An A.I. Music F.A.Q.: Can I Remix Madonna? Is This All Legal?
Advances in A.I. are making it possible to create all kinds of music from scratch, but they also raise questions about what is...
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Clint Reilly, Political Consultant Known for Feuding, Dies at 79
As savvy as he could be volatile, he advised Nancy Pelosi and Dianne Feinstein, ran for mayor of San Francisco and bought The San...
Movie Theaters Embrace the Bewilderingly Lucrative Business of Buckets
Once, a tub of popcorn was just a tub of popcorn. Now, “collectible concession vessels” could make one chain more than $100...
Your ‘Live’ World Cup Broadcast Is Not Really Live
Everyone is watching the goals after they happen, and some get them significantly faster.
ABC and NBC Will Not Take Trump’s Speech Live as Other TV Networks’ Plans Remain Uncertain
ABC, CNN and NBC were not planning to pre-empt regularly scheduled programming for the president’s remarks at 9 p.m. Fox News is...
Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90
The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political...
How a Teacher Revived Backyard Baseball
Backyard Baseball, a favorite game for 1990s kids, had been off the market for years. But Lindsay Barnett was determined.
2026 Emmy Nominations: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Hacks’ Lead the Pack
The HBO Max medical series earned 25 nominations in the drama category. And in comedy, the final season of “Hacks” set a record with 24 nominations.
Emmy Nominees 2026: Updating List
The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony is planned for Sept. 14. Check in here as the nominees are announced.
Is ‘The View’ a News Show? ABC Says That’s Already Settled.
In a new filing, ABC said that the F.C.C. had ruled in 2002 that “The View” was a “bona fide news program.”
How Pierre Coffin Breathed New Life Into the Minions Franchise With ‘Minions & Monsters’
The director Pierre Coffin, who also voices the yellow chaos agents, wasn’t interested in returning. Then a producer suggested an idea he couldn’t...
Court Halts Pentagon Rule Requiring Escorts for Journalists
A federal judge temporarily blocked a new rule that restricted reporters’ access to the Pentagon, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.
Charles H. Townsend Dies at 82; Led Condé Nast During Digital Transition
By 2016, when he retired from the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, print was seriously struggling.
Neon Buys ‘Artificial,’ a Film About OpenAI, After Amazon Dropped It
Neon purchased “Artificial,” which focuses on OpenAI’s chief, Sam Altman, after Amazon walked away from it following an investment in the start-up.
