The independent committee investigating ex-SMAP member Nakai Masahiro for sexual assault revealed he didn't want his victim breaking their privacy agreement - and was relieved when she quit the station. This and more in our exhaustive summary of the report.
https://unseen-japan.com/nakai-masahiro-independent-committee-findings/
"Coyote vs. Acme" was completed and then shelved due to Warner Bros. cost-cutting more than a year ago, much to the chagrin of its star Will Forte, who referred to it as "a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than what it got." Now you'll get the chance to decide for yourself as Ketchup Entertainment has made a deal to distribute the Looney Tunes flick, with a theatrical release expected in 2026. Here's @Deadline with all the details.
With the resignation of Fuji Media Holding's Hieda Hisashi, the Nakai Masahiro scandal is now the most impactful media event in decades, writes Jake Adelstein: "This isn’t the West exporting protest. This is Japan evolving—painfully, publicly, and irrevocably."
I send thanks to the buyer from North Carolina who purchased a jigsaw puzzle of
September Moon -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/september-moon-steve-henderson.html?product=puzzle
There is a mystique to moonlit nights, a sense of the magical and incandescent. May the puzzle take you to such a place, piece by piece by piece.
Closing down for the night. Loving the #flatline of #TSLA Thought I'd ask #DeepSeek about #WallStreetGurus Looks like there is lots of #Entertainment and not too much substance--except Longterm Investing. Gnite. #ThisIsHowIUseAI
heise+ | Selfpublishing: Eigenes E-Book mit Kindle Create bauen und bei Amazon verkaufen
Vom Manuskript zum Kindle-Bestseller: Mit "Kindle Create" kann jeder E-Books erstellen, um sie auf Amazon zu verkaufen. Das geht erstaunlich einfach.
Japanese TV show Monday Late Show (Getsuyou Kara Yofukashi), starring Matsuko Deluxe, apologized for a clip in which a Chinese woman appears to say there are few crows in China because everyone eats them. The show admits that staff deceptively edited the segment.
https://unseen-japan.com/matsuko-deluxe-show-apology-racism/
Spotify bringt neues Partnerprogramm nach Deutschland
Ab dem 29. April können Medienschaffende aus Deutschland und acht weiteren Ländern über Spotify mit eingespielter Werbung Geld verdienen.
I send thanks to the buyer from Texas who purchased a jigsaw puzzle of
Dancer -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/dancer-steve-henderson.html?product=puzzle
May the image take you to a place of pleasant thoughts and graceful movement.
Depardieu is on trial, and so is France. It’s a cultural reckoning in an era of #MeToo https://www.byteseu.com/866993/ #AdeleHaenel #AlainMorel #AmberHeard #AnoukGrinberg #CannesFilmFestival #CatherineDeneuve #celebrity #EmmanuelMacron #Entertainment #France #GeneralNews #GrardDepardieu #Indictments #JeanDujardin #JohnUpdike #JohnnyDepp #JudithGodreche #MeToo #movies #NicolasBedos #RomanPolanski #SexualAssault #VladimirPutin #Women'sRights #WorldNews #YasmineBensalem
Today marks 20 years since 'Rose', the first episode of the 2005 'Doctor Who' revival aired, featuring Christopher Eccleston as the leather-jacket-wearing, witty and dorky 9th Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, ending a 16 year hiatus.
Hard to believe that it's already been 2 decades. Ever since I stumbled upon reruns of Tom Baker’s Doctor, I've had a special place in my heart for this show. I'd say despite its weirdness, but it's more likely because of it. It had a limited budget, plenty of campiness, extra cheese, and lots of heart (two hearts, to be precise), and it made this combo work.
It's not for everyone, and that's OK, and it had its hits and misses since it first aired back in 1963, but at a time where so much of the current entertainment confuses cynicism and bleakness with realism, and edgy and misanthropic is presented as cool, I'm glad that shows that remain unapologetically silly, and hopeful, and sometimes sentimental, and at the same time always relevant and political still have their place. So I'm happy this peculiar little show is still around doing its thing. 
"You lot, you spend all your time thinking about dying. Like you're gonna get killed by eggs or beef, or global warming or asteroids. But you never take time to imagine the impossible - that maybe you survive." - S1E02 The End of the World
Sony stoppt Verkauf fast aller Beamer in Europa
Ein Auftragsfertiger für Sony beliefert offenbar auch das russische Militär. Die Beamer unterliegen damit EU-Sanktionen, Sony zieht sich vom Markt zurück.
I’m looking to compile an “ideal” television schedule based on programmes from the 1960s, a “greatest hits” of 1960s tv. The schedule would run from 5pm until 11pm, Sunday through to Saturday, and include dramas, comedies, light entertainment, documentaries, music, etc. Which programmes would you nominate for this schedule? Please add your suggestions below and I will include the most popular programmes in the schedule.
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Andor Season 2 | Official Trailer | Disney+ | April 22
Welcome to the rebellion.
Last night's "it's 2:00 am and I can't sleep" watch was 'Snow White: A Tale of Terror' from 1997, starring Sigourney Weaver as the evil Queen (not really a Queen), Sam Neill in a very Sam Neill performance, and Monica Keena. It's a film I knew the existence of for quite some time, but I had never watched and didn't expect much of. But you know what? It was, all things considered, perfectly all right.
Was it a masterpiece? Not really. Did it have certain elements that make it an unmistakable product of the 90s? For sure. But it was also a solid attempt at creating a gritty, horror-themed twist to the Snow White tale that gave the Evil Queen (again, not really a Queen) more depth, multiple layers, and a (still condemnable) motive that went beyond merely being jealous of her stepdaughter's youth and beauty.
More thoughts here: https://www.fringemagnet.net/2025/03/recent-watch-snow-white-tale-of-terror.html
Gerard Depardieu trial marks cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France https://www.inbella.com/965535/gerard-depardieu-trial-marks-cultural-reckoning-for-post-metoo-france/ #AdleHaenel #AnoukGrinberg #CatherineDeneuve #CharlotteArnould #ChristopheRuggia #crime #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #EUROPE #France #GeneralNews #GérardDepardieu #JacquesDoillon #JeanDujardin #JrmieAssous #JudithGodreche #metoo #movies #Paris #RomanPolanski #SexualAssault #SexualMisconduct #WorldNews
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Following the March 24 Season 19 finale, "American Dad" will exit TBS -- where it is the last original scripted series -- and return to the FOX network for its 20th season and beyond with a multi-year renewal about to be signed.
