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☆ Robert Pattinson joins Christopher Nolan’s next film at Universal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Robert Pattinson is re-teaming with his “Tenet” director Christopher Nolan for the filmmaker’s closely guarded project at Universal Pictures, Variety has confirmed. Pattinson joins an impressive ensemble that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya. Universal and Nolan’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning drama “Oppenheimer” is projecting a production start date sometime in the first half of 2025. Warner Bros. is looking to film a sequel to his 2022 blockbuster “The Batman,” in which the actor would reprise his leading turn as the DC Comics superhero. Universal has set a July 17, 2026 release date for the project, which will release in theaters and Imax.

Persons: Robert Pattinson, Tenet, Christopher Nolan, Pattinson, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, “ Oppenheimer, ”, Lance Oppenheim, Pattinson’s, Bong Joon, Mickey, “, John David Washington, “ Tenet, Nolan, J, Robert Oppenheimer’s Organizations: Universal Pictures, Variety, Universal, Warner Bros, DC Comics, Dunkirk, “

☆ Why Musicians Aren't Making Money: Streaming, Record Labels & TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Music has always been a business, but streaming, TikTok, inflation, and the ballooning costs of touring have dramatically altered a musician's traditional routes to making money. But a lot has changed since streaming usurped radio play as the kingmaker of a rising musician's career. Even the hitmakers who dominate your "For You" page are getting paid "almost nothing" from TikTok, as one music exec told Billboard. 1 song on TikTok doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things," Tinashe's longtime manager, Simonne Solitro, explains. "That's not just me," Violet tells me, "that's literally every single artist I know."

Persons: Raye, Conrad, She'd, Taylor, Taylor Swift, Stone, You've, there's, everybody's, Donald Passman, Kevin Baird, Chris Burnett, Chuck Berry, he'd, it's, —, TikTok, Ariana Grande, JC Olivera, Justin Ayers, Club's Baird, Tayla Parx, she's, Ariana Grande's, It's, Parx, that's, Muni, who's, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, Alexis, Long, I'd, Rachel Chinouriri, I've, Chinouriri, Sam Halliday, Alex Trimble, Katy Cummings, Derek Crownover, Loeb, he's, Crownover, Simonne, Tinashe, Tinashe's, Simonne Solitro, Solitro, Normani, aren't Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Shirlaine Forrest, Matt Jelonek, Tessa Violet, hasn't, That's, Violet, Solitro's, Tessa Violet's, Sarah Pardini, Halsey, Adele, Sophie Turner, Florence Pugh, Pugh, jostling Organizations: Spotify, Music, Northern, Cinema, BI, Apple Music, Billboard, Apple, YouTube, BMI, Suns, TaylaMade Inc, Fifth Harmony, Parlophone, Atlas Artists, Ticketmaster, Promoters, BI Social, Capitol Music, Capitol, Columbia, Chartmetric, DMs Locations: Manhattan, British, Northern Irish, TikTok, London, Los Angeles

☆ Kennedy Ryan on rereleasing ‘Reel’ and turning romance books into ‘Trojan horses’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ayanna Miller | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

‘Reel’ is a love letter to the Harlem Renaissance — and Black creativesRyan remembers the exact moment she was inspired to write most of her books. “These Black women with these big afros, just unapologetically gorgeous, because that’s something that defies what culture tells us about ourselves. “I wanted women who are living with chronic illness, specifically lupus, to feel beautiful, to feel loved, to feel like they weren’t too much,” she says. She describes her books as “Trojan horses” to “smuggle in discourse” and start difficult conversations readers may not usually have. Just a few months after the rerelease of “Reel,” Ryan will publish the third and final book in her “Skyland” series, “Can’t Get Enough,” out May 2025.

Persons: Kennedy Ryan, ”, ” Ryan, TODAY.com, “, Ryan, Neevah Saint, Canon Holt, Dessi, Audie, Black creatives Ryan, Dorothy Dandridge, Halle Berry, Dandridge, Carmen Jones, Berry, Black, Kennedy, Black creatives, Billie Holiday, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, they’ve, ” Kennedy, Barnes & Noble, ” Kennedy Ryan, that’s, Neevah, there’s, ” What’s, Monk, Verity, I’ve, ’, I’m, she’s Organizations: Hollywood, Hachette, Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, Academy, Barnes &, “ Locations: Harlem, American, “

☆ Hollywood is turning to conservative values to find new audiences
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The conservative shift comes as streamers try to make every dollar count but face cultural hurdles. The Prime Video series will be the first to come out of Amazon's deal with The Wonder Project, a Christian-focused production company for faith-based films and TV shows. In this newly conservative greenlighting era, buyers are looking around for sure things and pockets of audiences where there's opportunity. "Conservative, faith-based, family, is not a bad place to look," Thompson said. AdvertisementStudios and streamers want to serve rural America but are reluctant to touch something they consider too religious or conservative.

Persons: David, Vernon Sanders, Donald Trump's, Jennifer Salke, Nick Barnes, UTA's, Kevin Costner, Bob Iger, Tyler Perry, DeVon Franklin, Ruth, Boaz, Mary, Anthony Hopkins, Tim McGraw, Jim Caviezel, Jesus, Dallas Jenkins, Jon Erwin, UTA's Barnes, Dennis Quaid, Reagan, Matt Walsh's, Jesus of Nazareth, Angel, Robert Thompson, Thompson, Hilary Swank, Jamie McCarthy, That's, Jason Blum, Taylor Sheridan, Barnes Organizations: Netflix, Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount, Heartland, Angel, Angel Studios, Wonder, Networks, Cable, Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, Center for Television, Popular, Conservative, York, Kingdom, Co, Lionsgate, UTA, Ampere Locations: Hollywood, UTA's Nashville, Los Angeles, American, California, America, Yellowstone, Georgia , Texas, Tennessee

☆ Why founders of some small luxury brands are eyeing exits
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIndependent luxury brands face pressure to sell or seek investment amid the market downturn. It's a decision some independent luxury brands are confronting amid an industry-wide downturn. Even the biggest and most successful independent brands with cult followings are under pressure. Seize the moment or risk failureEscribano said there's been an uptick of independent brands seeking investors as a survival strategy. For independent brands, Escribano said, the thought process is "either we make it today or we're not here tomorrow."

Persons: It's, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Figaro, Gigi Hadid, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Jacqumeus, Blanca Zugaza Escribano, Escribano, there's, Kate Middleton, Dion Lee, Taylor Swift, Mara Hoffman, Roksanda, Chris Jackson, Milton Pedraza, Le Figaro, Jaquemus, Montaigne, Pedraza, Jacquemus, Kering, Valentino, Marc Piasecki Organizations: Fashion, Business, The Brand Group, Luxury Institute, Olympics, Burberry, Brands Locations: Soho , New York City, French, Serbian, Paris

☆ Barnes & Noble is making a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In a move that’s perhaps more symbolic than business-minded, Barnes & Noble, America’s largest retail bookseller, has reclaimed the flagship store it vacated in 2013. But Barnes & Noble would revamp its business model. “The problem with Barnes & Noble when I took it over was that the bookstores themselves weren’t very good,” Daunt told CNN. Foot traffic data for Barnes & Noble show that visits are up by 7% since 2019, according to location analytics company Placer.ai. Shannon DeVito, head of books at Barnes & Noble, says that beyond reigniting a love for reading, the BookTok trend has guided stores on what to stock.

Persons: Barnes, Noble, It’s, James Daunt, —, Barnes & Noble, ” Daunt, “, ”, we’d, influencers, Shannon DeVito, Kendra Keeter, Gray, it’s, Gray Barnes, ” DeVito, “ It’s, Harry Potter, we’ve, DeVito Organizations: CNN, Sales, Barnes &, Barnes, Amazon, Amazon Books, Kendra Locations: Washington, DC, Georgetown, Washington , DC, “, Barnes

☆ My best friend and I gave our daughters the same name. We hoped it would strengthen their bond.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Dana Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My best friend and I both named our daughters Annika. AdvertisementI met my best friend back in 2005 when I ran a Seattle-based indie music website, and she played in my favorite band. A shared bond on the other side of the worldIt's hard to live 6,000 miles away from one of your best friends. AdvertisementBut Saundrah's daughter is tall, has an incredible sense of direction, and wakes up at 5:30 a.m. every day to get homework done. Saundrah's daughter is an extrovert, and mine is an introvert.

Persons: Annika, —, Saundrah, Leo, we'd, Nika, Nico Organizations: Service Locations: Seattle, Europe

☆ The directors of A24's new horror film used their movie to slam Hollywood's 'weird' use of AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Heretic," the newest horror movie from indie studio A24, doesn't use any generative AI. AdvertisementA24's new horror movie "Heretic" is a terrifying rumination on faith and belief. But the duo still chose to include a disclaimer in their film's end credits stating that no generative AI was used to make their movie. They're specifically talking about generative AI, in which the technology creates new images, videos, or text content. "'Heretic' is very much a personal movie," Beck said.

Persons: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, —, Hugh Grant, Beck, Woods, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, creatives, Romulus, Casey Affleck, Jason Blum Organizations: Hollywood, Service, Blumhouse, Meta

☆ Hollywood goes conservative as an economic shift fuels a turn toward faith and family-based shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

After playing to the coasts, Hollywood is leaning toward faith and family-based shows and films. The Prime Video series will be the first to come out of Amazon's deal with The Wonder Project, a Christian-focused production company, for faith-based films and TV shows. After playing to the coasts with shows that embraced progressive themes, Hollywood is leaning into broadly appealing fare. That shift has included a combination of undeniably faith-based, conservative-themed, and family-aimed entertainment, agents, producers, and industry experts say. "Conservative, faith-based, family, is not a bad place to look," Thompson said.

Persons: —, David, Vernon Sanders, Jennifer Salke, Nick Barnes, UTA's, Kevin Costner, Bob Iger, Tyler Perry, DeVon Franklin, Ruth, Boaz, Mary, Anthony Hopkins, Tim McGraw, Jim Caviezel, Jesus, Dallas Jenkins, Jon Erwin, UTA's Barnes, Jesus of Nazareth, Angel, Robert Thompson, Thompson, Hilary Swank, Jamie McCarthy, That's, Jason Blum, Taylor Sheridan, Barnes Organizations: Netflix, Service, Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount, Heartland, Disney, Angel, Angel Studios, Wonder, Networks, Cable, Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, Center for Television, Popular, Conservative, York, Kingdom, Co, Lionsgate, UTA, Ampere Locations: Hollywood, UTA's Nashville, Los Angeles, American, California, America, Yellowstone, Georgia , Texas, Tennessee

☆ Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

When “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” hit theaters in October 1974, audiences were horrified – and enthralled. Yet the elevated carnage of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was a new world. Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Now that “Texas Chainsaw” is turning fifty, there are screenings in theaters all across the US, limited-time merchandise and cast and crew reunions. Here lies the classic slasher film … or so it seemsMichael Myers (played by Tony Moran) waits to strike in "Halloween."

Persons: Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel, “, –, ” Henkel, ”, Marion Crane, baddie, Leatherface ”, – you’ll, Hooper, Henkel, ” “, Gunnar Hansen, Leatherface, Everett, Roger Ebert, Joshua Dysart, Dysart, ” Dysart, Kirk, Heather Langenkamp, Wes Craven, Craven, Lagenkamp, slashers, ’, Jourdain Searles, Searles, ” Searles, “ It’s, Casey, Drew Barrymore, Ghostface, Carmen Electra, Michael Myers, Tony Moran, Shutterstock Dysart, there’s, Alex Svensson, Svensson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ryan Green, “ Svensson, Wes Craven’s, Casey Becker, Jason Vorhees Organizations: CNN, The, Texas, Cannes Film, “, Hollywood, ITV, Emerson College, ” Locations: Texas, The Texas, Austin, Los Angeles, Corpus Christi, Nancy

☆ Matthew Lillard's career ground to a halt after 'Scooby-Doo 2' flopped: 'I thought I was never going to work again'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementIn the mid-2000s, Matthew Lillard's career had reached new heights. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies," Lillard told Business Insider. Lillard recalibrated his career when job offers dried up after 'Scooby-Doo 2'Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in "Scooby-Doo." Warner Bros. EntertainmentBefore "Scooby-Doo," Lillard's career had been a mixed bag. Dimension FilmsAfter finding a niche in horror movies, Lillard is now in something of a renaissance era.

Persons: Matthew Lillard, —, Matthew Lillard's, He'd, I'd, Lillard, Lillard's, He's, John Waters, who's, didn't, Shaggy, Mike Flanagan, Flanagan, Chuck, he's, Stu Macher, Skeet Ulrich, Billy Loomis, William Afton, Emma Tammi, wasn't, Tammi, Stu didn't, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Business, &, Toronto

☆ Anna Kendrick's 10 best and 10 worst movies, according to critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Anna Kendrick made her film debut in 2003's "Camp" and has appeared in dozens of films since. Her 2011 movie "50/50" is the highest-rated by critics, with 2009's "Up in the Air" in second place. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! We used Rotten Tomatoes to determine the best and worst movies in her filmography, according to critics' scores. Here are the 10 worst and 10 best films Kendrick has appeared in.

Persons: Anna Kendrick, —, she's, Kendrick, Tony Organizations: Netflix, Service, Globe

☆ Romance author Ana Huang says self-publishing books is like running a small business
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Huang, now a beloved BookTok author, compared self-publishing to running a small business. Self-publishing for creative controlUnlike many unknown authors, Huang didn't dream of signing with a traditional publisher when her writing career began. "I didn't start out thinking I would be traditionally published or even that I necessarily wanted to be traditionally published," Huang told BI. Advertisement"For like a year or two, all I did was just consume content about self-publishing," Huang said. Huang told BI her fans can look forward to a darker hero in her next release.

Persons: Ana Huang, Huang, —, Ana Huang's, Asher Donovan, Scarlett Dubois, Forbes, — Huang, Huang didn't, Heidi Gutman, Taylor Swift, HarperCollins —, Bloom, Meghan Quinn, Grey, E.L, James, BookTok, it's, they're, that's, I'm, Asher Organizations: Service, —, ABC, HarperCollins, Bloom Books, Entertainment, Facebook Locations: BookTok

☆ These 3 UK stocks are on the march and set to soar by over 50%, RBC says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Three London stocks are on the march and are expected to rise by more than 50% over the next 12 months. TM17-GB 1Y line More recently, RBC said the company reported "a good set of results" in September. The company reported £80.6 million in total sales, missing revenue expectations of £81.5 million marginally. Wheeler also noted that the stock had "significant upside potential" after the company reported its first-half results on July 26. RBC analyst Charles Weston said the stock remains "materially undervalued" after the company reported its first half-year financial results.

Persons: Debbie Bestwick's, Steve Bell's, Frank Sagnier's, Ross Broadfoot, Broadfoot, Team17, RBC's Alexander Wheeler, Wheeler, Charles Weston, OXB Organizations: CNBC Pro, RBC Capital Markets, RBC, Drax, Oxford Biomedica, Oxford, University of Oxford Locations: London, England, Team17

☆ Liam Payne changed the music industry in One Direction. Solo success was harder.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Liam Payne, a singer who was part of One Direction, died Wednesday at the age of 31. One Direction was one of the most successful pop acts of the 2010s before they went on hiatus. The band never reformed, and Payne struggled to break out as a solo artist. AdvertisementThe death of Liam Payne, once part of One Direction, was a dark and abrupt turn for a person in a boy band that reinvigorated the pop-music industry. They became international stars, filling a gap in the market for a new type of boy band.

Persons: Liam Payne, Payne, —, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Simon Cowell, Stephen Graham, Michael Tran, Forbes, Taylor Swift, Savan, Stone, Kotecha, Alexis Petridis, Karwai Tang, WireImage Payne, Cowell, Rolling Stone, Styles, Payne's, would've Organizations: Service, Goldsmiths , University of London, Guardian, Billboard, YouTube, iFL Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, London

Celebrated New York City rapper and former firefighter Ka, whose real name was Kaseem Ryan, has died, according to his social media accounts. A cause of death was not available, and a spokesperson for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner did not immediately respond to a request for information. Ryan served the FDNY and the people of the city of New York with distinction for 20 years, working assignments in both the Bronx and Brooklyn," New York City Fire Department spokesperson Jim Long said by email. In a 2016 profile headline, music publication The Fader called Ka "New York Rap's Greatest Living Treasure." The announcement on Ka's Instagram page said he produced 11 albums under his name.

Persons: Ka, Kaseem Ryan, “, —, Capt, Ryan, Jim Long, Ferraris, Wu, Tang Clan, Roc Marciano, Jeff Weiss, hadn't, he's, Gary Grice, GZA, Mimi Valdes, ” Organizations: New York City, NBC News, New, Office, FDNY, Bronx and, York City Fire Department, Ka's, York, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Locations: Brownsville, New York, Bronx and Brooklyn, York City, Tang, GZA

☆ From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementThe acute lack of customers was somewhat surprising, given that Causeway Bay Books is pretty well-known. It all started in Hong KongFor 20 years, Lam founded and managed the original bookstore in Hong Kong — set up in and named after a vibrant district on Hong Kong Island. But the people who go to Causeway Bay Books — whose mainstays are books on politics and history — know what they are looking for. You shouldn't call it Hong Kong but Chinese Hong Kong," Lam said. Although he still misses Hong Kong from time to time, he says it's no longer the place he once knew.

Persons: kee, Lam, —, Hong Kong —, Kongers, Xi Jinping's, Ben Cheng, Huileng Tan, Hong Kongers, Taipei —, Wang, boisterously, Hong, China —, Hong Kong's, Zero, Peter Parks, Cheng, it's Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, Service, Taiwan Beer, Congressional, Commission, Taiwan, Fo Guang, New Taiwan, Hong Kongers, National Taiwan Normal University Locations: Lam, Hong Kong, Taipei, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Fo Guang University, Hong, America, AFP

☆ Joan of Arc: Why does her image still resonate?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Tacita Quinn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —More than 800 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination. Humble beginningsOne of five children in a peasant family in Domrémy, in north-eastern France, Joan was born in the year 1412. The Amazonian image of Joan of Arc in armor is perhaps the most recurrent one in popular culture, inspiring thousands, if not hundreds and thousands, of similar depictions. It also provided the inspiration for Carl Theodore Dreyer’s silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) starring Renée Jeanne Falconetti. She is also a cautionary tale for young women, a brutal warning of the fickle nature of celebrity and a symbol of morality and strength.

Persons: Joan of Arc, we’ve, Chappell, Joan of, Jeanne Friott, Robert Mercier, Baz Luhrmann’s, Fiona Apple, Joe McNally, ” McNally, unapparent, Chloe Sevigny, Zendaya, Joan, Dauphin, King Charles VII, J, Ingres, Dauphin —, ”, Katherine J, Chen, Joan ”, Jules Bastien, Lepage, Alexander McQueen, Arc, Ingrid Bergman, Victor Fleming, Loomis Dean, Eleanor Jackson, “, ” Jackson, Rubens, Rossetti, Milla Jovovich, Charles, King of France, Luc Besson, Carl Theodore Dreyer’s, Renée Jeanne Falconetti, Rayne Fisher, Quann, ” Chappell Roan, Mike Coppola, ” Fisher, …, I’ve, ’, Roan, Sevigny, —, McNally, InStyle, Fındıkoğlu, Joan’s, Emma Corrin, Hari Nef, Chloe Sevigny's, Sara Jaye Weiss, ” Chen Organizations: CNN, Disney, France, Dauphin, British Library, auburn, Gaumont, MTV, Apple, London Fashion Locations: France, Domrémy, Dauphin of France, Hulton, Orléans, French, Loire, Reims, Compiegne

☆ ‘Terrifier 3’ tops box office with $18 million debut, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ collapses with brutal 81% drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

There’s only room for one killer clown at the top of box office charts. Meanwhile “Joker: Folie á Deux,” which topped the box office last weekend, collapsed in third place with $7.055 million from 4,102 theaters. So far, “Folie a Deux” has generated $51.6 million domestically and $165.3 million globally. The well-reviewed family film has amassed $83.73 million domestically and $148 million globally to date. It has earned $52.8 million domestically and $111 million worldwide so far.

Persons: “, Beetlejuice, ”, Joaquin Phoenix, Damien Leone, David A . Gross, Pharrell Williams, Morgan Neville, Rogers, Gross, Sony’s, Jason Reitman, Sebastian Stan, Donald Trump, CinemaScore, Trump, Tim Burton’s, ‘ Taylor Swift, Paul Dergarabedian, “ It’s Organizations: Warner Bros, Rotten, Motion, Entertainment Research, Cannes Film, Briarcliff Entertainment, Universal, DreamWorks, Optimus Locations: North America, CinemaScore

☆ Ultra-gory 'Terrifer 3' kicks 'Joker 2' off the top of the box office chart, as Art the Clown is hailed a new horror icon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Horror fans are calling the main character, Art the Clown, a new icon for the genre. Fans say the success of "Terrifier 3" has cemented its lead character, the demonic, mute serial killer Art the Clown, as a horror icon. Now, fans have hailed Art as a modern horror icon akin to other slasher villains such as Norman Bates, Leatherface, Michael Myers, and Freddy Krueger. My horror hot take:Art the Clown is the first true horror icon to emerge thus far this century (Pennywise was already an icon under Tim Curry, and the “Saw” films have gone on without Jigsaw). He’s the horror icon we need right now.

Persons: —, David Howard Thornton, Art, Todd Phillips, Norman Bates, Leatherface, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise, Tim Curry, Freddy, pic.twitter.com, S7xUQYjWAp — Shawn, dHGeWMkPap — John Squires 🎃, rueger Organizations: Service, Marvel

☆ Declassified army photos look like they’ve been pulled from a fashion magazine
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Zoe Whitfield | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Matthieu Nicol, whose singular new monograph is called “Fashion Army,” isn’t especially engrossed in the military. Of the nearly 15,000 he found in the online archive, “Fashion Army” re-contextualizes an edit of 350, featuring images of non-models from various military branches posing in uniform. Courtesy Matthieu Nicol/SPBH/MACKThe catalog-style images were produced for reasons unknown. Courtesy Matthieu Nicol/SPBH/MACK"Fashion Army" explores how military style has influenced different subcultures for decades. Military research always has civilian applications.” Courtesy Matthieu Nicol/SPBH/MACKThe correlation between the images here and wider fashion trends is explicit, too.

Persons: Harris, Walz, Chappell Roan’s, Matthieu Nicol, ” isn’t, ”, Rencontres d’Arles, Army ”, SPBH, MACK, Nicol’s, Angelo Flaccavento, “, Nicol, they’ve, ” Nicol, Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams, Helmut Lang’s, Chalamet, ” Flaccavento, Williams, Nigo, Juergen Teller, Martin Margiela Organizations: CNN, DNC, Army, SPBH, Army’s Natick Soldier Systems Center, US Army’s Natick Soldier Systems Center, US Army, Vuitton, Wonka, Billionaire Boys Club, C.P ., U.S . Army, “ Locations: Boston, Vietnam, —, Marfa, Las Vegas, Stone

☆ Billie Eilish is touring without her brother Finneas O’Connell for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Billie Eilish has gone from teen phenom to bone fide adult, according to her brother, producer and collaborator Finneas O’Connell. O’Connell and Eilish’s parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O’Connell, have also been fixtures at her previous tours, with Baird juggling everything from scheduling to making sure Eilish is fed and the elder O’Connell serving as a member of her stage crew. “I will get your tampons and cook you a burrito on a moment’s notice, even if I have to use an iron to do it,” Baird told Vogue in Tuesday’s piece. She’s also touring with her own live band for the first time and is bringing along some of her childhood friends. Hopefully, Eilish told Vogue, “it’s going to be the f***ing fun.”

Persons: Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, won’t, –, Billie, ” O’Connell, O’Connell, ”, she’s, Maggie Baird, Patrick O’Connell, Baird, “, ” Baird, Eilish, Nat, Alex Wolff, She’s, “ it’s Organizations: CNN, Vogue

“When you’re a regular person and you’re going on to your email job during the day and then every time you take a dopamine break on your phone, you’re getting hit by ‘You’re not fashionable enough. Everyone is overconsuming to keep upWhen shopping for clothes, Martinson is almost exclusively a thrifter. “They’re grasping at straws, just throwing something at the wall to see what sticks.”The new mall is TikTok ShopFast fashion was the first harbinger of the death of personal style, Thomas said. If you’re going to buy a clothing item, think of three outfits you can wear it with. Pre-Industrial Revolution habits of secondhand shopping, mending old clothes and keeping things around are coming back.

Persons: Fiza Faheem, ”, Faheem, microtrends, XCX’s, They’ve, Instagram, Dejeuné Harris, you’re, ‘ You’re, it’s, Alana Martinson, Dana Thomas, “, Luke Meagher, Tamika Smith, Harris, I’m, “ I’m, TikTok, ” Harris, Thomas, ” Thomas, “ We’d, Zara …, ” Martinson, Hope, ” Meagher, they’ve Organizations: University of York, Washington , D.C, YouTube Locations: Washington ,, Zara, ”, U.S, TikTok

☆ Heather Graham on Her Best Movies & TV Shows: 'Austin Powers,' 'Boogie Nights'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Once upon a time, Heather Graham really wanted to play a murderer. Fresh off career-making turns as the porn star Rollergirl in "Boogie Nights" and the short shorts-wearing CIA agent Felicity Shagwell in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," Graham wasn't having trouble getting work. "I'm just really intrigued, not only as an actress but as an audience member, by movies that are from a female storytelling perspective." But Graham didn't dwell on what could have been. The network just didn't really believe in it, and they pulled it after an episode.

Persons: Heather Graham, Fresh, Felicity Shagwell, Austin Powers, Graham wasn't, Patty Jenkins, Aileen Wuornos, Graham, Jenkins, I'm, Charlize Theron, Graham didn't, Ann, imbuing, Kyle MacLachlan, Julia Stiles Heather Graham, Bridget Jones, Julia Stiles, I'd, Heather, hadn't, she'd, Richard Cartwright, could've, Liane Moriarty, Deb Fisher, Ginny, Georgia, Annie, Annie didn't, David Lynch, Cooper, Lara Flynn Boyle, weren't, Mark Frost Organizations: CIA, Disney, Entertainment, Getty, ABC

☆ Chappell Roan has frustrated fans by canceling shows. PR experts say she made the right call.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Chappell Roan has endured backlash on social media for sharing her political opinions and canceling shows. That quote was subsequently clipped and shared widely on social media, where uproar promptly ensued. Even if canceling shows could drive away fans, it's worth the riskFans at a Chappell Roan concert in October 2023. Maybe Roan should pull back from social media — but that's ultimately her callChappell Roan points at a photographer on the VMAs red carpet. Swift turned off Instagram comments years ago, Gomez has said she deleted the app from her phone, and others have quit posting on social media altogether.

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