{ "entity": "NewsAbroad", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "newsabroad.com", "vertical": "Culture, Style & Media", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-10-16T10:11:43.093Z", "articles": [ { "title": "‘On the Line: The World Burger Games’: Full Day Productions Brings Five Guys Competition to Life in Prime Video Docuseries", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/five-guys-competition-prime-video-docuseries-1236912059/", "summary": "Connor Schell’s Full Day Productions and Lost Tribe Creative just launched a new docuseries, “On The Line: The World Burger Games,” on Prime Video. The five-episode doc follows Five Guys’ global competition of crew members from local qualifying rounds to the ultimate championship", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/a725b973-4028-4d1a-a62a-853e6eda51b0.jpg" }, { "title": "‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ VFX Veteran Hal Hickel on Rotta’s Redesign, Phil Tippett and Jon Favreau’s ‘Less James Bond, More Jackass’ Approach", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-vfx-hal-hickel-phil-tippett-1236913822/", "summary": "Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Hal Hickel approached Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” with a deceptively simple question: “What would Phil do?” The Phil in question was stop-motion pioneer Phil Tippett, whose work on the original “Star Wars” trilogy provid", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:08:16 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/hickel_2.jpg" }, { "title": "Singapore Media Festival Launches Creator Summit as Asia TV Forum Adds AI Zone, Microdrama Focus", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/markets-festivals/singapore-media-festival-asia-creator-summit-ai-zone-atf-1236913825/", "summary": "The Singapore Media Festival will add a dedicated creator economy event to its lineup this year, launching the Asia Creator Summit alongside the long-running Asia TV Forum & Market when its next edition takes place Dec. 1–5. The festival is hosted by Singapore’s Infocomm Media De", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:36:57 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Singapore-Media-Festival-logo.jpg" }, { "title": "Busan Takeaways: Record Crowds Meet a Political Storm as Asia’s Producers Close Ranks", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/busan-film-festival-2026-takeaways-record-crowds-political-storm-1236913812/", "summary": "The Busan International Film Festival drew its largest film audience in more than a decade at its 31st edition, which ran Oct. 6–15, while a political firestorm over a Korean box office hit and an Iranian director’s war speech kept politics in the spotlight. These are Variety’s t", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:44:36 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Majid-Majidi-Busan.jpg" }, { "title": "‘Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald’: Five Biggest Takeaways, From the ‘SNL’ Firing to Concealing His Cancer Diagnosis", "url": "https://variety.com/lists/norm-tale-norm-macdonald-netflix-snl-cancer-metoo/", "summary": "Norm Macdonald wasn’t for everyone. Armed with a deadpan delivery, devil-may-care attitude and cracker-barrel charm, the Canadian comic got his start writing for “Roseanne” before earning acclaim as the host of SNL’s Weekend Update, where his unrelenting ridicule of O.J. Simpson ", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Norm__The_Tale_of_Norm_Macdonald_n_00_48_23_20.jpg" }, { "title": "Serielizados Program: Steven Moffat, Ferran Adrià and Rodrigo Sorogoyen Bring Star Creator Power to Barcelona", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/serielizados-program-steven-moffat-ferran-adria-1236913188/", "summary": "Carmen Machi, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Hagai Levi, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue, Victoria Martín, Ferran Adrià. All will bring star power to Barcelona’s leading series festival Serielizados which is set to kick-off Oct. 19 with the Catalan premiere of the 3Cat-HBO Max “In Vitro.” A prime ", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:32:19 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/In-Vitro-3Cat.jpeg" }, { "title": "‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Composer and More Speak Out About AI at Ghent’s WSA Film Music Days: ‘We Must Continue to Defend Our Art’", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/artisans/festivals/avatar-ai-ghent-wsa-film-music-days-1236910224/", "summary": "At a recent World Soundtrack Awards industry panel, composer Simon Franglen struck a common chord when talking about his work on “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” “We had hundreds of musicians in a room, pouring their emotion out in that precise second,” he recalled. “How can that ever be ", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:28:01 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/MixCollage-13-Oct-2026-06-25-PM-8696.jpg" }, { "title": "Nawazuddin Siddiqui to Star as Delhi Street Detective in ‘Kabootar’ (EXCLUSIVE)", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/nawazuddin-siddiqui-delhi-street-detective-kabootar-1236913102/", "summary": "Indian thespian Nawazuddin Siddiqui is attached to lead “Kabootar,” the debut feature from writer-director Ishan Sharma, produced by Nikhil Chaudhary of MDC Filmworks. The film is structured as a co-production between MDC Filmworks in India, Haiku Films in France, and Rein Film i", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Nawazuddin-Siddiqui1.jpg" }, { "title": "Oregon School Shooting: 3 Children and a Teacher Killed in Tragedy", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bend-oregon-school-shooting-1235643739/", "summary": "The 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, police said", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:21:29 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Zach Bryan Links Up With Lana Del Rey for Delicate Duet ‘Lies’", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/zach-bryan-lana-del-rey-lies-1235642159/", "summary": "Track is off Bryan's new EP Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:11:34 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Bad Fairies’ Adds Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate to Voice Cast", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cynthia-erivo-bad-fairies-kylie-minogue-jonathan-groff-1236913639/", "summary": "“Bad Fairies,” the Warner Bros. Picture Animation and Locksmith Animation musical comedy led by Cynthia Erivo, has added Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate to its voice cast. Minogue will voice Clowder the Cat Witch, Groff will voice Robin Goodfellow and Tate will v", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/split-4-split-a-1000x667-3.jpg" }, { "title": "‘Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald’ Review: Judd Apatow’s Juicy and Haunting Portrait of a Comedy Star as Troubled as He Was Hilarious", "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/norm-the-tale-of-norm-macdonald-review-judd-apatow-1236911273/", "summary": "At times, he had a streak of Andy Kaufman’s antisocial hostility in him, as if comedy was his way of testing both himself and the audience, seeing what they would accept, and seeing if he would be accepted.", "source": "variety.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:43:27 +0000", "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Norm__The_Tale_of_Norm_Macdonald_n_00_48_23_20.png" }, { "title": "The ‘GTA VI’ Soundtrack Is Getting a Big Physical Media Rollout — Even if the Game Itself Isn’t", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/grand-theft-auto-vi-soundtrack-vinyl-buy-online-1235643548/", "summary": "You can pick up multiple vinyl variants of the soundtrack to the digital-download-only game", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:37:44 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Tate McRae Can’t Be Contained in Lavish New ‘Housewife’ Video", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-housewife-video-new-song-1235643487/", "summary": "The pop singer's new song sees her push a baby carriage stuffed with cash and gallivanting with her suitors", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:06:26 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "‘I’m Not Allowed to Drive’: Billy Joel Shares Health Update as He Prepares to Sell Vintage Motorcycles", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billy-joel-health-update-vintage-motorcycle-auction-1235643682/", "summary": "The singer was diagnosed with a brain disorder and stepped away from live performances last year", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:39:13 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Olivia Rodrigo Taps Chappell Roan (and David Byrne) for Retro ‘Expectations’ Remix", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-chappell-roan-expectations-remix-1235642153/", "summary": "Rodrigo's first-ever remix gets a delightfully campy video featuring the Talking Heads frontman", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:17:12 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Broker Accused of Illegally Buying 18.5 Million Tickets to Beyoncé, Post Malone, and More", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-post-malone-pitbull-concerts-ticket-broker-lawsuit-1235643546/", "summary": "The DOJ alleges the company bought 7,624 tickets to a single Renaissance concert and made about $833,323 in profit scalping them", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:29 +0000", "image": null }, { "title": "Mike Tyson Accuses Supreme of Breaching Contract Over Palestinian Flag Hoodie", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/mike-tyson-supreme-palestinian-flag-hoodie-1235643362/", "summary": "“Without authorization, Supreme altered the approved design,” the boxer’s legal team tells Rolling Stone about the Martine Rose collaboration", "source": "rollingstone.com", "published": "Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:03:06 +0000", "image": null } ] }