moves ahead after delay
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “...Read more
Movie review: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' a loving send-up of repressed millenials
Jane Schoenbrun’s three narrative features comprise a fascinating trilogy about the mediated world and the identities we locate therein. “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” (2021) sees a young girl losing ...Read more
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