By: Nathalie Colombus Michael S. Levy, PhD, has spent his career at the intersection of clinical psychology and the most difficult aspects of human behavior, serving as the clinical director of multiple mental health and substance use treatment programs and as a longtime lecturer at the Division of Addictions at
Meta Platforms introduced Muse Image on July 7, the company’s first AI image-generation model built under its Superintelligence Labs division, embedding the tool directly into the Meta AI chatbot, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp direct chats. The launch represents Meta’s clearest move yet to close the gap between consumer social features
The domestic box office held steady over the Fourth of July weekend as Toy Story 5 climbed to roughly $764 million worldwide and Illumination’s Minions & Monsters opened in first place with $36.4 million across the holiday frame. The two family titles gave U.S. theater owners a busy holiday, even
The event brought together 200 fashion professionals to honor creativity, visibility, and the future of the industry. Los Angeles, CA. Fashion in Los Angeles has always lived at the intersection of creativity, entertainment, image-making, and culture. But the recent Fashion Show Awards, organized by Olga Amraie, producer of The LA
A 110-foot Ferris wheel now stands between the Smithsonian Castle and the Washington Monument. Neoclassical white tents stretch across ten city blocks. Rodeo riders warm up in temporary arenas, and the smell of jumbo corn dogs drifts past the National Gallery of Art. The Great American State Fair — a
Competitive athletics builds assets that most models never develop. For a German teenage champion, the training came first; everything else followed. Modeling, at its technical core, is a discipline of the body. It demands spatial awareness, physical control, the ability to hold positions under fatigue, and the mental endurance to
Actress Harriet Bridgwater is becoming a recognized Scream Queen within the indie horror scene. In collaboration with filmmaker N.I. Moreno, and as part of Full Circle’s upcoming independent cinema event this summer, Harriet will star in a double feature of N.I. Moreno’s films, “Daniel Is Lost” and “Intruders.” Inside “Daniel
Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 opens wide Thursday, June 19, across 4,425 North American theaters with industry tracking projecting the franchise’s largest opening weekend in 31 years. Estimates from Boxoffice Pro, Deadline, and Variety converge on a domestic opening somewhere between $150 million and $175 million, a range that
Curiosity is often described as one of the most important traits in both childhood and learning. It drives exploration, creativity, and discovery. At the same time, curiosity can also lead to unexpected challenges, situations where quick thinking, resilience, and help from others become essential. Kiki Goes AWOL by Karen Weller
The first full weekend of June delivered a clear verdict at the domestic box office, and it had little to do with budget size. Scary Movie 6, the spoof franchise’s first entry in years, opened at No. 1 with about $55 million in the United States and $105.5 million worldwide
A horror film built from an internet myth and directed by a 20-year-old has handed A24 the biggest opening weekend in the studio’s history. Backrooms, directed by YouTube phenomenon Kane Parsons, grossed $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide in its May 29–31 debut, more than tripling the $25.5 million
By: ARP There is a particular kind of historical novel that refuses to let the past stay tidy, one that insists the record is haunted, that what we call history is only the part we were willing to write down. A. M. Blake’s Beauty on the Edge of Darkness belongs
The voice-over industry has become part of the fabric of the global entertainment scene, riding waves of growth in streaming, digital ads, and mobile media. Early analyses from the 2020s of this industry placed global voice-over market figures in billions, driven by commercials, animation, video games, corporate training, and online
American theatre training often encompasses various disciplines. It lives in classrooms and on the stage. Professors rehearse students while also running companies or directing outside productions. The line between educator and practitioner is thin, especially in performance-based departments. Keith Lee Grant works within these overlapping disciplines. He works as an
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is the dream gig. Every musician who has spent time on a Denver stage pictures the moment they walk out between those sandstone monoliths and look up at 9,500 people under an open Colorado sky. But the Denver music scene did not start at Red Rocks, and
By Tom Sullivan In an era where much contemporary fiction often favors restraint, subtlety, and familiar emotional beats, Tejas Desai is moving in the opposite direction. With the release of Bad Americans: Part II, the novelist delivers a work built on risk, velocity, layered storytelling, and characters whose lives collide
Dance is often seen as performance. For Aciela, it is education, dialogue, and cultural preservation. As a Dominican and traditional bachata instructor teaching in the Washington D.C. area, she approaches dance as a living tradition shaped by music, history, and community. Her work extends beyond choreography. It centers on understanding