Thomas Ricker
Mark Zuckerberg and David Ellison in front row of Trump’s gladiatorial spectacle.
On Sunday, the rich and powerful gathered to watch men choke each other out on the White House lawn. Welcome to peak idiocracy.
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Dominic Preston
Terrence O'Brien
The two projects highlight how it takes more than nostalgia to reinvigorate a franchise.
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Terrence O'Brien
Gore Verbinski says we need an AI “rating system” for movies.
The director of Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die says he’s not totally against AI and wouldn’t fault a young indie filmmaker for turning to it if they couldn’t otherwise afford to create a key portion of a film. But he is concerned about its impact. According to Variety, saying:
You almost need a rating system. If you use AI to write a script, you get an F. What people are most afraid of is that there is no transparency. People are afraid of what is real and what isn’t.”
The podcast host, YouTuber, musician, and audio engineer has a lot on his plate.
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Gene Shalit, the pun-loving film critic dies at 100.
Shalit was a staple of Today for 40 years, from 1970 until his retirement in 2010. In addition to his iconic and pun-laden reviews, Shalit was also a regular guest on Late Night with David Letterman and What’s My Line?
AI wasn’t just slop at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Stevie Bonifield
Spotify’s first editor videos for New Music Friday are here.
Spotify’s bringing its editor commentary from The Drop Weekly to its New Music Friday playlist, so you can hear from the playlist’s curators about why they picked some of their weekly new release highlights. This week they’re spotlighting Olivia Rodrigo, Ayra Starr, ANOTR, Adéla, and Emei.
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Andrew Webster
A pint-sized MMO.
Developer Gareth Williams is about to launch a massively multiplayer RPG on just about the tiniest device imaginable. PointlessQuest hits the Playdate starting on June 13th — you can download it now to get a jump on things — and promises most typical MMO features, but on a much smaller scale.
PointlessQuest by Gareth Williams
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With solid hardware and a huge library of games, it’s the perfect device to slip in your carry-on.
Andrew Webster
Thomas Ricker
Spotify’s disco era is over.
After updating, the much-maligned sparkle icon — meant to celebrate 20 years of Spotify — will revert back to its former flat self.
Andrew Webster
”Season 2 is about how everything is great on the island and there’s nothing to worry about.”
That’s Katie Dippold, creator and showrunner of the horror / comedy hybrid Widow’s Bay, which Apple just confirmed has been renewed. The news comes just ahead of the season 1 finale, which streams on June 17th.
