Apple TV+ has existed for nearly six years, but only recently has it truly hit its stride. Fortunately for Apple, its success arrived just in time for a new wave of competition and changes in the broader streaming landscape. Streaming landscape is seeing its biggest changes in years Lots of change is afoot in the TV streaming landscape. And guess …
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Approximately two months ago, Disney closed a deal with Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, that sealed Hulu’s fate. The House of Mouse owned a majority stake in the junior streamer, but Comcast retained a 33 percent share, and …
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In the grand tradition of shows with “wives” in the title, Netflix’s new drama “The Hunting Wives” is a salacious soap centered on women behaving badly. But something is noticeably different in this east Texas town, where the wives of a conservative gubernatorial candidate, county sheriff and local megachurch reverend carry guns in their handbags. And despite their supposed traditional …
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Liam Neeson wasn’t a fan of his death in “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace.” On a recent episode of GQ’s “Most Iconic Characters,” Neeson, who plays Qui-Gon Jinn in the “Star Wars” prequel, joked that his death in the film was “a bit namby-pamby” and that he thought a Jedi master would fare better in a battle …
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The Grand Canyon is known as a world-renowned tourist destination for its breathtaking vistas and outdoor adventures. But within the striated canyon walls, a hidden world of microscopic marvels reveals the region’s role as an evolutionary hotbed teeming with prehistoric life. In a study published in July, researchers from the University of Cambridge announced a first-of-its-kind discovery of thousands of …
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Disney has dated the 50th anniversary rerelease of Star Wars for April 30, 2027. No other news was made available as to whether it will reverse engineer George Lucas’ 1997 edits and additions (the Han Solo vs. Greedo who shoots first blah blah) or keep that 20th anniversary print intact. Recently, the British Film Institute screened the original 1977 print …
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Anne D’Innocenzio Jul 31, 2025 – 8.13am Gift this article Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Login US fashion retailer American Eagle Outfitters wanted to make a splash with its new advertising campaign starring 27-year-old actor Sydney Sweeney. The ad blitz included “clever, even …
Read More »DeSantis says a census redo could be in works amid state redistricting wars Politico Florida Supreme Court follows the MAGA playbook: shrink our democracy | Opinion Tallahassee Democrat Florida TaxWatch says Florida and two other red states were robbed of congressional seats in the last Census Florida Politics Ron DeSantis Says Trump Admin Wants a New Census Ahead of Schedule: What it Means Newsweek …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the economic outlook for the United States and the world this year and next because President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies have so far proven less damaging than expected. The IMF now forecasts 3% growth for the global economy this year. That is down from 3.3% in 2024 but an improvement …
Read More »Job openings decline and hiring tapers off due to trade wars. The good news? Layoffs are still low. MarketWatch Job openings slide in June as hiring rate hits 7-month low Yahoo Finance US job openings fell to 7.4 million last month as job market continues to cool AP News Job openings slide, as expected, in June: JOLTS report Seeking Alpha Why labor market weaknesses …
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