A screenshot from the controversial, AI-generated McDonald’s ad McDonald’s McDonald’s has released an AI-generated Christmas ad, sparking online backlash, which grew so fierce that McDonald’s turned off comments on YouTube, before setting the video to private. However, the AI-generated ad can still be found online. On X (Twitter), commentators celebrated the victory against the fast […]
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Sabrina Carpenter attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Sabrina Carpenter pushed back against the Trump administration after the official White House account on X (Twitter) posted an ICE deportation video featuring her hit song, “Juno.” Carpenter’s angry response ratioed […]
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Spotify Wrapped 2025 is out now—what’s your listening age? NurPhoto via Getty Images Spotify Wrapped 2025 is officially out, and listeners are surprised to see that the streaming service has assigned them a “Listening Age,” inspiring plenty of hilarious posts and memes. What Is Spotify Wrapped? Spotify Wrapped is a yearly release, sorting vast troves […]
Read More Spotify Wrapped 2025 is out now—what’s your listening age? NurPhoto via Getty Images Spotify Wrapped 2025 is officially out, and listeners are surprised to see that the streaming service has assigned them a “Listening Age,” inspiring plenty of hilarious posts and memes. What Is Spotify Wrapped? Spotify Wrapped is a yearly release, sorting vast troves […]
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Carol (Rhea Seehorn) in Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ episode 5 Apple TV The fifth episode of Pluribus ends on a reveal that we never get to see, with Carol (Rhea Seehorn) horrified at the sight of the hivemind’s dietary secret. “Got Milk” drops many clues hinting at the mysterious ingredient of the hivemind’s “milk,” and fans […]
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The TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an Artificial intelligence (AI) chip and symbol in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images If you’re a TikTok user, chances are high that you’ve encountered AI-generated videos on your feed. AI-generated content has infested TikTok—over a […]
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Timothée Chalamet during the “WLF” sketch on Saturday, April 10, 2021 — (Photo By: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images TikTok is spreading a bizarre conspiracy theory about Dune star Timothée Chalamet, proposing that the actor is secretly “EsDeeKid,” a viral rapper from Liverpool. TikTokers are known to […]
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Carol (Rhea Seehorn) and Zosia (Karolina Wydra) in episode 4 of Vince Gilligan’s ‘Pluribus’ AppleTV Episode 4 of Pluribus might be the most brutal moment for Carol (Rhea Seehorn) that we’ve seen yet, as she probes the knowledge of the hivemind, and hears an uncomfortable truth. What Happens In ‘Pluribus’ Episode 4? The episode begins […]
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The Disney+ (plus), logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an Artificial intelligence (AI) chip and symbol in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Disney CEO Bob Iger sparked backlash after saying that the company was going to allow AI-generated content to appear on Disney+. […]
Read MoreThia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) of ‘Predator: Badlands’ 20th Century Studios Predator: Badlands makes a bold move, presenting the iconic predator species, Yautja, as the protagonist—a franchise first. Like Terminator 2, which famously flipped the antagonist of the first film into a hero, Predator: Badlands attempts to find the heart inside the merciless […]
Read MoreMia Goth in Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein’ Netflix Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein makes major changes to the story of Mary Shelley’s original novel, and some proved controversial. In some ways, Del Toro’s monster is more faithful to the eloquent, philosophically-minded creature of the book—pop culture has long depicted Frankenstein’s monster as a grunting, lumbering oaf. However, the […]
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Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein in Guillermo Del Toro’s Netflix adaptation Netflix Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein is now out on Netflix, with the monster (played by Jacob Elordi) shown to be far more human than his titular creator. The ending of the Netflix film differs from both the original novel and later cinematic adaptations, hinting at […]
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Mary (Hailee Steinfeld) in ‘Sinners’ Warner Bros. Looking for a horror film worth watching? 2025 was an excellent year for horror—here’s some scary movie recommendations for this Halloween, and where to stream them. Sinners Michael B. Jordan and Miles Caton in ‘Sinners’ Warner Bros. Sinners was a box office hit for good reason, a 1930’s […]
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted about the Dead Internet Theory getty OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has expressed concern about the “Dead Internet Theory,” and was immediately blamed for contributing to the problem. In a post on X (Twitter), Altman noted that there seemed to be a lot of chatbots out there, writing: “I never took […]
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The Human Torch (Joseph Quinn), the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) Marvel/Disney Finally, the Fantastic Four have arrived in the MCU, but are still separated from the Avengers, existing within a retro-futuristic world known as “Earth-828.” Fantastic Four largely skips over the team’s origin story, jumping straight to […]
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