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Buddyo is a smart base designed to add AI to figurines like Funko Pops using NFC tags. AI toys, companions, and robots have been everywhere at CES this year , but among the horde of waddling plushies ...
Elizabeth Taylor, Mike Todd, and Debbie Reynolds at the Golden Globes. Darlene Hammond/Getty Images The 83rd annual Golden Globes will air on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday night. Photos taken throughou...
Actor Sebastian Stan is the latest MCU veteran to join The Batman: Part II . Deadline reports that Stan has been cast in an undisclosed role in the Matt Reeves-directed sequel. The site claims DC Stud...
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 70th David di Donatello Awards in Rome. Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images Timothée Chalamet thanked Kylie Jenner onstage at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. The...
Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios would like you to know that Disclosure Day is on the way, and they're letting you know about it with a massive, buildingside mural ad. But rather than setting it...
Marcus Lemonis was ordered by an arbitrator to pay more than $14 million to a a group of business owners whose companies appeared on the CNBC reality show "The Profit." Frederick M. Brown/Gett...
Helen Mirren. Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images Helen Mirren, 80, says she is skeptical about the modern obsession with being young forever. The actor says tech bros who are trying to hac...
A building at Camp Hero. Gabbi Shaw/Business Insider Camp Hero is a state park in Montauk, on the easternmost tip of Long Island, New York. It used to be Montauk Air Force Station, which reportedly in...
Season four of "Bridgerton" premieres in January. Liam Daniel/Netflix The first trailer for season four of "Bridgerton" dropped on Christmas. The next season will focus on Benedict Bri...
This year delivered a full-on ninja and samurai takeover, with a wave of new releases offering more katana-heavy action than ever before....
Hi, I'm the author of The Program audio series, a fairly successful fiction podcast that launched on HackerNews in 2018. Seven years later, this little sci-fi anthology is still ongoing, having releas...
Senada Greca. Courtesy of Senada Greca Kim Kardashian's trainer Senada Greca said strength training is the key to an athletic physique. Greca said exercise transformed her physical and mental health, ...
Gen Zers started going to the movies more this year. koldo studio/Getty Images Gen Z movie theater attendance jumped 25% in 2025; I was one of those Gen Zers at the movies. AMC A-List and similar prog...
When a series such as Trails lasts as long as it has, sometimes things start to get weird . We’ve seen giant mechs, supernatural beings, and even multiversal time travel. After all of that, where else...
Kristen Bell says Cher gave her the best piece of life advice she has ever received. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Michael Kovac/Getty Images Kristen Bell says Cher gave her the best piece of life advice...
A screening for leading short-drama app ReelShort's 'Wings of Fire.' Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for ReelShort Soapy micro dramas gained popularity in the US but face a reckoning in 2026. Big questions ...
Marty Reisman in 2007. Neville Elder/Corbis/Getty Images Timothée Chalamet's character in "Marty Supreme" is based on champion ping-pong player Marty Reisman. Reisman had a flamboyant style an...
Article URL: https://www.openculture.com/2025/11/how-the-marvelization-of-cinema-accelerates-the-decline-of-filmmaking.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46438122 Points: 10 # Com...
Mark Rober is the latest YouTube star to get a Netflix deal. Rich Storry/Getty Images 2025 was the year of the creator in Hollywood. YouTube is the top TV service, while Netflix and other streamers ar...