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Reality television exploded in popularity in the 2000s, and with it came a wave of unforgettable personalities who helped redefine fame as we know it. These stars turned their everyday lives—or culinary tempers and wild escapades—into watercooler moments, captivating millions each week and shaping modern celebrity culture. Here’s a look at some of the most…

In the new film Tony, we meet chef and author Anthony Bourdain beforehe was in the public eye. He was a wayward, overconfident young guy, and, as played by Dominic Sessa, kind of a piece of work. The movie focuses on a pivotal summer in 1975, when Tony worked in his first kitchen, a tiny…

One of basketball’s biggest commercial opportunities is everything that happens when the game isn’t being played. As CEO of NBAT2 Media, a joint venture between the NBA and video game holding company Take-Two Interactive, launched publicly in mid-2025, he is building a social entertainment business around off-court basketball culture as the entry point for an…

Paddy Power has launched its football-focused brand platform, ‘Why The Football Not?’ created by BBH London.

Gaming media has grown into a sprawling ecosystem of content creators, journalists and influencers, yet something feels missing. While coverage has expanded exponentially, much of it skims the surface. The industry desperately needs voices who can dig deeper into specific niches rather than offering surface-level takes on everything. Specialist commentary doesn’t just add value; it…

If you’ve been exploring Netflix lately, particularly on mobile, you’ve likely stumbled into The Culture Edit—Netflix’s dedicated hub bringing the best short-form and YouTube-native content from massive digital publishers. Since its initial launch earlier this month, the partnership with media giants like Condé Nast, Hearst, BuzzFeed, PMX, Tastemade, and People has given subscribers hundreds of…

Not because they had heard the phrase somewhere. Because they had watched the same 42 minutes of television the night before.

Animotion partnered with Leyao Culture to bring “The Fixies” to China’s live entertainment market – Señal News

Where’s the “holy” in horror? Can an atheist and a theologian, generations apart, find moving ideas in the same movies? Can theology be popular reading? Zachary Gordon, associate academic editor at InterVarsity, set out to find answers to these questions in a new series, Discovering God in Pop Culture, debuting in September.

The artist known as Boldjun mixes absurd humor, familiar characters, strange creatures, and the occasional surprisingly heartfelt moment into detailed little comic stories. He started sharing his comics on Reddit relatively recently before bringing his work to Instagram, where his growing collection shows just how wide-ranging his sense of humor can be. One comic might…