Hacker News with Generative AI: Entertainment

Why Kids' Shows Like 'Cocomelon' Hamper Critical Brain Development (forbes.com)
When adults hear the term “kid-friendly” in regards to entertainment, a familiar image often springs to mind: vibrant colors, catchy tunes and straightforward narratives.

Child Development, Education, Media, Entertainment, Psychology

7 points by KittenInABox 7 hours ago | 0 comments

Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of "Saturday Night Live" (newyorker.com)
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.

Television, Comedy, Entertainment, Media

45 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 50 comments

The Dark Secrets Behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations (vulture.com)
Scarlett Pavlovich was a 22-year-old drama student when she met the performer Amanda Palmer by chance on the streets of Auckland.

Abuse Accusations, Neil Gaiman, Entertainment, Celebrities

27 points by rendx 5 days ago | 4 comments

A man keeping hope, and 70-year-old pinball machines, alive (arstechnica.com)
The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on the brink of collapse. Yet it has always come back, today again riding a wave of popularity driven by the successes of high-tech machines capitalizing on familiar brands like X-Men and Godzilla.

Pinball, Nostalgia, Entertainment, Gaming, History

58 points by dangle1 12 days ago | 30 comments

Coding Adventure: Ant and Slime Simulations (2021) [video] (youtube.com)

Coding, Simulation, Video, Entertainment

12 points by ayazhan 12 days ago | 1 comments

Why clowns paint their faces on eggs (2017) (bbc.com)
Professional clowns must choose a unique facial makeup design – and they have an unusual way of ‘protecting’ it from copycats. Legal researchers Dave Fagundes and Aaron Perzanowski investigate.

Clowns, Legal Issues, Copyrights, Facial Makeup, Entertainment

37 points by NaOH 12 days ago | 28 comments

DVD shop owner vows to be ‘last man standing’ (bbc.com)
Perched on the end of a row of terraces in a small town is one of the last DVD rental shops in the UK.

Retail, Business, Entertainment, United Kingdom

57 points by yladiz 12 days ago | 55 comments

Raygun musical cancelled after viral Olympian's legal threat (bbc.com)
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn's legal team has stopped a musical parody about her journey to the Paris Olympics from taking to the stage.

Music, Entertainment, Law, Sports, Australia

7 points by TMWNN 12 days ago | 1 comments

OnlyFangs has made 'World of Warcraft' into Twitch's best soap opera (rollingstone.com)
Sun pours through the lush foliage of a jungle, bleaching the pale limestone as a rotting man stands in the center of an otherwise empty arena, his yellow eyes leering from beneath a fringe of limp, blonde hair. Positioned around the edge are a hundred bodies, Orcs and Trolls and bipedal oxen shouting, demanding, the death of the dishonorable.

Gaming, Twitch, Entertainment

138 points by GeoAtreides 14 days ago | 99 comments

Feelie (wikipedia.org)
A feelie is a physical item included to supplement a video game.

Video Games, Gaming Accessories, Media, Entertainment

14 points by lelandfe 15 days ago | 3 comments

Show HN: A tool to generate dragon names (dragonnamegenerator.net)
Generate unique dragon names tailored for D&D, Skyrim, WoW, House of the Dragon, and more!

Creative Projects, Entertainment, Gaming, Fantasy

8 points by codyspark 16 days ago | 15 comments

Siri mixes up baby kangaroo with Friends sitcom actor (mastodon.social)

Siri, Voice Assistants, Entertainment, Pop Culture

19 points by latexr 20 days ago | 3 comments

From Squid Game to Blackpink, how South Korea became a culture powerhouse (bbc.com)
South Korean pop bands like Blackpink are a big hit globally - and among the country's best-known cultural exports

South Korea, Culture, Music, Entertainment, Global Culture

7 points by TMWNN 20 days ago | 0 comments

Google search hallucinates Encanto 2 (bsky.app)

Google Search, Generative AI, Hallucinations, Entertainment, Encanto

25 points by zdw 20 days ago | 8 comments

Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that (nplusonemag.com)
Until recently no Hollywood studio had ever released two movies with the same name at the same time. At most studios, such a strategy would be unthinkable. Audiences might accidentally buy tickets to the wrong film, and the PR fallout would be disastrous: snipes from trade-magazine writers; angry calls from investors questioning the studios’ business acumen; angrier calls from agents demanding to know why their clients’ images were being intentionally sabotaged.

Movies, Entertainment, Media, Business, Hollywood

306 points by exitb 21 days ago | 350 comments

I'm Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn't Still Better Than Streaming Digital (gizmodo.com)
Holiday season 2024 solidified it: we really need to stop going along with the lie that streaming is better than physical media.

Streaming, Physical Media, Digital Media, Entertainment, Opinion

18 points by rntn 22 days ago | 14 comments

Where is James Bond? Trapped in an ugly stalemate with Amazon (wsj.com)
James Bond has dodged more than 4,000 bullets. He has jumped from an airplane, skied off a cliff and escaped castration by laser beam.

James Bond, Entertainment, Amazon, Movies

103 points by gnabgib 22 days ago | 216 comments

Netflix will never beat outdoor cinema in Australia (theconversation.com)
In December 1916, as war raged in Europe, an entrepreneurial pearl diver took a chance on some bleeding-edge technology and installed an outdoor cinema in one of the country’s most isolated towns – Broome, Western Australia.

Entertainment, Australia, History, Streaming

20 points by billybuckwheat 22 days ago | 3 comments

Robert De Niro Creates the First Vertical Film Studio (secretnyc.co)
Back in July 2019 it was reported that actor Robert De Niro and his son Raphael had entered a contract for five acres in Astoria with plans to build NYC’s first ground-up, purpose-built production studio, Wildflower Studios. Now complete, the studio has become the first-ever vertical film studio in the world.

Film Industry, New York, Architecture, Entertainment

4 points by geox 24 days ago | 0 comments

Launching Elon Simulator (self generating movie) (youtube.com)

Elon Musk, Simulation, Entertainment, YouTube

5 points by timothywang 25 days ago | 3 comments

SNL VFX Mystery – Quick D – Captain Disillusion [video] (youtube.com)

SNL, VFX, Video, Entertainment, Comedy

6 points by PyWoody 28 days ago | 1 comments

Crystal Ball Trading Game (elmwealth.com)
In the 1989 blockbuster Back to the Future II, time travel enables Michael J. Fox’s nemesis, Biff, to become a gazillionaire by bringing an almanac with sports match outcomes back from the future. We thought it might be instructive, and certainly entertaining, to make a less fanciful version of this dream a reality – for a few lucky people.

Trading Games, Finance, Entertainment

254 points by EvgeniyZh 34 days ago | 154 comments

In China, revenue from short video drama (1-2 minute eps) has surpassed movies (twitter.com)

China, Entertainment, Short-Form Video, Movies, Streaming

4 points by mintone 37 days ago | 0 comments

OnlyFans models are using AI impersonators to keep up with their DMs (wired.com)
One of the more persistent concerns in the age of AI is that the robots will take our jobs.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Content Creation, Entertainment

368 points by impish9208 37 days ago | 615 comments

We all took the DVD boom era for granted (filmstories.co.uk)
Nostalgia being the reality-warping entity that it is, there are certain things from years ago that aren’t quite as good as you remember.

Nostalgia, Entertainment, Media, Technology

6 points by throw0101c 41 days ago | 1 comments

We all took the DVD boom era for granted (filmstories.co.uk)
Nostalgia being the reality-warping entity that it is, there are certain things from years ago that aren’t quite as good as you remember.

Nostalgia, Media, Entertainment, Technology, Film

190 points by thunderbong 42 days ago | 368 comments

There Was No Sorcerer: Box Office Poison, Hollywood's Story in Century of Flops (literaryreview.co.uk)
There are three rules for avoiding a cinematic flop. Rule one: don’t pick a title that is boring, misleading or hard to pronounce.

Movies, Box Office, Entertainment, Film Industry

13 points by crescit_eundo 42 days ago | 8 comments

Chuck E. Cheese's animatronics band bows out (ieee.org)
Charles “Entertainment” Cheese and friends will soon sing their last song

Entertainment, Music, Technology, Nostalgia

215 points by pseudolus 46 days ago | 150 comments

Show HN: Bring Pokémon nostalgia to your code editor (github.com/jakobhoeg)
Puts cute Pokémon in your code editor to boost productivity ✨

Programming, Software, Productivity, Entertainment

11 points by jakobhoeg 47 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Things to do on my phone (ycombinator.com)
Rather than spending my time checking a feed or looking at fantasy football data more, can you please tell me some amazing things that I can view or do on my phone. What would blow my mind that I haven't thought of

Mobile Apps, Productivity, Entertainment

33 points by bhag2066 51 days ago | 52 comments