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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
HBO Family Among Cable Networks Being Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down cable networks HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax and OuterMax. The move, reported earlier this week by Cord Cutters News, was confirmed to Deadline by a person familiar with the decision. More from Deadline Kim Cattrall Turned Down 'Sex And The City' Role 4 Times Due To "Self-Inflicted Ageism" International Insider: Animated In Annecy; Warner Split; Sarandos In Spain Pay-TV Falls To 1987 Levels, But Wall Street Analyst Thinks It Could Be "Finding The Long-Imagined Bottom" Charter Spectrum systems informed their customers of the impending change. 'At Spectrum, we are committed to providing you with exceptional service and want to alert you of changes before they happen,' the distributor told subscribers. 'Effective on or after August 15, 2025, HBO Family, ThrillerMax, MovieMax, & OuterMax will cease programming and will no longer be available.' The move is the latest concession to the shrinkage of the traditional pay-TV bundle. HBO Family, for example, once had a clear reason for being during the linear era. In an on-demand, streaming world, though, its lineup of long-tail movies like Dolphin Tale, Spy Kids or Beetlejuice Beetlejuice have diminishing value for distributors. Non-ad-supported linear networks are also endangered species lately, with even a larger player, Starz, having just 30% of its total subscriptions in linear. Aside from WBD, major cable network parents including NBCUniversal and Disney have also unplugged cable networks. The business is also being separated out from the rest of media portfolios given the ongoing decline in subscribers and revenue. Despite the secular downturn, the networks remain lucrative assets, throwing off considerable cash flow and profit. Longtime industry analyst Craig Moffett, in a report earlier this week, took note of a potential leveling off in pay-TV subscriber levels. Although total pay-TV penetration has fallen to 1987 levels, he believes first-quarter data from distributors shows the industry may be 'finding the long-imagined bottom.' Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Time of India
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Carla Gugino joins Lou Taylor Pucci in 'Winthrop'
Hollywood actor , best known for the "Spy Kids" franchise and "San Andreas", is set to star alongside in "Winthrop". Based on the cult podcast "Knifepoint Horror" and the fan-favorite episode "The Lockbox" by writer, creator, and narrator Soren Narnia, the upcoming film is slated to begin its production in Vancouver this summer, according to the entertainment news outlet Deadline. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It revolves around Gugino's character, who puts her life on the line to protect her troubled, enigmatic cousin, Winthrop (Pucci), after he gets targeted and hunted by a powerful supernatural force. Daniel Stamm will direct the horror feature from the script by Justin Yoffe. The film is produced by Kearie Peak under the production banner Peak Pictures and Capstone Studios. Gugino will next feature in "The Adventures of Cliff Booth" alongside Brad Pitt. The film is a spin-off of Quentin Tararantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood". It is directed by David Fincher.
Buzz Feed
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
13 Nostalgic Summer Camp Moments
The bug spray. The counselors who made everything a little too dramatic. The overly hyped capture the flag games. And don't get me started on the cafeteria juice boxes that slapped harder than a Taylor Swift bridge. If you ever lived that camp life, here are 13 moments that might just transport you back to your awkward, sunburned, overly-bandana'd self. The Talent Show Chaos Whether you sang "Sk8er Boi" off-key or watched someone do the worm to "Cotton-Eyed Joe," this was peak performance art. The Lanyard Keychain Obsession Sneaking Snacks Like You Were in Spy Kids You hid gummy worms in your sleeping bag like it was a national secret. Themed Dress-Up Days That Got Weirdly Intense The Lifeguard Who Was Basically a Celebrity You crushed. Everyone crushed. And if they knew your name? Instant main character energy. The Water Balloon Fights That Turned Personal The Director With a Whistle and No Chill That whistle wasn't just for safety; it was for fear. Your Entire Personality Became a Friendship Bracelet The Ghost Story That Scarred You for Life Someone's older sibling swore it was true. You still think about it when you hear a creak at 3 a.m. The Awkward Camp Crush The Binder Full of Camp Songs If you didn't scream "Boom Chicka Boom" until your voice cracked, did you even go to camp? Your One Signature Skating/Dancing/Talent Move And the End-of-Camp Slideshow That Made You If You Didn't Think You Liked Camp That Much The music? Overly emotional. The photos? Slightly blurry. The feelings? Too real. Summer camp was chaotic, awkward, and kind of magical. If you were also a fellow lanyard-weaving legend, let's cry about mosquito bites and emotional sing-alongs together in the comments.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Star Wars, Simpsons and Spy Kids: Trump and Gavin Newsom locked in bizarre LA protests meme battle
The Los Angeles protests have prompted a number of highly unusual developments — from the president sending in the Marines and National Guard troops for a domestic law enforcement mission over California's objections, to the White House flirting with invoking the Insurrection Act — but few have been stranger than the meme war underway between California and the Trump administration. In recent days, both sides have posted a flurry of memes on X mocking the other, in parallel with more serious clashes like California suing the administration over the National Guard deployment. For his part, California Governor Gavin Newsom's office has shared posts mocking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's love of wearing law-enforcement tactical gear, as well as memes comparing Donald Trump and White House deputy Stephen Miller to villains from the Star Wars franchise, and brushing off a critical video from Trump ally and actor Jon Voight using a common meme from The Simpsons, featuring an image of a newspaper with the headline, 'Old Man Yells At Cloud.' The Trump administration, which regularly bashes critics online from government accounts, has used similar tactics. In one post, the Department of Homeland Security borrowed a GIF featuring high-tech magnifying sunglasses from the Spy Kids movies to insinuate they would try to deport a popular fashion writer who has criticized the administration's position towards undocumented migrants. In another, in a response to a Star Wars-themed meme from Newsom, DHS drew from The Simpsons using a common meme format with the caption, 'Don't make me tap the sign,' in this case pointing to an X post that read, 'Liberals don't know things. They don't read history, they don't obsess over stats, the few data points they do see they forget.' The online jousting is part of a more serious and alarming divide between state and federal Republican officials over the direction of the crisis. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell have described being shut out of regular communications around federal troop movements in response to the protests, while Newsom's office is suing over the Guard deployment. Newsom, when he's not trolling, has alternated between grave warnings that two branches of government have been 'lost to Trumpism' and dares to 'tough guy' federal officials to arrest him, after White House border czar Tom Homan said anyone who impedes immigration enforcement could end up behind bars. On Capitol Hill, meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson has said Newsom should be 'tarred and feathered' over his handling of the protests and accused Newsom of being more interested in appearances than maintaining law and order. The California governor is widely thought to be interested in a 2028 presidential campaign. Inside the White House, administration officials are reportedly thrilled with how the standoff has played out before the nation, believing images from the protests reinforce their claims that migrants are dangerous and Democrats are weak on law and order issues. 'We couldn't have scripted this better,' a senior White House aide told The Atlantic of the dynamic inside the Oval Office. 'It's like the 2024 election never ended: Trump is strong while Democrats are weak and defending the indefensible.' Trump has raised the temperature in other ways, including giving a fiery partisan speech about the crisis before cheering active-duty soldiers at Fort Bragg, which critics said broke with longstanding norms separating the military from politics. The mocking clashes, while highly unusual for taking place during a national crisis, likely grow from both sides' increasing attempts to win over the media landscape as a means of dominating the political one. Donald Trump has long used social media as his main mouthpiece — he owns his own platform, after all — and his administration has embraced memes and AI throughout its second term, including hopping on the Studio Ghibli-style AI cartoon trend to mock a Dominican woman it was deporting. Newsom, perhaps the most prominent Democrat outside of Washington, also has long used media to position himself as a key face squaring off against Trump and other top Republicans, whether it was debating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Fox News on Fox News, or launching a podcast this year where he has sparred with influential conservative voices. Whatever the rationale behind the strategy, it seems protests over the administration's immigration policies are here to stay. They've spread to at least 35 cities across the U.S. and have resulted in hundreds of arrests.
Elle
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
Tati Gabrielle Reflects on 'You', 'The Last of Us', and the Power of Her Voice
Justin French Tuxedo jacket, bib, trousers, McQueen. Earrings, ring, Anita Ko. We meet Tati Gabrielle's characters before a word is ever spoken. In The 100 , her wide, doe-like eyes burn with a cold, unyielding glare. As Nora in You , they soften with intrigue—we (and Joe) meet her in a library, after all. It's almost impossible to believe there was ever a time she didn't recognize her power. 'I was a very socially awkward kid and slow to speak,' she says, 'but I loved to present my emotions and thoughts visually.' She credits her upbringing in the San Francisco Bay Area for instilling her with a 'sense of strong individuality, loyalty, and justice.' Gabrielle eventually cut her teeth in a third grade play, prompting her teacher to tell her mom, 'She's got something—you've got to [nurture] that.' When her mother urged her to continue to pursue theater, she resisted and auditioned for the Oakland School for the Arts as a visual arts student instead. Ironically, she forgot her sketchbook that day, and fate intervened: Theater it was. Her calling was anchored in 10th grade during a school trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, where her theater class performed a play. On the streets of the Festival Fringe, she witnessed how this form of storytelling could captivate an audience. 'Seeing the way that somebody can watch something and it speaks to them in such a way that will make them go about life differently from that moment on,' she says, 'I realized how much that had happened to me growing up, like watching Spy Kids and coming out of the movie saying, 'I can do this.'' Justin French Bubble dress, boots, Marc Jacobs. Earrings, necklace, bracelets, Cartier. The thing about fate is, no matter how hard you try to escape it, a voice will always lead you back to your rightful path. Gabrielle considered a career in criminal profiling, and majored in French at Spelman College, with dreams of becoming a diplomat. It wasn't until she overheard her mother telling people she wanted to pursue criminal justice that something inside her snapped. 'No, I want to be an actor,' she instantly thought. '[Black women] have been forced to grow up in a world where we have to be aware at all times.' Battling depression, she left college on medical leave and returned to the Bay Area feeling lost and uncertain. But her inner voice knew what she needed to hear. Or at least her high school best friend did, when she called her out of the blue and suggested they move to Los Angeles together. 'To me, it was the universe's call,' she says. She dipped her toes into acting with an appearance on a Nickelodeon show, but felt like kid shows didn't reflect her potential. 'It was a good introduction to what a film set is like, but I wanted to challenge myself to tell stories that were impactful on all levels,' Gabrielle says. That meant finding roles that acknowledged her identity as a Black and Korean-American woman. 'In the first couple of years [of acting], nobody knew where to place me. I wasn't Black enough to be Black. I wasn't Asian enough to be Asian,' she remembers. Justin French Tuxedo jacket, bib, trousers, McQueen. Earrings, ring, Anita Ko. Growing up in the diverse Bay Area presented a stark contrast to Hollywood's narrow perspectives. When she was appearing in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , a scene depicting her character, Prudence, being lynched sparked backlash. 'Black Twitter went off,' she says. Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa envisioned an innocently color-blind world, but audiences didn't perceive a witch existing in a fictional, supernatural realm—they saw a white woman hanging a Black woman. 'I can never let something like that happen again. I can't let my people down,' she says. From then on, she made it her mission to ensure her roles reflected the realities of women of color. Before accepting her role in You , she met with showrunner Sera Gamble. 'I told Sera that since I'm going to be Joe's new obsession, and all of the women before me have been white, there are certain things that, as a woman of color, are not going to go the same way,' she says. '[Black women] have been forced to grow up in a world where we have to be aware at all times. We think differently. We have to protect ourselves differently. So Marienne cannot be oblivious.' Justin French Tuxedo jacket, bib, trousers, McQueen. Earrings, ring, Anita Ko. When we last saw Marienne, she had outsmarted Joe and left him believing she was dead after an apparent overdose. But by the end of season 5, she returns with a chilling one-liner: 'You should've killed me better, Joe.' The moment was bittersweet for Gabrielle, who was grieving the death of her friend and Sabrina co-star, Chance Perdomo. Still, she found solace in Marienne's resilience. 'Women, we love hard and love really big, and we will falter, but don't let that falter be your end,' she says. For the girl who once spoke so little, finding her voice—one that carries weight, power, and purpose—hasn't come easily. 'Prudence taught me how to be unapologetic, and Marienne taught me grace—that there's always room to find joy, no matter what happens,' she reflects. As for Nora in The Last of Us , she's learning the weight of her choices. 'All of these characters are so blatantly flawed, and [ The Last of Us ] doesn't necessarily try to redeem them. Nora started teaching me that you are your choices. You can have as much intention and heart as you want, but what the world sees are your actions. Your choices define you,' she says. 'And you can't run from the things you've decided on.' Hair by Sami Knight for Rehab; makeup by Alexandra French at Forward Artists; manicure by Johanna Castillo; produced by Anthony Federici at Petty Cash Production; photographed at Malibu Creek Ranch. A version of this article appears in the Summer 2025 issue of ELLE. Related Stories
