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 Issue Date: 08/18/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Director Chris Smith’s Netflix Documentary “Devo” Explores Misunderstood Art-Rock Legacy
You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s vibe? Well, it turns out you may not know as much as you think. The new Netflix documentary “Devo” is an eye-opening examination
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Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin To Make History at 2025 MTV VMAs
This year’s MTV Video Music Awards is shaking things up, handing out two new awards to decorated artists in the rap and Latin music genres. Rapper Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award, the VMAs announced
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Directing Duo Nick & Charles Rejoins m ss ng p eces
Production company m ss ng p eces has brought directing duo Nick & Charles back to its roster for representation across commercials and branded content. Nick & Charles originally joined m ss ng p eces in 2018 and together built a strong portfolio of work spanning video and experiential. Today, coming off a run of
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Director Waley Wang Joins Panoptica For Commercials, Branded Content and Music Videos
Panoptica has signed director Waley Wang for U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. With roots in music videos and a steadily expanding commercial portfolio, Wang brings a fresh creative voice shaped by his love of cinema, personal heritage, and instinct for crafting emotionally resonant narratives. Previously signed to Son&Heir, the L.A.-based production
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MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC
Television’s MSNBC news network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC. The network, which appeals to liberal audiences with a stable of personalities including Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber and Nicole Wallace, has been building its own separate news division
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“Weapons” Tops Box Office For Second Straight Weekend
“Weapons” scared its way to the top of the box office in its debut and managed to stay there during its second weekend, beating out “Freakier Friday” and newcomer “Nobody 2.” Zach Cregger’s horror film earned $25 million in 3,450 North American theaters, a 43% drop from its first weekend. The highly anticipated film benefited
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“Ketamine Queen” accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty
A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the “Friends” star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that had been planned for
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Deborah Norville to receive Life Achievement Honor at the Daytime Emmy Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced that Daytime Emmy® Award-nominated and two-time News & Documentary Emmy® Award-winning journalist Deborah Norville will receive the Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, taking place October 17 in Pasadena, California. With a remarkable career spanning more than 45 years, including three
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British Actor Terence Stamp Dies At 87
Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87. His death on Sunday was disclosed in a death notice published online. The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962’s seafaring “Billy Budd,” for which
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Tristan Rogers, actor of “General Hospital” fame, has died at 79
Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC’s “General Hospital,” died Friday, less than one month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. He was 79. “The entire ‘General Hospital’ family is heartbroken to hear of Tristan Rogers’ passing,” said Frank Valentini, the show’s executive producer, in a statement. “Tristan
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Google to pay $36M fine for anticompetitive deals with Australia’s largest telcos
Google has agreed to pay a 55 million Australian dollar ($36 million) fine for signing anticompetitive deals with Australia’s two largest telcos that banned the installation of competing search engines on some smartphones, the U.S. tech giant and Australia’s competition watchdog said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in a statement it had commenced
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