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Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, pictured in 2023, is putting the brand up for sale two years after announcing plans for a second event.

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  • Pop Culture

Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch'

Billy McFarland says he will sell the brand "to an operator that can fully realize its vision." The news comes days after the postponement of Fyre Festival 2, which was scheduled for late May.

April 25, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Oscar statues in a press preview in February 2025.

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  • Movies

Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now

In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film's use of generative AI and other digital tools "neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination."

April 22, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor.

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  • TV Reviews

'Andor' and 'You' are back this week

Andor, featuring Diego Luna's charismatic performance as a rebel operative, has come at a perfect moment.

April 22, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler on set of <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Movies

Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are symbiotic. 'Sinners' is the latest proof

For over a decade, Ryan Coogler has been bringing out the best in Michael B. Jordan — in Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and now, Sinners. It's hard to overstate how important this partnership is in cinematic history.

April 21, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in the new movie <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Sinners' gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime

In Sinners, Ryan Coogler creates a bold original vision, and Michael B. Jordan is at the top of his game.

April 17, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Bowen Yang and Han Gi-Chan in <em>The Wedding Banquet. </em>

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  • Movies

'Sinners,' 'The Wedding Banquet' remake, and more in theaters this weekend

Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in a music-besotted, blood-drenched supernatural thriller, Sinners. And Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone in a remake of the groundbreaking 1993 rom-com, The Wedding Banquet.

April 17, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been a tradition since 1999. But it's not actually held in the city of Coachella.

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  • National

Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

April 16, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Wink Martindale arrives at the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 2013.

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  • Arts & Life

Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and early interviewer of Elvis, dies at 91

The legendary TV host of game shows "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit" died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He had been battling lymphoma for a year.

April 16, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Investigative journalist Jane Mayer is the author of the 2016 book <em>Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. </em>The book inspired filmmaker Alex Gibney's two-film project out this week, <em>The Dark Money Game.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

What's on TV: 2 new documentaries, a Western, a comedy, and 'The Rehearsal'

A new HBO film project traces how the Citizens United decision has reshaped democracy in recent years. Also this week, a new Netflix Western looks a lot like Yellowstone, and The Rehearsal is back.

April 14, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans

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  • Books

'Buffy' podcasters built a community — and they didn't let divorce break it

Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcasters Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo write about their community of fans, and how it help them keep working together after a split, in Slayers, Every One of Us.

April 14, 2025
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  • Alan Yu
Bella Ramsey in Season 2 of <em>The Last of Us. </em>

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  • TV Reviews

Lies and consequences lend new weight to 'The Last of Us' Season 2

The second season of HBO's hit zombie series takes what works the first season and turns it upside down, mining new drama from the uncertainty.

April 13, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Tracy Chapman performs during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.

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  • Arts & Life

National Recording Registry adds Tracy Chapman, Hamilton and the Minecraft game soundtrack

There are 25 new additions to the Library of Congress collection. They include albums by Elton John, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and the original cast recording of Hamilton.

April 11, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
Dr. Michael Robinavitch — Robby (Noah Wyle) — in the season finale of <em>The Pitt.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

15 hours later, a grueling ER shifts ends in 'The Pitt' season finale

The first season of The Pitt focused on the toll that work takes on doctors and nurses. It's also been a stellar season of TV.

April 10, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Katy Perry performs during the 2015 Super Bowl XLIX halftime show at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

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  • Music

20 musicians who should get to go to space before Katy Perry

On April 14, Blue Origin plans to launch a space flight with a crew that includes the singer behind the 2010 hit "Firework." But we can think of many other artists who deserve to be among the stars.

April 10, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
Rami Malek in <em>The Amateur. </em>

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  • Movies

'The Amateur' and 3 more buzzy movies in theaters this weekend

Rami Malek plays a CIA data analyst out of his depth in The Amateur, while Warfare depicts a real-life Iraqi mission, calibrated as a cinematic show-of-force.

April 10, 2025
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