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Issue Date: 09/24/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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With A Little Push From Friends, Dwayne Johnson Dove Deep For “The Smashing Machine”
Fear is not something one typically associates with Dwayne Johnson. Certainly not in the ring, as the charismatic heel with the cocked eyebrow, and not in Hollywood, where he has cemented himself as one of the industry’s most bankable, and singular, action stars and producers. By all accounts the formula was working. Yet for years
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Gucci Reveals Demna’s Premiere Looks In Spike Jonze-Halina Reijn Short Film Starring Demi Moore
Gucci soft launched its new era under artistic director Demna, turning a short film red carpet on Tuesday evening into a preview runway. Instead of the runway glare, Demna showcased his Gucci premiere looks in a film by Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn starring Demi Moore as a Gucci heiress struggling to find her identity
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In Emotional Return, Jimmy Kimmel Says He Never Intended To Make Light Of Charlie Kirk’s Killing
Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension and, in an emotional monologue where he appeared close to tears, said that he wasn’t trying to joke about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I have no illusions about changing anyone’s mind, but I do want to make something clear, because
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Angus Wall Fortifies MakeMake To Take On Storytelling Across Advertising and Entertainment
Angus Wall–a multiple Oscar and Emmy winner who also has a long and successful track record in the ad industry as a trusted partner of agencies and brands–is this fall officially launching MakeMake, a studio he’s quietly and methodically built over the past three decades. Long established in branded content and advertising, MakeMake takes on
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YouTube to start bringing back creators banned for COVID-19 and election misinformation
YouTube will offer creators a way to rejoin the streaming platform if they were banned for violating COVID-19 and election misinformation policies that are no longer in effect, its parent company Alphabet said Tuesday. In a letter submitted in response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, attorneys for Alphabet said the decision to bring
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AI-cloning of Lara Croft’s voice has “Tomb Raider” fans and actors up in arms
A lifelong fan of “Tomb Raider,” French gamer Romain Bos was on tenterhooks when an update of the popular video game went online in August. But his excitement quickly turned to anger. The gamer’s ears — and those of other “Tomb Raider” fans — picked up something amiss with the French-language voice of Lara Croft,
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Canadian privacy watchdogs call for TikTok to enhance protection for children on platform
TikTok’s efforts to keep children off the platform and prevent the collection and use of their sensitive personal information are “inadequate” but the company is taking steps to address concerns, Canadian privacy authorities said Tuesday. Federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said TikTok must do more to keep underage children off its platform and must better
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