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Deadline reports that Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain has signed on to star in The Retrievals, a Netflix drama series from Molly Smith Metzler, the creator behind Sirens and Maid. The project draws from Susan Burton's Peabody Award-winning New York Times podcast of the same name.
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HipHopWired reports that Stephen Root, coming off his Emmy win for playing Wyck in Widow's Bay, has joined the growing list of confirmed talent for GTA 6. The announcement follows similar confirmations from Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, and other musicians who have acknowledged their involvement while keeping
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Scotsman Guide reports that home builder sentiment has fallen to its lowest point in a year this September, with six-month sales expectations dropping sharply as mortgage rates continued their steady climb. The combination of elevated borrowing costs and deteriorating forward-looking confidence suggests builders are bracing for a
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A Scotsman Guide report on a Newrez survey finds that more than half of homeowners now carry credit card debt from month to month, while an overwhelming nine in ten still prioritize keeping their mortgage current. That tension between revolving consumer debt and housing payment priorities is costing people
EXCLUSIVE: There’s been a lot of happy days at Sony this summer with the never-ending record breaking success of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but nothing could be sweeter than the now…
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NAHB Eye on Housing reports that the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its September policy meeting, bringing the target range to 3.75% to 4%. The move came amid renewed inflation concerns and climbing long-term interest rates, with
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Scotsman Guide reports that borrowers who secured mortgages before 2022 are now creating significant equity divides across regional markets, with pandemic-era loans emerging as a key force shaping how wealth accumulates unevenly in housing. Homeowners locked in during that period hold fundamentally different positions than those entering the
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HousingWire notes that new listings and pending sales are the early signals to watch as mortgage rates climb past seven percent, offering a read on whether buyer demand is beginning to buckle under the pressure of higher borrowing costs. These leading indicators tend to show stress before closed sales
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Deadline reports that Bobbi Althoff's The Really Good Podcast will return for a new season on September 30, a reversal that follows the outlet's own July report that the video podcast was ending. Althoff had briefly pivoted to a rebranded interview series called Not This
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Deadline reports that Madonna will open the 2026 VMAs, marking her first live performance at the ceremony in 23 years. The appearance comes as she leads the field with eleven nominations, riding momentum from her recent album Confessions II, which topped the Billboard 200 in July. The gap between
Actors James McAvoy and Rebel Wilson opened up about expanding their artistry behind the camera while filmmakers Rachel Morrison and Liz Garbus got candid about the barriers that still need breaking…
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Variety reports that Jeremy Garelick has spent the last several years executing an unusual production strategy: purchasing an actual high school in upstate New York and converting it into a dedicated filming hub for coming-of-age comedies. The operation, launched in 2017 as American High, has since expanded