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Salman Rushdie has declared that artificial intelligence has no role to play in literature, cinema or storytelling of any kind, dismissing the technology as fundamentally incapable of originality. “Nothing. Zero,” Rushdie tells Variety when asked what part AI should play …

After the fifth and final season of “Hacks” broke the record for most-nominated comedy series at the Emmys, it’d be natural to hope for more of the beloved show in the future. But speaking with Variety this morning after nominations …

DoorDash, an Official Tournament Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026, kicked off its eight-week-long Summer DashPass campaign in June and has continued to be a staple through the tournament and summer season. The most exciting perk is the chance …

Alex Stanley, 31, never went fishing before Tuesday. Now he has, thanks to Adventure Club, a Chicago Park District program that brings dozens of children and adults to Northerly Island every summer to try new outdoor activities. “I like being …

A man appeared in court Tuesday on charges alleging he encouraged his girlfriend’s suicide before handing her the loaded gun with which she fatally shot herself. Mario Laboy, 49, is charged with three felony counts of inducement to commit suicide …

Bob and Joan Biebel met on the job, as Chicago police officers, and things progressed slowly, as love stories go. “I chased him for eight years before I finally made him surrender at City Hall,” Joan Biebel said with a …

BALTIMORE — The series-opening game between the Cubs and Orioles started in a rain delay Tuesday night. Originally scheduled for a 5:35 p.m. Central first pitch, fans were informed via a scoreboard message that a conversation between Major League Baseball …

Unlike you, I’ve actually been to a WNBA game. Ten years ago, at the invite of a Chicago Sky publicist. I thought it would be a fun outing for myself and my wife, and it was, in a low-key way. …

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic, which dates back to around the 8th or 7th century BC. As a result, some moviegoers were surprised when the film’s various trailers let it slip that Nolan’s characters speak …

The release of the latest chapter in the “RuneScape” franchise is fast approaching with the September launch of “Dragonwilds,” which will mark a turning point for the beloved PC franchise. Currently available in Steam Early Access for PC players, the …

SEATTLE — For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men’s national team remains stagnant. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim …

Range Media Partners has signed Sky Yang for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Yang continues to be repped by Independent Talent Group, Jackoway Austen Tyerman, and Pippa Being. Yang is a graduate of the London Academy of Music & Dramatic …

Former late night host Craig Kilborn has set his directorial debut, “The Life Golden,” starring Lauren German (“Lucifer”) and Tom Byrne (“The Crown”), Variety has exclusively learned. In an official plot description, the film is said to be an “independent …

Reading Time: 2 minutes UPDATE: Lauren Bennett’s father has now broken his silence regarding her cause of death: “Months before her death, Lauren experienced a severe reaction to a prescribed medication. As a family, we all rallied around her and …

The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday. Fox said 30 million people watched the …

“NCIS: New York,” the upcoming newest entry in the CBS franchise, has added four new cast members. Variety has confirmed that Jennifer Beals (“The L Word,” “Devil in a Blue Dress”), Jacqueline Byers (“Salvation,” “Dark Winds”), Shane Harper (“Good Luck …

Pepe Vargas nunca imaginó retirarse. Después de décadas liderando el International Latino Cultural Center, el director ejecutivo y fundador, Vargas renunció el pasado martes por razones de salud. La organización, que ha sido guardiana del arte y de artistas panlatinos …

Acknowledging the city’s persistent flooding problem, Mayor Brandon Johnson, flanked by other elected officials Tuesday, touted a West Side pilot project aimed at temporarily capturing rain underground before it can overwhelm- Chicago’s outdated sewers. The city is splitting the $12 …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Days after an Idaho mother’s 18-month-old twins died, she was on an RFK Jr.-affiliated podcast. She claimed that her toddlers were vaccine deaths. Now, she has been indicted on two first-degree murder charges. Investigators believes that …