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You can pick up a collection of Nick Dragotta shorts or an updated Norwegian fairy tale this October
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5 new comics to read in October, including a history of Black resistance
5 new comics to read in October, including a history of Black resistance
https://www.avclub.com/comics-october-2025-good-devils-smoke-gets-in-your-eyes-five-wolves
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Apple TV+ thriller The Last Frontier is far more silly than chilly.
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Thriller The Last Frontier is far more silly than chilly
Thriller The Last Frontier is far more silly than chilly
https://www.avclub.com/the-last-frontier-review-apple-tv
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After doing a brief theatrical tour, The Onion's very funny 20-minute send-up of true crime tropes is watchable online.
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The Onion's Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is now available online
The Onion's Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is now available online
https://www.avclub.com/onion-jeffrey-epstein-bad-pedophile-online
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Human Rights Watch says it "cannot accept" donations from Riyadh Comedy Festival participants, but they can still speak out about human rights abuses if they feel so inclined.
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Thanks, but Human Rights Watch "cannot accept" donations from Riyadh Comedy Fest performers
Thanks, but Human Rights Watch "cannot accept" donations from Riyadh Comedy Fest performers
https://www.avclub.com/human-rights-watch-riyadh-comedy-festival-donations
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The Woman In Cabin 10 is a breezy mystery just good enough at elevating its schlock. Our review of the Netflix original:
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"Hitchcock Lite" is just right for brisk mystery The Woman In Cabin 10
With sleek, moody direction and an overqualified cast, The Woman In Cabin 10 achieves its modest ambitions without striving for more.
https://www.avclub.com/the-woman-in-cabin-10-review
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Certified Lover Boy? Certified not going to trial.
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Judge dismisses Drake's "legally incoherent" "Not Like Us" suit against UMG
Judge dismisses Drake's "legally incoherent" "Not Like Us" suit against UMG
https://www.avclub.com/drake-not-like-us-kendrick-lamar-umg-lawsuit
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Kathryn Bigelow's combination of existential panic and Sorkin-adjacent grandstanding snip the fuse of A House Of Dynamite. Our review:
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Kathryn Bigelow drops a scary yet impotent stockpile of duds in A House Of Dynamite
A House Of Dynamite imagines a frightening potential for nuclear disaster, then gets stuck in its own supposed geopolitical importance.
https://www.avclub.com/a-house-of-dynamite-review
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Mamdani appeared on The Late Show in June, but in a New Yorker profile, the NYC mayoral candidate revealed a pretty gross line of questioning posed during the show's interview prep.
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Zohran Mamdani says Colbert interview prep "distilled" genocide into a "late-night game"
Zohran Mamdani says Colbert interview prep "distilled" genocide into a "late-night game"
https://www.avclub.com/zohran-mamdani-stephen-colbert-interview-prep
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Vince Gilligan's new genre-bending Apple TV+ series premieres this November.
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Rhea Seehorn is world's last hater in Pluribus teaser
Rhea Seehorn is world's last hater in Pluribus teaser
https://www.avclub.com/pluribus-teaser-vince-gilligan
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As long as Johnson and Daniel Craig are having fun, there will be more murders for Benoit Blanc to solve.
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Rian Johnson would be down to keep making Knives Out forever
Rian Johnson would be down to keep making Knives Out forever
https://www.avclub.com/rian-johnson-would-make-knives-out-forever
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Luca Guadagnino and a terrific Julia Roberts lead a thoughtfully murky drama about allegations, and what comes after. Our After The Hunt review:
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Luca Guadagnino isn't simply seeking provocation with his uncomfortable After The Hunt
It may be hard to believe that Luca Guadagnino isn't courting controversy, but After The Hunt is less of a button-pusher than it seems.
https://www.avclub.com/after-the-hunt-review
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Disappointing cinephiles the world over, Mad Max director George Miller believes plagiarizing algorithms is the future of filmmaking.
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George Miller believes AI slop will make filmmaking more "egalitarian"
George Miller believes AI slop will make filmmaking more "egalitarian"
https://www.avclub.com/george-miller-egalitarian-ai-film-festival
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Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in the film, premiering in select theaters November 27 before opening wide December 12.
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Art imitates life imitates art in Hamnet trailer
Art imitates life imitates art in Hamnet trailer
https://www.avclub.com/hamnet-trailer-paul-mescal-jessie-buckley
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Winter is coming for Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg.
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Westeros has never looked less dour than in A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms teaser
Westeros has never looked less dour than in A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms teaser
https://www.avclub.com/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-teaser-hbo-game-of-thrones
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The rotoscoped punk energy of On-Gaku: Our Sound gives this sports anime an extra jolt of adrenaline. Our review of 100 Meters:
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Heartracing anime 100 Meters finds it all in a few glorious seconds
A standard sports story sprints through rotoscoped humanity and transcendent abstraction in Kenji Iwaisawa's 100 Meters.
https://www.avclub.com/100-meters-review
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The Mrs. Davis star ponders the limits of a female facsimile created to be "Property without zits or opinions."
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Read This: Betty Gilpin writes letter to AI ingénue Tilly Norwood
Read This: Betty Gilpin writes letter to AI ingénue Tilly Norwood
https://www.avclub.com/betty-gilpin-letter-ai-tilly-norwood-read-this
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A true-crime tragedy told through the first-person lens of bodycams, The Perfect Neighbor sees America's flaws with clear eyes. Our review of the Netflix film:
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The Perfect Neighbor stares helplessly at a perfectly ordinary American murder
The Perfect Neighbor uses bodycam footage to capture the inevitable, racist, deeply American murder at its heart.
https://www.avclub.com/the-perfect-neighbor-review
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The former Fox and NBC news host already has a popular show on the network.
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SiriusXM goes ahead and gives Megyn Kelly whole channel
SiriusXM goes ahead and gives Megyn Kelly whole channel
https://www.avclub.com/megyn-kelly-siriusxm-channel-multi-year-deal
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Michael Shannon stars as soon-to-be-assassinated President Garfield, but Matthew Macfadyen is mesmerizingly weird as his future killer.
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Michael Shannon's Garfield heads toward a very bad Monday in the Death By Lightning trailer
Michael Shannon's Garfield heads toward a very bad Monday in the Death By Lightning trailer
https://www.avclub.com/death-by-lightning-trailer-michael-shannon
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Just try to shake off Peacemaker's guttural scream from season two's penultimate episode.
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John Cena channels Peacemaker's heartbreak in a career-best performance
John Cena channels Peacemaker's heartbreak in a career-best performance
https://www.avclub.com/john-cena-peacemaker-heartbreak-best-performance
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The Riyadh Comedy Festival has become the most divisive of Saudi Arabia's many forays into the entertainment sphere
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Aziz Ansari defends performing in Riyadh as the comedy world debate rages on
Aziz Ansari defends performing in Riyadh as the comedy world debate rages on
https://www.avclub.com/riyadh-comedy-festival-aziz-ansari-defense-debate
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The comic book juggernaut is playing the hero to artists because "human creativity matters," its president said.
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DC Comics declares it will never use generative AI
DC Comics declares it will never use generative AI
https://www.avclub.com/dc-comics-wont-use-generative-ai
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The filmmaker behind Psycho Goreman remade Deathstalker into a retro, handmade, sword-and-sorcery adventure. Our review:
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Stephen Kostanski goes full Roger Corman for his goofy, mayhem-filled Deathstalker remake
The filmmaker behind Psycho Goreman and Frankie Freako energetically throws back to another bygone genre with Deathstalker.
https://www.avclub.com/deathstalker-review
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The "watchdog" group, which gained major prominence after leading the outcry over Janet Jackson and "Nipplegate," has filed its last complaint.
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The sworn nipple-fighters of the Parents Television Council have filed for bankruptcy
The sworn nipple-fighters of the Parents Television Council have filed for bankruptcy
https://www.avclub.com/parents-television-council-watchdog-group-files-for-bankruptcy
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Ubisoft executives apparently became anxious about releasing a Reconstruction-era Assassin's Creed game with a Black protagonist into America's current climate.
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Ubisoft reportedly killed an Assassin's Creed game about fighting the Klan for being too "political"
Ubisoft reportedly killed an Assassin's Creed game about fighting the Klan for being too "political"
https://www.avclub.com/assassins-creed-canceled-reconstruction-clan-political
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Peter Dinklage's Toxie fights corrupt medical companies in the throwback superhero comedy, and actual medical debt here in the real world.
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The Toxic Avenger has now mopped up $15 million in American medical debt
The Toxic Avenger has now mopped up $15 million in American medical debt
https://www.avclub.com/toxic-avenger-clears-15-million-medical-debt
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Although still lagging slightly behind Adele's 25 in terms of pure sales, Life Of A Showgirl's streaming numbers pushed it over the top.
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Taylor Swift had a pretty good week, dethrones Adele's 7-day sales record
Taylor Swift had a pretty good week, dethrones Adele's 7-day sales record
https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-adele-record-broken
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The 80th issue of the Quarterly Concern, which features art from Adrian Tomine, comes in a trapper-keeper style notebook filled with other goodies.
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Sennott's new series, co-starring Josh Hutcherson and Odessa A’zion, will premiere November 2 on HBO.
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Rachel Sennott will turn idols into rivals, haters into fans in I Love LA trailer
Rachel Sennott will turn idols into rivals, haters into fans in I Love LA trailer
https://www.avclub.com/i-love-la-trailer-rachel-sennott-hbo
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As if the hunt for employment wasn't stressful enough already.
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Park Chan-wook imagines a job hunt to the death in No Other Choice trailer
Park Chan-wook imagines a job hunt to the death in No Other Choice trailer
https://www.avclub.com/no-other-choice-trailer-park-chan-wook-lee-byung-hun
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The Fall Guy director David Leitch will reportedly helm the next heist.
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George Clooney says Ocean's Fourteen will "probably" start filming next year
George Clooney says Ocean's Fourteen will "probably" start filming next year
https://www.avclub.com/george-clooney-oceans-fourteen-film-next-year
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A criminal living in the walls doesn't sound so bad if that criminal is a charming Channing Tatum.
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A grounded cast balances Roofman's stranger-than-fiction crime caper
Roofman makes Channing Tatum as puppyish as ever, while hinting at a greater economic desperation beneath his charm.
https://www.avclub.com/roofman-review
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A source shared that "no fists were thrown," but Costner allegedly "lunged" at Bentley over a disagreement about a scene.
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Kevin Costner clashed physically with Wes Bentley on Yellowstone set
Kevin Costner clashed physically with Wes Bentley on Yellowstone set
https://www.avclub.com/kevin-costner-physical-clash-wes-bentley-yellowstone
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Without chemistry between Diego Luna and Tonatiuh, or much of anything outside the theatricality of J.Lo, Kiss Of The Spider Woman is a musical reimagining that fails to seduce.
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Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh shine in a dulled version of Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Bill Condon updates Kiss Of The Spider Woman, but this revamp lacks the opulent luster of Technicolor Hollywood that it strives to emulate.
https://www.avclub.com/kiss-of-the-spider-woman-review
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Burr has a lot to say about his critics, and very little about the Saudi Arabian government that funded the festival.
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Bill Burr sounds real pissy about the Riyadh Comedy Festival backlash
Bill Burr sounds real pissy about the Riyadh Comedy Festival backlash
https://www.avclub.com/bill-burr-responds-riyadh-comedy-festival-backlash
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What are super-powered beings if not the closest humans have gotten to creating (and becoming) gods? Gen V has a complicated answer to the question that's preoccupied The Boys for multiple seasons.
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Forbidden love and devious schemes abound in PBS' latest costume drama.
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Masterpiece's The Forsytes releases appropriately wistful new look
Masterpiece's The Forsytes releases appropriately wistful new look
https://www.avclub.com/the-forsytes-first-look-masterpiece-pbs
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A clip of Bryan's song "Bad News" prompted a clap back from DHS and the White House.
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Zach Bryan distances himself from "both sides of the aisle" after right-wing backlash
Zach Bryan distances himself from "both sides of the aisle" after right-wing backlash
https://www.avclub.com/zach-bryan-bad-news-backlash-response-both-sides
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Now that colleges are back in session, the latest entry in our One-Season Wonders, Weirdos, and Wannabes series looks at how Undeclared started a new chapter for Freaks And Geeks' crew.
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It's always (mostly) sunny at UNEC: How Undeclared started a new chapter for Freaks And Geeks crew
It's always (mostly) sunny at UNEC: How Undeclared started a new chapter for Freaks And Geeks crew
https://www.avclub.com/undeclared-one-season-wonders-weirdos-and-wannabes-fox-tv-2001
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The beloved country star was simply "under the weather," Freida Parton clarified.
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Dolly Parton's sister didn't mean to scare anyone by asking fans for prayers
Dolly Parton's sister didn't mean to scare anyone by asking fans for prayers
https://www.avclub.com/dolly-partons-sister-did-mean-to-scare-fans-prayers
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere confuses the universal for the broadly formulaic. Our NYFF of the biopic slog:
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Rock's everyman gets an everymovie with the generic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Despite being from the director of Crazy Heart, the broad and trope-laden Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is more like Walk Hard.
https://www.avclub.com/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere-review
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"Everyone is allowed to feel exactly how they want" about The Life Of A Showgirl.
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Taylor Swift hopes fans will like her new album one day
Taylor Swift hopes fans will like her new album one day
https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-responds-showgirl-criticism
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No one steals 24,000 bottles of tequila from the Mayor of Flavortown and gets away with it.
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Watch this: Guy Fieri tells 60 Minutes how 24,000 bottles of his tequila was stolen
Watch this: Guy Fieri tells 60 Minutes how 24,000 bottles of his tequila was stolen
https://www.avclub.com/guy-fieri-60-minutes-santo-tequila-heist
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With the closing of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, the burden of protecting these stations falls on viewers like you.
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Bob Ross paintings set for auction to benefit defunded public broadcasting stations
Bob Ross paintings set for auction to benefit defunded public broadcasting stations
https://www.avclub.com/bob-ross-paintings-auction-pbs
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It Was Just An Accident director Jafar Panahi has made it to the U.S.
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It Was Just An Accident director Jafar Panahi lands in the U.S. after visa delay
It Was Just An Accident director Jafar Panahi lands in the U.S. after visa delay
https://www.avclub.com/it-was-just-an-accident-jafar-panahi-arrives-united-states
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California is turning down the volume on streamers.
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Ads on streamers in California can no longer scream at you
Ads on streamers in California can no longer scream at you
https://www.avclub.com/california-streaming-services-high-volume-bill
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Austin Butler, and Adam Driver are all reportedly circling the long-gestating Michael Mann sequel.
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Heat 2 really seems to be happening
Heat 2 really seems to be happening
https://www.avclub.com/heat-2-united-artists-michael-mann-leonardo-dicaprio
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Jaden and Willow Smith have both landed voice and production roles with Black-owned anime studio, N LITE.
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Smith siblings double down on anime venture
Smith siblings double down on anime venture
https://www.avclub.com/jaden-willow-smith-anime-n-lite
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The Witcher returns for its penultimate season October 30 on Netflix.
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Liam Hemsworth takes up the sword in The Witcher season 4 trailer
Liam Hemsworth takes up the sword in The Witcher season 4 trailer
https://www.avclub.com/the-witcher-season-4-trailer-liam-hemsworth
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Bryan teased a new song "Bad News" that observes "the fading of the red white and blue."
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Department Of Homeland Security apparently has time to beef with Zach Bryan
Department Of Homeland Security apparently has time to beef with Zach Bryan
https://www.avclub.com/zach-bryan-bad-news-song-deparment-homeland-security-response
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Investors in the uncanny technology include Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Simon Cowell, and U2's Adam Clayton.
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Brace yourself for the arrival of AI-generated VJs
Brace yourself for the arrival of AI-generated VJs
https://www.avclub.com/ai-generated-vjs-roxi-faststream
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