J
ack Innanen remembers it like it was yesterday — the lightning bolt moment that made him change his life. It was shit.
It was 2019 and the Canadian native, who grew up in a town roughly an hour outside of Toronto, was attending the University of Toronto for astrophysics. After returning from a family trip to Cancun, Innanen was studying at the school’s dark, brutalist library. It was below freezing. Snowdrifts felt waist deep. And a man walked in and poured a bucket of feces on a student unprompted.
Continue Reading »
Longtime Warner Bros. animation boss Sam Register is departing the company next week as his contract expires, Warner Bros. TV Group chair Channing Dungey announced in a memo to staffers this afternoon. Dungey said she and Register “mutually agreed not to renew his contract,” and that he will be exiting his long-running role as president of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
Continue Reading »
There’s been a lot of talk about approval ratings lately, so let’s pour one out, or a few billion, for Dolly Parton, the only superstar in the history of entertainment to rise to a 100% public approval rating for even a moment, let alone 60 years. It doesn’t matter that no empirical surveys were regularly taken; intuitively, we know that virtually every American on any side of any musical or cultural equation would unabashedly own up to Dolly love. Charlie Chaplin, Elvis, the Beatles, Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift and all the rest can eat their relatively polarizing hearts out when it comes to the universality of adoration for the woman who began her career singing as inconsequential a novelty song as “Dumb Blonde.”
Continue Reading »
'We Love You'
"Dolly will always be with us because she was so present, so powerful, so generous and playful that she is woven into all our lives and hearts forever," her 9 to 5 co-star said
Continue Reading »
The former Beatle said there was "no greater honor" than working with the country legend on her cover of "Let It Be"
Paul McCartney paid tribute to Dolly Parton and her “unrivaled” songwriting, singing, and philanthropic efforts in a tribute to the late country legend on Instagram.
Continue Reading »
When Sea of Remnants releases next year, it promises a free-to-play role playing experience where you’ll be able to both hit the open water on a variety of swashbuckling turn-based missions and explore land-based missions in the game’s fictional setting of Orbtopia. And now, after the release of a brand-new trailer during gamescom 2026’s Opening Night Live, IGN can exclusively reveal more than 10 minutes of gameplay, which you can see in the player above.
Continue Reading »
Dolly Parton’s “Dolly: A True Original Musical” will open on Broadway “as was Dolly’s wish.” The news follows the death of the country music superstar on Tuesday.
In a statement to Variety, the producers confirmed, “As was Dolly’s wish, the Broadway production of ‘Dolly: A True Original Musical’ will begin previews December 7 at the St. James Theatre in New York City with opening set for January 19, 2027, what would have been her 81st birthday.”
Continue Reading »
Updated
: Aug 25, 2026 8:36pm UTC
Fans were treated to a new Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase, where we saw more of The Weapons, a submarine combat section, and more.
Continue Reading »
Skip to main content
You're the Only One
From '9 to 5' to 'Steel Magnolias' — the films that let the Queen of Country Music moonlight as a movie star
Continue Reading »
Updated
: Aug 24, 2026 10:53pm UTC
Xbox and PlayStation seem to be downplaying their multiplatform presence in new marketing beats.
As spotted by PushSquare, Xbox uploaded a new trailer for Minecraft Dungeons 2 on its YouTube channel, which doesn't make any mention of the game coming to PS5 or Nintendo Switch 2. However, the game's previous two trailers, released in March and June respectively, both clearly advertised every platform the title will be released on. It seems like Xbox may be pulling back even further on promoting its games for other platforms now under CEO Asha Sharma.
Continue Reading »