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Experts Call for a Rigor Reset in Wildfire Social Science
Three veteran wildfire social scientists argue in Fire Ecology that the field's rapid growth demands renewed agreement on methodological rigor, field-based training, and honest evaluation of new technologies.
Your Next Business Opportunity Could Begin November 13 in Edinburg
For Rio Grande Valley residents considering business ownership, November 13 offers an opportunity to sit across the table from franchise representatives, ask questions about investment requirements, and explore the possibility of operating an established brand.
Indian Premier League cricket surges with value and parity
The second most popular sport in the world is growing in value in India.
Charles Davis Urges Florida to Start Aaron Philo vs. Georgia
As the Gators prepare for a high-stakes rivalry clash in Atlanta, Charles Davis weighs in on whether Jon Sumrall should stick with momentum or return to experience.
Fan Favorite Receiver Returns To Bills Practice On Wednesday
After months of ACL recovery, Tyrell Shavers rejoins the Bills following a gutsy postseason performance. His grit and selflessness now face a 21-day evaluation for a roster spot.
Brownsville Business Leader Jim Tipton to Receive Sunshine Haven Community Service Award
Sunshine Haven has named Brownsville businessman and community leader Jim Tipton as its 2026 Angels Among Us award recipient, recognizing his longstanding involvement in civic organizations and community service throughout the Rio Grande Valley.
Police say west Eugene burglary matches pattern targeting Asian business owners
Eugene police are warning residents about a pattern of burglaries targeting Asian homeowners after a family’s home in west Eugene was burglarized Monday.Shortly
NPI awarded National Institutes of Health grant to evaluate implementation of California’s Recess for All law
California law mandates that public elementary and charter schools provide at least 30 minutes of recess time each school day as of school year 2024-25. Implementation was required by California Senate Bill 291, also known as Recess for All, which passed on October 13, 2023 under the leadership of State Senator Josh Newman (D-29). Nutrition Policy Institute director and cooperative extension specialist, Hannah R. Thompson, alongside her colleague Rebecca A.
Post Malone to Headline New Year’s Eve Festival as Smith Entertainment Group Brings a Blockbuster Winter Weekend to Utah
The Jazz welcome the Knicks (Dec. 30) and Celtics (Jan. 1) as part of Winter Weekend. Post Malone headlines a New Year's Eve Festival at Delta Center followi...
Post Malone to Headline New Year’s Eve Festival as Smith Entertainment Group Brings a Blockbuster Winter Weekend to Utah
The Jazz welcome the Knicks (Dec. 30) and Celtics (Jan. 1) as part of Winter Weekend. Post Malone headlines a New Year's Eve Festival at Delta Center followi...
Post Malone to Headline New Year’s Eve Festival as Smith Entertainment Group Brings a Blockbuster Winter Weekend to Utah
SEG teams up with Palm Tree Crew for a New Year’s Eve Festival featuring Post Malone and special guest Alesso, as Winter Weekend brings four days of sports and entertainment to Utah
What’s happening in Gainesville? Here are events to check out
Find Halloween fun, live music, theater, art and the Micanopy Fall Festival among this week’s events around Gainesville.
3 Takeaways From Grizzlies’ 110-105 Win Over Jazz
Three takeaways from Memphis’ win in Utah, including Zach Edey’s foul trouble, Ty Jerome’s late response and valuable clutch reps for a young roster.
USA TODAY Sports' Week 9 expert predictions for Florida vs Georgia
What USA TODAY Sports' experts are predicting for one of college football's greatest rivalry games between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs.
'DWTS' sidesteps Val controversy. Will Horror Movie Night change that?
There will be carnage in the ballroom when ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" returns tonight, Oct. 27, for the Halloween-themed "Horror Movie Night" (8 p.m.
Women’s Health Wednesday: New Breast Cancer Research at St. Peter’s Health Partners Reveals More Success with Tumor Removal
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A promising, international clinical trial is getting attention locally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month wraps up. A local breast surgeon with St. Peter’s Breast …
Local nonprofit Art Boost helps artists develop the business skills they need to build sustainable careers
Artists can spend years honing their craft, but learning how to market their work, value their art and build a brand can be a challenge. Art Boost, a Dallas nonprofit that grew out of the Business Council for the Arts’
Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE
The first estimate of CTE prevalence across the NFL suggests 75 percent of players may suffer from the neurodegenerative disease.
People over profit: The case for business reform
At the 2026 BenDaniel Lecture in Business Ethics, speakers dissected the values baked into business school curricula and the U.S. market.
Kings County candidates debate at Valley Voice's forum
On Saturday, Oct. 24, candidates from Kings County races took the stage at a Valley Voices forum.
BREAKING: Global Fund Appoints Mark Dybul As Executive Director Amid Mandate And Funding Challenges
Former Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul returns to the helm in Geneva facing an unprecedented $5.36 billion funding gap, fraught domestic transitions, and mounting demands to overhaul the global health architecture. While experts welcome his track record, balancing transatlantic rivalries with rising country sovereignty will demand delicate diplomacy and an updated playbook.
Valve addresses Steam's AI game-clone problem - by suggesting developers make their games less copyable
Steam operator Valve seems to suggest the AI clone-game problem is on developers making their games too easily copyable, rather than something it should police.
Tree removal along Independence upsets Plaza Midwood businesses
Crews hired to clear trees to improve visibility of a Charlotte FC billboard
Val Chmerkovskiy, Carrie Ann Inaba share long embrace on “DWTS” set after temporary feud and 1-week suspension
EW captured the moment on camera after Chmerkovskiy was barred from competing for one week after his joke about defending wife Jenna Johnson from Inaba’s judging.
Watch Val Chmerkovskiy, Carrie Ann Inaba embrace on ‘DWTS’ set during commercial break
‘Dancing With the Stars’ pro Val Chmerkovskiy and judge Carrie Ann Inaba embraced on set and had an impassioned chat after Chmerkovskiy’s ‘DWTS’ suspension over comments about Inaba’s judging.
A Dinner for Two Helps Keep Care Rolling Across the Shenandoah Valley
Augusta Health Foundation’s Dinner to Go. Care in Motion. funds Neighborhood Clinics and the Mobile Medical Unit; orders close Oct. 30 FISHERSVILLE, VIRGINIA — Each month, Augusta Health’s Mobile Medical Unit travels to neighborhoods across the Shenandoah Valley, where getting to a doctor is not always easy. The doors open, a familiar face says hello, […]
Here's what's happening in St. Helena
Here's what's happening in St. Helena in the next few weeks.
Eagles Get Another Reminder About Saquon Barkley’s NFL Trade Value
A loss at home against the Dallas Cowboys gave the Philadelphia Eagles their fifth loss in a row. Now sitting at 2-5 on the season, the Eagles are getting hit with a tough dose of reality–they are becoming one of the NFL’s worst teams in 2026. As Bleacher Report recently ranked the top trade assets […] The post Eagles Get Another Reminder About Saquon Barkley’s NFL Trade Value appeared first on HEAVY.
Zocdoc CEO: will AI agents make your business more valuable or more vulnerable?
Earlier this month, I sent my leadership team a memo titled “The AI Agents are Coming (Faster Than You Think).”
What to Expect From Penn State Post-Bye Week
Penn State has clearly not had the season many expected up to this point. At 3-4 overall and 0-4 against the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions look to start clean after their bye week. Purdue, also 3-4 overall, will head to Happy Valley this week to meet a fresh Penn State squad. The Boilermakers are …
Politicians are afraid to fix taxes. So 100 citizens tried.
Connecticut’s property tax system has been broken for decades and the politicians have failed to fix the problem. So now, they’re trying something new: a citizens assembly. (Citizens assemblies are also old. They go back to Ancient Greece, when lawmakers were chosen not through elections, but through random lotteries.) Today on the show, Connecticut’s citizens assembly. It's like jury duty, but for taxes. About hundred random people from all around Connecticut come together to try to solve the state’s property tax problem. They wrestle with whether they should raise taxes, cut spending, find efficiencies, or a mix of everything. Will this alternative attempt to solve the unsolvable succeed, or will it be politics as usual?It’s a modern case study of what happens when politicians step aside to let citizens decide what’s best. Come along as we talk to the professor who helped put this assembly together, learn from the citizens involved how this experiment changed them, and meet the politician who agreed to take their proposals to the state legislature. Planet Money will be at Kilkenomics Festival 2026. Tickets here.Read: - Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life - Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletter- Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: - Instagram- TikTok- YouTube- FacebookSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.This episode of Planet Money was hosted by Erika Beras and Jeff Guo. It was produced by James Sneed with reporting help from Áine Pennello. It was edited by Jess Jiang, Sierra Juarez is our fact-checker, and Jimmy Keeley & Travis Hagen engineered the show. Alex Goldmark is the executive producer of Planet Money..
Empower Your Most Curious Employees to Drive Your Digital Transformation
Leaders seeking to turn AI’s promise into business value often overlook employees already experimenting with emerging technologies. These “digital wayfinders”—frequently younger, junior employees but defined by their exploratory approach rather than their age—can reveal new possibilities, challenge established assumptions, and accelerate digital transformation. Indeed, research involving almost 10,000 leaders across 108 countries suggests that organizations making greater progress are more likely to engage these employees. But these employees’ tendency to experiment without permission and challenge established thinking candidly can also send promising initiatives off track and alienate leaders. To channel their contributions productively, leaders should build candid, two-way communication; remove unnecessary bureaucracy while establishing clear business and ethical guardrails; and provide “air cover” through visible sponsorship and support and opportunities to influence consequential decisions.
Val Chmerkovskiy and Carrie Ann Inaba have made peace. How the 'Dancing With the Stars' controversy unfolded.
A dispute over a controversial lift in Week 5 sparked a Will Smith-inspired social post, a historic suspension and an apology.
Celtics' Paul George Quietly Delivers Something Boston Badly Needs
Jayson Tatum stole the spotlight, but Paul George provided a different kind of performance that could become increasingly valuable for the Celtics.
Entertainment Hits $332.5B To Become World’s Second Most Valuable Sector
That’s according to consultancy Interbrand, whose latest Best Global Brands report pegs the cumulative value of entertainment companies’ brands at $332.5B, an increase of 12.4% year-on-year.
'Heartbreak House' review: A tenderly luminous Shaw revival
George Bernard Shaw's 'Heartbreak House' receives a magisterial revival directed by Nike Doukas for Antaeus Theatre Company at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center in Glendale.
DePaoli named Centreville Stadium president of business operations
PAWTUCKET – On Monday, Oct. 26, Rhode Island FC and Centreville Bank Stadium named Lou DePaoli as president of business operations, which they said marked the next step in the
A guide to Nov. 3 midterm election with history, perspective
Democrats appear a cinch to win control of the House, but the Senate remains a toss-up. Save your sanity by ignoring the polls. And don't put too much weight on Republicans' big financial advantage.
Peppino D'Agostino takes the stage at BRT Saturday
CUMBERLAND – Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St., will present a matinee with Italian fingerstyle guitarist Peppino D’Agostino on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m.
Beloved Celtic festival in Bethlehem ending operations after nearly 4 decades
The Celtic Cultural Alliance said years of significant financial challenges led to the decision.
Georgia Renaissance Festival continues with themed Fall Fling, After Dark fun
Georgia Renaissance Festival's Fall Fling returns with performances, jousting, a pub crawl and the Renaissance Festival After Dark.
The Business Exit Strategy More Owners Should Be Talking About
Discover how employee ownership trusts (EOTs) offer business owners an alternative exit strategy that preserves company culture while realizing business value.
As Epic’s dominance grows, its iron grip is choking innovation in health technology
A STAT investigation found that Epic selectively withholds access to patient data, disadvantaging rival software developers and stymying innovation.
“We Just Sold a Business for 50 Times”: Defense Multiples Lift Space
KippsDeSanto’s Karl Schmidt says two recent munitions deals fetched 30 and 50 times EBITDA in a corner of defense that used to trade at six to eight, and defense multiples are lifting private space valuations.
Entertainment Named Second Most Valuable Sector
Netflix, YouTube and Instagram helped the entertainment sector become the world's second-most valuable sector, according to an Interbrand report.
Early rain doesn’t dampen 48th Valle Country Fair
Live mountain music performances by Avery Junior Appalachian Musicians and traditional dances by the Colombianitas troupe lifted spirits, while children participated in games and enjoyed face painting under improving weather.
Netanyahu, Eisenkot stake rival claims to lead Israel after deadlocked vote
By Maayan Lubell, Lili Bayer and Tamar Uriel-Beeri JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot offered competing claims to lead Israel after Tuesday's elect...
Jared Goff Speaks Bluntly On Lions Coach Dan Campbell
T The Detroit Lions did what they had to do Sunday afternoon against their divisional rival, the Green Bay Packers, at Ford Field, defeating them 20-17 thanks to a last-second field goal from kicker Jake Bates. There was also a moment during the contest that could have ultimately cost the Lions the game, as Jahmyr […] The post Jared Goff Speaks Bluntly On Lions Coach Dan Campbell appeared first on HEAVY.
Maple Leafs Handed Blunt ‘Valuable’ Easton Cowan Claim
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-2 to the Calgary Flames on Monday, October 26, but the game still offered a few positives.Of course, it is hard to draw positive conclusions from a defeat, especially since Toronto’s winning streak ended and Kirill Marchenko suffered an injury.However, at least one positive takeaway was Easton Cowan. According to […] The post Maple Leafs Handed Blunt ‘Valuable’ Easton Cowan Claim appeared first on HEAVY.
Who Owns What: The Watermania Waterpark Richmond May Expropriate
[There is often a lack of transparency around land ownership in BC. Who Owns What is an ongoing series by The Realist focused on interesting land ownership stories. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email: howardchai@substack.com.] Earlier this month, CBC and Richmond News reported that the City of Richmond is planning to expropriate Watermania, the waterpark located at 14300 Entertainment Boulevard near the Richmond Ice Centre. The City of Richmond currently leases the property from a private owner — 14300 Entertainment Blvd. Investments Ltd. — and the lease is set to expire in March 2027. According to the reports, the two sides have been unable to agree on terms of the lease renewal and the City has since served a Notice of Expropriation, saying it wants to secure “essential community services,” according to CBC, with outgoing Mayor Malcolm Brodie telling CBC that “Watermania is an important recreation facility for our community, and the city’s goal is to secure its long-term future.” Richmond News added that because the expropriation is not for a linear easement like a sewage line or rapid transit, an inquiry can be requested, and one has been scheduled for November 30 to December 4, according to CBC. What was left out of both stories, however, is who the City would be expropriating Watermania from. According to the Land Owner Transparency Registry, 14300 Entertainment Boulevard is legally owned by 14300 Entertainment Blvd. Investments Ltd. and that numbered company is controlled by a Chinese individual named Hai Feng Zhu, who primarily resides in the Jilin province. The registered address of 14300 Entertainment Blvd. Investments Ltd. is 3899 Cartier Street in Vancouver, a mansion in Shaughnessy that BC Assessment values at $10,423,000. The home at 3899 Cartier Street has previously been tied to Kevin Sun of Sun Commercial by reporter Sam Cooper when he was with the Vancouver Sun in a report noting that Sun had an associate named Hai Feng Zhu who is a director of SunOil Ltd., as confirmed by the company’s filings. Another person mentioned in both the report and filing is Denise She. A search of Hai Feng Zhu in the Land Owner Transparency Registry reveals that Zhu also owns four other properties in British Columbia. The Realist then used the PIDs1 to identify the addresses, finding that the two parcels with PIDs beginning 014 are two parcels that form 1155 Bidwell Street in Vancouver and that the two parcels with PIDs beginning 015 are two parcels that form 1755 Davie Street. 1755 Davie Street is the Best Western Plus Sands, 1155 Bidwell Street is a surface parking lot, and both are held under 0993956 B.C. LTD., which is controlled by Hai Feng Zhu alongside the aforementioned Kevin Sun and Denise She, among others. The Best Western Plus Sands is listed under Sun Commercial’s portfolio and Sun Commercial also previously sold the Richmond Ice Centre to the City of Richmond for $32 million in 2019. Denise She, Peter Cheng De She, and Julia MiMi Yang also control 1078635 B.C. Ltd., which owns 1707 Davie Street, the small retail building that sits between 1755 Davie Street and 1155 Bidwell Street. Governments in British Columbia have a tendency to overpay for real estate, so it’ll be interesting to see how much the City of Richmond pays for Watermania if they do end up expropriating the property. BC Assessment values 14300 Entertainment Boulevard at $49,397,000. The assessed value is dated to July 1, 2025 and is a small decline from the previous assessment of $52,584,000. The rest of this story dives into Sun Commercial and $159 million in sales it made last year to KingSett Capital. Become a paid subscriber for all the details. Subscribe Sun Commercial Sun Commercial is based out of the City Square Shopping Centre at 555 W 12th Avenue in Vancouver, which it acquired in 2019 for $225 million, and also has an office located at 415 Yonge Street in Toronto.
Fantasy Football Impact: 4 Potential Josh Downs Landing Spots
A few teams that could be foreseeable places for Colts WR Josh Downs to go to, and the effect it would have on his fantasy football value.
Kashmir’s springs are drying up. Scientists say saving them starts uphill
Shafeeqa, a 40-year-old resident of Cherwan village in Ganderbal district, north of Srinagar in Kashmir Valley, remembers a spring that once flowed with enough force to make diverting its water toward agricultural fields a difficult task. During her teenage years, she recalls, the water rushed so powerfully that her brother was once carried along by […]
Animals Starves while the Kardashians Miss the Charts Again
(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get going, I’d like to offer congratulations to Jonathan Funke, whose suggestion “midflicks” won the poll for what I should call straight-to-streaming films which aren’t big or cinematic enough to go to theaters but seem too expensive for a TV movie. It’s so useful a term, I just used it last week! Now I just need to add this term to my data dictionary! Okay, on to this week’s issue. We’re starting out looking at Netflix/Ben Affleck’s latest crime thriller, Animals. I’ll also look at Disclosure Day heading to Peacock (it did better than you’d remember in theaters...) and a new movie based on toys. Plus, a long-time streaming flop returns for its eighth season...will it finally chart? (No.) Will anyone at Disney care? Probably not. All that, plus another look at new shows landing on streaming on 1-Oct from Reelgood, what streamer hasn’t had a film make the Luminate charts since August, Reacher’s long run on the charts, M_onster: The Lizzie Borden Story’s_ short run, the top shows in 2026 according to Samba TV, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. And I mean that last part: putting this week’s issue together, I assembled OVER 25 images, most of which are bespoke looks I made just for this report. Really, publishing articles like this takes the work of writing two articles: one is the narrative and the other is making charts/graphs. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the week of October 5th to October 11th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - Netflix’s Latest Star-Studded Thriller Goes For Glory The tempting angle for anyone writing about streaming film this month, like yours truly, is to ask, “Is this why Dan Lin lost his job at Netflix?” Take Animals, the Ben Affleck-starring-and-directing, Artists Equity-produced crime thriller that opened on 9-Oct. (Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson are also in it.) If it did really well, then one could argue that Lin has another success on his resume. If it underperformed, then it’s another example of a Netflix underperformance this year. So where did Animals fall? Kinda in the middle, but that means it’s more “not a hit” than “big hit”. On Nielsen, it opened to 12.0 million hours, and here’s how that stacks up for 2026 films so far this year: Obviously, that’s not great. It’s both under my 15 million opening bar for “fine” for a Netflix film and 20 million bar for “great” opening. It did a bit better on Samba TV, getting to first place. That’s very, very good, though again, looking at the Nielsen data, it probably means that it was a light week overall. Luminate’s data is a bit closer to Samba TV’s, tied for 17th all time for single weeks since May of 2024: To top it off, no one seemed to like it. It has a 33 on Metacritic and only a 5.7 on IMDb. Both of these numbers could have been impacted by the stories about Affleck’s comments about using AI to make the film. Given the controversy, the film might not have been as bad as the ratings suggest, but it’s also not a bullish sign. All to say…yeah, on net this film isn’t a point in Dan Lin’s favor. At this point, Netflix’s slide has been long enough—going on since February—that I’m almost tempted to lower the bar for what a “hit” is on streaming. Post-February of 2026 or so, it seems like straight-to-streaming films just haven’t hit the same heights as they did from 2022 to 2025. Before we head onto the “Quick Hits” for film, I want to shout out a fellow newsletter whose articles I’ve been loving this year, LA Material, a new LA-based news outlet. For just a highlight of my favorite articles since July... I loved this article on Ghost Town, a group on Venice that clears homeless encampments. As a Los Angeleno, obviously I adore their articles on LA parking issues. Their article on illegal parking tickets got the City Council to address the issue! Also check out their article on people parking in medians. Check out their deep dive on what went wrong with the LA Jazz Festival and how it fell apart, or what’s wrong with USC’s finances. Finally, they wrote up a voter guide on voter guides for the LA General Election. So meta! In search of a city? L.A. Material is an independent news outlet covering the people, politics, culture and glorious chaos shaping Los Angeles. L.A. Material brings you intel on the city you can’t get anywhere else. From exploring how Reddit short stories became Hollywood’s hottest commodity to reporting on the survival jobs keeping entertainment workers afloat. And answering, once and for all, why the AMC Burbank escalator is always broken. Through their newsletters, podcast, videos, events, and member community, L.A. Material is designed to help Angelenos connect to Los Angeles and each other. Sign up now for the free weekday newsletter. Quick Notes on Film Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, came to Peacock on 9-Oct, and I’ll admit that, after pulling its stats, I did a pinch of a double take. As I wrote throughout my deep, deep, deep dive on summer box office/Obsession/Backrooms/IP/superheroes, oftentimes the film media discusses films as “flops” or “misses” or “hits” without clarifying what they specifically mean. Since Disclosure Day didn’t make $250 million in the US or $500 million globally, it was definitely a disappointment by Spielbergian standards, who is the highest-grossing director of all time, and arguably even more ahead in adjusted grosses. But it did make $245 million globally on a $115 million budget, so it isn’t as big of a miss as I remember. That’s still probably not enough to break even in the theatrical window, when you factor in marketing costs…but it’s close. And it grossed a lot more even in the US than some titles with about ten times more coverage. Anyways, lots of preamble to say this one only did 4.5 million hours according to Nielsen, so it did make the charts, but on the low end. Here’s how it stacks up to other Peacock titles: Apple TV (née +) followed up their “success for them” Mayday with Matchbox The Movie. This one doesn’t look like a success even for them, but at least it’s not a miss. Apple/Skydance clearly tried to take advantage of the success of Barbie at the box office—let’s greenlight all the toy properties!!!—but of course, this didn’t make it to theaters. And it stars John Cena, who, as I argued earlier this summer, NEEDS to get his movies back in theaters. Anyways, this one has mixed-to-bad numbers. It missed the Samba TV and Nielsen charts in its first week, but did make Luminate with 7.1 million hours. That’s just enough to not be an outright miss, and about half what Mayday did earlier this summer. Speaking of Apple Studio’s Mayday, it ended up lasting five weeks on Luminate, which isn’t bad for Apple TV. On Nielsen, it had a three-week run, racking up 13.5 million hours total. Again, like Matchbox, the issue is the budget; I doubt that this viewership earned enough to justify that budget. Also, to be clear, neither of these films are “midflicks”; both should have gone to theaters. Toy Story 5 is not hanging around on the streaming charts on Disney+, so it’s not as leggy as either Zootopia 2 or Moana 2, and definitely not in the same class as Encanto. (It did make all the money at the box office, so Disney is going to be fine…) The Breadwinner on Netflix (from Sony) is down to 3.9 million hours in its third week. It only lasted for one week on the Samba TV charts. Netflix’s Doing Life had a smaller-than-normal binge release curve bounce, only going to 7.1 million hours from 6.0 to start, but it made Samba TV at fifth place in its second week. The Netflix documentary, The Widower: Til’ Death Do Us Part, also had a small binge release curve bounce to 6.5 million hours, but did make a second week on Samba TV. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Unabomber fell off after two weeks on Nielsen—which is not great at all—and Demon Slayer fell off after just one week. Over on Luminate, the two smaller titles The Swan: Behind the Mirror and Kill. Bury. Print both fell out of the Luminate top ten charts. The story of library film at the first of the month is the arrival of the Ice Age films on Netflix. Now, here’s a small example of optimizing your library that even Netflix could do better. Say you want to rent/license a new film series from Disney**.** A streamer could pay a big paycheck and then drop each Ice Age film on the exact same day of the month, the fourth of October. That’s one choice. In contrast, the streamer could have released each film one week apart, and make each one a mini-event for folks watching Ice Age films. Or even roll them out monthly. Netflix opted for the former strategy, and as a result, only three of the films made the Nielsen charts this week. The “Miss of the Week” goes to Tubi’s YA-ish horror film_, R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2_, which didn’t even make the Luminate charts like Tubi films usually do, or, should I say, “used to”? Tubi films, most of which are straight-to-streaming, used to reliably make the Luminate film charts (which only covers straight-to-streaming films), but a Tubi film hasn’t made it since August. The first Pumpkinhead got 1.4 million hours last year according to Luminate. As I wrote about this film before, it seems to be a bit muddled in terms of age: too scary for young kids but probably not scary enough for older kids. Speaking of Luminate, Netflix’s latest doc about a comic (expect more docs about comedians all month), Who Is Martin Mull?, flopped, getting just 200K and 700K hours according to Luminate. Three other film/special misses belonged to Hulu, including a standup special, Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, Neon’s latest horror film, Hokum, which made $17 million in the US, and a Family Guy Halloween special. (That last one was only 22 minutes, so it’s not a surprise it missed.) Finally, another Netflix standup special missed the charts, Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying missed too. I can confirm last week’s misses, most notably Paramount+’s Jackass: Best and Last, MUBI’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and HBO Max’s Evil Dead Burn. Television - I Can’t Visualize Nothing: The Kardashians Story Normally, in the mini-dive essays that open the Streaming Ratings Report, I focus on shows that do well or, at the very least, make the charts. Why? Because as I’ve said time and again, I can’t visualize nothing like, say, the Kardashians’ TV shows. Here’s the TV debuts chart for this week with a missing spot for The Kardashians, whose eighth season just landed on Hulu:
Canada's particle accelerator ambitions gather pace as TRIUMF advances rare isotope science
As Canada's particle accelerator centre enters this next phase of development, researchers will continue pursuing answers to some of the most fundamental questions in science while simultaneously generating knowledge with practical value for society.
Oct. 29 Vallejo/Vacaville Arts-Entertainment Source: Activities
The Trunk or Treat Car Show is set for Halloween at 2 p.m., Solano County Fairgrounds, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo.
Oct. 29 Vallejo/Vacaville Arts-Entertainment Source: Faces and Places
Northbay Health raised nearly $2 million at its fourth annual Gala on Oct. 16.
Prince George’s Council gives final OK to funding for Sphere project
The Prince George’s County Council gave final approval Tuesday to a deal committing the county to financing up to $215 million to help bring the proposed $1.4 billion Sphere entertainment venue to National Harbor.
The Wake Forest Refocus
Wake Forest is done resting for the season, and it is time to refocus. After a bye week, the Demon Deacons are 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference with five games left in the season. They are home Saturday against the Virginia Cavaliers, who come into Winston-Salem 4-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play. …
Des Moines Children’s Museum relocating to temporary Urbandale location
The Des Moines Children’s Museum is moving to a temporary location at 4093 NW Urbandale Drive as it prepares to leave its current space at Valley West Mall. The museum plans to open to the public at its temporary location Nov. 2, pending completion of the move. The relocation will allow the museum to continue…
Haunted Tea Time, Día de los Muertos: 4 things to do in New Caney, Porter over Halloween weekend
Local Halloween weekend events from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 include a fall festival, haunted tea time, trick-or-treating and a Día de los Muertos celebration.
Google's Android Registered App Stores program launches Dec. 1, applications now open
Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google's stamp of approval.
Vital Skills: Upskilling Genie Code with Healthcare and Life Sciences skills
The blog highlights what Vital Skills, a skill library built by Databricks industry experts, can do for analytical and scientific development with Genie Code. We explain the development and evaluation process, highlight some specific skills, and show how customers can find and use these skills.
Shelley Duvall Is Still Horror Gaming's Scream Queen
The queen of the Overlook Hotel looks on
BOOK EXCERPT: Anonymous Health Executive Shares 3 Axes of Behavioral Health Economics
Unlike most of healthcare, behavioral health is not an episodic business. Most of healthcare produces revenue in discrete intervals. A
BOOK EXCERPT: Anonymous Health Executive Shares 3 Axes of Behavioral Health Economics
Unlike most of healthcare, behavioral health is not an episodic business. Most of healthcare produces revenue in discrete intervals. A
Former rival dodges full-throated El-Sayed endorsement after bitter Senate primary
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who lost to El-Sayed in the Democratic primary, said she's 'on the team' but declined to say she was fully behind the Michigan Senate nominee.
The Business Advantage of Fit-for-Purpose IT: Why Technology Economics Matters More Than Ever
Learn how a data-driven technology investment model can show IT decision makers how to select a hybrid IT mix that will optimize performance and maximize value back to the business.
Amazon Business Debuts New Procurement Tools
Amazon Business has rolled out a pair of tools designed for procurement professionals. First up is Amazon Business Value Intelligence, which “quantifies
Hybrid Research Models Bridge Science and Market Value
Guillermo Ruiz-Esparza outlines how academic institutions must evolve to turn lab discoveries into scalable ventures and market solutions.
Googlebook should have been framed as the Chromebook successor, not a MacBook rival
If you’ve spent any time reading or watching the initial wave of Googlebook reviews over the past couple of weeks, you’ve seen the frustration firsthand. Mainstream reviewers are picking up these...
Aloft adds PS5 version, launches in early 2027
Floating islands-set cooperative sandbox survival game Aloft will launch for PlayStation 5 alongside its full release on PC via Steam in early 2027, publisher Funcom and developer developer Astrola…
Devin Gardner Calls Out Whittingham Over Ohio State Rivalry
On his own podcast, Devin Gardner questioned how Kyle Whittingham talks about Ohio State. #GoBlue
Don’t Abolish Business Schools. Make Them Accountable for Impact as well as Value
In response to a recent essay in The New York Times, Wharton Vice Dean Witold Henisz argues that business schools should prepare managers to evaluate both value creation and broader social and environmental impacts.
Exclusive: Meta director Rohit Patel departs after 8 years to take on Microsoft Office Suite
Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.
Office Visit: This isn’t a typical health system deal, and that’s the point
INTEGRIS Health CEO Timothy Pehrson explains how joining Risant Health could expand value-based care while keeping leadership and decisions in Oklahoma.
Institutions Of Consequence: Why The Case Against Business Schools Looks Different From Latin America
The case against business schools ignores Latin America, where the problem isn’t extracting value but creating it, argues EGADE's dean.
U.S. Small Business Administration Names SBA Lafayette an SBA Preferred Lender
Lafayette Square SBLC, LLC (doing business as SBA Lafayette), today announced being named a Preferred Lender ("PLP") by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("the SBA"). The designation gives SBA Lafayette delegated authority to make SBA 7(a) credit decisions, expediting funding approval. In fiscal year 2025, the SBA backed 77,600 7(a) loans totaling $37 billion, making the program a vital source of capital to American small businesses.
Rays Announce World Series Game 4 Starter vs. Brewers
Facing a crushing 3-0 deficit, the Tampa Bay Rays turn to Griffin Jax for a high-stakes survival start to prevent a Milwaukee Brewers sweep.
DOMSKY: Vanderbilt’s business fraternities are playing favorites
Vanderbilt’s business fraternity recruitment process: a living hell. There are three main business fraternities at Vanderbilt: Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Kappa Psi and Phi Chi Theta. Each one has different members, values and culture. But one thing is common to all three: a similarly competitive rush process for potential new members, or PNMs. And surprisingly,...
Juneau health grants fund senior hub plan, childcare project
Plans at St. Ann’s, hospital-worker childcare and cancer support get funding
Syracuse Football: First November Kickoff Now Scheduled
The Orange will host the Clemson Tigers at the JMA Wireless Dome, looking to beat their rivals for the second straight year.
Richmond’s beloved Valhalla Rising Bakery to close due to owner’s health struggles
The baker of Billy Bread will close Valhalla Rising Bakery in Richmond on Saturday due to ongoing health struggles.
Apple Could Lose Its $5 Trillion Valuation as iPhone Duo Screens Crack
Apple's first foldable iPhone started cracking within days of launch, and the timing could not be worse for a company balancing a $5 trillion valuation on a razor-thin cushion.
Can we restore morality to world politics?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is challenging Trump’s transactional world view with a vision of politics rooted in values
Hinojosa leans on Rio Grande Valley roots in battle with Abbott
Voter turnout in the Valley is already 63% higher than it was four years ago at this point.
Fox News Power Rankings: As Iran looms large, can the GOP keep the faithful?
Trump's approval dropped to 36% amid the war in Iran, reshaping the 2026 midterms, but the Senate map through deep-red states keeps GOP alive.
'Speaking in Tongues' review: Hard times in the Central Valley
José Luis Valenzuela directs the world premiere of Luis Alfaro's 'Speaking in Tongues' in a Latino Theater Co. production at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.
Tulip Time Festival to Unveil 2027 Entertainment Lineup, Attractions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2026) - Tribute acts will spotlight the 98th renewal of Holland's signature ...
Tulip Time Festival to Unveil 2027 Entertainment Lineup, Attractions
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 27, 2026) - Tribute acts will spotlight the 98th renewal of Holland's signature ...
Newcastle appoint Tomas Amaral as new head of first-team recruitment
The 35-year-old was most recently sporting director at Spartak Moscow after scouting roles at Benfica, Real Valladolid, Eibar and Granada.
Hot Springs Renaissance Faire returns with Halloween thrills, medieval entertainment
The Hot Springs Renaissance Faire will coincide with Halloween this weekend at the Garland County Fairgrounds, 4831 Malvern Ave., featuring Halloween-themed entertainment, shopping, food and live performances.
Poll: Likely voters favor Democrats as Trump disapproval drives early turnout
Democrats hold an 8-point lead among likely voters in the fight for control of Congress with one week until Election Day, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.
Tieto sells Pulp, Paper and Fibre software business to Valmet
Tieto has signed an agreement to sell its Pulp, Paper and Fibre software business TIPS to Valmet. TIPS comprises Tieto Indtech’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Order‑to‑Cash solution for the pulp, paper and fibre industry.
Valkyries' WNBA Finals run brings business and ‘incredible' vibe to Mission Bay
The emergence of the Golden State Valkyries and their improbable run to the WNBA Finals could not have come at a better time, according to Mission Bay business owners. But not all cashing in.
Economy, 'political homelessness' is top of mind for Ohio voters
Morning Edition Host Amy Eddings is back with another installment of the Ideastream election series that interviews voters from the Mahoning Valley ahead of the midterms.
Two touchdowns for CeeDee Lamb
CeeDee Lamb led the way with 74 yards and two TDs on five grabs in a 38-21 win over the rival Philadelphia Eagles.
Lions’ Rival Could Face Punishment From NFL After Officiating Comments
The Detroit Lions did what they had to do against the divisional rival Green Bay Packers, defeating them by a 24-21 final score thanks to a last-second field goal from placekicker Jake Bates, sending the sold out crowd of Detroit fans at Ford Field into a frenzy.With the victory, the Lions improved their record to […] The post Lions’ Rival Could Face Punishment From NFL After Officiating Comments appeared first on HEAVY.
Valkyries’ WNBA Finals run brings business and ‘incredible’ vibe to SF
The emergence of the Golden State Valkyries and their improbable run to the WNBA Finals could not have come at a better time, according to Mission Bay business owners. But not all cashing in.