A River of News

Culture headlines, Thursday, October 29, 2026

16 items. Times are UTC.

03:00 UTC 2

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    ‘Tonight Show’: Jimmy Fallon & Jamie Lee Curtis Channel Fielder & Holmes In Cold Open Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner
  2. culture
    ‘South Park’: Cartman, Stan and Kyle Must Solve South America’s Beef Crisis in Halloween Week Episode Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story

02:00 UTC 3

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    Cate Blanchett Warns Against “Unthinking Certainty” as She Accepts Japan’s Praemium Imperiale The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Patrick Brzeski
  2. culture
    How A Former Senior Netflix Staffer Launched One Of Japan’s Buzziest Indie Cinemas Deadline (limited free articles) by Zac Ntim story
  3. culture
    ‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: The Milk of Human Unkindness The New York Times (limited free articles) by Sean T. Collins

01:00 UTC 1

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    ‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Review: Football Heroes Take to the Battlefield in Peter Berg’s Emptily Macho WWII Epic Variety by Guy Lodge story

00:00 UTC 10

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    ‘Stick’ Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Deadline (limited free articles) by Dessi Gomez
  2. culture
    David Bruckner Set to Direct ‘Smile 3’ The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by McKinley Franklin story
  3. culture
    From Carlos Reygadas to Hamaguchi’s Cinematographer, Tokyo’s Nippon Cinema Now Directors on Unexpected Connections Variety by Naman Ramachandran story
  4. culture
    Layoffs Hit Disney Experiences Deadline (limited free articles) by Tomt
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    ‘Smile 3’ Taps ‘Hellraiser’ Director David Bruckner Amid Parker Finn’s Absence Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ First Reactions Call Prequel the ‘Rogue One’ of the Franchise and Praise Joseph Zada as Haymitch Variety by Zack Sharf story
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    Paris Jackson Wants No More “Smoke & Mirrors” Over MJ Money After Estate Trashes Her “Nonsensical” Latest Claims Deadline (limited free articles) by Dominic Patten story
  8. culture
    ‘Smile 3’ Sets David Bruckner to Direct While Franchise Creator Parker Finn Helms ‘Possession’ Remake (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Rebecca Rubin story
  9. culture
    Family row over George Michael items up for auction - including Faith guitar BBC
  10. culture
    World Monuments Fund Raises $62 M., Tripling Its Endowment Ahead of Schedule ARTnews by Daniel Cassady