Hulu Science fiction thriller shows are having a moment across multiple streaming platforms. “Servant” is one of those current favorites, and M. Night Shyamalan’s involvement is a big reason for that success. The director is no stranger to thrillers with supernatural elements, as evidenced by multiple movies … Read more
Sunny Sethi, founder of HEN Technologies, doesn’t sound like someone who’s disrupted an industry that has remained largely unchanged since the 1960s. His company builds fire nozzles – specifically, nozzles that it says increase suppression rates by up to 300% while conserving 67% of water. But Sethi is matter-of-fact about this achievement, more focused on … Read more
There is change in the air at Kenzo. According to a quote attributed to Nigo, its creative director since 2021: “We’re going back to the beginning, to the heart of what Kenzo is and always has been. Kenzo Takada’s legacy is a maison built on color, freedom, and joy. I wanted to create a personal … Read more
Apocalyptic weather bit into box office this weekend with distributors citing stay-at-home orders and hundreds theater closures across a big chunk of the U.S. It’s very tough out there, worse for some than others. “The weather clearly was big factor this weekend and impacted the box office significantly for everyone. Hopefully the industry will get … Read more
Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT. xAI launched Grokipedia in October, after Musk had been complaining that Wikipedia was biased against conservatives. Reporters soon noted that while many articles seemed to be copied directly from Wikipedia, Grokipedia also claimed that pornography contributed … Read more
lev radin/Shutterstock Considering the number of successful TV shows Ryan Murphy has been involved with since 2014, including “Scream Queens,” “Pose,” and “Monster,” HBO may have regretted its decision not to order his project “Open” to series that year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO’s then-president Michael … Read more
AI chatbots are getting better at answering questions, summarizing documents, and solving mathematical equations, but they still largely behave like helpful assistants for one user at a time. They’re not designed to manage the messier work of real collaboration: coordinating people with competing priorities, tracking long-running decisions, and keeping teams aligned over time. Humans&, a … Read more
UPDATE, with other cancellations: The Book of Mormon has canceled its matinee and evening performances today, joining The Lion King and Aladdin in skipping shows today due to New York’s freezing, snowy weather conditions. Earlier today, Mormon had hoped to persevere, posting on social media, “Snow day, show day! Both of today’s performances of The Book … Read more
In recent months, some of the major players in science fiction and popular culture have been taking firmer stances against generative AI. Separate decisions by San Diego Comic-Con and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) illustrate the depth of AI opposition within some creative communities — though they’re certainly not the only ones, … Read more
After often struggling to form an effective opposition to Donald Trump, Democrats this weekend found an issue on which they could unite — threatening to shut the government over the US president’s immigration crackdown. Senators have been loath to risk another costly government closure, fearing a backlash if thousands of federal workers were furloughed and … Read more