Vol. 1, No. 61
Arts, faith, media, and civic life.
HBO's flagship fantasy returned as the most-watched title on HBO Max and its best-reviewed season yet — even as the studio that owns it heads into a $111 billion sale to Paramount Skydance.
Netflix and concert giant AEG Presents are turning the year's biggest animated hit into a live global tour — a bet that 325 million streams can fill real arenas.
The U.S. men beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle without the injured Christian Pulisic, won Group D, and reached the World Cup knockout round — their first back-to-back World Cup wins since 1930.
Steven Spielberg's original sci-fi film 'Disclosure Day' opened to an estimated $44 million, his best debut for a non-franchise movie since 2008 — and a test of whether original blockbusters can still fill theaters.
Brazil, the five-time champion, was held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco at MetLife. Then Scotland beat Haiti to end a 36-year World Cup drought — and now sits alone atop Group C.
The U.S. men beat Paraguay 4-1 at SoFi Stadium to open their home World Cup — and scored four goals at the tournament for the first time in U.S. history.
The New York Knicks rallied from 29 points down to win Game 4, the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. They now lead 3-1 and can clinch their first championship since 1973 on Saturday.
The first 48-team, three-nation World Cup opens today as Mexico meets South Africa at Estadio Azteca, the only stadium ever to stage three tournament openers. A month of soccer across North America begins now.
Victor Wembanyama's 32 points carried San Antonio to a 115-111 win at Madison Square Garden, ending the Knicks' 13-game playoff streak and turning Game 4 into the series' first real test of nerve.
Game 1 of the Knicks-Spurs Finals drew nearly 17 million viewers, the NBA's biggest Finals audience since 2019. New York's first title run in a generation has become a national television event.
The Lost Boys, a stage version of the 1987 vampire film, won Best Musical at the 2026 Tonys. Almost everything else went to revivals — in Broadway's richest year on record.
The reborn 'Scary Movie' opened to an estimated $56 million, the franchise's best debut ever and a rare jolt of life for the R-rated theatrical comedy.
San Antonio erased a 14-point deficit and tied it late. Then the ball hit Castle's back. New York leads 2-0, two wins from its first title since 1973.
A week before the World Cup opens on U.S. soil, FIFA's first use of dynamic pricing has pushed ticket costs to records and drawn a subpoena from two state attorneys general.
Russell Wilson walked away from football on Wednesday and landed on CBS's Sunday pregame show the same day — the latest star quarterback to turn fame into prime broadcast real estate.
As Summer Game Fest opens its showcase week, the industry faces a generation that plays more games than ever while sharply cutting what it spends.
The Spurs beat the defending-champion Thunder in Game 7 Saturday. Now they face the Knicks, who have won 11 straight playoff games by an average of 24 points.
HBO's 'Euphoria' ended its three-season run with a finale that split viewers and closed one of the defining dramas of the streaming era. Spoilers below.
The 79th Tony Awards arrive June 7 after a thin Broadway season — and a Best Musical field where three of four nominees are screen adaptations.
A24's adaptation of Kane Parsons' viral YouTube horror series opened to a projected $85 million-plus, more than tripling the studio's previous record.
Game 1 is Thursday in Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jalen Brunson, Daigneault vs. Thibodeau. A full breakdown of who wins and why.
Grande's new lead single debuted at No. 1 in 25 countries. The bigger story is the label she built to release it on, and what it means for pop.
'Hacks' aired its series finale Thursday on HBO Max, closing a planned five-season run after 12 Emmys. Few prestige comedies get to end on their own terms.
The Thunder eliminated San Antonio in Game 6 on Thursday, setting up a Knicks-Thunder NBA Finals — New York's first since 1999, OKC's first since 2012.
Byron Allen's apolitical panel show took over Colbert's CBS slot and drew 995,000 viewers. The same week, he closed a majority stake in BuzzFeed.
