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Boy George’s AI-generated pro-Israel reggae track costs him Jesus Christ Superstar Matt Schimkowitz | July 31, 2026 The Culture Club leader was set to appear in a London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera until he got a little too into generative AI.
A ’90s Afrofuturist wonder was saved from the ash heap of film history Monica Castillo | July 31, 2026 Thirty years later, Ngozi Onwurah’s nearly lost debut Welcome II The Terrordome gets a newly restored lease on life.
Mahershala Ali gives up on Blade, says Marvel would’ve made the film by now if it “wanted to” Danette Chavez | July 31, 2026 Seven years after being unveiled as the daywalking vampire hunter, two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is moving on from Blade and Marvel.
Why is it so much easier to explode a video game character’s head than figure out what’s going on inside it? William Hughes | July 31, 2026 Even great detective games struggle with figuring out what the hell is really going on.