There’s an old expression used among artists at Lucasfilm: “To make Star Wars, you’ve got to hate Star Wars.” OK, maybe hate is a bit extreme (thanks, Yoda). But clearly, modern makers need to be restless and dissatisfied with the ways this 43-year-old franchise has explored its galaxy-sized potential so […]
YouTube creators’ music woes many finally be coming to an end. For more than a decade, creators have struggled to soundtrack their videos with anything other than instrumental or stock music and still make money. If they wanted to use a pop song — popular or not — they’d have […]
Big surprise: People like football! That’s perhaps the biggest takeaway in the aftermath of Amazon’s first real NFL stream, which happened last Thursday night. A huge early season matchup between a couple of Super Bowl contenders — the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers — became the first regular […]
YouTube is expanding its YouTube Shorts business. Starting in early 2023, Shorts creators who reach 10 million shorts views over 90 days can apply to earn money through YouTube’s Partner Program. Creators will earn 45 percent of the money generated from ads that run between Shorts videos. Revenue from those […]
A new story from the annals of World War II is titled “The Mosquito Bowl.”
The South Korean government has reportedly granted more land in the Seongju region for expansion of U.S. Military deployments of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Air Defence) anti missile systems. Deployment of THAAD systems has been strongly opposed by much of the Korean population sparking some of the largest protests in […]
Space Force unveiled its official song and phew boy is it cringey. It’s a chorus singing lyrics about the limitless sky and “the watchful eye” of the “guardians beyond the blue.” It’s just not great. It’s weird. And it’s absolutely perfect for the Space Force. The song is titled “Semper […]
YouTube’s removal of dislike counts in November 2021 led to a massive uproar from the community. But a new report from the Mozilla Foundation says that the dislike button doesn’t do much to change the YouTube experience anyway. The report, released today, found two main problems with the tools that […]
Halloween Ends’ latest featurette teases a tearful interview with Jamie Lee Curtis, as she bids farewell to the character she’s played for over 40 years. The last film of the revived trilogy, Halloween Ends promises a final reckoning between Laurie Strode (Curtis) and her walking nightmare Michael Myers, ending the […]
The 11th installment in the Hellraiser franchise is almost upon us, and it looks gruesome. The first trailer for Hulu‘s reimagining of the 1987 horror film plays like a “Hellraiser‘s Greatest Hits” compilation. We see the sinister puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration, chains, blood, and a posse of […]