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      "title": "The Shocking Success of ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Should Be a Memo to Hollywood: You Need What’s Outside the Box",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/backrooms-obsession-hollywood-needs-whats-outside-the-box-1236762844/",
      "summary": "“Thinking outside the box” is a phrase that tends to be used by those who are stuck inside the box. It means something real, but it’s also corporate-speak for having an actual imagination — the audacity to make something that wasn’t commanded or formatted. Given that, this is sur",
      "source": "Variety",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 18:04:19 +0000",
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      "title": "Everything Coming to Netflix in June 2026",
      "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/whats-new-on-netflix-june-2026",
      "summary": "It's wedding (Karate Kid, Riddick, and Rocky) season on Netflix in June.",
      "source": "IGN",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000",
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      "title": "Jeff Hiller Won an Emmy. So Why Isn’t Hollywood Calling?",
      "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jeff-hiller-interview-post-emmys-win-1236609113/",
      "summary": "After a breakout win for ‘Somebody Somewhere’ and a standout guest-star run on ‘Pluribus,’ and ‘Elsbeth,’ the actor says Hollywood’s harsh new math has left him on the sidelines: \"I haven't worked in 2026 at all, and that's scary.”",
      "source": "Hollywood Reporter",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000",
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      "title": "‘A Minecraft Movie’ Sequel Gets New Title",
      "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-sequel-gets-new-title-1236609502/",
      "summary": "The follow-up to last year's box office hit, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, is slated to release in theaters next year.",
      "source": "Hollywood Reporter",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 17:16:50 +0000",
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      "title": "Two of our favorite art TVs are more than 40 percent off this weekend",
      "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/940211/samsung-frame-hisense-canvastv-art-tv-sale-deal",
      "summary": "Art TVs aren’t exactly known for being affordable, which is why Woot’s latest sale is notable. Now through June 26th, the retailer is discounting Samsung’s 2025 Frame TV and Hisense’s 2025 CanvasTV. The 65-inch CanvasTV is down to $779.99 ($520 off) — its best price of the year —",
      "source": "The Verge",
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      "title": "Backrooms is a certified blockbuster with a $38 million opening day",
      "url": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/940421/backrooms-blockbuster-38-million-opening",
      "summary": "The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's not only above expectations, but absolutely obliterates A24's previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland's C",
      "source": "The Verge",
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      "title": "Marvel Comics Icon Stan Lee Has Been 'Revived' With AI Tech—Again",
      "url": "https://decrypt.co/369220/marvel-comics-icon-stan-lee-revived-ai-tech-again",
      "summary": "ElevenLabs has licensed Stan Lee’s voice and likeness, adding the late Marvel comic creator to a growing market for AI celebrity replicas.",
      "source": "Decrypt",
      "published": "Wed, 27 May 2026 20:23:37 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "How 50 Cent’s Netflix Diddy Doc Became an Emmy Contender",
      "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/50-cent-netflix-diddy-doc-emmys-1236609104/",
      "summary": "A lot of people are like, ‘Why are you tearing down a Black man?’ says director Alex Stapleton. “You could look at it that way, or you could look at what Black journalism did.”",
      "source": "Hollywood Reporter",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama",
      "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-freezes-126m-of-usdc-linked-to-privacy-protocol-zama?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound",
      "summary": "The $12.6 million in USDC was likely frozen in connection with an ongoing but unrelated civil court case, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT.",
      "source": "Cointelegraph",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 19:11:15 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "Josh Safdie-Produced Reality Series ‘Neighbors’ Submits in 10 Emmy Categories, Including 5 Bids for Robert Redford’s Grandson (EXCLUSIVE)",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/neighbors-emmys-campaign-hbo-josh-safdie-redford-grandson-1236762936/",
      "summary": "HBO Max is going wide with its Emmy campaign for “Neighbors,” the Josh Safdie-produced docuseries that turned America’s pettiest property-line feuds into one of the most talked-about unscripted experiments of the season. After being greenlit for a second season, the network is su",
      "source": "Variety",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 16:45:00 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Neighbors.jpg",
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    {
      "title": "Cosmos-based Gravity Bridge drained of $5.4 million in suspected key compromise, researchers say",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/403108/cosmos-based-gravity-bridge-drained-of-5-4-million-in-suspected-key-compromise-researchers-say?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "The attacker took USDC, ether, tether and PAYG tokens before laundering a portion through ChangeNow and Binance.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 14:21:02 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "‘Minecraft’ Sequel Gets New Title: ‘A Minecraft Movie Squared’",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/minecraft-sequel-title-minecraft-movie-squared-1236763109/",
      "summary": "Everything is squared away for the highly anticipated sequel to the hit “Minecraft” movie, which is now officially titled “A Minecraft Movie Squared.” “A Minecraft Movie,” Warner Bros. and Legendary’s PG adventure headlined by Jack Black and Jason Momoa, dominated the spring 2025",
      "source": "Variety",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 16:44:38 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Minecraft-Movie-Chicken-Jockey-Featured.jpg",
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    {
      "title": "Crypto champion Trump may be jeopardizing the industry’s landmark legislation",
      "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/403083/crypto-champion-trump-may-be-jeopardizing-the-industrys-landmark-legislation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss",
      "summary": "Digital asset legislation is years in the making, but the sector's biggest political champion, President Trump, has become a liability.",
      "source": "The Block",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 13:56:14 -0400",
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    {
      "title": "Jason Blum and James Wan Open Produced By Conference Comparing the Low-Budget Horror Boom to ‘Edgy Movies’ With a ’70s Vibe",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/jason-blum-james-wan-obsession-backrooms-horror-box-office-1236763111/",
      "summary": "Producers Jason Blum and James Wan opened the Produced By conference on Saturday with a declaration that the film business is strongly rebounding from the post-COVID doldrums. The pair spoke with enthusiasm as their Blumhouse-Atomic Monster studio is riding high on the success of",
      "source": "Variety",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 16:40:58 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/30/sec-sues-texas-man-over-usd12-3-million-alleged-crypto-scheme-built-on-fake-ai-trading-bots",
      "summary": "Fuller allegedly diverted $6.2 million for personal use and $5.5M for Ponzi-like payments; only 3% of funds went to crypto trading.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 17:27:34 +0000",
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    {
      "title": "A Minecraft Movie 2 Gets Official Title Ahead of July 2027 Premiere",
      "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-2-gets-official-title-ahead-of-july-2027-premiere",
      "summary": "The cast from A Minecraft Movie 2 teamed up to release a video confirming that the sequel now has an official title: A Minecraft Movie Squared.",
      "source": "IGN",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 16:10:14 +0000",
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      "title": "U.S. says it seized about $1 billion in Iranian crypto as pressure campaign expands",
      "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/30/u-s-says-it-seized-about-usd1-billion-in-iranian-crypto-as-pressure-campaign-expands",
      "summary": "The seizure, falling under \"Operation Economic Fury,\" aims to restrict Iran's access to overseas revenue, banking networks, and crypto infrastructure.",
      "source": "CoinDesk",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 15:50:37 +0000",
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      "title": "‘Backrooms’ Setting A24 Record With $80M-Plus Opening, Focus’ ‘Obsession’ Making Box Office History in Third Weekend",
      "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/backrooms-sets-a24-record-90-million-opening-1236609070/",
      "summary": "YouTube filmmakers are ascendant, with 'Obsession' topping the second weekend of 'Mandalorian and Grogu' and becoming the first film in more than 40 years to increase in both its second and third weekends, outside of Christmas.",
      "source": "Hollywood Reporter",
      "published": "Sat, 30 May 2026 15:37:04 +0000",
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