Eurovision's Vienna Final Opens Under Five Boycotts and Vote-Cap Math
Twenty-five finalists, five missing public broadcasters, a vote cap cut in half, and 500 police a day — Vienna is hosting a song contest because the institution insisted.
Entertainment
Drake's Three-Album Livestream Replaced the Album Rollout
Drake released three albums and forty-plus tracks in one livestream window, retiring the six-week press cycle in a single Friday night.
Hamaguchi's Three-Hour All of a Sudden Enters Cannes Competition on Day Five
An Asian auteur with a 3-hour-16-minute Competition film owns the festival's morning while the Croisette schedule routes around American premieres.
Cannes Day Five Confirms the American Retreat Le Monde Said Was Underway
American studios that once treated Cannes as the Q2 marketing platform have routed prestige spending elsewhere — a balance-sheet event, not a taste event.
Eurovision Bookmakers Put Finland Above Australia and Greece Hours Before Vienna
Sportsbooks have priced Finland's 'Liekinheitin' at a 42% implied winning chance before the Vienna final, with Australia second and the EBU vote cap baked into the line.
Lionsgate Reports Thursday as Monimus Capital Adds 460,000 Shares Before the Print
Lionsgate reports fiscal Q4 May 21 with the stock up roughly 85% year to date, and a hedge fund disclosed adding 460,000 shares ahead of the print.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi at Cannes — A Filmography Note for the Twelfth Festival Appearance
A 3h16 runtime, a Cannes competition slot, and an auteur whose name should be more familiar to American audiences than it is.