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Hollywood will remain in suspense on Thursday when the negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to continue. The parties were still in negotiations as of Wednesday evening, talking over AI — which has proved to be a sticking point in the denouement of these contract talks — and other topics, said a union-side source. As in previous bargaining dates this week, Hollywood CEOs were not present for the talks, which were led on the management side by AMPTP president Carol Lombardini. “Things are still moving but slow,” said one studio-side source when reached on Wednesday. SAG-AFTRA also wrote in a message to its members following talks on Wednesday, “The Negotiating Committee met today to discuss and finalize our response to the AMPTP AI counter-proposal which we received yesterday. The negotiators then met with AMPTP representatives for more than three hours this afternoon and evening to present and review our revised proposal. We continue to await the AMPTP’s response to our comprehensive counter proposal package which we gave them on Saturday, addressing outstanding issues.” As of Tuesday, a deal seemed to be in sight even as issues remained, including guardrails on entertainment companies’

Are you unfamiliar with Demi Lovato’s twin sister, Poot? For those that aren’t Extremely Online, Poot apparently spent most of her life apparently living in a basement, but entered mainstream culture after a photo of them went viral in 2015.  I’m joking! Poot isn’t a living, breathing person. It’s certainly not Demi’s twin. But Poot is very real to those who turned an unflattering picture of Demi into a viral internet meme in 2014. Here’s everything you need to know. Who is Poot Lovato? Demi’s fictional twin sister was created—as many great things are—by fans on Tumblr.  It started with a photo of Demi, taken on the red carpet of her 2014 Royal Variety Performance at the Palladium Theatre. The original image—a washed-out, overly-lit fan photo—was edited to make the singer and actresses’ face look wider. Her hairline was also pushed back. In October 2015, the doctored image was shared to Tumblr and Poot was born. In a post sharing the image, a Tumblr user wrote: “Demi’s twin sister. She was locked in a basement her whole life. This picture was taken the first time she went outside. Her name is Poot.” From there, the image spread like wildfire across

About Gaylor, also known as the Taylor Swift Gay Theory, is a conspiracy theory that American pop star Taylor Swift is secretly gay. Rumors about Swift possibly being lesbian or bisexual have been discussed on Tumblr since the mid-2010s, gathering viral traction in the early 2020s. Notable "Gaylor" relationships discussed by Gaylor believers are between Swift and Glee star Dianna Agron and Swift and model Karlie Kloss. In October 2023, Swift released her remastered 1989 Taylor's Version album alongside a prologue that appeared to criticize Gaylor believers for "sexualizing" her female friendships. This led to renewed discussions and renewed criticism of the Gaylor community online. Background Some early discussions about Taylor Swift supposedly being gay can be traced to 2013 when Swift performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. As seen in a friendship timeline documented by Teen Vogue, the two had publicly interacted online before the event. In 2014, a video of Swift and model Karlie Kloss at a concert was shared on Tumblr by people who believed that the clip showed Swift and Kloss exchanging a kiss (seen below). Another example of Swift-Kloss (or "Kaylor" as it's called) shipping was posted by Tumblr user gayl0rswiftie on March 11th

This submission is currently being researched & evaluated! You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation. About Who Else Does This While In Bed? or Tucking Blanket Under Feet is an exploitable webcomic captioned "who else does this?" depicting a stick figure tucking the blanket under their feet while in bed in order to become cozy. The earliest available version of the meme was posted to 9GAG in August 2013 and became the subject of photoshops over the following years, depicting the stick figure doing things such as soiling the bed and ending his own life. Origin The earliest available version of the meme was posted to 9GAG by xxx1xxx on August 14th, 2013, garnering over 90 upvotes in 10 years (shown below). This does not appear to be the true original upload. The meme and alternate versions of it spread online over the following years, including a November 2013 reupload to Barnorama, a December 2013 repost to the @funnyorfact X page and a 2015 repost by Instagram user allisonnyc. The earliest known edit of the meme is a Marge Krumping edit posted by Tumblr user fuks on February 3rd, 2016

Logo text Artists suing generative artificial intelligence art generators have hit a stumbling block in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over the uncompensated and unauthorized use of billions of images downloaded from the internet to train AI systems, with a federal judge’s dismissal of most claims. U.S. District Judge William Orrick on Monday found that copyright infringement claims cannot move forward against Midjourney and DeviantArt, concluding the accusations are “defective in numerous respects.” Among the issues are whether the AI systems they run on actually contain copies of copyrighted images that were used to create infringing works and if the artists can substantiate infringement in the absence of identical material created by the AI tools. Claims against the companies for infringement, right of publicity, unfair competition and breach of contract were dismissed, though they will likely be reasserted. Notably, a claim for direct infringement against Stability AI was allowed to proceed based on allegations the company used copyrighted images without permission to create Stable Diffusion. Stability has denied the contention that it stored and incorporated those images into its AI system. It maintains that training its model does not include wholesale copying of works but rather involves development of parameters — like

Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Saturday, October 28 was a beautiful day here in New England. The weather was unseasonably warm, the foliage season (a bit late this year) was peaking, and the full hunter’s moon was rising as we drove to Bedford, New Hampshire, for a testimonial dinner honoring two former US ambassadors to the Holy See: Raymond Flynn and Mary Ann Glendon. Thomas More College (where—full disclosure—I am a Visiting Fellow) was hosting the event to celebrate two loyal Catholics, both natives of New England, whose faith has been clearly in evidence throughout their distinguished public careers. William Fahey, the president of the College, observed in his introductory remarks that Ambassadors Flynn and Glendon reflected something of the character of the school’s patron saint; they have both proven to be “unambiguous in their principles, very much like Thomas More.” Continue reading here.

Music Photo sourced from AP News “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” expands the narrative of Taylor Swift’s pop debut and her brilliant lyricism. Swift’s “From the Vault” tracks have fans speculating on the meaning behind the songs. By Casey Monahan - October 30, 2023 Exactly nine years after the release of her fifth studio album “1989,” Taylor Swift released the rerecorded album with an additional five new songs “From the Vault” in her pursuit to have legal ownership over her past music. These new songs have been well-received thus far with fans already speculating about the meaning behind her lyrics and why exactly the songs were omitted in the original release. Here is a closer look and analysis of these new songs and how they fit in with the original record. “Slut!” Swift revealed on Tumblr that the single “Blank Space” was chosen instead of this track because she felt it did not have an appropriate place in the album. However, she does note that she is very glad it is finally public and for good reason. The song does not contain the notable pop beat that is heard in the rest of the album, but instead, opts for a slower and

Universal and Blumhouse‘s Five Nights at Freddy’s is off to a historic start at the domestic box office, helping drive overall revenue The latest horror offering from Universal and Blumhouse opened to a record-smashing $78 million, despite debuting simultaneously on sister streaming service Peacock. It started off with a monstrous Friday haul of $39.5 million, including $10.3 million in Thursday previews. The pic — which came in notably ahead of industry expectations — scared up the third-biggest horror opening of all time behind New Line’s two It movies, as well as the best showing ever for Halloween weekend. It’s also the biggest horror opening of 2023 to date, besting Scream VI ($44.4 million), and the second-biggest opening of all time for a video-game adaptation behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($146.3 million), not adjusted for inflation. The news is just as good overseas, where Five Nights at Freddy’s opened to an estimated $52.6 million from 60 markets for a global start of $130.6 million against a modest $25 million production budget. It supplants New Line’s The Nun II ($88.1 million) to boast the year’s biggest worldwide start for a horror film. Freddy’s passed up Halloween, which started off with $76.2

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GUERRERO, Mexico., October 26, 2023—Hurricane Otis – a category five in strength- made landfall in Acapulco, Mexico Wednesday, October 26, claiming the lives of at least 39 with far more still missing. However, because internet and cell service are still out, the death toll could be much higher. “I am devastated by the impact of Hurricane Otis in my home state of Guerreo,” Lynnwood City Councilwoman said on social media Wednesday. “My thoughts and prayers go to everyone affected.” Acapulco is a coastal city within the Mexican state of Guerrero of which the city of Chilpancingo, Lynnwood’s sister city, also resides about two hours inland. It is known for its beachside resorts, surrounding Sierra Madre del Sur mountains, its vibrant nightlife and golf courses. Hurricane #Otis made a historic landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, on Wednesday after rapidly intensifying from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane just hours before reaching the coast. pic.twitter.com/C0cViBjFcI — AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 27, 2023 Hurricane Otis is the strongest hurricane to hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast in history with record-breaking winds reaching 165 miles-per-hour, decimating the city’s buildings, cutting electricity and communication, bending metal street signs, and unleashing massive flooding that has left the resort