Creativity

Disney+ subtracts the studio’s racist movie history

The infamous Jim Crow scene in “Dumbo” and the highly controversial “Song of the South” will not be on Disney+. But what about all the other racist content?

Luminary has launched. Is the latest “Netflix for podcasts” worth it?

With its roster of shows created by marquee names and podcast veterans alike, Luminary sounds like $100 million. (That’s how much it’s got in funding.)

New podcast digs into all 846 episodes of “Cops” and its distorted reality of crime culture

In his new podcast, “Running from Cops,” “Missing Richard Simmons” host Dan Taberski investigates the skewed depiction of law enforcement on “Cops.”

Like Instagram pros, these Gorillas posed for selfies with the man who rescued them from poachers

These gorillas are copying the selfie-taking behavior of their park rangers, and frankly I wish I could emote as well with my body language.

Move over TikTok: Bits is the new app that wants to launch comedy stars

Vine is (still) dead. Funny or Die is for tired Will Ferrell characters. TikTok is, well, weird. Bits is taking the best of what’s come before and adding creator-friendly features to try to make the app the next big thing.

“The day innocence died”: How the media covered Columbine 20 years ago

On the 20th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, we look back at how media responded to the tragedy compared with school shootings today.

That tone-deaf Ancestry ad was playing on Canadian emotions about Americans

The now-pulled Canadian ad was rightly criticized for its sugar-coated depiction of a relationship between a white man and a black woman during slavery.

Netflix is opening a production hub in NYC

HBO rebukes Trump for tweeting a Game of Thrones meme

Watch HBO’s delightful new animated series, Backstories, for Game of Thrones, Insecure fans

Hulu’s terrific new series Ramy is the show I wish I’d had growing up as a Muslim American

Comedian Ramy Youssef created a show about an Egyptian-American man figuring out his life. It’s the most honest depiction of my culture that I’ve ever seen on TV.

Barnes and Noble will put the Mueller report on your tablet for free

“Create the jobs you want to be in”: Insecure’s Jean Elie on the art of the creative hustle

Best known as Issa Rae’s snarky younger brother on HBO’s “Insecure,” Elie is grateful for the big break–but he’s also ready to create his own bigger break.

The wild, 20-plus-year journey of the most snakebit movie in Hollywood: The Six Billion Dollar Man

As Bumblebee director Travis Knight takes over the Mark Wahlberg movie, will it finally make its way to the big screen?

Netflix announces its first animated series from Africa

Stephen King sold another book to Hollywood this week. Are there any left that aren’t movies or TV series?

Insomnia and Eyes of the Dragon are among the relatively small list of Stephen King projects that have never made it to screen and are not currently on their way. (Bonus: a roundup of the ones that are indeed on the way.)

Surprise! Beyoncé dropped a secret live album the same day her Netflix doc became available

In a major reversal, Netflix is about to reveal how many people watch its most popular shows

During the streaming giant’s first-quarter earnings call, Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos revealed that they’d be sharing more data with both creators and viewers in the months to come.

This stunning new Leica ad celebrates the heroics of photojournalism