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☆ Leo Messi sparks a surge in Major League Soccer subscription sign-ups
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Soccer superstar Leo Messi’s arrival in America has sparked a surge in ticket prices, apparel and now, streaming subscriptions. MLS Season Pass, which is Apple’s streaming package that broadcasts the soccer matches, experienced 1,690% growth in sign-ups the day Messi first played for his new team Inter Miami, according to analytics firm Antenna. Newly released data shows that the streaming package had about 6,000 subscription sign-ups the day before, but that soared to 110,000 sign-ups on his July 21 debut in the Leagues Cup. But nearly half of MLS Season Pass sign-ups to date happened in July after Messi joined the league, showing the surge in interest that Messi brought to Major League Soccer. That isn’t a surprise since his deal with Inter Miami includes a cut of the revenue from new subscribers of MLS Season Pass, according to multiple reports.

Persons: Leo Messi’s, Messi, Ted Lasso, Eddy, Tim Cook, ” Messi, signups, Apple, “, ” David Rumsey, he’s, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN — Soccer, Inter Miami, Leagues, Major League Soccer, Apple, MLS, Front Office Sports, CNN Locations: New York, America

☆ Even with price hikes for Netflix and Disney+, streaming is still a cheap deal and way better than cable TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But streaming TV is still a good deal. I wrote in May about why a wave of price hikes for ad-free streaming services was on the horizon. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhat's really coming to an end right now is not the end of cheap streaming but the end of cheap ad-free streaming. That's why cable TV mostly has ads (with some add-on exceptions like HBO and other premium cable channels). "Streamflation" is a drag, but I'm not pining for the cable bundle — and I doubt other cord-cutters are either.

Persons: I'd, It's, Ted Lasso Organizations: Disney, Netflix, Financial Times, Nielsen, Hulu, Free, Paramount, Apple

☆ A Minute With: Singer-songwriter Sam Ryder on riders, hair care and his hero
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Lucy Marks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 34-year-old Eurovision 2022 runner-up spoke with Reuters about how "Fought & Lost" echoed his own journey in the music industry, collaborating with his hero Brian May and his hair care routine. Tell me the secrets to your hair care routine? Ryder: “My hair care routine is going to kind of be quite controversial. Ryder: "On my rider is lots of fruit and vegetables, lots of ginger shots, and also loads of vegan chocolate. "Every country we go to we want to try the best vegan chocolate they can find.

Persons: Sam Ryder, Kerry Davies, Ted Lasso, Brian May, Queen’s Brian May, Ryder, I'm, “, What’s, Sam Ryder’s, we've, Lucy Marks, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Apple, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, British

☆ ‘Ted Lasso’s’ Brett Goldstein says he’d be ‘absolutely fine’ with a throuple between Roy, Keeley and Jamie
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Brett Goldstein in "Ted Lasso." Colin Hutton/Apple TV+“The fact that some things aren’t resolved, so that I can dream what I want to dream…” he observed to the publication of how “Ted Lasso” ended. “Now, in my dream, there’s a lot of Roy and Keeley and there’s a lot of Roy and Keeley and Jamie.”“And a throuple is absolutely fine with me!” Goldstein added. “Ted Lasso” ran for three seasons on Apple TV+, winning 11 Primetime Emmys along the way. In addition to co-starring as fan-favorite character Roy, Goldstein was a co-writer and co-producer on the show, taking home two Emmy statuettes of his own.

Persons: Ted Lasso ”, Jason Sudeikis, Keeley Jones, Jamie Tartt, Phil Dunster, Roy Kent, Brett Goldstein, Keeley, Goldstein, Ted Lasso, Colin Hutton, “ Ted Lasso ”, Jamie, ”, ” Goldstein, Roy Organizations: CNN, Entertainment, Apple

☆ Digital Replicas, a Fear of Striking Actors, Already Fill Screens
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Marc Tracy | More About Marc Tracy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To pack three seasons’ worth of English soccer stadiums with exasperated or exhilarated crowds, the Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso” turned to dozens of background actors and powerful visual effects technology. The show’s makers also used crowd sprites, in which actors were filmed individually on green screens and then arranged to appear as part of the crowd. There were even digital doubles: three-dimensional models whose movements were informed by a motion actor. Innovations in digital technology and artificial intelligence have transformed the increasingly sophisticated world of visual effects, which can ever more convincingly draw from, replicate and morph flesh-and-blood performers into virtual avatars. Those advancements have thrust the issue toward the top of the grievances cited in the weekslong strike by the actors’ union.

Persons: Ted Lasso ” Organizations: Apple, SAG

☆ I Loved ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ Enough to Marry It
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( James Poniewozik | More About James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Pee-wee’s Playhouse” premiered on CBS in 1986, the year I graduated from high school, which means I was probably too old for it. Or maybe too young. (Among them was a young Laurence Fishburne as Cowboy Curtis, wielding an animated lasso.) The overstuffed set, with its midcentury candy palette and zigzag angles, looked like a B-52s album you could live inside. Pee-wee the character was a parody — a high-on-Pixy-Stix exaggeration of the clean-cut kids’ hosts of the 1950s, a Howdy Doody who brought himself to life.

Persons: ”, Herman, Paul Reubens, Laurence Fishburne, Cowboy Curtis, Howdy Doody Organizations: CBS

☆ The Hollywood strikes could cost the economy billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Hollywood writers and actors have been on strike for over a week. Economists are warning that the shutdown could cost the US billions of dollars. The previous writers' strike in 2007 wiped $2 billion off Los Angeles' economy alone. Major films alone contribute around $250,000 to the US economy each day of production, according to data from the Motion Picture Association. New seasons of "The Last of Us", "Euphoria", and "The White Lotus" have already been delayed as a result of the strikes.

Persons: Milken, Kevin Klowden, It's, Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis, Oscar, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde Organizations: Service, Milken Institute's, Yahoo Finance, Motion, Association, The, Guild of America, SAG Locations: Angeles, Wall, Silicon, Los Angeles, California, LA, New York, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Pittsburgh

☆ Opinion | ‘The Bear’ and the Need for a Place to Belong
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every now and then, a fictional character can have a profound real-world impact. In 2023, a very different character is revealing different truths, and the effect is, if anything, even richer and more meaningful. The character is Richie Jerimovich, brilliantly portrayed by Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and the show in which he appears is FX’s “The Bear,” the second season of which was released last month. Episode by episode, Richie opens a window into the souls of so very many of our friends and neighbors. He forces us to answer an uncomfortable question: How do we respond to people in pain?

Persons: Jason Sudeikis’s Ted Lasso, Richie Jerimovich, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, Richie, haven’t, Carmy Berzatto, Jeremy Allen White, Carmy doesn’t Organizations: New York Locations: New York City, Chicago

☆ George Clooney says entertainment industry is at an 'inflection point' as actors like Jason Sudeikis hit picket lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Dan Heching Cheri Mossburg Chloe Melas | Dan Heching | Cheri Mossburg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Oscar winner George Clooney has joined the chorus of artists calling for change as actors hit the picket lines in their first strike against film and television studios since 1980. “This is an inflection point in our industry,” Clooney told CNN in a statement on Friday. The SAG-AFTRA strike was officially announced on Thursday. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, stressed to reporters on Friday that the actors’ strike is not a ploy for big name stars to make more money. The writers’ strike had already halted production on most films and television shows.

Persons: CNN — Oscar, George Clooney, ” Clooney, ”, “ Ted Lasso ”, Jason Sudeikis, Sudeikis, Alexi Rosenfeld, Constance Zimmer, Lisa Edelstein, Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree, ” Crabtree Organizations: CNN, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Writers Guild of America East, NBC Rockefeller Center, Getty, WGA Locations: New York, Ireland

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - Nominations were announced on Wednesday for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television. Following is a list of nominees in key categories. The awards are scheduled to be handed out in a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 18. BEST DRAMA SERIES"Andor""Better Call Saul""The Crown""House of the Dragon""The Last of Us""Succession""The White Lotus""Yellowjackets"BEST COMEDY SERIES"Abbott Elementary""Barry""Jury Duty""The Bear""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""Only Murders in the Building""Ted Lasso""Wednesday"BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES"Beef""Black Bird""Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story""Daisy Jones & The Six""Fleishman is in Trouble""Obi-Wan Kenobi"BEST COMEDY ACTORBill Hader, "Barry"Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"Jason Segel, "Shrinking"BEST COMEDY ACTRESSChristina Applegate, "Dead to Me"Rachel Brosnahhan, "The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselQuinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face"Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"BEST DRAMA ACTORBrian Cox, "Succession"Kieran Culkin, "Succession"Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us"Jeremy Strong, "Succession"Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man"BEST DRAMA ACTRESSMelanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"Sarah Snook, "Succession"Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"BEST ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIETaron Egerton, "Black Bird"Evan Peters, "Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"Michael Shannon, "George & Tammy"Steven Yeun, "Beef"Kumail Nanjiani "Welcome to Chippendales"BEST ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIELizzy Caplan, "Fleishman Is In Trouble"Dominique Fishback, "Swarm"Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six"Jessica Chastain, "George and Tammy"Ali Wong, "Beef"Kathryn Hahn, "Tiny Beautiful Things"Reporting by Danielle BroadwayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Saul, Abbott, Barry, Ted Lasso, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Daisy Jones, Obi, Wan, Bill Hader, Martin, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Jason Segel, Christina Applegate, Rachel Brosnahhan, Maisel Quinta Brunson, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Strong, Jeff Bridges, Melanie Lynskey, Elisabeth Moss, Bella Ramsey, Sarah Snook, Sharon Horgan, Keri Russell, Egerton, Evan Peters, Daniel Radcliffe, Al Yankovic, Michael Shannon, George, Tammy, Steven Yeun, Lizzy Caplan, Dominique Fishback, Riley Keough, Jessica Chastain, Ali Wong, Kathryn Hahn, Danielle Broadway Organizations: Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Los Angeles

☆ HBO’s ‘Succession’ Dominates Emmy Nominations in Uncertain Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The moment of triumph for HBO is coming at a time of transition for the network, which since last year has been run by a debt-ridden parent company, Warner Bros. The network is now part of a streaming service that removed its call letters (bye HBO Max, hello Max). HBO had the three most nominated shows: “Succession” (27), “The Last of Us” (24) and “The White Lotus” (23). It was in 1992, when NBC landed nominations for “I’ll Fly Away,” “L.A. Law,” “Law & Order” and “Quantum Leap.” All four series lost to that year’s winner, “Northern Exposure,” from CBS.

Persons: ”, HBO Max, Max, ” Roy, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Brian Cox, L.A, Jason Sudeikis, “ Ted Lasso, Jeremy Allen White, Bill Hader, “ Barry, ” Jason Segel, Martin, Quinta Brunson, “ Abbott, ” Brunson, Isabel Sanford, Christina Applegate, ” Rachel Brosnahan, Maisel, ” Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega Organizations: HBO, Warner Bros ., Brothers, Netflix, Warner Bros, NBC, CBS, “ Locations: The

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO drama "Succession," the story of a cutthroat fight for control of a family's media empire, led the nominees for television's Emmy awards on Wednesday with 27 nods for the show's final season. Others competing for best drama included HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon," vacation-gone-wrong story "The White Lotus and "Star Wars" series "Andor." Sarah Snook, another Roy sibling, is considered the favorite to win best drama actress. [1/5]77th Golden Globe Awards - Photo Room - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - The cast of "Succession" poses backstage with their Best Television Series - Drama award. First-time nominees Jeremy Allen White of "The Bear" and Jason Segel of "Shrinking" are also among those who will compete for best comedy actor.

Persons: Alan Ruck, Roy, Saul, Ted Lasso, Abbott, Maisel, Barry, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Obi, Wan, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Mike Blake, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Jason Segel, Rachel Brosnahan, Quinta Brunson, Christina Applegate, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Brunson, Clayton Davis, Pedro Pascal, Jimmy Smits, Davis, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Frank Scherma, Lisa Richwine, Mark Porter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Hollywood, HBO, Television Academy, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Netflix, Globe, Best, REUTERS, Apple, Twitter, Variety, Voters, Fox, Organizers, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Beverly Hills , California, U.S

☆ Emmy Snubs and Surprises: ‘Jury Duty’ In, ‘Yellowstone’ Still Out
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Mike Hale | More About Mike Hale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

With minor exceptions, the major categories were filled in the expected ways when the 2023 Primetime Emmys nominations were announced on Wednesday. Some surprises cropped up further down the page, where the members of the Television Academy apparently started checking off every name they saw from favored shows like “Ted Lasso” and “The White Lotus.”Snub: Taylor SheridanHe may be the most successful maker of television currently working, but Sheridan gets no respect at the Emmys. But it was a mild shock to see a second Disney+ “Star Wars” show (along with “Andor”) break through in the limited-series category. Ewan McGregor, who reprised his Obi-Wan role from the prequel films, apparently draws a lot of good will. The merger of TV comedy into satirical drama is just about complete.

Persons: Ted Lasso ”, Taylor Sheridan, Sheridan, ”, Tulsa King ”, Kingstown ”, Helen Mirren, ‘ Obi, Wan, “ Andor, Ewan McGregor, Obi, “ Obi, Wan ”, “ Abbott, ” “ Barry, Maisel Organizations: Television Academy, Tulsa King, “ Tulsa King, Disney Locations: Kingstown, “ Tulsa

☆ Dragons, Jedi and zombies find a seat at the Emmy table
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Dragons and zombies and Jedi, oh my. HBO’s gaudy show of force – with half the best-drama nominees and 127 bids overall, the highest total of any individual network or service – featured a combination of both. "Obi-Wan Kenobi," starring Ewan McGregor, was one of three "Star Wars" series to receive multiple Emmy nominations. Fabio Lovino/HBOWhen those nominees need to begin rehearsing their acceptance speeches is itself a source of mystery as of now. The last time a delay of the Emmys happened: 2001, after the September 11 terror attacks.

Persons: we’ll, “, ”, Barry, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, –, Obi, Wan, Ewan McGregor, “ Andor, “ Obi, haven’t, Jenna Ortega, “ Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Evan Peters, Dominique Fishback, ” Dominique Fishback, “ Barry, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, Saul, Trevor Noah, John Oliver ”, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Theo James, Meghann Fahey, Fabio Lovino, Frank Scherma Organizations: CNN, HBO, Warner Bros ., Lucasfilm, “, Amazon, Television Academy, Fox, Variety Locations: Dragons, “

Writing for a comedy seriesJeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri in "The Bear." Chuck Hodes/FXBill Hader, "Barry" — Wow"Christopher Storer, "The Bear" – "System" — WINNERMekki Leeper, "Jury Duty" — "Ineffective"John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky, "Only Murders in the Building" — "I Know Who Did It"Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, "The Other Two" — "Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play"Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso" — "So Long, Farewell"

Persons: Jeremy Allen White, Chuck Hodes, Bill Hader, Barry, Christopher Storer, Mekki Leeper, John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese, Rob Turbovsky, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Cary, Brooke Go, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

☆ Emmy Nominees 2023: Updating List
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Rachel Sherman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

[Follow live updates of the 2023 Emmy nominations here.] Nominations for the 2023 Emmy Awards are being announced through a livestream on Emmys.com and on the Television Academy’s YouTube page. The 75th Emmy Awards telecast is scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 18 on Fox, but the ceremony may be postponed if the Hollywood writers’ strike continues. Follow below for a full list of nominees, which will be updated as announcements are made. These are the nominees for the Emmy Awards.

Persons: Yvette Nicole Brown, Frank Scherma, ’, Abbott, ”, “ Barry ”, Maisel ”, Ted Lasso ” Organizations: Television, Television Academy, Fox, Hollywood Locations: “

[1/5] 77th Golden Globe Awards - Photo Room - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - The cast of "Succession" poses backstage with their Best Television Series - Drama award. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoLOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO drama "Succession," the story of a cutthroat fight for control of a family media empire, led the nominees for television's Emmy awards on Wednesday with 27 nods for the show's final season. Other best drama nominees were "House of the Dragon," "Andor," "Better Call Saul," "Yellowjackets," "The Crown" and "The White Lotus." "Ted Lasso," another double Emmy winner for best show, will compete for best comedy against "Abbott Elementary," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "The Bear, "Barry," "Jury Duty," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Wednesday." Nominations for the highest honors in television were announced in the middle of labor tensions that may delay the Emmys ceremony that normally takes place in September.

Persons: Mike Blake, Saul, Ted Lasso, Abbott, Maisel, Barry, Lisa Richwine, Mark Porter Organizations: Globe, Best, REUTERS, HBO, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S

☆ The best new shows of 2023, halfway into a strike-disrupted year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

‘Bill Russell: Legend’ (Netflix) and ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ (ESPN)Bill Russell in 'Bill Russell: Legend.' ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ (Amazon’s Prime Video)Riley Keough as Daisy Jones in "Daisy Jones & the Six." ‘The Night Agent’ (Netflix) and ‘Hijack’ (Apple TV+)Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in episode 'The Night Agent.' ‘Beef’ (Netflix)Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in the Netflix series "Beef." ‘A Small Light’ (NatGeo/Disney+)Margot Frank, played by Ashley Brooke, and Miep Gies, played by Bel Powley in 'A Small Light.'

Persons: ” “ Barry, ”, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, It’s, Bella Ramsey, Storm Reid, Liane Hentscher, Pedro Pascal, Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, ‘ Bill Russell, Guy, Bill Russell, Bill Walton’s, Wilt Chamberlain, “ Goliath, Stephen Curry, ‘ Daisy Jones, Riley Keough, Daisy Jones, Fleetwood, Elvis Presley’s, Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, Dominique Fishback’s, ’, Luciane Buchanan, Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso, Peter Sutherland, Idris Elba, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Margot Frank, Ashley Brooke, Miep Gies, Bel Powley, Dusan Martincek, Anne Frank’s, Gies, Liev Schreiber, Otto Frank Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, HBO, Netflix, ESPN, Celtics, NBA, Showtime, Apple, Fleetwood Mac, FBI, Geographic, Disney Locations: Atlanta, London

☆ Review: ‘The Bear’ Changes Course(s)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It suggests that there’s a better way of playing this game. “The Bear” has no illusions about that, but it is also unashamed to see a value in it. But there’s also taking care, learning discipline, doing things the hard way because it’s the right way. Try again, try again. It’s unsparing, but it comes with the belief that you can do better because you are better.

Persons: Ted Lasso ”, Carmy, queasy, Abby Elliott, there’s, Marcus, it’s, Joel McHale, It’s Organizations: Sydney

☆ Opinion | What ‘The Bear’ Revealed About My Grief
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Chris Vognar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The pilot episode of “The Bear,” FX’s frenetic series about a high-end chef who takes over his family’s blue-collar sandwich shop, opens with an unsettling image. The man swings the door open wide and confronts a great, angry bear. At first, he tries to soothe the beast, whispering, “I know.” But the bear lunges at him. The bear is grief. The kind of trauma that grief imposes has become a popular subject on buzzy TV shows.

Persons: Carmen, Berzatto, Jeremy Allen White, —, “, he’s, Kate, I’d, “ Severance, ”, Adam Scott, Jason Segel, upended, Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Coolidge, Edward ”, Colin O’Brien Organizations: “, Apple Locations: Chicago

☆ Tressie McMillan Cottom on ‘Ted Lasso’ - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Tressie Mcmillan Cottom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Opinion America Is Waking Up From a DreamWhen “Ted Lasso” premiered in 2020, it was supposed to rehab masculinity’s brand. “Ted Lasso” asked us to believe that we could rehabilitate American masculinity without rehabilitating the strictures of gender. “Ted Lasso” premiered near the aftermath of Trump’s presidency, with Covid still roaring. Ted asked Rebecca to hire a private detective to spy on his estranged wife and her new boyfriend. The “Ted Lasso” finale is satisfying fan service about the power of friendship, but altogether the uneven third season teaches us a more important lesson.

Persons: topick, “ Ted Lasso ”, Donald Trump’s, Ted, Ted Lasso ”, Keely, Rebecca, Jade, Trump’s, Covid, Ted Lasso, Ronald Reagan, witticisms, Kate Manne, Nate, Trump Organizations: for Disease Control, Prevention, Cornell, CNN, Mother’s, Trump Locations: America, American, British, Britain, U.S

☆ Review: In London, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ That Feels Startlingly New
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Matt Wolf | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Is love a tender thing?” Romeo asks early in the Shakespeare tragedy to which he and Juliet give their names. Not so much, according to the raw and riveting new production of “Romeo and Juliet” that opened Wednesday at the Almeida Theater here. It’s no surprise that the courtship between the noble Romeo — here played by the sweet-faced Toheeb Jimoh, from TV’s “Ted Lasso” — and the teenage Juliet will end in calamity. Her “Romeo and Juliet,” performed without an intermission, begins with the cast clawing feverishly at a stage wall, onto which are projected crucial lines from the prologue. But as if in haste to get straight to the meat of the play, the wall soon collapses to reveal the citizenry of Verona mid-combat.

Persons: Romeo, Juliet, Juliet ”, It’s, Romeo —, Toheeb Jimoh, Ted Lasso ” —, Rebecca Frecknall, Olivier, —, “, ” Frecknall, Tennessee Williams, ” Organizations: Almeida Locations: British, New York, Verona

☆ 10 Things in Tech: A French Gigafactory, Google's WFH crackdown, and Tesla's bioweapon defense mode
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Speculation is rife ahead of Elon Musk's trip to Paris, where he's due to attend the VivaTech conference next week. The video platform is aiming to challenge the tech giant by quadrupling its ecommerce business, according to a Bloomberg report. Musk has repeatedly criticized OpenAI's relationship with tech giant Microsoft. The tech giant is planning to include attendance figures in performance reviews, according to an internal email sent on Wednesday, which was seen by Insider. Tesla drivers are using the car's bioweapon defense mode to escape wildfire smoke.

Persons: Nathan Rennolds, let's, Clive Mason, Tesla, Elon, Marc Benioff, Dan Schulman, Bernard Arnault, Maurice Lévy, Sam Altman, Elizabeth Frantz, Morgan Stanley, TikTok, Musk, Altman, Tesla's, Ted Lasso, Keeley, Lionel Messi, Getty, Simon Bruty, he's, Messi, Brandon Baum, Instagram, Hallam Bullock Organizations: Google, Getty, Twitter, Reuters, Big Tech, Amazon, Bloomberg, Elon, Microsoft, Economic, Juno, Messi, Inter Miami —, YouTube Locations: London, WFH, France, Paris, Southeast Asia, Miami

☆ What 'Ted Lasso' gets wrong about venture capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Keeley (Juno Temple) starts her own PR agency with funding from an elite venture capital firm. To her dismay, the venture firm installs a chief financial officer to keep watch over the agency and its freewheeling founder. Even Edelman, the world's largest PR firm, cracked $1 billion in revenue after 70 years in business only last year. "The logic that a PR agency would be a good VC deal is ratchet," said Kathy Osborne, founder of Kamel PR. Overnight, the venture firm fires Keeley's staff and shuts down the company, without so much as a call to Keeley.

Persons: Ted Lasso, Keeley, Keeley Jones, girlboss, what's, Juno Temple, Jack Danvers, Keely Jones, Jodi Balfour, Edelman, Kathy Osborne, Kamel, who's, Jack hadn't, Beard, Jack, hasn't, Cash, Barbara Organizations: Apple, Juno, Apple TV, Public Relations, Kamel PR Locations: American, English

☆ Manchester City Bends the Story to Its Will
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The writers of “Ted Lasso,” the acclaimed, sugar-sweet Apple TV comedy, never particularly worried about being hidebound by reality. At the end of “Ted Lasso” — in all other aspects a determinedly romantic and uplifting show, an unabashed underdog story of empowerment and personal growth and the overwhelming power of nice — Manchester City still wins the Premier League. Even in fiction, City cannot be dislodged. City is not the villain, not really, in the Lasso Cinematic Universe. That role goes, instead, to a combination of conventional thinking and West Ham.

Persons: “ Ted Lasso, ”, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, West Ham, Ted Lasso ” —, Pep Guardiola Organizations: Apple, Premier League, Manchester City, West Ham Locations: American, West

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