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About a week after launching the war in Iran, Donald Trump was asked whether there was any daylight between him and JD Vance on the merits of the conflict. The president conceded that his vice president had been “philosophically a little different” from him on the overall mission. Referring to Vance, Trump added, “I think … Read more
The streaming industry has gotten a lot of flak over the past few years, but there is one thing that Hollywood studios are undeniably good at: recycling the same idea, over and over and over again until the world ends (or until everyone finally decides they’re sick of Harry Potter, whichever comes first). This tried-and-true … Read more
At IO-AI Tech, a startup about 45 minutes north of downtown Shenzhen, China, I glimpsed a wacky new frontier of blue-collar work. Workers wearing the company’s VR headsets, handheld controllers, and motion-tracking gear remotely control humanoid robots for workplaces like factory floors and convenience stores. The company wants the robots to do useful work, like … Read more
This is the June 17, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter.Subscribe hereto get it delivered straight to your inbox every Monday through Friday. HERO OF THE DAY Maja Hitij – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Lionel Messi — the man, the myth, the legend — en route to a hat trick as … Read more
Gracie Abrams has revealed the track list for Daughter From Hell, which arrives on July 17 via Interscope. Lead single “Hit the Wall” is the opener for the singer-songwriter’s third album and will feature 16 tracks in total. Abrams began work on Daughter From Hell while finishing up the deluxe edition of The Secret of … Read more
John Lowe, a former writer on “Matlock,” filed a lawsuit against CBS Television Studios, showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman and executive producers Nicki Renna and Jeffrey Lieber on Wednesday. He alleged that “racially stereotyped comments about his body and genitalia” were made toward him and other Black cast and crew members, creating a “hostile work environment.” … Read more
Bowen Yang is getting a bit nostalgic about his time on “Saturday Night Live.” Yang, who first joined the show as a writer in 2018 (joining the cast the following year), left in December — and he says it took him a beat to realize just what he had. But when he recently shot this … Read more
There are a lot of verses in the Bible’s Book of Leviticus, but a single passage in particular seems to get trotted out time immemorial. No, not the “love thy neighbor” maxim. You know the one. That whole “thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind” bit. An Old Testament commandment employed as a … Read more
Prime Day doesn’t officially kick off until next week but the retailer is already rolling out unbeatable deals on their streaming platform ahead of anticipated releases this summer. Starting today through June 26, Prime Video channels such as Starz, Paramount+, MGM+ , AMC+ and BritBox and more channel add-ons are down to $.99/month for the … Read more
When Rosalía released her album Lux last year, one of the best parts of listening for the first time was discovering the baroque, spiritually divine world she’d created and letting it unfold like a magical, moveable book. But to hear it is one thing; to get a full look into the expansive, ambitious imagination behind … Read more