# msn (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover msn. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Growing Threat Of Cyberattacks On Museums](https://theconversation.com/museums-face-growing-cyber-threats-but-security-remains-an-afterthought-286488) _2026-08-21 · The Conversation · ArtsJournal_ We live in a time when digital systems underpin everything from ticketing to surveillance and building access. Sidelining cybersecurity leaves museums vulnerable to attacks that could threaten both their finances and their collections. – The Conversation ## [Four Comics At Edinburgh Fringe Explain How They Developed Their Very Odd Characters](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/how-four-edinburgh-stars-created-their-weird-characters#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Guardian · ArtsJournal_ For instance, Sam Eley gives the background on his Basil Crumbwick, whose papier-mâché head makes him seven feet tall, while Katie Pritchard recounts the origin story of her Sir Elton Scone, who hosts a Great British Bake Off-style show which uses no ovens. – The Guardian ## [How The Kennedy Center Plans To Put Trump’s Name Back](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5937912/kennedy-center-president-trump-name) _2026-08-21 · NPR · ArtsJournal_ In a status report submitted late Tuesday to a federal court, the Kennedy Center outlined its plans to put President Trump’s name back on the arts complex. – NPR ## [Research: Large AI Datasets Obscure Authorship](https://news.mit.edu/2026/when-ai-art-has-no-author-generated-images-often-cant-be-traced-to-training-data-0818) _2026-08-21 · MIT Review · ArtsJournal_ It feels counterintuitive, but at sufficiently large scales, they find, you can often remove any single image from the training data, or every image by a given artist, or every photograph of a given person, and the generated sample doesn’t change. – MIT ## [What’s Changed In Classical Music Over 50 Years](https://www.classical-music.com/articles/how-classical-music-had-changed-in-50-years) _2026-08-21 · BBC Music · ArtsJournal_ What has surprised me, looking back to 1976 (when I started writing for a tiny magazine that sadly went out of business this year) is how much of the classical music landscape has survived, despite the economic pressures that you don’t need reminding about. – BBC Music ## [Paul Simon’s “Graceland” At 40](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/20/paul-simon-graceland-anniversary#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Guardian · ArtsJournal_ Hard as it may be to believe today, Graceland was not an instant hit when it came out, and Simon received criticism for what’s now called cultural appropriation and for violating sanctions against apartheid-era South Africa. Now its influence is widespread enough that it can be hard to perceive these decades later. – The Guardian ## [Jon Favreau Talks Embracing Natural Storytelling With Nat Geo’s ‘Lion’](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/jon-favreau-embracing-natural-storytelling-nat-geo-lion/) _2026-08-21 · Alec Bojalad · Den of Geek_ Two creative forces from two very different disciplines — one a blockbuster filmmaker with a penchant for spectacle and humanity, the other a nature documentarian with decades of field experience — have formed an unlikely partnership for a new project about the world of nature. Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man and the live-action remake \[…\] The post Jon Favreau Talks Embracing Natural… ## [How Adam Sklute Transformed Salt Lake City’s Ballet West](https://www.theutahreview.com/ballet-wests-63rd-season-augurs-well-as-one-for-the-history-books-adam-sklutes-final-and-20th-season-looks-to-be-stirring-artistic-valedictory/#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Utah Review · ArtsJournal_ The ways that the company’s skill level, repertoire, national and international reputation, budget, and especially school (a ten-fold increase in enrollment) have grown during Sklute’s 20 years as artistic director are extraordinary. – The Utah Review ## [Scammers Are Posing As Terry Gross To Catfish Authors And Media Figures](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/whyy-s-fresh-air-host-terry-gross-is-at-the-center-of-catfish-style-scams-targeting-stars-and-media-personalities/ar-AA2azNuB#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN) · ArtsJournal_ Comedy writer Brice Vilanch and psychologist Steven Pinker are among those who’ve been contacted by someone claiming to be NPR host Gross herself or co-host Tonya Mosley (not a producer) offering an interview on Fresh Air, displaying deep knowledge of the target’s work, then asking for “contributions.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN) ## [Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: A Guide to the Slasher References](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-guide-slasher-references/) _2026-08-21 · Joe George · Den of Geek_ This article contains spoilers for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Jane Schoenbrun‘s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a distinctive film, a mix of surreal postmodernism, gender critique, and surprising humor. It’s also a celebration of ’80s slashers, filled with references to movies that most people dismiss as tasteless trash, even \[…\] The post Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: A… ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5kdokME1g0MF) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [15 Hit TV Shows You Wouldn’t Guess from the Awful Pilot Episode](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-hit-tv-shows-you-wouldnt-guess-from-the-awful-pilot-episode/) _2026-08-21 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ A great television series can hide behind a terrible first impression. Sometimes the pilot is awkward, the characters feel unfinished, the jokes land badly, or the premise seems unsure of what it wants to be. That can be surprising when the same show eventually becomes a cultural favorite with devoted fans and unforgettable episodes. Reddit users named series that made them question why anyone… ## [15 Movies That Tricked Us All With Their Marketing](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-movies-that-tricked-us-all-with-their-marketing/) _2026-08-21 · Fernanda Arnaud · Den of Geek_ Sometimes the best way to sell a movie is apparently to lie about it a little. Trailers have hidden main characters, made comedies look like horror movies, convinced audiences an actor would survive much longer than they did, and occasionally avoided showing what the movie was actually about. Usually, finding out you've been misled would be annoying. With movies, it can make the first viewing even… ## [Institute Of Contemporary Art San Diego Lays Off Nearly Half Its Employees](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/08/17/ica-san-diego-lays-off-nearly-half-its-staff-due-to-financial-pressures/#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · The San Diego Union-Tribune · ArtsJournal_ The ICA San Diego (not to be confused with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego) is reducing its staff from 19 to 11, including almost all senior management and public-facing workers. The head curator position was eliminated last month. – The San Diego Union-Tribune ## [Texas Is Coming After The “Filthy, Dirty” Books In School Libraries, Says Lt. Gov.](https://www.sacurrent.com/news/politics-and-elections/lt-gov-dan-patrick-says-texas-is-coming-for-the-books-in-public-school-libraries/#new_tab) _2026-08-21 · San Antonio Current · ArtsJournal_ “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, during a Wednesday press conference, threatened to take over public school districts that don’t remove ‘obscene books’ from their library shelves.” – San Antonio Current ## [Stephanie Williams Talks Bringing the Smile Entity to the Gridiron In New Comic Series](https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/stephanie-williams-smile-entity-new-comic-series/) _2026-08-21 · Alec Bojalad · Den of Geek_ Few things are as sweet as a smile. It’s a sentiment most of us believe or, at the very least, have heard time and time again through songs, poems, or films. American filmmaker Parker Finn had other plans for that idea when he unleashed Smile in 2022, turning the universal expression of warmth into something \[…\] The post Stephanie Williams Talks Bringing the Smile Entity to the Gridiron In New… ## [15 of America’s Most Devious Moments](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-of-americas-most-devious-moments/) _2026-08-21 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ American history has plenty of moments that sound like spy fiction until the documents prove they actually happened. Secret operations, covert interventions, questionable intelligence, political manipulation, and military plans were sometimes kept away from the public for years or even decades. Some were carried out with extraordinary secrecy, while others remained proposals that were ultimately… ## [15 People Sharing Their Misfortune for All to See Online](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-people-sharing-their-misfortune-for-all-to-see-online/) _2026-08-21 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ There is a special kind of bad luck that becomes almost impossible not to laugh at once a picture captures the exact moment everything went wrong. The internet is full of people who have experienced those beautifully unfortunate moments and decided that keeping the story to themselves would be a waste. A ruined meal, an expensive mistake, a badly timed accident, or a perfectly ordinary day taking… ## [15 People Share the Movie They Completely Misunderstood the First Time](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-people-share-the-movie-they-completely-misunderstood-the-first-time/) _2026-08-21 · Fernanda Arnaud · Den of Geek_ Some movies make perfect sense the first time around. Others need a second viewing, a few more years of life experience, or someone pointing out that the action movie you loved as a teenager was actually making fun of everything you thought was cool about it. When Reddit users shared the movies they initially misunderstood, their reasons ranged from missing major themes to simply not getting the… ## [15 of Our Creepiest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-of-our-creepiest-mysteries-that-remain-unsolved/) _2026-08-21 · Fernanda Arnaud · Den of Geek_ There are mysteries that seem like they should have an answer by now. A person vanishes after making a phone call. Three women disappear from the same house without taking their belongings. A hijacker jumps out of an airplane with $200,000 and is never definitively seen again. Years turn into decades, searches get bigger, and theories pile up, but the central question stays exactly where it… ## [15 Historical Photos That Might Even Have the Historians Confused](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-historical-photos-that-might-even-have-the-historians-confused/) _2026-08-21 · Fernanda Arnaud · Den of Geek_ Historical photographs are supposed to make the past easier to understand. Every once in a while, they accomplish exactly the opposite. Take enough pictures across nearly two centuries and eventually you'll capture combinations that look completely impossible without context: samurai posing beside an ancient Egyptian monument, experimental technology resembling a homemade Halloween costume, or an… ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/oK2Le3tD6jjN) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Explosive New Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Story Highlights Netflix’s Anime Release Calendar](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/new-cyberpunk-edgerunners-story-netflix-anime-release-calendar/) _2026-08-21 · Alec Bojalad · Den of Geek_ “What kind of edgerunner are you?” That’s a question asked…nay, screamed midway through a brand new first look at the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners season 2 (styled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2), the next standalone installment set in Netflix’s anime adaptation of the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. It’s a good question too, as fans of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (which includes notable \[…\] The post Explosive New… ## [Who Vouches For The Work Now?](https://www.artsjournal.com/2026/08/who-vouches-for-the-work-now.html) _2026-08-20 · ArtsJournal_ Good Morning, Google has built a tool that tells fact-checkers whether an image was machine-made, whether it’s been altered, and where else it has surfaced (Nieman Lab). Provenance as a service — infrastructure for a question that didn’t really need infrastructure five years ago. Which makes the day’s other verification story more difficult. Harvard is \[…\] ## [Wanda Traczyk-Stawska](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/wanda-traczyk-stawska.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Activist. Via tvn24.pl. ## [Vedrana Rudan](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/vedrana-rudan.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Journalist and writer. Via Srpske Novine. ## [Chutima Sidasathian](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/chutima-sidasathian.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Journalist. Via the Bangkok Post. ## [Vanessa Rangadhol](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/vanessa-rangadhol.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Singer. Via MSN and PhilStar Global. ## [Nanda Malini](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/nanda-malini.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Singer. Via Hiru News. ## [Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Celebrates the Problematic Pleasures of Trash Cinema](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma-celebrates-trash-cinema/) _2026-08-20 · Joe George · Den of Geek_ This article contains full spoilers for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Trailers for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma made clear that the film would celebrate ’80s slashers. What’s more surprising is the fact that Jane Schoenbrun‘s latest is also about junk food. Not only do up-and-coming director Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder) \[…\] The post Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma… ## [Could Disney Actually Win Its Lawsuit Against FCC Over Threats To ABC’s License?](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/disney-takes-trump-abc-win-130000645.html#new_tab) _2026-08-20 · TheWrap (Yahoo!) · ArtsJournal_ “Disney has a far stronger case against (Trump-appointed FCC chairman Brendan) Carr than Carr has against Disney,” a former FCC chief of staff said. “I doubt any court would uphold Carr’s failure to renew Disney’s license.” Alas, it’s not quite that simple. – TheWrap (Yahoo!) ## [Peter Maher](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/peter-maher.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Sportscaster. Via MSN and Flames Nation. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4EHJqM9MZsCC) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [In Russia: The Publishers’ Plot](https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/august/the-publishers-plot) _2026-08-20 · London Review of Books · ArtsJournal_ In May 2025, ten people affiliated with Eksmo, Russia’s publishing behemoth, were detained in Moscow. Three of them, Pavel Ivanov, Dmitry Protopopov and Artyom Vakhlyaev, were charged with ‘organising activities of an extremist organisation’. Their crime was distributing LGBT-themed books. – London Review of Books ## [R.J. Kizer](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/rj-kizer.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Director and film editor. Via The Classic Horror Film Board. ## [Dariya Alioshkina](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/dariya-alioshkina.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Artist. Via St. Volodymyr Institute. ## [Ricardo Pachon](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/ricardo-pachon.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Music producer and composer. Via Pollar. ## [Sylvie Groulx](http://www.obitpatrol.com/2026/08/sylvie-groulx.html) _2026-08-20 · BradWeis · THE OBIT PATROL_ Filmmaker. Via Le Presse. ## [Why Ever More Of Hollywood’s Production Is Happening Anywhere But Hollywood](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/how-la-stopped-being-hollywoods-leading-star/ar-AA2axOz5#new_tab) _2026-08-20 · Los Angeles Times (MSN) · ArtsJournal_ “Los Angeles and California continue to struggle to keep movies, television series and even game shows from fleeing elsewhere. … The story of how L.A. steadily lost much of its homegrown industry to other locales is a tale of hubris, escalating costs, political inaction and fierce competition (from other locales).” – Los Angeles Times (MSN) ## [The Fan Psychology](https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/gooooaaal/the-fan-zone/) _2026-08-20 · N plus 1 · ArtsJournal_ The fan at heart is a manager of excess: too much feeling, too much weight on too little incident. This is a kind of madness after all, the madness of meaning-making under a few too many constraints. – N plus 1 ## [Why The Closing Of Harvard’s Writing Center Matters](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/harvard-writing-center-closure/688331/) _2026-08-20 · The Atlantic · ArtsJournal_ A Harvard faculty member who requested anonymity so that he could speak openly told me he worried that the elimination of the center could be seen as part of a broader trend of “real boosterism” of AI on campus—one that students feel acutely. – The Atlantic ## [Research: Majority Of Americans Are Anxious About AI](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs) _2026-08-20 · Pew Research · ArtsJournal_ Today, 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life – up from 37% in 2021. Another 9% are more excited than concerned and 37% say they’re equally excited and concerned, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 22-28, 2026. – Pew Research ## [A Dance Critic Considers High-Level Surfing As Ballet](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/arts/dance/caitlin-simmers-surf-dance.html#new_tab) _2026-08-20 · The New York Times · ArtsJournal_ Gia Kourlas on champion Caitlin Simmers: “Her undulating torso, her sensitivity to the fluctuations of an unsteady surface and her speed are all part of her power. … Her clarity comes from her deep center of gravity, which allows her to slice up and down waves like a silken ribbon.” – The New York Times ## [How Melancholy Became Hungary’s Literary Brand](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/melancholy-made-in-hungary-is-fuelling-bestsellers-across-the-globe-and-widely-misunderstood) _2026-08-20 · The Guardian · ArtsJournal_ Melancholy, an affinity with oblivion without a concrete cause, suffuses the Hungarian fiction translated for foreign audiences over the past 30 years, from the tortured tales of Sándor Márai to the taut novels of Magda Szabó. – The Guardian ## [Did Smartphones Really Kill Reading?](https://lithub.com/did-smartphones-really-kill-reading/) _2026-08-20 · LitHub · ArtsJournal_ It is tempting to blame smartphones for this condition and conclude that some kind of ban would solve the problem. But a historical perspective shows that this is not enough: reading was in decline before the smartphone appeared. – LitHub ## [Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s Puppet Episode Is the Height of Silly Trek](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-height-of-silly-trek/) _2026-08-20 · Joe George · Den of Geek_ This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 5. The title of the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Level Five Transporter Accident,” brings to mind one of the most upsetting moments in franchise history. In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a transporter accident results in two people \[…\] The post Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s Puppet Episode Is… ## [Marvel’s Third Wolverine Origin Comic Tries to Repair the Mystery it Ruined](https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/marvel-third-wolverine-origin-comic-repair-mystery-it-ruined/) _2026-08-20 · Joe George · Den of Geek_ Wolverine is the best at what he does, and what he does is talk about his past, apparently. Marvel has announced Wolverine: Origin III – The Dark Age, an upcoming miniseries written by Paul Jenkins and illustrated by CAFU, which will explore Logan’s actions in the 1950s, leading to his recruitment into the Weapon X \[…\] The post Marvel’s Third Wolverine Origin Comic Tries to Repair the Mystery it… ## [12 ‘Common’ Facts Many People Still Don’t Know](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/12-common-facts-many-people-still-dont-know/) _2026-08-20 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ We all have those moments when somebody mentions an ordinary fact and suddenly the world feels slightly different. Something you have seen, heard, eaten, used, or said countless times can hide a surprisingly obvious explanation. The funny part is that these discoveries rarely feel like obscure trivia. They are the kinds of things that make you wonder how you managed to miss them for so long. A… ## [15 Movies That Said to Hell With Special Effects, and Stayed Practical Instead](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-movies-that-said-to-hell-with-special-effects-and-stayed-practical-instead/) _2026-08-20 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ Some movie magic works because you can almost feel the weight of it. A real explosion, a physical creature, a collapsing set, or an actor performing inside an actual environment can give a scene an immediacy that audiences instinctively recognize. Filmmakers have been building elaborate practical effects for decades, sometimes creating enormous sets and complicated mechanical creations simply… ## [Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 5 Review — Level Five Transporter Accident](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-episode-5-review-level-five-transporter-accident/) _2026-08-20 · Lacy Baugher · Den of Geek_ The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 5. We’ve known that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was going to do an episode that involved the cast turning into Jim Henson Company-style puppets since last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, during which Paramount dropped a teaser clip featuring a felt version \[…\] The post Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 5… ## [15 Ways ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Stands the Test of Time](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-ways-pirates-of-the-caribbean-stands-the-test-of-time/) _2026-08-20 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ There is something about Pirates of the Caribbean that still works when so many other blockbusters from its era feel firmly stuck in their time. The movies had enormous action sequences, memorable characters, ridiculous humor, genuine romance, and a world that felt completely committed to its own strange rules. None of it was particularly afraid of being theatrical. The first movie especially… ## [15 Movie Details We Love to Pick On and Hate](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-movie-details-we-love-to-pick-on-and-hate/) _2026-08-20 · Leandro Beroldo · Den of Geek_ Some movie details are impossible to ignore once somebody points them out. A tiny continuity error, an oddly placed prop, a strange line reading, or one questionable creative choice can suddenly become the only thing you notice during a rewatch. These details may have nothing to do with whether a movie is actually good, yet they have a remarkable ability to stick in our minds and become part of… ## [15 People Share the Greatest Single TV Episode They’ve Ever Seen](https://www.denofgeek.com/msn/15-people-share-the-greatest-single-tv-episode-theyve-ever-seen/) _2026-08-20 · Fernanda Arnaud · Den of Geek_ Choosing the greatest television series of all time is difficult enough, but choosing one episode might be even harder. A truly great episode has to do something special within an hour, or sometimes much less: deliver a payoff years in the making, completely change how we understand a character, make us laugh until it hurts, or leave us staring silently at the credits. When Reddit users were asked…