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Vince Vaughn’s Career Was Launched By R-Rated Comedies, But Those Are Mostly Gone Now

The actor who made his name in raunchy movies like Swingers and Wedding Crashers says that Hollywood execs are too concerned with IP now. "The people in charge don’t want to get fired more so than they’re looking to do something great,” he claims. - Variety

A Vital Gaming Magazine Is Suddenly Gone, Along With Its Staff And Its Entire Website

Another sudden, grim, creepy reminder to journalists to save PDFs. One former staffer: “Heart is breaking for the folks that have been there so much longer, poured so much of themselves into it just for it to be taken away with ZERO notice. How is this ok?” - The Verge

YouTuber And Kids Choice Award Winner MrBeast Says That Yes, He Used Racist And Homophobic Language

But he was young, see? So it was just a boy being a boy! MrBeast, for those who don’t know, makes a lot of money as the person running. YouTube's most subscribed-to channel. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

The Brits Have Decided To Award Children’s Movies, At Last

“It is the first new film category to be introduced by Bafta for five years, and will be awarded for the first time in 2025.” - BBC

Britain’s New Culture Secretary Calls For Arrested Presenter To Hand Back His Salary

“The BBC continued to employ Edwards, formerly its most high-profile newsreader, for five months after he was arrested on three counts of making indecent images of children, during which time he was paid £200,000.” Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is not pleased. - BBC

In The Advertising Market, Can Snapchat Ever Catch Up With Facebook, YouTube, And TikTok?

Ad revenue at Snap is weaker than expected, and its stock price has fallen by a quarter. With the giants' dominance of the social media ad marketplace, is there any hope for Snap? Yes, says one analyst, "if they can continue to shift away from brand dollars to performance advertising." - Variety

Why Is NBC So Obsessed With Showing Us Non-Athlete Celebrities At The Olympics?

“I’ve had mixed feelings about the effectiveness of NBC’s strategy — do I care about what John Mulaney has been watching (and wagering on) in Paris? No. … These athletes have star power on their own, and this is their moment to shine.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

The Video-Game Actors’ Strike Could Be Even More Significant Than Last Year’s Hollywood Strikes

"Gaming employees at every level … (labor in) a highly profitable and popular sector that has long exploited their creativity and devalued their work. Now, with the specter of generative AI hovering, … (they) are proving their worth and value — and ensuring that their workplaces will no longer treat them as disposable." - Slate (MSN)

Samuel Zimmerman Wants You To Be Terrified, And Knows Just The Way To Do It

"He’s the curator at Shudder, the bespoke streaming service owned by AMC Networks that, alongside the movie studios Blumhouse and A24, is shaping the modern landscape of horror as the genre becomes more mainstream. Shudder is the only true streaming service dedicated to horror." - The Washington Post (MSN)

Hollywood Actors May Have Some Protection From AI, But What About Editors And Artists?

Editors are, rightfully, worried - and they’re unhappy with their union, which they believe sold them out on AI - perhaps out of necessity. One member: “If a 70,000-member union like IATSE can’t protect workers, what does it mean for everybody else? … For society going forward?” - The New York Times

Podcasts: Where The Big Money Is

There are still nearly 450,000 active shows that have published recent episodes, according to Podcast Industry Insights. But the top 25 podcasts reach nearly half of U.S. weekly listeners, according to Edison Research. The top talents have tours, merchandise and multiyear deals in the nine figures. Big advertisers want in. - The Wall Street Journal

Journalists At Five Of Australia’s Major Dailies Are On Strike For Higher Pay

"Editorial staff at Nine Entertainment, which owns The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age (Melbourne), The Australian Financial Review, the Brisbane Times and WAtoday, stopped working at 11am on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the 33rd Olympic Games." - Al Jazeera

How Kids Learn: Not All Screen Time Is Equal

Instead of worrying about the quantity of screen time that preschoolers engage in, the new guidelines suggest, parents should consider the quality of it. Preference should be given to activities like interactive educational programs or family movie nights over solo passive viewing of, say, cartoons on a tablet. - The Walrus

Deadpool And Wolverine Has Biggest Box Office Weekend For An “R”-Rated Movie

The movie brought in $205 million in its first weekend domestically at the box office, according to Comscore estimates. It cost $200 million to produce, according to Variety. - Los Angeles Times

Report: People Are Posting Less On Social Media

Billions of people access social media monthly, but users are posting less and favoring a more passive experience, surveys of users and research from data-analytics firms say. - The Wall Street Journal

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