Some of the world’s best golfers are in Italy this weekend for the 2023 Ryder Cup tournament. The biennial event brings together golfers from Europe to compete against golfers from the U.S. in three days of matchplay competition. Want to watch the Ryder Cup on
Letterboxd has been acquired by Tiny, a Canadian holding company, in a deal that values the popular social site for film fanatics at about $50 million. Letterboxd was founded in 2011 by two entrepreneurs in New Zealand, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow. It recently
Bengali-language focused streamer Hoichoi has unveiled a 24-strong slate on the occasion of its sixth anniversary of operations. The platform has seen a 40% surge in direct subscriptions and a 60% rise in individual watch time per subscriber compared to 2022, Hoichoi said. The streamer’s monthly active
Among the treasure trove of damning government documents leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013 that exposed the NSA’s vast surveillance activities was one that detailed a secret U.K. program known as Phantom Parrot. It allows authorities to stop people entering the country in order to
U.S. actor Elena Kampouris (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”) is set to star in the Sicily-set “Here Now,” a romantic thriller marking Italian director Gabriele Muccino’s return to English-language filmmaking. Muccino’s Hollywood credits include the Will Smith-starrer “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Kampouris’ recent efforts
Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing senator who represented California for 30 years, died on Thursday night, the New York Times reports. She was 90. A longtime member of the Democratic party, Feinstein was the oldest sitting member of Congress. As a woman in public office, she
Bunim/Murray Productions boss Julie Pizzi has been named president of 51 Minds Entertainment, its sister production company under Banjiay Americas, amid the exit of Christian Sarabia after 10 years at the post. Pizzi will add the studio to her purview while remaining atop Bunim/Murray, and
It’s the official end of Netflix’s DVD era: The company is mailing out its very last red envelopes on Friday, Sept. 29. As a parting gift to its loyal DVD-by-mail members, Netflix will let them keep any discs they still have out. The company, which