The Mandalorian and Grogu’ box office preview

Still from “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” “Star Wars” returns to the big screen for the first time in seven years this weekend, riding the contrails of a Mandalorian’s jetpack. Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” tallied $12 million in Thursday night preview sales, the lowest collection of advance tickets in the franchise’s…

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What’s behind the hype and demand?

This photograph shows displayed collectible cards from the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) at an amateur collector’s appartment in Paris on March 11, 2026. Martin Lelievre | Afp | Getty Images When I was a kid in the late 90s, collecting Pokémon cards was a fun hobby. I’d buy packs, hoping to get the rarest…

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Creator content takes the stage — not just for YouTube

Dwyane Wade, left, and Jesse Riedel speak onstage during the YouTube Brandcast event at Lincoln Center in New York, May 13, 2026. Mike Coppola | Getty Images Among the live sports and entertainment shows that carried media companies’ presentations to advertisers this week, another pitch kept popping up: creator content. The category of videos, which…

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