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YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie, “The Mandalorian and Grogu, ” which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet. “Backrooms,” released by…
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Moana Pasifika bow out of Super Rugby with sadness but in style
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Moana Pasifika’s four-year tenure in Super Rugby ended not with a whimper but a bang Saturday when they snapped a 12-match losing streak by beating the playoff-bound Brumbies in their last match in the tournament. Playing with 14 men for the last 20 minutes after center Faletoi Peni received a…
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A rematch of 1999: It’s Spurs vs. Knicks for NBA title, after teams met in NBA Cup final as well
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs were the opponent and just happened to have a generational big man talent who was heading to the title round for the first time. Déjà vu. Back then for the Spurs, it was Tim Duncan. This…