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Universal's Doing Its Monsters the Right Way
Gizmodo,
Just before the weekend, Universal finally pulled back the curtain on its cryptic horror movie from filmmaking duo Radio Silence. The resulting film is Abigail, which sees Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens headline a team of kidnappers who snatch up a kid to hold her for ransom. The twist? The titular Abigail, played by… Read more...
Jo Koy refers to the famous people who didn't laugh at him as "marshmallows"
AV Club,
Comedian Jo Koy did not have an especially good week this past week—and most especially did not have a good 10 minutes or so last Sunday night, when he was generally held to have beefed it, big-time, on the stage of the Golden Globes. Koy referenced that previous gig at his latest one on Friday evening, Variety reports Read more...
Age tech at CES was much more than gadgets
TechCrunch,
CES was definitely worth watching closely, if only just for the rise of age tech. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Three Great Football Coaches Crossed Paths for Years, and Now They’re Leaving Together
The New Yorker,
Pete Carroll, Bill Belichick, and Nick Saban worked for, learned from, and competed against one another, and changed the way that the game is played.
Arizona is getting screwed on the price of a Big Mac
Boing Boing,
McCheapest (via BBS, Hacker News) tracks the price of a McDonald's burger across the nation. It's pricier in the Bay Area, Seattle and up east, but you know who's getting screwed? Arizona. It's more expensive to get a Big Mac there than it is in Hawaii or Alaska. — Read the rest The post Arizona is getting screwed on the price of a Big Mac appeared first on Boing Boing.
The Mandalorian's Cinematic Prospects May Not Just Be One-Offs
Earlier in the week, Disney surprisingly revealed Din Djarin will be headlining two films. Along with Dave Filoni’s New Republic-era movie still potentially called Heir to the Empire, the Mandalorian will star in The Mandalorian & Grogu, which sees father and son go on a big-screen adventure. Read more...
The creator economy is ready for a workers’ movement
Erin McGoff has 3 million followers on social media, but with the money she gets from Instagram and TikTok, she wouldn’t be able to pay for the plate of mozzarella sticks we’re sharing in a Baltimore bar. “On Instagram, I’ll have a video hit 900,000 views and make six dollars,” McGoff said. “It’s insulting.” Like […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Deal Dive: Tier and Dott’s merger is not a sign of what’s to come in M&A this year
M&A is expected to rise in 2024, but we won't likely see a lot of consolidation among startups that wouldn't make it on their own. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.