Israel Qualified for Eurovision — Then Five Countries Walked Out
Israel advanced from Semi-Final 1 in Vienna, triggering coordinated boycotts from Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Slovenia.
Entertainment
Whitney White Is the Only Woman Competing to Direct on Broadway — She Has Done It Twice
Tony nominations confirm Whitney White as sole female director nominee in 2026 — and the first Black woman nominated twice in the category's history.
Cannes Day 2 Put a Russian Director Living in Berlin at the Top of Its Competition
Kantemir Balagov's 'Butterfly Jam' opens the Cannes main competition — a Russian exile in Berlin leads a festival that insists it selects only on cinematic merit.
Netflix Is Putting Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano on Live MMA
Netflix is staging a live MMA event headlined by Rousey and Carano, combining its live sports strategy with two fighters absent from the mainstream for years.
Neon Made Cannes Its Distribution Lab While Hollywood Went Home
Neon arrives at Cannes with nine films and six consecutive Palme d'Or wins as the first Cannes without a major Hollywood studio premiere since 2017.
Eurovision Security in Vienna Costs Austria Three Times the Prize Money
Vienna has committed 22.6 million euros to hosting Eurovision 2026, most of it security — against a contest prize that runs to roughly six or seven million euros.
Tony Nominees Are Set — the Date Is June 7, Whitney White Leads
Tony nominations confirmed for the 2026 season — ceremony June 7, with Whitney White the only woman nominated for Best Direction of a Play and the first Black woman nominated twice.
Disney's ABC License Renewal Window Is 2.5 Months Away
ABC's FCC broadcast license renewal window opens in roughly 2.5 months — as FCC scrutiny of foreign-entangled US broadcasters continues to intensify.