Indigenous-led projects are landing hits and winning awards. How are they making inroads? | Did 'bean mouth' really kill Pixar's Elio at the box office? | A music librarian brought Stephen Sondheim to tears — and got him to bequeath his life's work
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Indigenous-led projects are landing hits and winning awards. How are they making inroads?; Surge of Indigenous talent making hits, snagging awards

Indigenous-led projects are landing hits and winning awards. How are they making inroads?

June 28 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

From Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls to North of North and Alaska Daily, Indigenous-led TV and film productions are becoming more prevalent. Mentorship programs, centralized funding and a societal shift are behind the surge, say some who work in the industry.

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Did 'bean mouth' really kill Pixar's Elio at the box office?; Title character Elio, voiced by Yonas Kibreab, left, and Glordon, voiced by Remy Edgerly, in a scene from Pixar's latest animated offering\. Some people online have pointed to the film's art style as a reason it did poorly at the box office\.

Did 'bean mouth' really kill Pixar's Elio at the box office?

June 28 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Pixar's newest film Elio earned the studio its worst opening weekend box-office result of all time. Some critics blame the movie's 'bean mouth' look for the failure, but is that really the reason it did so poorly? We examine the long, confused history of the CalArts animation style.

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A music librarian brought Stephen Sondheim to tears — and got him to bequeath his life's work; Musical composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died in 2021, bequeathed his vast collection of lyrics, notes and music sheets to the U\.S\. Library of Congress in his will\.

A music librarian brought Stephen Sondheim to tears — and got him to bequeath his life's work

June 27 , 2025 at 06:40:49 p.m. EDT • :

Mark Horowitz is quite proud that he made Stephen Sondheim cry. He's even more proud that he convinced the late musical theatre legend to bequeath his vast archive of manuscripts, sheet music, notebooks and more to the U.S. Library of Congress.

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Why Marge Simpson's death suddenly has viewers talking about The Simpsons again; The internet has been abuzz with the news of Marge Simpson's death in the recent season finale of The Simpsons\. Sure, it's a flash forward, but it's got people talking about the long-running show's role as a pop-culture juggernaut\.

Why Marge Simpson's death suddenly has viewers talking about The Simpsons again

June 25 , 2025 at 06:03:17 p.m. EDT • :

Crack open a Duff beer and pour one out for Marge Simpson, the blue-haired, raspy-voiced matriarch whose death in this year's season finale of The Simpsons has reinvigorated a conversation about the pop-culture institution that some critics say is long past its prime.

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Love Island USA tells viewers to stop harassing contestants: 'Remember they're real people'; Hit reality show Love Island USA issued statements this week asking viewers to stop targeting its Season 7 contestants, shown in this promotional photo, with online harassment and hateful comments\.

Love Island USA tells viewers to stop harassing contestants: 'Remember they're real people'

June 26 , 2025 at 06:05:54 p.m. EDT • :

Love Island USA — currently the most-watched streaming reality show in the U.S. — has issued a rare and serious warning to its many fans that harassing its contestants will not be tolerated.

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Lalo Schifrin, who wrote endlessly catchy Mission: Impossible theme, dead at 93; Film composer Lalo Schifrin, pictured at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2018, died Thursday at the age of 93\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 07:36:38 p.m. EDT • :

Lalo Schifrin, who wrote endlessly catchy Mission: Impossible theme, dead at 93

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Sealed, sold, delivered: How blind boxes like Labubu became a viral obsession; Different series of Labubu blind boxes pictured on display at a local store in Toronto\. The collectible has become popular, particularly on social media, as consumers share videos of them unboxing the toys\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Sealed, sold, delivered: How blind boxes like Labubu became a viral obsession

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Montreal-based rom-com Mile End Kicks set to make debut at TIFF; Director Chandler Levack poses for a photograph at the Houndstooth in Toronto, ahead of the premiere for her film I Like Movies, as part of the Toronto International Film Festival, on Tuesday, Sept\. 6, 2022\. Her new film, rom-com Mile End Kicks, will premiere this fall at TIFF\.   

June 26 , 2025 at 12:13:06 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal-based rom-com Mile End Kicks set to make debut at TIFF

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Canadian Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond movie; Canadian director Denis Villeneuve arrives at the Oscars on March 2\. Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond movie, it was announced Wednesday\.  

June 25 , 2025 at 08:52:57 p.m. EDT • :

Canadian Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond movie

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Vogue's Anna Wintour exits editor-in-chief post, but remains brand's global boss; Vogue's Anna Wintour, seen attending the 78th Tony Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall on June 8, told the magazines staff on Thursday she will be stepping down as the fashion magazine's editor-in-chief\.  

June 26 , 2025 at 03:21:52 p.m. EDT • :

Vogue's Anna Wintour exits editor-in-chief post, but remains brand's global boss

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