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Ben Affleck shares rare insight into coparenting dynamic with Jennifer Garner: ‘I’m really, really grateful’
Ben Affleck reveals that he and ex Jennifer Garner have a ‘really wonderful’ coparenting dynamic, and devote their energies toward their three children.
Familiar Face Emerges as Potential Lions Coaching Addition
The Detroit Lions have not decided to make any changes to their defensive coordinator. However, head coach Dan Campbell noted that the team has a bye week, and they are not against potentially adding a defensive advisor from outside the organization to help defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard. One name to keep an eye on is […] The post Familiar Face Emerges as Potential Lions Coaching Addition appeared first on HEAVY.
St. John Bosco RB Maliq Allen named Super 25 Playmaker of the Week
Maliq Allen put up four touchdowns in St. John Bosco's win over JSerra. The California high school RB's effort earned National Athlete of the Week honors.
World Mental Health Day: Mental health and Type I Diabetes
Meg Cremins joins WBTV on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
Monmouth Medical Center Honored by AMA for Commitment to Well-Being of Physicians
Monmouth Medical Center (MMC) has earned bronze level recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine® organization. MMC joins fellow RWJBarnabas Health facility Community Medical Center, Toms River, in being named to the 2026-2027 list of Bronze-level hospitals and sister hospitals Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, who currently hold the Bronze level status.
Getting the right mental health diagnosis
We talk with Southlake Psychiatry about bipolar disorder, which is often misdiagnosed, for Mental Health Awareness Week.
Today in Blue Jays History: The Donaldson Dash
Ten Years Ago Today Josh Donaldson raced home from second base on a grounder to shortstop, clinching Game 3 of the ALDS for the Blue Jays and completing a sweep of the Rangers. With the game tied in the 10th, Donaldson led off against Matt Bush—whose name keeps coming up for all the wrong reasons—with […]
NJ LLCs can end alternate business names early under new law
New Jersey LLCs can now terminate alternate business names before the five-year period ends, providing greater flexibility under a new law.
Three Stanford faculty named American Physical Society Fellows
Wendy Mao, Xiao-Liang Qi, and Alberto Salleo have been honored for work in compressed-matter physics, quantum many-body systems, and organic and polymer electronic materials.
Zara Larsson Named The Trevor Project’s 2026 Mental Health Champion (Exclusive)
The Grammy-nominated Swedish pop star is being recognized for her LGBTQ+ advocacy and openness about mental health ahead of World Mental Health Day
Finding Joy Again: Sarah Adam on Mental Health and High Performance
There is a familiar message in elite sport: Keep going.Push through the hard training. Push through fatigue. Push through doubt. Push through the pressure.For Sarah Adam — the first woman named to the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Team, a silver med...
Is a ‘blue tsunami’ going to wipe out Republicans in the midterms?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to David Nir of the Downballot about why Democrats are feeling so hopeful in deep red states
Exchange Bank commits $50,000 to Georgia College supporting business education and Bobcat Athletics - The Union-Recorder
Georgia College & State University has announced a new five-year $50,000 commitment from Exchange Bank supporting the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology and GCSU Athletics.
Lansdowne named Main Street Matters business district
Town taking part in state economic development program.
MORNING BUSINESS REPORT: Halloween candy costs up, Starbucks explores Chipotle takeover
Jane King has these stories and more live from the New York Stock Exchange for your Friday Morning Business Report.
Teeth Whitening: What Works and What's Safe?
Learn which teeth-whitening methods work, what to avoid, and how to prevent sensitivity and enamel damage.
Miami billionaire Ken Griffin adds $25 million to a South Florida hospital gift
The institute named for him is set to open in 2029
Lions Predicted to Land ‘Physical’ Eagles CB Before Trade Deadline
The Detroit Lions are named as a top landing spot for Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Kelee Ringo on the trade market. The post Lions Predicted to Land ‘Physical’ Eagles CB Before Trade Deadline appeared first on HEAVY.
Dr. Texas Rüegg explains the science behind every sip at Rueggenbach Brewing Co.
When it comes to the craft beer scene in East Texas, Dr. Texas Rüegg has made a name for himself as co-owner of the Rueggenbach Brewing Co in Marshall. In this edition of East Texas Tonight, we learn why Dr. Rüegg went from working in education to opening his own brewery, the challenges of starting your own business, and the science behind every sip!
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Walhalla business community round table
Many business owners came out to share and discuss ideas that could help the area bounce back after a devastating downtown fire.
Buttigieg joins Ford at Las Vegas business to talk affordability
Nevadans are preparing to vote this fall as campaign activity increases among candidates.
Syracuse Basketball: Three Takeaways From ACC Tip-Off Event
Orange players and head coach Gerry McNamara spoke to the media in Charlotte, N.C. this week ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Beth Israel Lahey Health Names Peter Shorett as President and Chief Executive Officer
Following a national search, the Board of Trustees of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) today announced the appointment of Peter Shorett as the organization’s next President and CEO, effective January 2027. Since joining BILH in 2019, Shorett has served in a number of senior leadership roles, including most recently as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. As COO, Shorett has led the performance, growth, and strategy of the health system, during which time he was instrumen
Eagles Get Hit With Another WR Injury Preparing For Jaguars
There are a lot of names on the Philadelphia Eagles‘ injury report, and another weapon for the quarterback, Jalen Hurts, was added on Thursday. Dontayvion Wicks, the first-year Eagle, was downgraded to being a limited participant during Thursday’s practice action. “Dontayvion Wicks was added to the Eagles injury report with a hamstring injury. He was […] The post Eagles Get Hit With Another WR Injury Preparing For Jaguars appeared first on HEAVY.
Detroit Tigers Named Top Landing Spot for Yankees Polarizing Star
The Detroit Tigers will be a fascinating team to keep an eye on during this offseason.After struggling immensely this season and missing the playoffs, the Tigers should be on the hunt for new talent. They have multiple needs to address on their roster, so it will be intriguing to see what moves they make.Now, with […] The post Detroit Tigers Named Top Landing Spot for Yankees Polarizing Star appeared first on HEAVY.
Trump bucks and the politics of mailing checks
The checks started going out last week, nearly one million of them, and mostly to battleground states. With a return address for the U.S. Treasury and a letter enclosed signed by President Donald Trump, these one-time checks for $500 were ostensibly government rebates for Obamacare enrollees who overpaid. In the accompanying letter, however, Trump attacks his predecessor and talks about his record in office on an important issue he’s not polling well on, which makes it seem more like the most expensive political mailer in U.S. history. The average piece of direct mail costs between 30 cents and $3, according to Mail Processing Associates, a print, mail, and fulfillment company. At $500 a pop plus roughly 50 cents each to issue the paper check, the cost of Trump’s healthcare mailer sent to more than 950,000 enrollees comes in at more than $475 million. Trump’s midterm healthcare message “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare dot gov,” Trump wrote in the letter. “That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” In the letter, Trump makes false and misleading claims about his administration’s record on healthcare costs, an issue Democrats have a 20 point advantage on over Republicans, according to a recent poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump touts his administration’s TrumpRX program, which he claims is “delivering massive discounts.” However, new research from KFF found that of a selection of drugs available on the TrumpRX platform, just five were the lowest price, while 13 were the highest price. Trump also falsely claims in the letter that he’s fighting to lower healthcare costs. In reality, average monthly premium payment costs for enrollees rose 58% under Trump while marketplace sign-ups declined 5%, per KFF. Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s estimated 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. You get a check and you get a check and you get a check Trump’s long promised cash outs to his fans, from his days as a casino operator and gameshow host to his presidency. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Trump administration made the unprecedented move to put Trump’s name on checks that went out under the CARES Act (notably the $500 refund checks this time around don’t feature Trump’s name). Ever since, Trump’s been chasing that high. In his second term, Trump’s promised more stimulus that never arrived, like refund checks from DOGE cuts and tariffs, while he said at his party’s convention last month that he’d give out $5,000 checks to everyone if Republicans win in November. In reality, DOGE overstated its cost cutting and Trump’s government actually now spends more than former President Joe Biden’s, while Trump’s tariffs actually grew the trade deficit. His proposal for $5,000 checks would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt. The problem is there’s no money to give. These $500 checks — plus $90 Medicare rebate checks also going out as well as $250 deposited this week in some Trump Accounts for kids courtesy Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan — represent the closest Trump’s going to get to making good on his promise to deliver cash fast. And the checks seem especially targeted. Though the $500 checks went out to enrollees in one of 30 states that use the federal HealthCare dot gov marketplace, a Reuters review found 71% of the payments, or $339 million, went to enrollees in 13 states that have the most competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Most Americans don’t buy it Could Trump bucks sway the election? An Economist-YouGov poll found 57% of U.S. adults doubt Trump will deliver on his promise for $5,000 checks, compared to 21% who do. “I’m waiting on my DOGE check and I’m still waiting on my tariff check,” one 2024 Trump voter who’s since turned on him told a recent focus group. “It felt like kind of trying to buy people’s votes, which honestly felt like in elementary when the class president was like, hey we’re going to take you to the water park if you vote for me. It’s like, I don’t think it works like that.” But for voters in swing states who got a check, it could still matter. One survey published in 2022 found receiving a physically personalized check in the mail during the pandemic was associated with a much greater self-reported likelihood of voting for Trump in 2020, and those gains mainly came from out partisans. The issue for Trump comes if these checks are mostly going to Obamacare enrollees whose premiums have gone up by more than just $500 since he took office and who view the money as something like a bribe before the election rather than an actual long-term solution to lowering household costs. Spending $500.50 per mailer would be absurd as a normal campaign expenditure, but since Trump’s checks and letter are a government rebate, his campaign and super PAC didn’t have to spend a dime and he got out his message regardless. If enough voters in key states are swayed by the one-time payment, it could prove to be the best $0 the Trump campaign spent. 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MLK Health Center and Pharmacy hosts 14th annual Mammograms and Manicures event
The MLK Health Center hosted its annual Mammograms and Manicures event, offering women complimentary manicures and breast exams.
A'ja Wilson named WNBA MVP for third consecutive year, fifth time overall as Aces star extends all-time record
Brackets: 2026 Section 2 girls' tennis team tournament fields set
Play gets underway Friday. Championships are scheduled for next Wednesday and Thursday.
Gerry McNamara vows to restore the Orange to 'national relevance'
The basketball buzz is clearly back in Syracuse, thanks to a familiar face.
Beth Israel Lahey Health names new CEO
The No. 2 executive will take the reins of the system as it prepares to break ground on a new cancer hospital.
NamiWalks Georgia Shines Light on Mental Health
Saturday, October 10 at Brookhaven City Centre
University of Michigan to host Elevate HER Summit celebrating women in sports
The University of Michigan is bringing together some of the biggest names in women’s sports for an event focused on leadership, mentorship and creating opportunities for the next generation.
Watch live: Trump to honor Elon Musk, tech leaders at science summit
President Trump is set to recognize some of the biggest names in technology Thursday at the “A New Golden Age” summit in Washington. Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and Spac…
New Lakeview Park sports complex planned for Franklin County
A new Lakeview Park baseball and softball complex aims to bring youth leagues, tournaments and more visitors to Franklin County.
Atlético v Athletic: Galo's youngsters are in action today!
Atlético vs Athletic– October 8 (Thursday) – 3 PMTournament: Brazil U-20 CupVenue: Arena MRVBroadcast: Mil SportsMatch Guide: Atlético vs Athletic
Loyola Named Top Music Business School for 6th Year
NEW ORLEANS – The School of Music and Theatre Professions at Loyola University New Orleans has once again earned international recognition as one of the
NC invests over $17M in mental health service grants
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
Henrico Business Watch: Business license filings Oct. 1-7, 2026
Henrico County reported the following business license filings with start dates during the week. The filings are listed alphabetically by business or trade name, followed by a registered address and business industry classification. A C Flooring LLC, 6423 Morningside Drive, Henrico – Henrico general contractor. A1 Brows Inc., 10327 West Broad
Aware Recovery Care sold, renamed Renew Health + Recovery
Aware Recovery Care has been sold to a buyer led by CEO Roy Sasenaraine and renamed Renew Health + Recovery as the company restructures.
Missouri Jury Awards $10 Million In Marijuana Business Ownership Dispute
“We are here trying to get back the business that they stole from us.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million Tuesday to three plaintiffs in a sprawling ownership battle over six Missouri cannabis licenses involving more than 20 businesses and individuals. Over a week of testimony, jurors heard about […]
PWHL Detroit’s First Jerseys Arrive Without a Team Name
PWHL Detroit unveiled its first jerseys, and they carry no team name yet. #PWHLDetroit
Timberwolves' Jonathan Kuminga threatens to slap fan over NSFW nickname
Minnesota Timberwolves Jonathan Kuminga is going viral for the wrong reason. Kuminga threatened a fan for a nickname that he was called.
Rochester native named new leader of Jordan Health
Jordan Health named Rochester native Natasha Jackson as president and CEO, bringing over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience.
Health Check Prostate Cancer: Part 1
Dr. David Mendoza, a surgical urologist, discussed prostate cancer risk factors and screening recommendations.
Breaking into the Peer-Reviewed Engineering Literature
Editor’s note: We are delighted to present a new series by William Dembski, adapted from his Substack. This is the 14th post. Find the full series so far here, “My Personal History with Information.”…
RWJBarnabas, Hackensack Meridian Health cited by Becker’s for oncology programs
RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute and Hackensack Meridian Health have been named to Becker’s Hospital Review.
Concern after Europeans endorse US science agenda
Germany’s biggest research funder has said it is “concerned” after Berlin, plus several other European countries, endorsed a controversial US-led science policy statement. On October 4, the White House announced that 16 countries, including Germany, the UK, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Poland, Japan and South Korea had backed the Kyoto Vision for a Golden Age of Science.The document, agreed on the margins of the annual Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto, which gathers science ministers from across the world, appears uncontroversial at first sight. It’s a one-page statement, without any concrete measures, that touches on reducing administrative burden on scientists, experimenting with new funding models and the use of “super intelligence” in science, the Trump administration’s preferred term for artificial intelligence. However, what’s controversial is that much of the language in the Kyoto Vision reflects Science: A New Golden Age, a major policy document released by the White House in July.That document attracted criticism for deriding universities as “legacy institutions” and suggesting money be diverted to new research labs. In a speech in Kyoto on October 4, Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office for Science and Technology Policy and the report’s author, said that the US was seeking to “diversify the ways that we support research to meet our best scientists where and when they do their best work.” The worry is that the Trump administration may be using genuine dysfunctions in academia as a pretext to defund and disempower universities, which US vice president JD Vance has labelled “the enemy.” Many in Europe also want more experimentation and reform of how science is organised and funded, and agree with criticisms of academia made by Science: A New Golden Age. But some also fear that if the US pushes for reform partially in bad faith, it could politicise and undermine the whole agenda. Washington is currently trying to change federal funding rules so that political appointees can block and cancel scientific grants. It has cut grants mid-project on topics related to diversity and other politically forbidden areas. And last year, it threatened to cut Harvard University’s federal funding unless it admitted a “critical mass” of new faculty and students to create campus “viewpoint diversity.” “Particularly concerned”Because of this wider US political context, the Kyoto Vision’s otherwise innocuous sounding statement that “we encourage experimentation with new institutional models for science that provide varying levels of autonomy, resources and direction” has caused consternation in Europe, particularly from some of Germany’s biggest science organisations. A spokesperson for the German Research Foundation (DFG), the country’s biggest funder, said that it would “closely monitor whether the current US administration uses the Kyoto Vision to restructure research funding to the detriment of research institutions such as universities and their autonomy.” The DFG was “particularly concerned” with the statement’s references to Science: A New Golden Age, they continued. A spokesperson for the German Rectors’ Conference, which represents the country’s universities, said that the reference to “new institutional models” raises “questions on the underlying understanding of academic freedom and autonomy.” Research funding must “guided first and foremost by scientific not political principles,” they went on. Dampen criticismEuropean endorsement of the Kyoto Vision might dampen domestic criticism of the Trump administration’s science policy, some in the US fear, by suggesting international support. “What we saw from Germany, Japan, the UK and other countries, is an impulse that the administration has exploited with our own science reform movement, a belief they can use dialogue to make things better,” said Cole Donovan, director of science policy at the campaigning group Stand Up for Science. “In practice, the administration has done the opposite.” Not a binding statementThere’s been so much concern in Germany that the country’s federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space put out a statement defending its endorsement of the Kyoto Vision, which it has posted on its website. Related articlesIs metascience being co-opted?European researchers sound the alarm that Trump rule changes will hit cooperationThe US ‘golden age’ science strategy: what Europeans need to know The ministry said that it “should be regarded as a basis for discussion and does not constitute a binding statement.” Backing the statement gives Germany the chance to raise “issues and concerns” with the US during upcoming talks on science and technology scheduled for November. “Although these intentions appear, in principle, to be worthy of support, they will be scrutinised and examined more closely as the process continues,” the statement continues. Super intelligence?A ministry spokesperson confirmed to Science|Business that Germany had broadly endorsed the Kyoto Vision.However, they said Berlin had not agreed to final changes in the statement to refer to AI as super intelligence. In September, facing protests against data centres and polling that suggests US citizens are far more concerned than excited by the technology, Trump issued an executive order that attempts to rebrand AI as super intelligence, following polling on social media.The name change is to “reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies and the limitless opportunities they create for the American people,” the order says. EU askedThe UK and Italian science ministries did not respond to a request for comment on their endorsement of the Kyoto Vision. Although most EU countries did not endorse the statement, it’s not clear which states the US asked. The White House Office for Science and Technology Policy did not return a request for comment. A European Commission official, speaking under condition of anonymity, said that the US had approached the EU, but too late for the EU to quiz all its member states on whether Brussels should endorse the statement.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
SC ranks second in measles cases as health officials urge vaccination
FOX Carolina's Anna Arinder has the details.
Cottagers best ever XI: Who is Fulham's greatest right winger?
Our ongoing international break series continues, as Fulham's next Premier League match against Ipswich approaches. Next up in the series of naming the Cottagers' best-ever Premier League players comes the right wing position.
MORNING BUSINESS REPORT: Used car prices dropping, Super Bowl to be streamed on Disney+
Jane King has these stories and more from the New York Stock Exchange for your Thursday Morning Business Report.
Business English for Workplace Communication (2026): EF English Live Recognized for Practical, Speaking-Focused Learning by Better Business Advice
Better Business Advice has named EF English Live a recommended online learning option for business English and workplace communication in 2026. It looks at how the platform uses live classes, realistic workplace scenarios, and self-paced practice to help adults communicate more confidently in professional settings.
Vonn surprisingly named to US alpine skiing World Cup squad
The United States ski federation has surprisingly named Lindsey Vonn for their main team for this season's alpine skiing World Cup. Vonn is among 17 athletes nominated to the US squad on Wednesday evening.
Bottles for Brewers celebration featured names of Wisconsin cities
After winning the National League Division Series, the Brewers' postgame celebration featured a special touch on champagne bottles.
Food major Kido enters entertainment sector, seeks new growth after ice cream divestment
Kido Group, Vietnam's leading food company, is expanding into media, entertainment and commerce through its AIRO ecosystem and A&M joint venture with YeaH1, as the group gradually exits its ice cream business, which has been a significant contributor to its profit from joint ventures and associates.
UA Business Spotlight: The Original Goodie Shop
If you’ve spent any time in Upper Arlington, chances are you’ve heard of The Original Goodie Shop. And if you’ve ever walked out of the bakery with a box of its famous cinnamon stick
Breast cancer survivors join together as CHI Health St. Elizabeth shines pink for October
CHI Health hosted its 16th annual ladies night on Wednesday, celebrating those impacted by the disease as they gathered to support one another.
Breast cancer survivors join together as CHI Health St. Elizabeth shines pink for October
CHI Health hosted its 16th annual ladies night on Wednesday, celebrating those impacted by the disease as they gathered to support one another.
Johnson Meets With Veterans in Austin to Discuss Health Care, Affordability
Johnson Meets With Veterans in Austin to Discuss Health Care, Affordability
Valley Health celebrates renovated facility
Valley Health on Wednesday celebrated its newly renovated location in Point Pleasant.
Valley Health celebrates renovated facility
Valley Health on Wednesday celebrated its newly renovated location in Point Pleasant.
Valley Health celebrates renovated facility
Valley Health on Wednesday celebrated its newly renovated location in Point Pleasant.
Valley Health celebrates renovated facility
Valley Health on Wednesday celebrated its newly renovated location in Point Pleasant.
Valley Health celebrates renovated facility
Valley Health on Wednesday celebrated its newly renovated location in Point Pleasant.
Valley Health celebrates renovated facility
Valley Health on Wednesday celebrated its newly renovated location in Point Pleasant.
Takeaways from the first Iowa Senate debate
Donald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned.
Should Diseases Be Renamed When Science Advances?
Changes in scientific understanding are prompting renewed scrutiny of disease names and their effects on how patients, clinicians, and researchers view conditions.
Measles, the outbreak at the intersection of politics and medicine
Most of us have never had to worry about measles. The name itself sounds rather medieval, and we’re happy to adopt a similar attitude toward the disease. It seems like something that plagues the history books, but has no bearing on our daily lives, yet you may have heard it discussed more often lately. So, what exactly is going on with measles in America?
Rosenthal: The Baez Deal Made Detroit Gun-Shy, Not Cheap
Ken Rosenthal named the one Tigers contract he says still shapes how Detroit spends. #Tigers
Carter Jensen Earns Recognition in MLB Pipeline's All-Rookie Squad
Jensen was named to a prominent group of outstanding rookies in 2026.
Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.
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