Author: Michael

A lot of things were revolting in the 14th century: the bubonic plague, the Hundred Years War, the death of that “Braveheart” guy. But few things revolted harder than the English peasants. In 1381 they finally noticed everything sucked and they fought back against their rich and powerful oppressors, who incorrectly believed that if the serfs weren’t educated they couldn’t do the math. There are a lot more poor people than rich people, and if rich people don’t treat poor people with dignity, eventually there will be even fewer rich people — after a brief but noteworthy surge in the…

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At last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, an indie horror film made for less than $1 million with no recognizable stars debuted as part of the Midnight Madness section. It was received warmly – reviews were positive but not euphoric. A few weeks later, Focus Features acquired it for release for $16 million, on the higher end for acquisitions and a vote of confidence that it could do well. The studio staked out a May release date, hoping for a bit of counterprogramming opposite “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” and “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” That indie movie was…

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Creators will be hitting the field for the 2026 NFL Kickoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Both Deestroying (6.5 million YouTube subscribers) and Zach King (43.4 million subscribers) are partnering with the league to capture the excitement of the Super Bowl LX rematch, TheWrap has exclusively learned, and are just two of dozens of creators who will be part of the NFL’s season this year. The kickoff game will air Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Thursday night in the U.S. will see more than 100 creators traveling to the Melbourne Cricket…

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