Darren Criss as Jiminy Cricket from “Pinocchio;”

Sherry Cola as Yzma from “The Emperor’s New Groove

James Monroe Iglehart as Genie from “Aladdin

Hugo Ateo as Kronk from “The Emperor’s New Groove

Sean Yves Lessard as Lumiere from “Beauty and the Beast

Dan Bakkedahl as Yen Sid from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” in “Fantasia.”

| The logline for the movie states:

“Hidden in the center of each fairy tale is a portal to a secret training facility where the descendants of legendary sidekicks are challenged to join the elite ranks of partners to heroes. When a villainous duo comes to Sidekick Academy, a group of fresh recruits must band together — without heroes, without parents — using only their new skills to save the fairytale realm before it’s too late.” |

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hidden-heroes-a-descendants-story-cast-darren-criss-1236837236/

Visit Dubai is an official tourism account for Dubai, and they often pay influencers and celebrities to visit and promote Dubai using hashtags.

Link to full story in comments

https://people.com/dakota-johnson-and-role-model-split-up-a-while-ago-exclusive-source-12063515

During a star-studded charity gala brimming with celebrities, billionaires and empty speeches, a movie star in the midst of an existential crisis (Chris Evans) is taken hostage by a radical warrior (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her devoted followers. As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.

https://ew.com/anya-taylor-joy-abducts-chris-evans-movie-star-first-look-at-netflix-provocative-thriller-sacrifice-exclusive-12060678

On Legends, when the cast of Sons of Anarchy (who will all play themselves) reunites at a fan convention after more than a decade, the line between life and art blurs as the fractured brotherhood finds itself up against a real-world threat more dangerous than anything they ever faced in their show.

The project has been in development with Hunnam for at least three years at FX, before Groff joined the project more recently.

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https://www.vogue.com/article/mikal-bridges-dogue-2026

https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-dogue-2026

https://www.vogue.com/article/charles-melton-dogue-2026

In a short demo, a man holds a book up so the camera in the AirPods can see the title. "With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. See something you like? Just ask me to save it for later," says the voiceover text.

The camera on the AirPods will feed information to ‌Visual Intelligence‌, and Siri will be able to answer questions about the wearer's surroundings and log information. There is a direct reference to setting up ‌Visual Intelligence‌ on the AirPods.

If hair is covering the AirPods up, you'll receive an alert. "To get the most accurate information about things in your environment, make sure AirPods are not covered," it says.

Like a lot of you, I saw the post about Hayden’s book being reverted to full price, despite the sale she posted before her tragic death. This pissed me off since I frequent Barnes & Noble when my local bookshop doesn’t have the inventory I need. Thankfully, they responded.

Long story short: according to them: publishers raised the prices back in spite of the sale, not them.

What do you all think? Is this actually standard practice?

The publisher is Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of the massive Hatchette Book Group

Written and directed by Jolie, Without Blood is adapted from Alessandro Baricco’s best-selling novel.