Entertainment and Culture
Film, television, and the broader culture industry.
The Michael Jackson Biopic Opened to Harsh Reviews. Jaafar Jackson Is Not the Problem.
"Michael" arrives in theaters April 24 with a 32% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a debut that has critics calling the film shallow and...
The FBI Is Now Investigating the Offset Shooting at Hard Rock Casino and Details Are Still Emerging
Offset was shot earlier this month at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and the FBI has joined the...
The 2026 TIME100 Summit Is Happening Right Now and the List Says Everything About Who Has Power This Year
TIME Magazine just gathered its most influential people of 2026 in New York City. The list isn't just a celebration. It's a statement about...
The Weekly Release Is Winning the Streaming War and the Binge Model Is Quietly Dying
Netflix built streaming on dropping all episodes at once. In 2026, almost every platform is moving toward weekly releases. The reasons are...
Women in Esports Are Watching a Major Platform Shrink Right When It Was Starting to Matter
Valorant's Game Changers program was supposed to be the model for women in competitive gaming. Viewership is falling and orgs are leaving....
Why Limited Series Have Quietly Replaced Multi-Season Dramas as the Standard in 2026
The Emmy landscape, the streaming release calendar, and the kinds of stories getting greenlit all point in the same direction. The limited...
Gaming Went Mainstream. Now the Industry Has to Figure Out What That Means.
The gaming industry spent years trying to prove it belonged in mainstream culture. Now that it is there, the crossover between streamers,...
Two Big Premieres Hit the Same Night and Both Say Something About Where TV Is Going
Half Man arrived on HBO and Stranger Things launched an animated spin-off on Netflix on April 23. The timing is not a coincidence. It is a...
CBS Is Canceling Three Shows in May and Netflix Just Cut More: The Spring 2026 TV Scorecard So Far
DMV, The Neighborhood, and Watson are ending at CBS. Netflix cancelled The Abandons and The Vince Staples Show. From got renewed for a...
American Gladiators Is Back on Prime Video and This Version Is More Serious Than You Think
Amazon's revival of the iconic 1990s competition show premiered today with a bigger production budget, a tougher format, and a roster of...
IEM Rio Is the Biggest Counter-Strike Event of 2026 and Brazil Is Ready for It
Rio de Janeiro is hosting the first major international Counter-Strike 2 tournament of the year this week. The arena crowd, the local...