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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeNothing brings together Oscar fans quite like complaining about the Oscars. The nature of the annual competition fuels entirely pointless animosity – who should have won, who got cruelly overlooked, and why Jamie Lee Curtis absolutely didn’t deserve her Academy Award last year. In some people’s opinion, anyway.Sometimes, though, the most unpopular Oscar wins in history – the ones that…

Of course, BabyCenter isn’t an official institution, but the history of this community goes back to 1997, so the statistical collections they publish look quite reliable. So, according to the study's authors, female names that were popular among millennials, especially Amanda, Angela, Brooke, Diana, and Michelle, are gradually going out of fashion.As for names for boys, names ending in -aden, which were so common throughout the 2000s, are now in big decline: Aiden, Raiden, Jaiden. And finally, names formed on the basis of…

While it is true that the internet is full of knowledge (of varying degrees of credibility, but knowledge nonetheless), it’s also full of opinions (also, varying degrees thereof).But communication and collaboration through sharing diverse opinions fosters critical thinking and problem solving skills, among many other things.So, asking strangers on the internet for their unpopular takes on friendship is not a bad way to expand your cranial horizons. Earlier this month, a writer asked folks on X to share their unpopular…

Running a movie studio has proven to be challenging for reality television mogul turned Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. As 2023 comes to an end, he looks to the upcoming year to continue to answer for the choices being made.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedBetween leading the charge to pivot back to theatrical releases after a pandemic-era stint of releasing films simultaneously on the company’s streaming service, to a rebranding of that streaming service, massive layoffs, shelving a whole…

How do these changes impact Twitter’s users?On its own, reading only 1000 tweets per day might not sound too limiting, but it’s also just the latest in a six-month streak of changes and controversies.The service is currently swamped with low-quality ads, promoted tweets and automated accounts, not to mention crowds of verified users whose posts and replies show up regardless of whether you follow them, meaning scrolling to find interesting conversations or posts from your friends could exhaust your limit faster than you…

One of Windows 11’s key launch features will soon be removed from the operating system. In a blog post announcing a new Insider Preview Build, Microsoft has confirmed that the taskbar-based “Chat” feature will be replaced by a separate “Microsoft Teams – Free” app. This new standalone app will still be pinned to the taskbar by default, but you can easily remove it like any other app. Compare that to the current experience with the Chat app, which acts as a simplified version of the main Teams app. While you do…

Image via EON / MGM “James Bond will return,” that was the message featured at the end of No Time to Die that promised us Daniel Craig’s explosive exit as 007 wouldn’t be the last time we’ll see the super-spy on our screens. Exactly what form his grand rebirth in Bond 26 will take, though, is anyone’s guess as producers have yet to reveal the identity of the seventh actor to don Jimmy boy’s tux. If they’re short of ideas, however, Amazon and EON should definitely turn to the fansfor inspiration, as folks have…

Image via Warner Bros. Before the first chapter of James Gunn‘s and Peter Safran‘s DCU reboot begins in 2025, now is the perfect time to talk about DC’s Snyderverse. More specifically — share what you liked about the franchise that might ruffle some feathers from other outspoken people in the fandom. And when this opportunity opened up on social media, people did not hold back and shared some “controversial takes.” Reddit user u/nightwing2009 started the conversation on r/DC_Cinematic, where they asked the…

Nestlé SA reported a fall in sales volumes for the fourth quarter as the maker of Nescafé coffee and Purina pet food raised prices to offset soaring costs and halted sales of some less popular products. The Swiss packaged-foods giant said Thursday that sales volumes fell 2.6% in the last three months of 2022, with prices rising by an average of 10.1%. Organic growth for the quarter was 7.5%, below analysts’ expectations. Companies across the consumer-products industry are…

Image via Warner Bros. It’s hard to believe now but this trailblazing DC icon was once universally despised. Also, is James Gunn just wasting the Green Lantern corps on an Earthbound storyline? And finally, some good news about that other project James Gunn used to work on. You either die a character actor, or you live long enough to see yourself become a comic book movie icon via Warner Bros. Every DC fan is practically on the edge of their seats right now eagerly awaiting the return of the granddaddy of all…