If you’re going to tackle a Britney Spears song, you better come prepared and you better do it right. That’s exactly what Jack Black and Tenacious D did when they took on “…Baby One More Time” — but according to Black, there was one element of the song that took him about 100 tries to get right. Black and his band went viral for covering the song for the “Kung Fu Panda 4” soundtrack last year, even highjacking the premiere’s red carpet to film a surprise music video for the cover. In case you somehow missed it, let’s get you up to speed. Appearing on Tuesday’s episode of “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” the actor reflected on how the cover came about and noted that he remains very proud of it. But Black also recalled getting fixated on one piece of the song in particular. “I got so into this one part that’s really hard, vocally,” he shared. “And I did it probably like 100 times, and I would come back on different days like ‘(hisses) It’s still not there.’” The moment in question is the riff that Spears does on t
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Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Pro could arrive in a new Sky Blue color, according to early supply chain chatter. If accurate, this would mark the first time Apple offers a light blue finish on a Pro model, breaking its usual color strategy for high-end devices.
Apple had big ambitions for the Vision Pro. It was supposed to replace the iPhone as a daily device, and maybe even the Mac as your primary work machine. Developers imagined a future where people wore spatial computing headsets for hours at a time. But that future hasn’t arrived yet. Mass adoption has been slow,…
Three and a half years after Lionsgate announced its plan to separate from Starz, the long-awaited move is finally facing a vote this week as the Hollywood studio looks to unlock more value for shareholders and find more strategic flexibility. Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote at the meeting in Vancouver, and if the separation is approved by a majority, Starz will begin trading under the ticker symbol STRZ on the NASDAQ in May. The spin-off will bring to an end a combination that began nearly nine years ago when Lionsgate bought Starz in a $4.4 billion cash and stock deal. For Lionsgate, a split will position it strictly as a content studio that can focus on monetizing its library. Meanwhile, Starz will have more autonomy to explore distribution and bundling opportunities that may conflict with Lionsgate’s broader priorities. It may also be able to move more nimbly to consolidate niche streaming players aimed at female audiences, Starz’s primary demographic. But it also makes Lionsgate and Starz
The Washington Post has become the latest media company to strike a deal with OpenAI, with both companies announcing a “strategic partnership” on Tuesday that will feature the outlet’s news content when ChatGPT users search for answers. Moving forward, ChatGPT will show summaries, quotes and links to WaPo stories that help answer user questions. “This partnership reflects a shared commitment to making reliable, factual information easier to find and engage with, especially on complex or fast-moving topics, where timely, well-sourced reporting, like that of The Post, matters most,” the two companies said in a joint press release. “ChatGPT will highlight The Post’s journalism across politics, global affairs, business, technology and more, always with clear attribution and direct links to full articles so people can explore topics in greater depth and context.” The new partnership comes at a time when several news outlets are partnering with OpenAI — and several others are suing it. Prior to Tuesday, media compa
The world might be burning in “Mountainhead,” but rest assured tech billionaires, played by Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef, are not sitting idling by — they are enjoying a luxe mountain escape. In the trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s new HBO film, four presidents of tech, Randall (Carell), Souper (Schwartzman), Venis (Smith) and Jeff (Youssef) reunite for a vacation amid a rolling international crisis. “You guys getting this? Panic buying and violence?” Youssef’s Jeff said in the teaser, while Carell’s Randall admits, “this is a serious moment.” “I think that’s why I’m so excited about these atrocities — I’m thinking about all of the people who are not killing each other,” Randall said. While the crew is aware “nations are teetering, both politically and economically,” the stakes are upped when the group gets a request to speak with the president of the United States. “What could he possibly have to say?” Venis asks, before Jeff throws the blame onto Venis — after previously
“The Golden Bachelorette” will return to ABC and Hulu, with a new leading man in NFL veteran-turned-lawyer Mel Owns. After the inaugural season of “The Golden Bachelor” broke ratings records for the franchise, ABC has renewed “The Golden Bachelor” for a second season, which will debut in the 2025-26 broadcast season. ABC announced the news Tuesday during Hulu’s unscripted event in Los Angeles. An exact premiere date has not yet been set. “The Bachelor” spinoff series found its second ever “Golden Bachelor” in Owens, a 66-year-old from Detroit. After Owens graduated from the University of Michigan, he was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the LA Rams. After retiring from football, he became a lawyer in Orange County, Calif., where he focused on cases for those seeking justice for sports-related injuries. During his time in Orange County, Owens met his first love and had two sons with her. When his marriage eventually ended, he focused on raising his sons and coaching their extracurric
iOS 18.4 has landed with several noteworthy features. But if you think that you’ve unlocked all its goodies, it’s time to look deeper. Thanks to the addition of a hidden shortcut action, you can now open a specific iMessage chat right from your iPhone Lock Screen. You’ll no longer need to launch the Messages app…
When actress Wendie Malick joined the cast of Apple TV+’s “Shrinking,” she was attentive, as always, to the sustainability standards on set. “If you’re not part of the original cast, it’s harder to come on and start telling people what to do,” Malick, who plays Harrison Ford’s neurologist and love interest, told TheWrap. “Happily, there wasn’t much left for them to do.” Now shooting the third season of the therapy-themed comedy, Malick has been concerned about sustainability in entertainment production for decades. Since 2003, she has been on the board committee for the Environmental Media Association (EMA), a nonprofit whose Green Seal certification stamps Hollywood projects for their eco-conscious methods, spanning from energy efficiency to the use of recyclables. Harrison Ford and Wendie Malick on the set of “Shrinking.” (Apple TV+) Such efforts are important in an energy-draining industry, as Earth Day, which is marked annually on April 22, reminds people to do what they can to help save the planet. For e
Noah Wyle revealed Monday that his mother, who worked for decades as a nurse, had a more intense reaction to one of his scenes in “The Pitt” than anything she ever saw in his 15 years on “ER.” “My mother was an orthopedic nurse and an operating room nurse,” Wyle explained on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” “She came over for breakfast last Sunday. And she came into the kitchen, and within five seconds of being there, she said, ‘You know, Noah, I can’t stop thinking about last week’s episode and that scene where you were listing all the people who died.’” In Episode 13 of “The Pitt,” Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch has a breakdown after he tries unsuccessfully to comfort Jake (Taj Speights), the son of an ex he’s still close with, following the death of his girlfriend. Overwhelmed by the sheer number of victims who have poured into the ER from the same concert shooting that killed Leah (Sloan Mannino), Jake’s girlfriend, Robby breaks down into shaking sobs when Jake asks why he could not save her. Before he forces J