The Radice Files — Episode 151: “This is a man’s world, but it would be nothing, without a woman or a girl”
Listening to James Brown and Joss Stone do “Man’s World,” (see the …and finally) blew me away. It shines a classic light on what’s happening today. This world would absolutely be nothing without a woman or a girl.
Why the ‘metaverse’ will prove to be more than a buzzword
Companies are pouring money into 3D digital environments that can be explored via avatar. Here’s why they’re here to stay.
In-person Fashion Week parties return with a slew of chic soirées
New York Fashion Week will kick off Wednesday with models strutting the runways in real life and a number of in-person, vaccine-required bashes.
Fall antitrust forecast: Biden raises hammer on Big Tech — Axios
Four giant companies, four fronts of a massive antitrust fight: Here’s where things stand.
Fall 2021 TV: Here Are the Shows to Look Forward to Next Season | Vogue
Long-awaited miniseries like “Scenes from a Marriage” and “American Crime Story: Impeachment” and the new season of “Sex Education” are all slated to drop over the next few months.
35 Best Movies of 2021 (So Far) — Top New 2021 Films to Stream Now
With haunting dramas, stellar action, and films from international masters, these are the best movies of 2021 so far.
The top 10 most anticipated books this fall, according to Goodreads
This is a very big season for serious readers.
Kanye West grabs 10th №1 album on Billboard — CNN
Kanye West has hit lucky №7 with his 10th №1 album.
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp Australia to Ease Climate Change Denial — The New York Times
The campaign, if sustained, could put pressure on Fox News, though critics were skeptical that a sea change was in store.
In the latest quasi-throwback toward ‘do not track‘, the UK’s data protection chief has come out in favor of a browser- and/or device-level setting to allow Internet users to set “lasting” cookie preferences — suggesting this as a fix for the barrage of consent pop-ups that continues to infest websites in the region. European web […]
We used to joke about the potential of TV advertising — then it evolved | The Drum
Cara Lewis, executive vice-president, head of US media investment at Dentsu, talks us through the big steps TV ad buying has seen in recent years. She discusses how to enter the medium in a more data-driven era.
The cleanliness of Tokyo, the diversity of New York and the social services of Stockholm: Billionaire Marc Lore has outlined his vision for a 5-million-person “new city in America” and appointed a world-famous architect to design it.
Band commissioned report on industry’s footprint and criticise ministers for not doing enough
Andrew Neil is highly unlikely to return to GB News. Relations between the veteran broadcaster and GBN CEO Angelos Frangopoulos are said to have broken down and
Telluride: Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee parse the specific challenges of their roles in Jane Campion’s evocative new Western.
Discover Your Inner Spy At This Iconic James Bond Exhibition In NYC — Secret NYC
This high-tech interactive James Bond Exhibition is opening in NYC this September — and it’s here to make your spy dreams come true.
‘Star Wars’ Icon Mark Hamill Just Blew Up the Internet With a Single Tweet | Inside the Magic
‘Star Wars’ icon Mark Hamill has blown up the internet with a single Tweet. See the hilarious ongoing social media challenge here.
How ‘Shang Chi’s’ Action-Packed Bus Scene Came Together — Variety
Fight coordinator Andy Cheng shares insight on how “Shang Chi’s” bus fight scene came together.
Facebook said the study doesn’t show how many people viewed misinformation — but it doesn’t share that data with researchers.
Celebrity creative directors are back in fashion — is it a good thing? | The Drum
Celebrity creative directors are back.
McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A and Others Could Speed up Orders at Personal Cost With This New Tech
Fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A might be planning to speed up orders with some newly introduced tech, but it would come at a personal cost to customers. ZDNet reports that’s a technology company called AdvanTech has created the Fly-Thru Drive-Thru, a ‘simple new solution’ […]
R.I.P…
Michael K. Williams, Star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ Found Dead at 54
Michael K. Williams, who memorably portrayed Omar Little in “The Wire” and Chalky White in “Boardwalk Empire,” has died at age 54. The New York Police Department confirmed to Variety that the actor was found dead on Monday at 2 p.m. inside of his Brooklyn residence. Williams was a regular on many acclaimed HBO series, […]
Irma Kalish Dead: Trailblazing Sitcom Writer and Producer Was 96 — The Hollywood Reporter
Irma Kalish, the pioneering sitcom writer and producer who teamed with her late husband, Austin “Rocky” Kalish, on hundreds of television episodes, has died. She was 96.
Jean-Paul Belmondo, French Actor and Star of ‘Breathless,’ Dies at 88
No cause of death has been disclosed
And finally…
James Brown & Joss Stone Live 2005