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SXSW drops U.S. Army as sponsor for 2025 festival after artists boycott 2024 event over Gaza

South by Southwest (SXSW) announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Army will not be a sponsor of its 2025 festival after several artists and panelists boycotted the 2024 festival over the Army’s sponsorship. “After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the U.S. military and companies involved in weapons manufacturing will […]

The Caitlin Clark ‘Fyre Festival’ should get a lot of people fired

They should all be fired. By “everyone,” I mean everyone involved in the unfolding of Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert; Indiana Fever Head Coach Christy Sides; Fever General Manager Lin Dunn; Assistant General Manager Hilary Spears; Director of Public Relations Ryan Stevens; and team water man Bobby Boucher […]

Palm Tree Music Festival relocates to Shinnecock Nation land

After encountering turbulence at the Hamptons airport, Kygo’s Palm Tree Music Festival ended up being held on land owned by the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton. We exclusively reported that the trendy electronic music festival, headlined by Swedish House Mafia, is now in its fourth year and is set to take place at Francis S. […]

Hollywood is worried about AI, but Tribeca Festival isn’t

Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s annual TriBeCa festival kicked off on Wednesday night and runs through June 16, but this year things will look a little different. For the first time, the TriBeCa Film Festival will award a short film generated by artificial intelligence. It’s one of the entertainment industry’s first public embraces of […]