How horror YouTubers Sam and Colby built a $20 million revenue business with a huge chunk coming from apparel
Sam and Colby, who’ve brought their YouTube videos to the big screen, attended the premiere of “The Legends of the Paranormal” in 2024. As shy high schoolers growing up in Kansas, Sam Golbach and Colby Brock became best friends exploring abandoned sites around town. Forging friendships by doing scary things together — “getting off your…
Cate Blanchett says the ‘shelf life’ for actresses was ‘about 5 years’ when she started out in Hollywood. She explains why she thinks it’s different for women now.
The smile of a woman who is booked and busy. Cate Blanchett has had a thriving career for decades. However, career longevity for women in Hollywood wasn’t as common in the 90s. “The shelf life of actresses when I first came on the scene was about five years,” Blanchett told B-17 in an interview for…
The Big Four is betting on AI agents — and working out how they will transform consulting
Deloitte and EY announced agentic AI platforms on the same day. The Big Four professional services firms are running their own AI race. Deloitte, EY, PwC, and KPMG have been investing heavily in automation and AI for several years, competing to build the best solutions for their clients and optimize operations in-house. Innovation by the…
The stock market is cheering as Trump mulls softer tariffs
Investors pushed US stocks up on Monday morning as they cheered news that President Donald Trump could soften reciprocal tariffs scheduled to kick in on April 2. Trump’s planned “Liberation Day” on April 2, which was expected to see sweeping reciprocal tariffs go into efffect, will be more targeted than previously believed, Bloomberg and The…
I’m 41 and a mom to triplets. I did the math and would need 6 figures just to cover the day care fees.
Leila Green has struggled with mom guilt since having her triplets. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leila Green. It has been edited for length and clarity. I remember a paralyzing shock running through me when I found out I would be having triplets. My husband and I went for a scan…
Disney’s ‘Snow White’ has a sleepy opening weekend after a string of controversies
Rachel Zegler attends the “Snow White” world premiere on March 15. Disney’s “Snow White” had a sleepy opening weekend compared to the studio’s other remakes. “Snow White,” directed by Marc Webb, opened in theaters on Friday and earned $43 million at the domestic box office. It also earned $44 million overseas. The live-action film, starring…
Will Moiraine die in ‘The Wheel Of Time’ season 3? The books give some clues
Rosamund Pike as Moiraine Damodred in season three of “The Wheel of Time.” Warning: spoilers ahead for the first four episodes of “The Wheel of Time.” Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time” may take a big swing in season three by killing off Moiraine Damodred, who is played by the show’s most famous actor. “The…
This Reddit post was so popular that Hollywood is turning it into a movie starring Sydney Sweeney
Actor Sydney Sweeney will reportedly star in a movie based on a Reddit post. Hollywood is betting big on a longtime internet classic: the creepypasta. Warner Bros. has won the rights to a film starring Sydney Sweeney based on a 4-year-old Reddit story posted to the r/nosleep community, The Hollywood Reporter first reported. The r/nosleep…
I moved to Canada to avoid Trump’s second term, but I can’t escape US politics
Canada’s healthcare system is a big attraction for many in the US. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Grace Hern, a 36-year-old office assistant who moved from Milwaukee to the greater Toronto area with her husband in September of 2023. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. When people asked…
