Ahead of “Ballerina’s” brutally elegant action-thriller’s blockbuster premiere this Friday, David Castañeda discusses his emotionally-charged role as Javier, merging his quietly cultivated creative passions with the relentless physical demands of the shadowy John Wick universe. He’s an actor who brings a scorpio’s intensity to the screen, unwinds with a paintbrush, and finds comfort in the authentic...
When you first see actor Da’Vinchi, you kind of think … college quarterback. His build says: I’m a team leader. I’m the guy who calls the plays. I’m the guy who gets everyone in position. At 6-foot-3, Da’Vinchi is an anomaly. Not on the football field, because quarterbacks generally range from 6-2 to 6-6, so...
Tyrese Haliburton did the impossible once again, burying a pull-up jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining to complete another storybook comeback for the Indiana Pacers as they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 111-110, in Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals on Thursday (game log). Related Stories NBA Finals: Is It All Riding On Game 1?...
The distance between a five-year-old’s first acting camp in Kansas City, Missouri, and a breakout role in an independent film might seem vast, but for Lena B. Jackson, each step along that path was deliberate, methodical, and informed by an understanding that craft requires both time and courage. Her trajectory from childhood performer to the...
The distance between the rigor of musical theater training and the intimate vulnerability of film acting represents a chasm many performers struggle to cross. Aaria Charaman, however, navigates this terrain with remarkable dexterity in her breakout role as Simone Love in Jonesing: When Love Is a Habit. The film, directed by Sixx King and positioned...
On Thursday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued against a proposed 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation in a New York Times opinion piece, calling the measure shortsighted and overbroad as Congress considers including it in President Trump’s tax policy bill. Anthropic makes Claude, an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT. Amodei warned that AI is advancing...
ASML, the Dutch company that makes multimillion-dollar tools to manufacture advanced semiconductors, is grappling with the repercussions of a tech trade war.
On Wednesday, Chinese center Li Yueru officially requested a trade from the Seattle Storm, which was first reported by the Chinese Women’s Hoop Show and confirmed by Khristina Williams of iHeart Radio Women’s Sports. (Photo by Jane Gershovich/NBAE via Getty Images) Yueru was drafted 35th overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2019 WNBA Draft...
The 2025 NBA playoffs have largely belonged to Tyrese Haliburton — and, now, the Indiana Pacers star point guard has his own shoe heading into the Finals. On Thursday morning, Haliburton’s first signature model, the Puma Hali 1, was officially unveiled on social media ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers...