The Success of This Chinese Film Isn’t Only Overshadowing Disney. It Also Highlights Why Chinese Cinema Is Self-Sufficient
Cinema and TVNe Zha 2 keeps thriving. This is just the beginning of a Chinese phenomenon.
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PlayStation Has Made It Clear: If the Industry Wants to Survive, It Needs to Bet on New IPs
Video GamesThe highlight of the State of Play event was the new IPs.
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This Is the Exact Moment When Things at Marvel Started to Go Wrong. It’s Culminated in Captain America
Cinema and TVEndgame was the capstone that the MCU revolved around. But what was the dark spot in its history?
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Kanye West Spent a Fortune to Promote a Single Product During the Super Bowl: A T-shirt With a Swastika on It
MusicWest’s ultimate downfall: from eccentric musician to selling awkward T-shirts.
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OpenAI Wants to Become a Household Name. That’s Why It Spent $14 Million on a Super Bowl Ad
Robotics and AIIt’s a one-minute ad that runs through the history of human communication.
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Plex vs. Emby: Which Home Media Server Is the Best Fit for You?
BasicsWe compare two of the best software media systems for managing all your movies, TV shows, and music at home.
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Plex vs. Jellyfin: Which Home Media Server Is the Best Fit for You?
BasicsWe compare the two best software media systems for managing all your movies, TV shows, and music at home.
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The Industrialization of Hope Is TikTok’s Latest Trend. Welcome to ‘Hopecore’
AppsHopecore thrives on TikTok by offering packaged hope, while the same platforms that induce anxiety promote its remedies.
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The U.S. Can Force ByteDance to Sell TikTok but It Will Never Get Its Hands on the One Thing That Matters: the Algorithm
AppsBuying TikTok sounds good. It's not as easy as it sounds.
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How Many People Lived in Westeros During Game of Thrones? Here’s a Rough Estimate, and Some Disappointing News
Books, Comics and Board GamesEstimating the population of the Seven Kingdoms is challenging, even for a demographer used to working with fantasy worlds.
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Switch 2 Seems to Be More of the Same, and This Is Precisely What Nintendo Needs Right Now
Video GamesNintendo's new console focuses on continuity instead of disruption. It's a very careful strategy.
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3 Body Problem Cost Much More Than Netflix Originally Said. This Explains Why It Took the Platform So Long to Renew It
StreamingThe audience didn't respond too well, but Netflix isn't giving up.
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Squid Game Season 2 Is a Massive Netflix Hit. It’s Even Smashing Records at a Higher Speed Than Its Predecessor
StreamingThe most popular show in Netflix history is back, and it's done so breaking all records.
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After Some Tumultuous Years, the 2025 Golden Globes Are a Refreshing Makeover
StreamingIn the end, the key to restoring the Golden Globes' prestige lay in the films themselves.
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The Extraordinary Growth of Anime in Japan: This Is How It’s Nearly Matched the Revenue of the Country’s Steel Industry
Cinema and TVAnime is going through a truly golden age, yes, but the reality is much more impressive.
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I’ve Spent Several Hours in the Bizarre and Exciting World of Retro Soviet Video Games. I’m Still Recovering
Video GamesThis list naturally includes Tetris but also a selection of abstract puzzles and underground propaganda.
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In the Streaming Era, There’s No Such Thing as a Box Office Flop. Red One and the Latest Lord of the Rings Movie Are Proof of That
Cinema and TVIn the past, a box office failure could ruin a film, but things have changed.
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Kraven the Hunter Proves One Thing: Sony’s Approach to Making Spider-Man Movies Without Spider-Man Is Deeply Flawed
Cinema and TVKraven is a threat to Spider-Man... in more than one way.
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Wicked Is More Than Just a Hit. It’s Proof That the Traditional Way of Going to the Movies Is Dying
StreamingAriana Grande and Cynthia Erivo aren't the only ones singing the soundtrack.
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The Dune Timeline Has Been a Complicated Mess for Four Decades: Where Does HBO’s Prophecy Fit In?
StreamingThere's a new Dune spin-off, which only highlights its incredibly chaotic chronology.
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