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Sep 23 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

A24's Chris Hansen Movie Has Chris Hansen Furious

"Primetime" opens Friday. Chris Hansen calls it an insult — even though he hasn't seen it yet.

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Sep 22 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

States Settle With Paramount Over the Warner Bros. Deal

A year of lawsuits over the $110B merger just ended — with very different reads on what the settlement actually won.

Sep 22 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

A Petition Wants Pink Out at UNICEF Over Macklemore

More than 175,000 people say defending herself over Macklemore cost Pink her neutrality as a UNICEF ambassador.

Sep 22 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Irish Athletes Urge Boycott of Ireland's Israel Matches

Over 160 athletes want the team to skip its Nations League games. The FAI says UEFA left it no choice but to play.

Sep 21 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

NFL Presses Ahead in Rio as Flamengo Calls Field Unsafe

Maracanã's own soccer team says the pitch is dangerous. The NFL says it's got a plan.

Sep 21 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Tilly Norwood Glitched on Live TV. The Backlash Followed.

An AI "actress" glitched into Chinese on live TV. Now her creator, actors, and media critics are fighting over what it means.

Sep 21 · 5 min read ·Culture & Media

Will NASCAR Punish Blaney and Hocevar for the Bristol Fight?

Ryan Blaney threw the first shove; Carson Hocevar threw the punches. NASCAR hasn't ruled yet.

Sep 20 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

A Disputed Touchdown Reopens the NFL's Replay Fight

A goal-line touchdown that decided a Ravens loss is reviving the fight over how much proof it should take to overturn a call.

Sep 20 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Converse Pulls an Ad. A Congressman Says Sorry Isn't Enough.

Critics saw a Klan hood and a lynching in a sneaker ad. A culture writer calls the backlash overblown.

Sep 19 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Sophie Cunningham Breaks Ranks on the Sweeney Ad

A WNBA guard calls the backlash overblown, splitting athletes who'd been united against the ad.

Sep 18 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

South Korea Announces Plan to Legalize Abortion Pills

The government wants the pill legal by 2027. Doctors, women's groups, and the Church don't agree on how.

Sep 18 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Earl Spencer's Diana Memoir Draws a Rare Palace Rebuttal

Diana's brother says King Charles was elated after her death. The Palace says grief distorted his memory.

Sep 17 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

FDA Weighs Testosterone Therapy for Menopausal Women

No product is FDA-approved for women. Today, the FDA holds a public workshop on it.

Sep 17 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

NCAA Admits the Refs Blew It. The Score Still Counts.

A formal ruling backs Western Michigan's case completely. It changes nothing about the final score.

Sep 16 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Iranian State Media Attacks Its Own Venice Winner

Her Venice speech honored Iranian women. State broadcasters are calling it betrayal.

Sep 16 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Ed Sheeran's Tour Loses Every Opening Act Over Macklemore

Four acts quit in solidarity with Macklemore. Ed Sheeran says he fought the removal, then lost.

Sep 16 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

Arch Manning Laughed at a Fake Video. Then He Apologized.

Manning joked about a fake AI video of his coach hitting a reporter, and now people are fighting over whether it's actually funny.

Sep 15 · 3 min read ·Culture & Media

PETA Pursues Charges After CFDA Chief's NYFW Clash

CFDA's Steven Kolb apologized and took leave after restraining two protesters at a COS show.

Sep 15 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

A Judge Blocked Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center — Again

The board says it needs Trump's name to survive a $23 million deficit. A judge says no, for the second time.

Sep 15 · 4 min read ·Culture & Media

Minister Moves to Strip Citizenship of Gaza Doc Directors

Days after "NAZA" won one of Venice's top honors, ministers across the spectrum are calling for its directors to lose their citizenship.