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In a flash report to press attendees, the TGS 2022 press contact has announced that the event was able to bring in 138,192 Visitors over a 4-day period. Those are impressive numbers in a post-Covid era. However, as I mentioned in my last post, the number of attendees was noticeably lower than in previous years. The last time the event took place in person was in 2019, and the show brought in over 262,000 visitors. That's around just 50% of their attendee numbers pre-Covid.Limarc AmbalinaHacker Noon's VP of Editorial…

A number of trees caught fire near the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday night, just as guests were exiting the evening’s program. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey told The Hollywood Reporter that a fire was first reported shortly after 11 p.m. involving 10 trees at the location of Highland Avenue and the Hollywood Freeway, near the storied outdoor concert venue. Three fire companies were deployed and extinguished the blaze, with no injuries or damage to the Hollywood Bowl reported.…

Podcasting is enjoying a renaissance of sorts in India, with the internet finally flowing like the Ganga. I say this from my perch of being the host and producer of the long-standing Biker Radio Rodcast, a home grown motorcycling podcast celebrating our heroic riders, legendary mechanics and iconic builders through stories told by members of the community, one legend at a time. The shocker here, though, is that I don’t ride; not anymore; well, not yet… The last time I owned a motorcycle was when I was still dating my…

Ben Affleck Freaked Out Over Paparazzi Attention During Paris Honeymoon With Jennifer Lopez? Source Calls It ‘Almost Princess-Diana Level’ ( Photo Credit – Instagram/contodonetflix ) Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are often in the headlines together owing to their love-filled post, being snapped strolling around together and giving us other goals. The couple who first dated each other from 2002 to 2004 rekindled their relationship in April 2021 and got engaged a year later. It was only on July 16 that…

That big-name guest might not have appeared on your favorite podcast out of the kindness of their heart. Bloomberg has learned that podcast guests are routinely paying big money to appear on popular podcasts. Guestio, a marketplace for these deals, has seen huge transactions in the past six months. Four podcasters made $20,000 from charging for appearances, while one made $50,000. The most profitable show, Entrepreneurs on Fire, regularly charges $3,500 for guest spots and has sometimes taken a cut of product sales. It's…

Image: Marvel Studios Following a good slew of announcements from Marvel Studios at last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, the movie behemoth has announced a number of other movie and TV titles, surprise guests, and exclusive first-looks will be revealed in September at the forthcoming Disney convention, known as D23. We’ve known for some time D23 would be held Sept. 9-11 and that it would, in all likelihood, contain many Marvel reveals. However, Tuesday’s announcement finally pins down a date and time for the Marvel…

It’s been six years since Beyoncé has graced us with new music. But the queen has returned, and her loyal Beyhive has patiently awaited “Renaissance,” the singer’s first solo studio album since 2016’s “Lemonade.”Out Friday — but technically on Thursday at 9 p.m. Pacific for West Coast listeners — the album, which has a cover featuring a majestic Beyoncé riding a glimmering silver horse, includes guest spots from Grace Jones, Big Freedia and more. But Beyoncé made history even before the album dropped. Lead single “Break…

Hotels, still riding a surge in pent-up demand for leisure travel, are struggling to find enough workers to keep properties running smoothly.Hundreds of thousands of hotel workers have left the industry since the pandemic. There were about 1.7 million accommodation workers employed nationwide in June, a roughly 16% decline from June of 2019, according to estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. SHARE YOUR…

Twitch has announced a new feature for creators who want to include other streamers and even viewers on their broadcasts. Up to five guests can join a stream through Guest Star, which works on both desktop and mobile. If a viewer wants to take part in the discussion or ask a question, they can raise a virtual hand and the creator or a moderator may invite them on. This seems to work in a similar fashion to Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces. While the feature is akin to Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces, Spotify Live, Discord Stage…

HONG KONG—Hundreds of guests at a casino in Macau were put under lockdown as China’s stringent Covid-19 control measures spread to the southern Chinese gambling city. Tuesday’s lockdown of the Hotel Fortuna comes on the heels of a two-day testing drive of the semiautonomous city’s roughly 600,000 residents amid a resurgence of cases. Dozens of infections have been reported in recent days after a monthslong streak of almost zero cases. The new measures in Macau are the latest…