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Elon Musk and Rubert Murdoch are earning a leadership award named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barbra Streisand and the family of the late justice are not happy about it. On Monday, the entertainment icon — who was awarded the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award last year — joined the family of Ginsburg in denouncing the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation for its recent choice of honorees. In 2019, Ginsburg helped establish the award with the Opperman Foundation to celebrate “women who exemplify human…

It looks like Larian Studios has landed a critical hit, as Baldur's Gate 3 has far surpassed 10 million players. The director of publishing for the developer revealed the major milestone for the RPG over the weekend, as well as warned against "threats toxicity" toward his team.Spotted by VGC, Larian executive Michael Douse mentioned the dramatic player base increase on X (formerly known as Twitter) while talking about how mod support is coming to consoles for Baldur's Gate 3. "This is a game that went…

SAG-AFTRA deplored the AI-generated graphic images of Taylor Swift that went viral on X (formerly Twitter) this week, calling the content “upsetting, harmful, and deeply concerning” in a statement issued on Friday. “The development and dissemination of fake images — especially those of a lewd nature — without someone’s consent must be made illegal,” the union said, while also calling support to Congressman Joe Morelle’s Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act to combat the practice. “As a society, we have it…

Renowned actor and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie, has strongly criticized the Israeli air strikes in Gaza, characterizing them as a deliberate assault on a population with no means of escape. In a heartfelt statement shared on her Instagram account, accompanied by a photo revealing the devastation caused by a recent fatal airstrike at Gaza’s largest refugee camp, Jabalia, Jolie did not mince words. In her Instagram post, Angelina began with a powerful statement: “This is the deliberate bombing of a trapped…

KCON, an annual Korean pop culture festival held in Los Angeles and known for its K-pop performances, apologized Wednesday for a “racist” job listing that appeared to seek only Asian and white candidates. A user on Twitter, @nanasbannanas, posted a screenshot Monday of the job advertisement for an event staff lead at the convention. After the post described some of the role’s duties, such as greeting visitors and explaining products to customers, the notice asked for “female” applicants and listed “Ethnicity,” followed…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMission: Impossible star Rebecca ferguson has called out “boring” debate her role in the films.The actor returns as Ilsa faust in new sequel Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which is in cinemas now.Ferguson made her debut as the undercover MI6 Agent in 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, and returned in 2018 follow-up Mission: Impossible – Fallout.In the film, she…

Screengrab via YouTube James Gunn and Peter Safran announcing that the first slate of projects in the rechristened DCU would fall under the Chapter 1: Gods & Monsters banner certainly made it sound like a shared universe, as did the co-CEOs outlining how characters would recur across film, television, live-action, animation, and possibly even video games, but James Mangold doesn’t care. The Academy Award-nominated filmmaker behind such disparate and renowned titles as Walk the Line, Cop Land, Logan, Indiana…

Ukraine is ratcheting up pressure on Western executives who have retained posts at Russian companies, saying their presence is indirectly supporting Moscow’s war effort.Many Western executives cut ties with Russia after it invaded Ukraine last year, sometimes in opposition to the war or to comply with Western sanctions. Others remained for various reasons, including saying they had a fiduciary duty to their investors, a responsibility to local employees or yearslong ties to Russia that were hard to break. Now, Ukraine’s…

Image via Marvel Comics Somebody call a doctor ⏤ things are looking mighty strange and doom-laden in the Marvel fandom. For some reason, the MCU community has decided that this is a Tuesday of hot takes, as folks have been flooding the internet with their spiciest stances on the franchise, including slamming one of the most popular heroes in the whole multiverse and devising what has to be the best worst Doctor Doom fan cast we’ve ever heard of. The multiverse goes mad as furious fan comes for Stephen Strange…