One Direction were the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and…
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How Jose Iglesias’ ‘OMG’ became the perfect anthem for the underdog Mets
NEW YORK — It’s a pop hit like many others: An ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm. But “OMG,” performed by New York Mets infielder Jose Iglesias, has…
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What to stream: ‘Warriors’ album, ‘The Dating Game’ killer, ‘NCIS: Origins’ and Travis Kelce’s games
Travis Kelce adds game show host to his growing resume with “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?” and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Warriors,” a musical concept album inspired by the 1979 cult…
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Federal judge orders Google to open its Android app store to competition
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal…
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What to stream: Jelly Roll, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ Cate Blanchett and Charli XCX remixes
Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline co-starring in “Disclaimer,” a psychological thriller from writer-director Alfonso Cuarón, and Jelly Roll releasing “Beautifully Broken,” a follow-up to his breakout album “Whitsitt Chapel,” are…
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Ubisoft shares jump following reports of Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout
LOS ANGELES — Shares of Ubisoft jumped more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering a buyout of the video game maker. Bloomberg news…
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Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game
MIAMI, Okla. — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri….
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Book Review: ‘Revenge of the Tipping Point’ is fan service for readers of Gladwell’s 2000 book
Malcolm Gladwell revisits the concept of social epidemics in his latest book “Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the rise of Social Engineering.” It’s been nearly 25 years…
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DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
Read more AT&T exits entertainment industry with a $7.6 billion sale of its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG
AT&T exits entertainment industry with a $7.6 billion sale of its majority stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG
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