Marvel may have found a director for its first X-Men movie.The existence of the project was first revealed last May. It was reported that Marvel President Kevin Feige was overseeing the studio’s first film based on its long-running X-Men series of comics. (The previous X-Men movie franchise was produced by 20th Century Fox; Disney acquired the rights to make their own X-Men when it acquired the Fox film studio.) At that time, Michael Lesslie, who co-wrote the recent film version of The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, was brought in to pen the movie’s script.Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel is looking to line up a…
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In the May 8 episode of The Young and the Restless, Victor came face-to-face once again with a long-time rival, and things quickly turned tense. Victor didn’t hold back, issuing Billy a pointed warning involving a mysterious and potentially dangerous player. With power plays and hidden agendas happening in Genoa City, this confrontation hints at a much bigger storm ahead. What does Victor warn Billy about in The Young and the Restless? In The Young and the Restless, Victor confronted Billy at the Club with his usual mix of smug superiority and sharp suspicion. He made it clear he was…
The recent spoilers of The Young and the Restless have compelled fans to ask whether Damian Kane would accept Lily Winters’ job offer. The May 8 episode has caused a stir among viewers due to the events that transpired on it. Created by William and Lee Phillip, The Young and the Restless has been airing on CBS since 1973. Throughout its long run, the show has been able to generate a huge fan following. So, here’s everything that happened between Lily and Damian in the latest Y&R episode, and whether he would decide to go for a career change. Will…
After moving to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts in his 2026 budget, President Donald Trump has nominated a new head for that federal agency, which doles out grant money to arts organizations of all sizes across the US. According to governmental documents posted online, Trump has nominated Mary Anne Carter to reassume her post as NEA head, a position she left in 2021 when Joe Biden became President. The conservative newspaper the Washington Times first reported the news on Thursday. A White House spokesperson told the New York Times, “Mary Anne Carter will play a pivotal role in…
The first live-action Lord of the Rings movie in over a decade has an official release date.The movie is titled The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in Peter Jackson’s original Lord of the Rings trilogy, is directing and starring in the film. Jackson is involved as a producer.Warner Bros. has set a release date for the new film in the holiday season of 2027. When it was first announced in the spring of 2024, it came with a projected release date of 2026. All of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies were Christmas tentpoles as well.The Hunt for Gollum will purportedly…
Regional arts organizations across the United States are speaking out against recent cuts made by the National Endowment for the Arts. In the last month, the Trump administration proposed budget cuts for the forthcoming fiscal year that would effectively eliminate the agency in 2026. In response, the NEA canceled many of its 2025 grants. The national collective of U.S. Regional Arts Organizations wrote a joint statement urging “Congress to restore the grant funding in support of the arts, culture, and creativity that was passed during the last budgetary approval process, in addition to maintaining its broad bipartisan commitment to funding…
Art MarketMaxwell Rabb and Arun KakarExterior view of The Shed, 2025. Photo by Casey Kelbaugh. Courtesy of Frieze and CKA.The mood in the art market might be a touch cloudy at the moment, but there were no gray skies to be seen as Frieze New York 2025 opened the doors to its VIP preview on Wednesday, May 7th, at The Shed in Hudson Yards. The bout of much-needed sunshine added a rosy tint to what has otherwise been a nervy period in the industry. Indeed, the political and economic climate was undoubtedly on the minds of those in the art…
WWI German machine-guns and 19th-century cannons were recently unearthed at the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver. Image source: Michelle Morton/CBC Usually at fairgrounds, you will see a water pistol game or perhaps the opportunity to test your aim in a BB gun range, but a recent discovery in Vancouver, British Columbia, takes arms to an entirely new level. As reported by the CBC, World War I guns and mid-late 1800s cannons were discovered earlier this month at the city’s Pacific National Exhibition. The unearthing came during the construction of a new amphitheatre on the grounds. The latest find includes…
Frieze New York 2025 opened to VIPs on Wednesday, May 7th, drawing a robust crowd of collectors, museum leaders, artists, and other cultural luminaries to The Shed in Hudson Yards. Now in its 13th edition, the fair hosted more than 65 galleries from over 25 countries.Opening day drew notable names, including Anderson Cooper and Raf Simons, in addition to a hefty slate of art world leaders like artist Tracey Emin, Studio Museum director Thelma Golden, Met CEO Max Hollein, and major collectors and patrons Pamela Joyner and Agnes Gund. Exhibitors reported early interest and sales across categories, from emerging to…
This post contains spoilers for Thunderbolts*, including a discussion of its post-credits scene. How are you going to talk about what happens next in the MCU without talking about what happens at the end of Thunderbolts?Thunderbolts* ends with a whopper of a post-credits scene — literally the longest in the history of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe — setting up both The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Avengers: Doomsday. But that leaves us with all sorts of questions. Such as: Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes used to be friends. Now they’re fighting over the rights to the Avengers name? Why don’t they just join forces?In…
