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Kai Cenat is a defining creator of modern livestream culture. He’s Twitch’s biggest streamer, with millions of followers and an influence that extends far beyond just one channel. That includes TONE, the personal care brand on Shopify he co-founded alongside members of the AMP Creator Collective.

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is no longer just one of 2026’s biggest movies. It is becoming a commercial ecosystem, with brands across audio, gaming, streetwear, and watches finding ways to turn the film’s fandom into products, collectibles, and digital experiences.

NBC Universal, Inc. The Chicago White Sox will be giving away limited-edition “Pope hats” during a game this summer at Rate Field.

Here’s a tale of two movies. Supergirlcost $170 million to produce and had everything going for it: the backing of DC Studios and Warner Bros., worldwide distribution, and a marketing budget over $115 million. By year’s end, however, the film is projected to gross around $100 million domestic and a little over $200 million globally.…

A generation ago, the sports fan in East Africa lived inside a different ecosystem from the one we know today. Radio commentary carried the rhythm of the match. Newspaper columns set the tone of debate the next morning.

With great power comes great responsibility”, and the Kolkata Creative Crew (KCC) understood its spirit perfectly as they brought together the city’s biggest screening for Spider-Man fans. Just the Sunday after Spider-Man: Brand New Day was released, KCC organised a fun-filled special screening at INOX (City Centre, Salt Lake), giving Calcutta’s cosplayers, Marvel enthusiasts and…

With great power comes great responsibility”, and the Kolkata Creative Crew (KCC) understood its spirit perfectly as they brought together the city’s biggest screening for Spider-Man fans. Just the Sunday after Spider-Man: Brand New Day was released, KCC organised a fun-filled special screening at INOX (City Centre, Salt Lake), giving Calcutta’s cosplayers, Marvel enthusiasts and…

Members of “Silver ARMY,” an informal group of older international BTS fans, appear in a trailer for the documentary “BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young.” Captured from X and YouTube

For years, American football looked like the one sport that would stay American. Its rules seemed too intricate. Its season ran too short. Its culture stayed too tied to college towns and Thanksgiving traditions to travel. Yet that assumption has quietly collapsed. Today, from São Paulo to Munich to Melbourne, the NFL commands passionate audiences…