By its very nature, science is supposed to be an impartial judge. But is it really? In her thought-provoking documentary “Coded Bias,” director Shalini Kantayya questions the neutrality of technology, arguing that computers have a built-in bias that reflects the faulty assumptions of the people (usually men) who program them. 7 more words
Almost a week after creating a firestorm by calling Gayle King “a dog-head b—” and telling her to beware “before we come get you,” Snoop Dogg took to his Instagram account again Wednesday, this time to formally apologize to the newscaster. 20 more words
via Snoop Dogg Finally Apologizes to Gayle King, Says He ‘Overreacted’ With Attack — Variety
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv, Paramount Pictures claims the top spot in spending with “Sonic the Hedgehog.” Ads placed for the video game film adaptation had an estimated media value of $4.27 million through Sunday for 1,126 national ad…
via ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending — Variety
Boldly declaring itself “the first musicians union in the country to take a position in the 2020 Democratic primary,” the 7,000-member American Federation of Musicians Local 47 announced Wednesday that it has has endorsed Bernie Sanders for president, a little less than three weeks out from the California primary. 8 more words
via L.A. Musicians’ Union Local Endorses Bernie Sanders — Variety
For all the kerfuffle that erupted in the spring of 2019 over the visual design of Sonic the Hedgehog, the blue-furred speed-demon mascot of the Sega video game–turned–live-action kiddie adventure, you wish that the creators of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” who went back and redesigned the character after being pressured (I almost wrote bullied) by his…
Banking on a long-running partnership with Entertainment One, NBCUniversal Intl. has picked up German, Austrian and Swiss licensing rights for the popular series “Deputy,” “Upright,” “Nurses,” and “Burden of Truth.” Brokered by eOne’s Christian Fritzsche, the deal will offer NBCUniversal Germany pay television rights to the four scripted dramas, all of which contain distinct procedural…
via NBCUniversal Picks Up Four Scripted Series in Germany, Austria, Switzerland — Variety
The year was 1999. TRL was starting to take off, every closet contained at least one pair of flared jeans, and a new 15-year- old artist named… 1,367 more words
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What can be better than a Wonder Woman sequel set in 1984? How about a Wonder Woman sequel set in 1985?! When Wonder Woman 1984… 430 more words
A lot has changed for Gal Gadot‘s Diana Prince since the year 1971. As shown in the first Wonder Woman movie, the Amazon warrior left her home of Themyscira, waged war against the God of War himself during World War I, (seemingly) lost the love of her life in an aircraft explosion, and found out…
The six degrees of Kevin Bacon is a system (and/or frat house party game) that tells us that we’re all just a handful of friends away from being somewhat associated with a celebrity. 412 more words
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