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“I don’t know if there’s a more joyful place on Earth than a drag brunch,” says the Grammy-winning country singer, who sells good vibes on new album Crisco

San Sebastián 10 Takeaways, From Brad Pitt Seducing San Sebastián to AI, Buzz Titles, Deals and Glorious Gastronomy and more — today's vibe signal.

Blessed by warm but hardly sweltering late summer sun — and no typical Basque txirimiri drizzle so common to other editions — the 74th San Sebastián also marks the last under festival director José Luis Rebordinos, who since 2011 has brought stability, sponsors, industry build an

The hottest ticket in New York City is to the Knicks home opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Since winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs back in June, the Knicks have become the toast of New York with good vibes around the city, massive TV ratings

If you’re a streaming service lucky enough to have a hit series on your hands, congratulations — now the hard part begins. Keeping that series on the air, let alone growing its audience over time, can be a daunting task. But there are data patterns worth taking note of that can b

Madonna and Charli XCX Are Forever Club Kids on Reworked ‘Danceteria’ and more — today's vibe signal.

"Danceteria Afterhours" is a nonstop guided tour through nightclub lore

A California judge signaled Thursday that he was inclined to reduce the award to about $8 million unless the housekeeper who was attacked opts for a new trial instead

Thirty-five years ago, today, classic albums by Nirvana, A Tribe Called Quest, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Pixies all dropped

Carat named Sarah Stringer and Brian Meuleman to key global roles aimed at helping bridge gaps between strategic theory and commercial results. Stringer was named global chief strategy and innovation officer. Her remit includes turning strategy into an immediate, actionable compe

‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Attack on Titan’ and ‘Blue Lock’ IP Lands at Dentsu in New Kodansha Partnership for the Americas (EXCLUSIVE) and more — today's vibe signal.

Dentsu has struck a partnership giving clients in the Americas access to a broad swath of anime and manga intellectual property owned by Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd., including “Attack on Titan,” “Ghost in the Shell” and “Blue Lock.” The agreement positions Dentsu as the cent

Polish film and TV luminary Darius Jabloński’s spy thriller “Fortel” and Estonia’s “Stormbird” from multi-awarded Kadri Kousaar (“Magnus,” “Mother”) feature in the lineup of Tallinn’s TV Beats Co-Financing Market, running over Nov. 16-17. They are joined by Spain’s “When Devils R

The song comes off the group's most recent album, Prizefighter

Michael Douglas is wading into the “nepo baby” debate. The “Wall Street” actor, who is the son of the late Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas, opened up on a recent episode of the “SmartLess” podcast and said the title “really pisses” him off. While discussing his success with hosts S

"Having a song with the legends of Intocable is such a thrill for me," Musgraves said in a statement

The web-slinging tale lands on video-on-demand platforms, and it's coming to Blu-ray and DVD in December

On Sunday night, John Oliver dedicated the majority of his Emmy-winning show “Last Week Tonight” to the Secret Service’s failings in recent years while declining to address the major media news of the week: David Ellison’s newly-formed Skydance Corp. swallowing up Warner Bros. Di

"Artificial" is a brilliant but playful docudrama, meticulously true to history, that focuses on the founders of OpenAI, notably its CEO Sam Altman (Andrew Garfield). But the tale it tells is much larger than that. "Artificial" goes back to the earliest days of AI and shows you h

Andrew Garfield admits he was initially charmed by Sam Altman before he portrayed the controversial CEO of OpenAI in director Luca Guadagnino’s new film “Artificial.” “I remember seeing Sam testifying to Congress for the first time, way back when,” Garfield said on Monday night a

Reverberations from the historic combination of Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are now being felt overseas. Despite a Monday report claiming international executive Kevin MacLellan was close to clinching the top job outside North America, sources tell Variety he will not mov

Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” premiered at the New York Film Festival Monday night, and early reviews have members of the film press championing the Sam Altman-centered movie as a “provocative,” “visceral corporate drama” and the director’s “best film in a decade.” Next Best Pic

Having just been named to the hefty position of co-chair and chief content officer for Skydance DTC — overseeing both HBO Max and Paramount+, Casey Bloys is staying put. Variety has confirmed that Bloys — whose contract with HBO was set to expire next year — has signed on for a n

“Mr. Seaver attempted to evade service of process, and this court should not reward that behavior,” the estate’s lawyers wrote