Eurovision's Final Eve Is a Security Operation, Not a Song Contest
Vienna's Eurovision has become a broadcast surrounded by police lines, voting rules and the politics everyone pretends are offstage.
Entertainment
Netflix's First Live MMA Event Is a Sports-Rights Test Disguised as Nostalgia
Rousey-Carano sells memory, but Netflix is really testing whether it can build live sports without renting a league.
Eurovision's Vote Cap Turns Israel's Soft-Power Fight Into a Rules Story
The argument over Israel at Eurovision has moved from flags and boos to vote caps, monitoring and institutional trust.
Eurovision's Boycott Countries Are Running Shadow Programming
The Eurovision boycott has become a programming choice, not merely a missing flag in Vienna.
Paul Laverty Put a Hollywood Blacklist Claim on Cannes Letterhead
Laverty's Cannes remark matters because he named actors, which forces silence from studios and agencies to become part of the record.
Cannes Needs a Balagov Self-Correction Follow-Up, Not a Second Error
The Balagov story now tests whether festival coverage can preserve a correction once the Cannes churn resumes.
Apple and Peacock Needed Amazon's Shelf Space
The Apple-Peacock bundle is less a discount than a confession that Amazon owns the aisle.
Rousey-Carano Makes Women's MMA History Do Platform Work
Netflix's first live MMA card turns two foundational fighters into a test of streaming infrastructure.