Book Review The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership That Rocked the World By Peter GuralnickLittle, Brown & Co.: 624 pages, $38If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. The popular perception of Colonel Tom Parker is that he chiseled Elvis Presley …
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Cloud Chamber, the studio tasked with reviving the decade-dormant BioShock series, has reportedly failed an internal review with 2K Games execs, resulting in a leadership shakeup. Anonymous sources speaking to Bloomberg said it was the game’s narrative, in particular, that apparently failed to impress, and was “identified as an area in need of improvement [that] will be revamped in the …
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Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work Harvard Business Review 61% of white collar workers think AI will replace their current role in 3 years—but they’re too busy enjoying less stress to worry right now Yahoo Home How you’re using AI at work : The Indicator from Planet Money NPR “You may lose your job to an engineer who uses AI” …
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Watch Reneé Rapp talk about herself in interviews, and two things quickly become clear: that she fucks, and that she gives none. Through her stints in youth theater (say hello to your 2018 Jimmy Awards winner), Broadway, Hollywood, and aspirant pop stardom, the 25-year-old singer from Huntersville, North Carolina has maintained a sharp-edged aversion to media training of any sort; …
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There’s something inherently romantic about traveling. It’s the chance to learn more about the world, step outside of your comfort zone, and see the things you only heard about before in books or movies. Meeting new people abroad also presents the possibility of finding new love. There’s a swoon-worthy subgenre of romantic films about finding love between tourist stops, like …
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It isn’t easy to comedically turn the clock back to the 1990s. Just ask Happy Gilmore 2, a formless, two-hour blob of Adam Sandler’s family and celebrity friends, with no real creative drive to speak of. But for several beloved animated shows, what had seemed so difficult for Sandler and company has been made to look relatively easy. Both Beavis …
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A new report has shed more light on the future of the BioShock series, and it includes some concerning news. According to Bloomberg, the new BioShock game that was first announced in 2019 from developer Cloud Chamber “failed a review,” while plans for a remake of the first game have been scuttled. The report said the new BioShock game’s narrative …
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Call it the Bridgerton effect, which itself was arguably the result of The Crown effect, but the Netflix algorithm is currently aimed toward the UK with moonier eyes than usual. Last month saw Lena Dunham recount her days as an American getting to grips with the realities of London in Too Much, and as production begins on yet another adaptation …
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