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As weather disasters become more and more frequent, the home insurance system feels broken for Americans across the country. Now, the advocacy nonprofit Consumer Reports is trying to…
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the North American rights to “Yes Repeat No,” a drama exploring Israeli-Palestinian identity. The film releases Nov. 11 on North American VOD platforms…
“These laws may address a comparable problem—preventing intoxicated individuals from carrying weapons—but they do not impose a comparable burden on the right holder,” Judge Kurt Engelhardt…
The Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling in 2023 that required Alabama to create a second majority-Black district, ruling that it was the proper application of the court’s precedents.…
The Supreme Court plowed into the thorniest of political issues Wednesday as the justices sought to sort out how much -- if at all -- states and judges can use race when they address…
Guido Rud‘s Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has secured all rights — including derivative IP — to “Insurrección,” a provocative and politically charged action-thriller film project, teaming…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pivoted to the center ahead of the 2028 presidential race, but the shift apparently doesn't extend to issues such as parental rights, immigration and gun…
A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration's previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation's…
The case comes from Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor in Colorado Springs with a master’s degree in clinical mental health. She practices talk therapy and does not prescribe medications…
China has chosen Shen Ao’s “Dead to Rights” as its submission for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. Written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang, and…
Howell is using trans people as a political cudgel, complaining on September 14 that Utah Governor Spencer Cox was “incapable of leading” because he “corrected himself to use preferred…
Mitch Albom‘s latest novel, “Twice,” has been acquired by Netflix in a competitive situation. Paul Weitz, who recently helmed the Kevin Hart-starring dramedy “Fatherhood” for the streamer,…
The Heritage Foundation is at it again—this time with a new proposal it’s branding as the “Manhattan Project for Babies.” Drawing on the language of World War II-era urgency, Heritage is…
To get a sense of how insane this Democratic folding to the far right is, try imagining the political response we would see if, God forbid, a high-profile leftist like Hasan Piker—who,…
Sabrina Carpenter's Pro-Trans VMAs Moment Goes Viral Sabrina Carpenter's 2025 MTV Video Music Awards performance is a masterclass in advocating through art. The "Manchild" singer took to…
NBC hopes to score a marketing touchdown as it launches the first weekend of “.” Yet NBC’s goal isn’t necessarily to call attention to the NFL, which started its 2025-26 season in earnest…
In one paper Eleos AI published, the nonprofit argues for evaluating AI consciousness using a “computational functionalism” approach. A similar idea was once championed by none other than…
“After Us,” an ecological thriller created by Louis Aubert and Matthieu Bernard, follows a group of angry young activists who decide to kidnap the children of corporate leaders in order to…
And a word for teachers, who might fret about adding one more topic to an already-packed curriculum: This content is perfectly suited for the end of the school year. Even antsy seniors…
Paris-based Miam! Distribution has pounced on the international distribution rights to “Trash!” (“Ordures”), a live-action, stop-motion hybrid series told from the points of view of those…
BritBox has acquired North American streaming rights to “The Hardacres,” the period drama that became U.K. broadcaster Channel 5’s best new weekly drama launch when it premiered in October…
Netflix is said to be interested in securing new Major League Baseball rights, but these games weren’t of the sort anyone was expecting. The streaming giant has snared rights to stream the…
Dulac Distribution has pounced on the French rights to “The Currents” (“Las Corrientes”) from Luxbox Films in advance of the drama’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF).…
The year-long media and political firestorm, and the attacks on historians as unpatriotic fantasists, helped fuel the politicization of the Smithsonian, but they did so in tandem with a…
