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  1. "Rock Lobster" is a song by American band #theB52s, written by their singer #FredSchneider and guitarist #RickyWilson. It was twice recorded and released as a #single, first by #DBRecords as their debut release in April 1978, and again the following year for the band's self-titled debut album on #WarnerBros (US) and #IslandRecords (Europe, Japan). The song launched the band's career and became one of their #signatureTunes. "#RockLobster" was well received by #critics.
    youtube.com/watch?v=vz65vonktMA

  2. The Ellisons are DT buddies. This will be the end of an open-minded Hollywood and independent streamers (i.e., the competition), not to mention it will be the doorway to AI slop.

    "Many will argue that the Ellisons’ Paramount-Warner Bros. union is another nail in the coffin of a shrinking motion picture industry. But there’s a reasonable case to be made that the Ellisons are here to evolve the combo as a fierce competitor against giants Netflix, Amazon and Apple."

    Deadline: Paramount CEO David Ellison Caused Industry-Wide Panic With His Grand Plan For Warner Bros., But Do We Really Need To Be Afraid? deadline.com/2026/05/david-ell @Deadline #Paramount #WarnerBros

  3. As a matter of fact, I think Hollywood has been really loosing quality since 2023. There seems to be an almost total absence of new prestige TV shows and movies being talked around.

    "Hollywood has long put out important truth-telling films, from “All the President’s Men” to the documentary “Citizenfour.” Some of the most celebrated films and TV shows — such as “The Godfather,” “All in the Family” and “M*A*S*H” — explored daring, controversial themes. Much of this content was created when film and TV functioned through open markets involving separate studios, exhibitors and distributors. After the industry allowed widespread consolidation, streaming companies began to take over. If a studio like Warner Bros. ceases to exist as an independent entity, we will lose yet another company to fund, produce and distribute that kind of art.

    There’s good news, though. It comes in the form of a word that reliably counteracts fear: solidarity.

    When over 4,000 artists are willing to sign a letter encouraging state attorneys general to block the merger — and more are signing every day — that matters. When elected leaders, from the California attorney general Rob Bonta to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York start speaking out, holding hearings and starting investigations, that matters, too.

    We also have an existing blueprint for success to thwart this merger. After the federal government approved a merger between Nexstar and Tegna, two affiliate station conglomerates, a bipartisan group of state enforcers challenged the combination and a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the deal. A jury recently found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, acts an illegal monopoly, and another jury decided against Meta and Google in a case about social media addiction.
    The oligarchs are still in charge. But they are starting to lose their grip on power."

    nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion

    #USA #Monopolies #Oligopolies #Paramount #WarnerBros

  4. ‘Harry Potter’ Agency The Blair Partnership Signals Support for Paramount-WB Merger, Citing Studio’s ‘Long-Term Vision and Commitment to Exceptional Storytelling’ (EXCLUSIVE)
    #Variety #Global #News #HarryPotter #Paramount #WarnerBros

    variety.com/2026/tv/global/har

  5. Mark Ruffalo Says Hollywood Stars Declined to Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-WB Merger ‘Because They’re Afraid’ the Studio Will Blacklist Them
    #Variety #News #MarkRuffalo #Paramount #WarnerBros

    variety.com/2026/film/news/mar

  6. Mark Ruffalo Says Hollywood Stars Declined to Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-WB Merger ‘Because They’re Afraid’ the Studio Will Blacklist Them

    web.brid.gy/r/https://variety.