Hallmark Channel Won the Streaming Wars
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I watch a lot of Hallmark Channel programming around the holidays. With all of the options available on Netflix, Max, Hulu, and others, this feels like a very throwback move. …
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Google DeepMind’s AI Pop Star Clone Will Freak You Out
Even if you didn’t watch last weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, you still probably saw it. You may already even know what “it” I’m talking about: Timothée Chalamet, and …
Imagine If Joe Biden’s AI Executive Order Were Inspired by ‘The Terminator’
Science fiction, for decades, has been about predicting the future—and warning against it. Even as Star Trek envisioned the wonders of flip phones and iPads, Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash warned …
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Are Resurrecting the American Movie Theater
Christopher Nolan is a Taylor Swift fan. This is an actual sentence typed in the year 2023. Why does this matter? you ask? Simple, Nolan is a longtime champion of …
TikTok-Hyped Halloween Decor Is Out of Control
What I’m about to tell you sounds like the kind of thing made by an AI story generator designed to spit out the final segments of the local 11 o’clock …
Here’s What Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Overhaul Means for Streaming
Trouble, it seems, is afoot in the Mouse House. Daredevil: Born Again, the reboot of Netflix’s canned Daredevil series, is reportedly getting an overhaul. Marvel didn’t just recast a side …
The Truth About the Taylor Swift, Jets Game, Google Search Conspiracy Theory
Taylor Swift, as WIRED has reported in the past, rules the internet. She’s one of the most Googled celebrities in the world. Her search engine optimization, or SEO, in industry …
Netflix Just Shipped Its Last DVD. The Algorithms Won
Collectively, separately, Netflix’s film nerds mourn. On X/Twitter, and in think pieces, and in private moments, they let out a collective sigh knowing that they’ll never see a red-wrapped DVD …
Streaming TV Is Entering Its Jock Phase
Gather ‘round, ye readers, I have a question for you: Are you ready for some football? Worldwide, where football is what Americans call “soccer,” there’s always someone, somewhere ready to …
Why Is Everyone Asking Men About the Roman Empire?
If the question hasn’t hit your For You page or Twitter feed (or group chat) yet, it will: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? The provenance of …