Who are the Russells based on? The Gilded Age merged two robber barons and one ballroom war
Hannah Whitlock
Hannah Whitlock
Who are the Russells based on? The Gilded Age merged two robber barons and one ballroom war
Julian Fellowes says George Russell is "in a way" Jay Gould. The rest of the family comes from the Vanderbilts, and Bertha's big ball comes from a story even the museum that tells it calls apocryphal.
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Avatar: Seven Havens main villain explained: the Faceless are the least of the Havens' problems
Hannah Whitlock
Hannah Whitlock
Avatar: Seven Havens main villain explained: the Faceless are the least of the Havens' problems
Avatar: Seven Havens spent its first stretch setting up masked desert raiders as the threat. Nine episodes in, the raiders look like the most reasonable people in Ellora.
What happened to Boo in Fleabag? Fleabag blames herself for the death — and she's right to
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
What happened to Boo in Fleabag? Fleabag blames herself for the death — and she's right to
Boo didn't mean to die, and Fleabag didn't mean for her to. The show never lets that count as an excuse.
Hollywood is betting on AI movies — China already tried one and sold a single ticket per screen
Daniel Okafor
Daniel Okafor
Hollywood is betting on AI movies — China already tried one and sold a single ticket per screen
The industry debating whether AI features are the future just got its first theatrical data point, and it comes with a decimal.
Who is Chimera on Mistletoe Murders? Emily coined the name herself
Hannah Whitlock
Hannah Whitlock
Who is Chimera on Mistletoe Murders? Emily coined the name herself
Hallmark's coziest Christmas mystery has a terror cell in its heroine's past. The most uncomfortable detail is that the cell's name was hers to begin with.
Do they end up together in Extraordinary Attorney Woo? It takes a cat analogy from Jun-ho to settle it
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Do they end up together in Extraordinary Attorney Woo? It takes a cat analogy from Jun-ho to settle it
Woo Young-woo breaks up with Lee Jun-ho two episodes before the end because she's sure she can't make him happy. He wins her back with a metaphor about cats, and she accepts by correcting it.
I'd love to blame Elon Musk for the 'Musk' documentary flop — the runtime makes it hard
Daniel Okafor
Daniel Okafor
I'd love to blame Elon Musk for the 'Musk' documentary flop — the runtime makes it hard
The Writers Guild says tech platforms strangled Alex Gibney's documentary. The platforms did restrict it. The movie is also four hours long.
The Invite ending explained: do Joe and Angela actually split?
Hannah Whitlock
Hannah Whitlock
The Invite ending explained: do Joe and Angela actually split?
Joe and Angela agree to end their marriage, and a scene later they're sharing a piano bench. Olivia Wilde directed that ending, and even she has changed her mind about what it means.
Resident Playbook vs Hospital Playlist: how the spin-off ties into Yulje
Tatiana Santos
Tatiana Santos
Resident Playbook vs Hospital Playlist: how the spin-off ties into Yulje
Hospital Playlist followed five professors in their forties at Yulje Medical Center. Resident Playbook moves down the ladder to first-year residents at a Yulje branch, and the old band keeps dropping by.
Elon Musk promised an AI Odyssey to beat Christopher Nolan's — Grok delivered 7 minutes
Daniel Okafor
Daniel Okafor
Elon Musk promised an AI Odyssey to beat Christopher Nolan's — Grok delivered 7 minutes
The "historically accurate full-length movie" has 66 days left on its own deadline, and the first installment opens with a scene that isn't in Homer.