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Hilton San Francisco Union Square For travelers beginning the drive in San Francisco, Hilton San Francisco Union Square is a practical first stop: central, large-scale and built for guests who want easy access to the city before hitting the road. The hotel sits just blocks from Union Square shopping, theaters and the cable car turnaround, making it well-positioned for … Read more
New Yorkers are not being shy about sharing their opinions on Donald Trump’s planned appearance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, with one Knicks fan predicting the president may not receive a warm reception in his hometown. MS NOW caught up with fans outside the Garden ahead of the Knicks’ … Read more
VFX supervisor Chris Ritvo knows a thing or two about creating animals in CG. He had worked with director Olivia Newman on “Where the Crawdads Sing,” for which he created CG birds. Ritvo was faced with an even greater challenge when Newman tasked him with creating a CG octopus for “.” The Netflix movie, based … Read more
Your iPhone camera app will look a little different this fall. On Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, Apple showed off new features in its next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 27, and changes are afoot for the camera app. Notably, instead of just shifting between “Photo” and “Video” … Read more
Variety returns to the Croisette to once again host Variety in the C-Suite in Collaboration with Canva conversations at Cannes Lions from Monday, June 22, through Wednesday, June 24. Top C-Suite executives from the world’s leading brand and media companies will gather to share industry-leading insights, with conversations taking place at the Canva Creative Cabana. … Read more
When the American job market struggled badly during Donald Trump’s first term, the White House not only struggled to come up with an explanation, it also struggled to come up with anything to say at all. The reticence was understandable, though embarrassing: The president promised to deliver an economic “boom” immediately after taking office, and … Read more
The new and final season of The Bear premieres on June 25, with all eight episodes available to stream on Hulu and FX It’s closing time for The Bear. In a new trailer for the fifth and final season, the scrappy Chicago kitchen crew pull themselves together in the immediate aftermath of head chef Carmy … Read more
The reunion we’ve all been waiting for is finally official: the “Romy and Michele” sequel, starring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and Emmy winner Lisa Kudrow, is now in production. The 1997 cult classic comedy “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion” starred Sorvino and Kudrow as two unsuccessful 28-year-olds who invent fake careers to impress their … Read more
Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled on a first attempt. The presentation marked Apple CEO Tim Cook’s final appearance at the company’s annual developers conference — Cook will cede the reins to longtime executive John Ternus in September. Cook … Read more
Despite having a lot on its mind, Haifaa al-Mansour’s murder mystery “Unidentified” is an unfortunate misfire. The Saudi trailblazer — whose 2012 drama “Wadjda” was the first feature shot entirely in the Kingdom, and the first Saudi film by a woman — returns with what ought to be a searing indictment of gendered norms under … Read more