Amazon is doubling down on MrBeast despite controversy. It shows how hot creators have become in Hollywood.
“Beast Games” season one winner Jeffrey Allen and creator Jimmy Donaldson at a screening event. Amazon can’t get enough of Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson. The streamer has renewed his competition series “Beast Games” for two more seasons, undeterred by the controversies surrounding the hit show. It illuminates the power of YouTube’s biggest star — and the…
Microsoft has started its culling of managers and noncoders, with about 6,000 cuts planned
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft plans to cut less than 3% of its global workforce, or about 6,000 employees, with notifications beginning Tuesday, the company confirmed. A person familiar with the cuts said some affected employees would stay on the payroll for 60 days and still be eligible for rewards and bonuses. Microsoft’s spokesperson did…
Russia’s new drone-launched cruise missile is crammed with parts from Kyiv’s allies, Ukraine says
A diagram released by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine depicting the Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile. Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has published a breakdown of parts inside a new Russian cruise missile, and claims that many originate from countries including the US, Japan, South Korea, and potentially Australia. This raises questions about Russia’s ongoing ability to…
Season 4 of ‘The Bear’ premieres in June. Here’s everything we know so far.
Jeremy Allen White as Carmy and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney in season three of “The Bear.” FX will be serving up more episodes of “The Bear” soon. Season three of the Emmy-winning series, centered on chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto’s (Jeremy Allen White) mission to transform his family’s beef shop into an upscale fine-dining restaurant, was…
I used to not correct people when they got my name wrong. I’ve stopped trying to make it easier on other people.
The author (not pictured) has gone my many different versions of her name. When I was younger, I learned quickly that my name was complicated — not just for others, but even for my Dominican parents. My full name is Shaeleigh Severino (pronounced “shay-lee se-ver-ee-no”), and throughout my life, it has become a puzzle people…
I held my wife’s hand as she died. It was the most painful moment in my life, but also the greatest gift.
The author (left) was with his wife (right) when she died. My world came crashing down around me when my wife and I heard the word “cancer.” It was terrifying for both of us. At the time of the diagnosis, our daughter was just 2 years old. I met my first wife when she was…
Patricia Clarkson says director Brian De Palma was a ‘saving grace’ for getting her extra pay on ‘The Untouchables’
Kaitlin Montgomery, Kevin Costner, and Patricia Clarkson in “The Untouchables.” Brian De Palma knew Patricia Clarkson had potential — and one small decision he made ended up being “a godsend” to her in her early career. As a recent graduate of Yale School of Drama with just one Broadway credit to her name, Clarkson came…
Cassie Ventura testifies she loved Diddy ‘so much’ and felt a responsibility to participate in ‘freak offs’
Cassie Ventura (right) is the star witness in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ (left) sex-trafficking trial. R&B singer Cassie Ventura, a longtime girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, testified Tuesday that she loved the hip-hop mogul and felt a sense of duty to join in the drug-fueled sex marathons that he called “freak offs.” “I was just in…
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ would officially kill the IRS’s free direct-tax filing tool
It’s not a huge surprise. The program already seemed to be in trouble, with a Treasury official telling B-17 in April that it was a failed and disappointing program. If Republicans on Capitol Hill get their way, the IRS’s free direct tax-filing tool is going away for good. A 389-page tax bill released by House…
