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How to use Google's mega-hit viral app, which compares your selfies to famous works of art

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From Facebook to Instagram to Twitter, my social media feeds of late are flooded with selfies next to famous artwork.

Moreover, the selfies are seemingly parallel in nature to the artwork. 

You probably know what I'm talking about. These things:

Avery Hartmans, thief of hearts

As it turns out, all those photos are from a Google app that's over a year old: It's called the Google Arts & Culture app, and it's free on Google Play and the Apple App Store

The ability to compare your face to famous works of art, however, is a new feature. And it's one that's clearly caught on! You may be wondering how to use it — I'm here to help with that.

The first thing you have to do is download the app, of course.

In case you missed them above, here are the links directly:

Google Arts & Culture on Google Play

Google Arts & Culture on Apple's App Store

The Google Arts & Culture app works on a wide variety of iPhone and Android phone, as well as other iOS and Android devices. It's free, and easy to find through search on Google Play and Apple's App Store.



Next, after downloading and installing it, all you have to do is find the section dedicated to taking selfies and comparing them with famous artworks.

It's as simple as scrolling down until you see the "Is your portrait in a museum?" box.

When I first opened the app, I didn't really know what to do or where to go. Since the Google Arts & Culture app isn't dedicated solely to comparing selfies with art, there's a bunch of other stuff to sift through to get to the new function.

I opened the menu on the left, which is full of stuff but doesn't have a "take selfie" option. I closed the menu, and returned to the main "feed" of the app — a scrollable main content area laid out vertically. After scrolling past a few different featured stories, the white box surrounded by portraits appeared. Aha!

To note: While people in other countries can download the Google Arts & Culture app, this feature is exclusive to the US for now.



After tapping "Get Started," Google warned me that it would send my selfies to Google.

As you can see here, though Google receives any selfies you take through the app, the company promises it's only holding onto the image for a limited time — the duration of the time the app takes to match your face with a portrait.



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7 actors who have publicly disavowed Woody Allen or donated their salaries to charity after working on his movies

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As the #MeToo movement gained momentum in Hollywood following the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations, Dylan Farrow asked pointedly in a Los Angeles Times op-ed in December, "Why has the #MeToo revolution spared Woody Allen?"

In 1993, Allen faced accusations that he had sexually abused Farrow, his then-seven-year-old adoptive daughter. Allen, who has continually denied the accusations, was investigated but never prosecuted. 

But Farrow has long maintained that Allen sexually assaulted her, after she first discussed the issue publicly in a New York Times op-ed in 2014. 

In her 2017 op-ed, Farrow asked why A-list actors like Kate Winslet, Blake Lively, and Greta Gerwig have continued to work with and praise Allen.

Farrow's words appear to have shifted to the tide, however, as a number of actors who played in Allen's movies (including Gerwig, Rebecca Hall, and Timothée Chalamet) have now either disavowed him or donated their salaries from his films to abuse victims charities in recent months.

Here are all the actors who have disavowed Woody Allen after working in his movies:

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Griffin Newman

In October, before the LA Times published Farrow's op-ed, actor Griffin Newman said on Twitter that he regretted his "one-scene role" in Woody Allen's upcoming film, "A Rainy Day in New York," and would donate his salary from the film to RAINN (the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network).

"I need to get this off my chest: I worked on Woody Allen’s next movie. I believe he is guilty. I donated my entire salary to RAINN," Newman tweeted. 

Newman said he "spent a month debating whether or not to quit" the movie, but decided to speak out following the "compounded" list of sexual misconduct allegations in the wake of Harvey Weinstein.



Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall, who starred in Allen's 2008 film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," said in an Instagram post on Saturday that she regretted her brief role in Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York," and would donate her salary from the part to Time's Up, a movement in solidarity with victims of sexual misconduct.

"After reading and re-reading Dylan Farrow’s statements of a few days ago and going back and reading the older ones — I see, not only how complicated this matter is, but that my actions have made another woman feel silenced and dismissed," Hall wrote in the post.

"I regret this decision and wouldn’t make the same one today. It’s a small gesture and not one intended as close to compensation but I’ve donated my wage to @timesup," she continued. 



Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Chalamet, the breakout star of "Call Me by Your Name," said in an Instagram post on Monday that he would donate his salary from "A Rainy Day In New York" to Time's Up, The LGBT Center in New York, and RAINN.

"I have been asked in a few recent interviews about my decision to work on a film with Woody Allen last summer. I am not able to answer the question directly because of contractual obligations," Chalamet wrote. "But what I can say is this: I don't want to profit from my work on the film, and to that end, I am going to donate my entire salary to three charities: TIME'S UP, The LGBT Center in New York, and RAINN."

"I want to be worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with the brave artists who are fighting for all people to be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve," he continued.

 



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All 9 'Star Wars' movies, ranked by how much money they made at the US box office

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With "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" starting to wind down its theatrical run — becoming the highest-grossing movie of 2017 in the US, though underperforming in some regions overseas (especially China) — it's a good time to take a look at how all the "Star Wars" movies have done at the domestic box office. 

Since George Lucas introduced the franchise with "A New Hope" in 1977, the "Star Wars" saga has defined how the blockbuster movie could earn Hollywood more money than it ever saw before, from its sequel strategy to how to cash in with merchandising.

But how do all the films compare to one another in dominating the US box office?

Here are the lifetime grosses of all the "Star Wars" movies: 

Note: Box office figures below are domestic earnings adjusted for inflation. Totals also include reissue and special edition releases. All figures are courtesy of Box Office Mojo

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9. "Attack of the Clones" (2002) — $477.5 million

Unadjusted: $310.7 million
Budget: $115 million



8. "Revenge of the Sith" (2005) — $530 million

Unadjusted: $380.3 million
Budget: $113 million



7. “Rogue One” (2016) — $540 million

Unadjusted: $532.2 million
Budget: $200 million



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Where to watch eSports live online or on your TV

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college esports heroes of the dorm 2016 7695eSports has historically been an online product. But as the industry grows, TV is getting in on the action.

There are now more places to view competitive gaming than ever before. eSports on TV is becoming more prevalent, and many networks are vying to be the go-to eSports TV channel.

Below, we've compiled a list of the most popular places for eSports broadcasting and eSports streaming.

eSport Live Streaming Online

Twitch

Twitch is one of the leading online services for streaming and watching digital video broadcasts. Founded in 2011, it originally focused almost entirely on video games but since has expanded to include streams dedicated to artwork creation, music, talk shows, and the occasional TV series.

After Amazon’s acquisition in 2014, Twitch remains one of the highest sources of internet traffic in North America with more than two million unique streamers every month.

Twitch streams can be viewed on the official Twitch website or on one of the many official Twitch apps that are available for iOS and Android devices, Xbox 360 and Xbox One video game consoles, Sony’s PlayStation 3 and 4, Amazon’s Fire TV, Google Chromecast, and the NVIDIA Shield. Watching broadcasts and videos on Twitch is completely free and doesn’t require viewers to login.

YouTube

Billions of hours of eSports and gaming content watched per month places YouTube at the top of the list of main sources of video consumption. Of their list of Top 10 All-Time Video Games, four of the ten – League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, and FIFA – are considered eSports. The popularity of live streaming on sites such as MLG or Twitch has not affected YouTube’s growth in gaming video consumption. YouTube landed two exclusive deals with popular Counter-Strike leagues – ESL Pro League and the eSports Championship Series.

MLG.tv

Major League Gaming is one of the fastest growing digital networks (especially in eSports) as it continues to pioneer the competitive gaming industry. MLG.tv is the free to watch, ad-sponsored, premium video streaming platform built to showcase eSports. MLG is the longest-running league in North America and broadcasts its own large-scale Championship events, competition from the MLG.tv Columbus Arena, online competition such as MLG’s Pro-League, and flagship events like the MLG X Games Invitational.

Some of the top leagues, players, and teams have dedicated MLG.tv streaming channels including Gfinity (UK), ACL Pro (AUS), UMG (US) and teams such as OpTic Gaming. It allows viewers to watch at any time with options to interact with MLG.tv personalities on a new level, and allows users to chat through their MLG account usernames.

eSports Live on TV

ESPN

college esports heroes of the dorm 2016 7883The network broadcasted exclusive live coverage of Heroes of the Dorm (a competition in which collegiate teams compete in Blizzard Entertainment's popular game Heroes of the Storm) with the final airing live on ESPN2. This was was the first live, televised coverage of a collegiate eSports event for ESPN. Furthermore, ESPN3 carried live coverage of BlizzCon and the International Dota 2 Championships over the past two years, as well as the 2014 League of Legends tournament. Also, over the past few years, the X Games have medaled the top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Call of Duty pro gamers through a partnership with Major League Gaming (MLG) offering views coverage across ESPN. 

TBS

ELeague, the eSports competition that draws more than 9 million viewers, is broadcast on TBS as well as online. ELeague is a global eSports event for games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Street Fighter V, Overwatch and Injustice 2. Last summer, TBS also broadcast Clash for Cash: The Rematch, a $250,000 match between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams Astralis and Virtus.pro, as well as the 10th ELeague Major tournament, which was sponsored by Valve. Turner Sports was selected to host the tournament after completing just one three-month CS:GO season. TBS also televised live the Overwatch Open, the first professional Overwatch tournament to ever hit TV. Turner and its ELeague partner WME IMG’s live broadcast was shown in front of a sold-out audience.

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Alec Baldwin criticizes actors denouncing Woody Allen: 'It's unfair and sad'

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  • Alec Baldwin criticized the growing list of actors who have disavowed Woody Allen in a series of tweets on Tuesday. 
  • Baldwin called it "unfair and sad" that Allen, who was investigated but never prosecuted for allegedly sexually abusing his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, should face "renunciation."

 

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Alec Baldwin criticized the actors, including Greta Gerwig, Rebecca Hall, and Timothée Chalamet, who have denounced Woody Allen in recent weeks.

Baldwin, who starred in Allen's 2012 film "To Rome With Love" and 2013's "Blue Jasmine," called the movement to disavow Allen over the allegation that he sexually abused his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, "unfair and sad." 

"Woody Allen was investigated forensically by two states (NY and CT) and no charges were filed. The renunciation of him and his work, no doubt, has some purpose. But it's unfair and sad to me. I worked w WA 3 times and it was one of the privileges of my career," Baldwin wrote from his foundation's Twitter page.

Allen faced accusations in 1993 that he had sexually abused Farrow, his then-seven-year-old adoptive daughter. Allen, who has continually denied the accusations, was investigated but never prosecuted. 

But Farrow has maintained that Allen sexually assaulted her, and written about the accusation in a 2014 op-ed for The New York Times and a December 2017 piece for The Los Angeles Times. 

"Is it possible to support survivors of pedophilia and sexual assault/abuse and also believe that WA (Woody Allen) is innocent? I think so," Baldwin later tweeted. "The intention is not to dismiss or ignore such complains. But accusing ppl of such crimes should be treated carefully. On behalf of the victims, as well."

Rebecca Hall and Timothée Chalamet, who star in Allen's upcoming film, "A Rainy Day In New York," have both denounced Allen and donated their salaries from the movie to abuse victims charities.

Greta Gerwig and Mira Sorvino similarly disavowed Allen and expressed regret for working with the filmmaker.

SEE ALSO: 7 actors who have publicly disavowed Woody Allen or donated their salaries to charity after working on his movies

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A woman's account of feeling sexually 'violated' by comedian Aziz Ansari has sparked the first big debate around the #MeToo movement

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  • A woman accused the comedian Aziz Ansari of continually trying to have sex with her after a date in September even though "she used verbal and non-verbal cues to indicate how uncomfortable and distressed" she was, she told the publication Babe.
  • Ansari said in a statement that from his perspective all indications were that the encounter was "completely consensual."
  • The report sparked a lot of controversy over the weekend after The Atlantic and The New York Times published op-eds articles in defense of Ansari.
  • Some criticized Babe for publishing the account, but the editor-in-chief defended the decision.


Over the weekend, the publication Babe ran a report detailing a woman's allegation that the award-winning comedian Aziz Ansari repeatedly tried to get her to have sex with him even though "she used verbal and non-verbal cues to indicate how uncomfortable and distressed" she was.

The report has since gone viral, and op-ed articles in defense of Ansari in major publications, including The New York Times and The Atlantic, have gotten both criticism and support.

The Babe report — titled "I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life" — is written in the third person, though the title suggests it's written in the first.

The woman, a 23-year-old photographer, told Babe that when she left Ansari's apartment she "felt violated." She described it as "sexual assault."

Ansari said in a statement that from his point of view all indications were that the encounter was "completely consensual."

The 34-year-old comedian, who wore a pin in support of the anti-sexual-harassment Time's Up movement at the Golden Globes — where he won best actor in a comedy series for his work on "Master of None" — has in the past received praise for supporting women.

An episode of the second season of "Master of None" shows the aftermath of sexual-harassment allegations surfacing online. In it, Ansari's character is shocked to find out his colleague and friend was capable of such behavior.

Since the report surfaced on Saturday, some have come out in support of Ansari, while others have debated whether his actions constitute "sexual assault." Here's everything you need to know about the allegations and aftermath.

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On Saturday, Babe posted a story detailing a woman's accusation of a disturbing sexual encounter with Ansari.

The woman, a 23-year-old photographer who was given the pseudonym Grace in the Babe report, said she met Ansari at the 2017 Emmy Awards. He gave her his number, and they flirted over text for about a week before going on a date in New York City.

The woman told Babe that when they got back to Ansari's Tribeca apartment, he made a move while she was sitting on his kitchen counter.

"I said something like, 'Whoa, let's relax for a sec, let's chill,'" she told Babe.

But she said he continued kissing her and performed oral sex on her. She said she performed oral sex on him as well.

She also said Ansari moved her hand onto his penis multiple times. "He really kept doing it after I moved it away," she told Babe.

Ansari kept trying to have sex with her throughout the night, she said.

She said that she eventually told Ansari she wanted to leave and that he got her an Uber back to her Brooklyn apartment. She said she cried all the way home.

She told Babe that Ansari texted her the next day saying he had fun on the date. According to a text message exchange that she showed the publication, she replied that he'd upset her with his advances.

The exchange shows that Ansari replied that he was "sad to hear this" and said: "It would never be my intention to make you or anyone feel the way you described. Clearly I misread things in the moment and I'm truly sorry."



In a statement, Ansari said he thought the sexual encounter was consensual.

Ansari said in a statement on Sunday:

"In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date. We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual.

"The next day, I got a text from her saying that although 'it may have seemed okay,' upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said."



The New York Times published an op-ed article calling the accusation "the worst thing that has happened to the #MeToo movement."

In a Monday op-ed article — titled "Aziz Ansari Is Guilty. Of Not Being a Mind Reader." — The New York Times' Bari Weiss wrote that the report in Babe was "arguably the worst thing that has happened to the #MeToo movement," which encourages people to come forward with their stories of sexual harassment and assault.

Weiss, who has previously expressed right-wing views, also wrote: "There is a useful term for what Grace experienced on her night with Mr. Ansari. It's called 'bad sex.' It sucks."

The op-ed article received a lot of backlash on Twitter, and it was the top post on the front page of Reddit on Monday night.

But some agreed with the take.



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YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous talks about navigating her relationship with 2.7 million subscribers, and how her brand deals have changed

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  • YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous has 2.7 million subscribers, and has become an icon for being true to yourself.
  • She worked with Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple to make a documentary about her life and gender transition, which is now playing on YouTube Red.
  • She has seen a change in the way brands deal with YouTube stars, with both sides learning to compromise.


25-year-old YouTube superstar Gigi Gorgeous, who has 2.7 million subscribers on that platform alone, has been thinking a lot about one particular fan recently.

“She told me she was trans,” Gigi explained in an interview with Business Insider in New York City. “I was the first person that she told … for her to pick me as her first person, I thought that was really special.”

Gigi's relationship with the fans who watch and interact with her videos is powerful and intimate. And while this quality has propelled Gigi to stardom, it isn't something brand partners have always fully understood, though she said that is changing as the business ecosystem around YouTube continues to mature.

Gregory to Gigi

In 2008, Gigi started off her YouTube career under the name “Gregory Gorgeous,” gaining popularity by posting things like witty makeup videos. She was a star even then, but she really defined her status as an icon for honesty and self-expression when she publicly documented her gender transition, becoming Gigi.

Beyond posts on social media, Gigi’s transition was portrayed in the 2017 documentary “This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous,” which was directed by Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple and is available to watch on YouTube Red. The portrait of Gigi and her family is raw, emotional, funny, and uplifting.

In short: It’s everything that has made a particular type of new star flourish on social-media platforms like YouTube.

“I was always super outgoing, loud, the social butterfly of my high school and elementary school,” Gigi said. That is clear in her work, and an important element of being a social-media personality. But it is her mix of candor, humor, and warmth that is so compelling. It’s what makes fans choose her as the person they first want to tell that they are transgender.

It has also, however, not always been easy for brand partners to intuitively grasp.

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Brands and stars both want control

“Brands are slowly but surely learning” how to collaborate with internet talent, Gigi said in our interview.

Take sponsored posts, for example. A sponsored post used to be about hitting certain points, which often fell flat, Gigi said, characterizing that as a “waste.” Now brands are beginning to understand that they have to let digital stars have more freedom if they want to see any result.

And it’s not just on the brand side that learning is happening, but on the talent side as well.

“Now I’m a lot more selective,” Gigi said. She has a long-term deal with Revlon and has done recent deals with brands like Clinique, Samsung, and AT&T.

But there was a time she would take any brand deal that was brought to her, she said. “Oh this mouthwash, get in a video,” she joked. “I’d just do it. That’s the God’s honest truth.”

Gigi said the understanding on both sides — brands and talent — has evolved. Just having a big brand and a big social-media star doesn’t mean you’ll get anything valuable out of a deal. It has to be a fit.

“It’s all about having knowledge of my brand,” she said.

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But companies can still get nervous about what their influencer partners are saying in videos and on social media, according to Gigi.

That’s understandable in a world where YouTube’s biggest star, PewDiePie, ended up getting dropped by Disney in February after the Wall Street Journal pointed out anti-Semitic themes in his videos; and Vine-launched star Logan Paul drew public condemnation and blacklash from YouTube for filming a dead body in Japan's "suicide forest."

Brands want a measure of control over the people they work with. But it can sometimes make life difficult for stars like Gigi, who thrive on openness.

Gigi gave the example of a contract she had with Crest in Canada, which she said contained “literally a diagram of breasts … You can’t show a quarter of a breast [on social media].” And it wasn’t just idle talk from the toothpaste giant. Gigi said Crest flagged pictures on her Instagram to her manager, which she then had to delete. (Crest did not respond to a request for comment.)

But as more and more consumption of video moves to digital, and stars like Gigi continue to emerge, both sides have a huge incentive to strike a balance. Millions of fans are drawn to the authentic relationship they feel with Gigi.

That is essential to the business of being Gigi Gorgeous, and if you want to be in business with her, you have to get it.

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Keira Knightley doesn't like playing modern-day characters because they 'nearly always get raped'

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  • Keira Knightley avoids taking roles in modern-day films because of the way that women are presented.
  • Knightley claims that female characters are either "raped in the first five pages" or "simply there to be the loving girlfriend or wife."
  • She also admitted that she is more likely to take on "corset roles" due to her love of the genre.


Sexual violence towards women in films set in the current day is a major reason why Keira Knightley shies away from taking modern-day roles, she revealed in an interview with Variety.

While she praised Netflix and Amazon for producing original dramas with "strong female characters and female stories," Knightley believes that the stories for women on the silver screen tend to portray female characters that are abused and violated.

"I don't really do films set in the modern day because the female characters always get raped," she said. "I always find something distasteful in the way women are portrayed, whereas I've always found very inspiring characters offered to me in historical pieces."

Knightley is best known for playing female leads in blockbuster period dramas, including Anna Karenina in Joe Wright's 2012 portrayal of the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy, and Elizabeth Bennet in Wright's 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."

Alongside her frustration with the way modern-day parts for women are written, the actress was happy to divulge that her reputation for popping up in period dramas stems from her own love of the genre.

While she admitted to "feeling quite guilty about" her reputation to take on "corset roles" early on in her career, Knightley has grown to accept that period dramas are the films she's always loved watching.

"I think some people find escapism through science fiction or fantasy, and I suppose my escapism into another world has always been through period drama," she said. "It's nice that in my 30s I can finally admit that."

Although the landscape for female characters on the silver screen may seem bleak, the actress added that she has recently received multiple scripts for "present-day women who aren't raped in the first five pages and aren't simply there to be the loving girlfriend or wife," which makes her hopeful for a shift in the industry.

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This could only be a positive change in an industry landscape currently overshadowed by the stream of sexual abuse allegations made against countless powerful male figures late last year, sparked by accusations against Harvey Weinstein.

The powerful "Me Too" campaign followed shortly after in an effort to promote awareness of sexual harassment and assault, leading to the creation of the "Time's Up" initiative, which saw Hollywood's biggest stars wear black on the red carpet at the Golden Globes as a way of speaking out against sexual assault, harassment, and inequality in the workplace.

While Knightley asserted that she has never personally experienced any form of sexual harassment on set, she said the difference between the way that women are treated by some industry bigwigs is "obvious."

"I was surprised by some of the specifics," she said. "But I was aware of the culture of silencing women and the culture of bullying them, and I knew that men in the industry were allowed to behave in very different ways than women. That was obvious.

"What was fascinating about the #MeToo movement was I was sitting with friends who weren't in the industry, and there wasn't one of us who hadn't been assaulted at some point. We'd never had that conversation before. That was an eye-opener."

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Amazon's 15 original comedy TV shows, ranked from worst to best (AMZN)

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Over its first few years of making original TV shows, Amazon has quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the comedy category.

Unlike its lackluster original dramas, multiple Amazon comedies have won Emmys and Golden Globes. 

Its comedy "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" about a 50s housewife turned stand-up comic, which debuted its first season in November 2017, was one of big winners at the 2018 Golden Globes with two major wins. 

But "Maisel" wasn't Amazon's first hit comedy. Amazon developed its prowess in comedies that blur the line with heavy drama with the Emmy and Golden Globe winner "Transparent," Golden Globe winner "Mozart in the Jungle," and the very dark British comedy "Fleabag."

But not all of Amazon's comedies have performed well. Though promising, the superhero comedy "The Tick" got mixed reviews, and Woody Allen's "Crisis In Six Scenes" was Amazon's worst original ever, according to critics.

To understand how Amazon's comedies ranked against each other, we turned to reviews aggregator Metacritic, which pulls in critic (and audience) reviews from all over the world. 

Here are Amazon's original shows, ranked based on their critical reception:

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No. 15: "Crisis in Six Scenes" — 44/100

Average critic score: 44/100

Audience score: 6.5/10

Amazon description: "This is a comedy that takes place in the 1960’s during turbulent times in the United States and a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down."



No. 14: "Comrade Detective" — 67/100

Average critic score: 67/100

Audience score: 7.7/10

Amazon description: "In the 1980s, millions of Romanians tuned in to Comrade Detective, a gritty, sexy, communist buddy cop show that has now been digitally remastered and dubbed into English for the first time by a cast featuring Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jenny Slate, Nick Offerman and many more."



No. 13: "Alpha House" — 68/100

Average critic score: 68/100

Audience score: 6.8/10

Amazon description: "They work in the Senate. They live in the house - Alpha House."



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The 20 actors who have made the most money at the U.S. box office

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The most successful actors in Hollywood history have combined talent, versatility, and longevity to appear in hit after hit.  

Tom Hanks, for instance — the third highest-earning actor in the history of the U.S. box office — has all three qualities in spades.

We turned to Box Office Mojo to rank the top 20 actors of all-time by the total career hauls for their films at the U.S. box office.

The ranking shifted recently after the blockbuster release of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," with motion-capture icon Andy Serkis entering the top 20 for the first time. 

Check out the actors with the top U.S. box-office grosses of all time:

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20. Bruce Willis — $3.189 billion

Highest grossing film: "The Sixth Sense" ($293.5 million)



19. Will Smith — $3.205 billion

Highest grossing film: "Suicide Squad" ($325.1 million)



18. Emma Watson — $3.206 billion

Highest grossing film: "Beauty and the Beast" ($504 million)



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A classic game franchise is getting a major reboot on Xbox, report says

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  • The long-running third-person action RPG series "Fable" is making a return on Xbox, according to a new report.
  • The franchise has been on hiatus since "Fable 3," which launched to middling reviews in 2010.
  • The new entry is said to be in production at Playground Games, a UK-based development studio known for making the "Forza Horizon" racing games.


After a nearly 10-year hiatus, it sounds like the beloved "Fable" franchise is making a return.

According to a new report in Eurogamer, a new entry in the long dormant "Fable" series is currently in the works at UK-based game development studios Playground Games. It sounds like the game is in very early stages. 

Like past games in the series, this new "Fable" entry is said to be a third-person, action/role-playing game set in an open world environment. Little beyond the concept is known at this point; Microsoft isn't confirming nor denying the report.

The studio said to be in charge of this new "Fable" entry, Playground Games, is most well-known for the "Forza Horizon" racing series. 

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"Fable" has otherwise been on hiatus since 2010, when "Fable 3" launched to middling reviews and sales on the Xbox 360.

A subsequent entry in the "Fable" series, named "Fable Legends," was produced for Xbox One and Windows 10. Instead of continuing in the thread of previous "Fable" games, "Fable Legends" was a free-to-play multiplayer game. Microsoft killed "Fable Legends" in 2016, and closed the studio behind it — Lionhead — around the same time. 

The "Fable" series started all the way back on Microsoft's original Xbox in 2004. It's one of the few original series from Microsoft's Xbox team that has persisted throughout several iterations of Xbox console, alongside "Halo" and "Forza Motorsport." 

As of now, Microsoft has yet to officially announce (or even confirm) the new "Fable" project. To learn more, check out Eurogamer's report right here.

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Roku jumps after news that it's rolling out a new ad tracker (ROKU)

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  • Roku's stock was up after news that it will introduce a suite of new ad measurement tools.
  • The tools will allow marketers, TV networks, and media owners to track the effectiveness of their ad campaigns on Roku's platforms.
  • The rally was a break from a rough few weeks for the stock after a Morgan Stanley analyst said Roku's valuation was "hard to justify."
  • Get the latest Roku stock price here.


Shares of Roku jumped as much as 5.64% on Wednesday after news that the streaming player company will introduce a new ad measurement tracker, named Roku Ad Insights, that would allow brands and agencies to measure how effective their ad campaigns are across Roku's platforms.

As viewers move from traditional broadcast and cable television to streaming services on their desktop or mobile devices, advertisers are looking for ways to reach and receive feedback from viewers who are increasingly cutting the cord.

Roku is offering a suite of tools which measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns, provide insights on cord cutters, and allow marketers to get feedback on their ads through surveys of Roku's audience.

Roku's stock has had a tepid run in the last few weeks after a Morgan Stanley analyst said its valuation was "hard to justify.

Roku's streaming devices may get a boost from a spat between Google and Amazon. Google removed its popular YouTube app from Amazon streaming devices on Jan. 1 after Amazon refused to carry some of Google's products on its online store. Roku carries both companies' products, including YouTube, which could draw more consumers to its media players.

Roku's stock was trading at $41.23 per share on Wednesday. Its shares were up 75.53% since its IPO in September.

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Nintendo's about to unveil something new for Switch that's aimed at kids, and no one knows what it is

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  • Nintendo's about to make an announcement, but no one knows what it is.
  • The only information we have about the reveal is that it's a "new interactive experience" for the Nintendo Switch, the company's newest console.
  • We also know it's aimed at kids and "those who are kids at heart."


What is Nintendo about to reveal? That's the big question.

Here's what we know for sure:

  1. Nintendo will announce something aimed at kids and "those who are kids at heart" on Wednesday.
  2. The announcement is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET.
  3. Nintendo says it's unveiling a "new interactive experience" for the Nintendo Switch game console.
  4. The Japanese company calls it a "new way to play" the Switch.

And that's pretty much all we've gotten so far from Nintendo. A representative didn't immediately respond to our questions about the announcement.

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The timing is especially strange, given that Nintendo just held a Nintendo Direct event where it announced several games, such as a new "Mario Tennis" title.

But Wednesday evening's event promises something different from the usual game announcements and updates: "a new interactive experience for Nintendo Switch that's specially crafted for kids and those who are kids at heart." The latter bit sounds like the kind of language Nintendo might use to describe all its products, but the "interactive experience" bit is what's so intriguing.

The Switch, Nintendo's outrageously popular new game console, is notoriously light on non-game experiences. You can watch Hulu on it, and you can shop for new games, but that's about it — the Switch is first and foremost a game console.

Whether this new "interactive experience" offers something else for young Switch owners remains to be seen. Check back on Business Insider's tech page for all the details when the news drops on Wednesday evening.

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'The Last Jedi' director says the movie's polarizing final scene was almost taken out: 'We went back and forth in the editing room'

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  • Director Rian Johnson explained in a recent interview why the final scene in "The Last Jedi" is so important.
  • Johnson admits that the scene, which has split "Star Wars" fans, was also heavily discussed in the edit room.


Warning: Spoilers below if you haven't seen "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."

If you're kind of mixed about the final scene in "The Last Jedi," you're not alone. It turns out it was heavily discussed during the editing of the movie. 

Director Rian Johnson has had to weather the storm of social media reaction for his "Star Wars" movie, as its dramatic deaths and moments that seemingly contradict what was set up in "The Force Awakens" has split fans of the saga. But one of the most polarizing moments is its final scene.

Following a scene in which the Resistance escape the clutches of Kylo Ren and the First Order (thanks to a major assist by Luke Skywalker) and fly off in the Millennium Falcon all laughing and hugging, a scene follows in which we return to Canto Bight to see the stable kids of the Fathiers (aka, space horses) acting out the heroics of Skywalker. After being chased off by their master, we follow one boy, Temiri, walking outside and using the Force to grab his broom. He then looks up to the stars, we see he's wearing a ring bearing the symbol of the Resistance, and the credits roll.

The scene leaves audiences with more questions than answers. Will we see more of him in "Episode IX? Is Johnson introducing us to the character we will follow in the new, non-Skywalker family trilogy he's creating for "Star Wars"? Was the scene even necessary?

TheLastJediChewbacca LucasfilmJohnson recently spoke to Empire and addressed the final scene:

"That was something I really stuck to, and believe me, we went back and forth in the editing room," Johnson said. "In the script, when I wrote that scene in the Falcon, I wrote the words, 'This seems like the perfect image to end on.'

However, Johnson wanted to show how Skywalker's stand against the First Order inspired the galaxy. And that led to adding a scene.

"To me, it was really important to have that final scene, because it turns what Luke did from an act that saves 20 people into an act that inspires the galaxy," Johnson continued. "The notion that what we're setting up here is something big in the next chapter. And when Leia says, 'we have everything we need,' she's talking about everyone on the Falcon, but also about what we see next, which is we now have a galaxy that has seen this beacon of hope and is getting inspired to fight the good fight."

Johnson now passes the torch back to "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams to finish the trilogy with "Episode IX" (opening December 2019). We will see how far Abrams goes with that inspired feel Johnson has ended on in "Jedi." 

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15 Hollywood stars who didn't accept their Oscars

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The Oscars are the most celebrated awards show in Hollywood, and they set the conversation about what's great in movies.

But that doesn’t mean that everyone wants to go, or even be in the running to win one. In the 90-year history of the ceremony, some of Hollywood’s finest haven’t been there to accept their awards or nominations, and some have flat-out rejected the envied award itself. 

Weirdly, Leonardo DiCaprio never boycotted the ceremony in protest of his many losses, but it looks like that paid off in the end. He doesn’t have to worry about that anymore — and neither do we. 

Here are some actors and filmmakers who've skipped (or rejected) the Oscars:

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Marlon Brando

Knowing he was a shoe-in to win best actor for his role as Vito Corleone in "The Godfather," Brando boycotted the Oscars in 1973. In his place, he had Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather attend. She went onstage to accept his award, and when she read Brando’s speech about the mistreatment of Native Americans in film, she got booed.

 

 

 

 



Roman Polanski

The director didn't attend the 2003 ceremony that awarded him a statue for best director for his work on "The Pianist." But even if he tried, he likely wouldn't have made it, since he is still a fugitive in the US in a conviction for unlawful sex. Harrison Ford accepted the award on his behalf.



Michael Caine

Michael Caine wasn’t around to accept his first Oscar win for best supporting actor in "Hannah and Her Sisters," because he was busy filming "Jaws: The Revenge," a movie with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Caine learned his lesson, and showed up in 2000 to accept his deserved win for a supporting role in "The Cider House Rules."

 



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'Phantom Thread' star Vicky Krieps opens up about the movie's grueling shoot and working with Daniel Day-Lewis

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  • Vicky Krieps plays Alma in "Phantom Thread," the muse of Daniel Day-Lewis' character, Reynolds Woodcock.
  • Krieps didn't meet Day-Lewis until their first day of shooting and said he was in character as Woodcock every day of production.
  • Being in the movie was grueling for Krieps, not because of working across from the demanding Day-Lewis, she said, but because her schedule was six days of shooting a week and her off day consisted of constant dress fittings.


Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps is a veteran of over 30 movies, but many will see her for the first time as the star of Paul Thomas Anderson's "Phantom Thread" (currently playing in select theaters, opening nationwide on Friday).

Krieps plays Alma, the muse of renowned 1950s dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) who figures out an unconventional way to get him away from his work. Exploring obsessions and unconditional love, Anderson cast an incredible actress in Krieps to take on these themes opposite the all-consuming Method acting style of Day-Lewis.

Business Insider talked to Krieps about the experience of working with Day-Lewis and finding the strength to get through one of the most grueling shoots she's ever been a part of.

Jason Guerrasio: So when you got an email about auditioning for this movie you didn't realize it was a Paul Thomas Anderson movie, right? You've said at first you thought you were going out for a student film.

Vicky Krieps: That's right. It was more of me making things up out of not knowing anything. I basically got this email from an American casting agent, who I didn't know, and I certainly wasn't expecting someone from America to write to me. But I'm always interested in projects. Whatever I do, I'm interested in the color of the material, I'm not interested in who's making it. I'm more concentrated on the work. So I opened the email and scrolled to find not a script but just some text, really a monologue. So I did the lines on tape and sent it in. 

Why I thought it might have been a student film was because I didn't get a script, I thought maybe it wasn't finished yet or this is for a short movie. I never thought I wasn't getting it because of secrecy of the project and that it was in fact for a movie by a famous American director. [Laughs.]

Vicky Krieps APGuerrasio: Looking back, are you happy you didn't know who you were auditioning for? Perhaps you would have been more nervous?

Krieps: Perhaps. I think I always try to prepare the same. I don't think I would have been different. But I think what was good was I was only relating and concentrating on the work, and that turned out to work well for me. 

Guerrasio: When you realized what the movie was about and who you would be playing, did you do a lot of research on the era?

Krieps: I prepared mostly on London around World War II and after the war. My character had lost her mother. This isn't in the movie, but Alma's mother is dead. So that was my backstory. And I learned as much as I could about models in the 1950s. I found on YouTube how they walked back then in fashion shows. It's very different in how models walk now. It's more human. I also learned hand sewing. But everything else I couldn't really prepare before shooting because I knew I wouldn't meet Daniel until the first day of shooting.

Guerrasio: Oh, wow. 

Krieps: He requested that we don't rehearse and that we meet for the first time on the first day of shooting. So my big thing was to find a way not to be nervous. Really, for a lot of this I did the opposite of preparing.
 
Guerrasio: So the first scene of Alma in the movie when you meet Reynolds in the restaurant, is that the first time you met Daniel Day-Lewis?

Krieps: Yes. [Laughs.]

Phantom_Thread_241017Guerrasio: It's funny because Alma stumbles coming from out of the kitchen and she has this embarrassed look, it's really art imitating life.

Krieps: Exactly. I really blushed because I really tripped. 

Guerrasio: Really?

Krieps: Yeah. 

Guerrasio: Was it tough to act across from someone you barely knew?

Krieps: That's the thing, of course I was scared, but there was nothing I could do. I knew we would be working together and I just stayed calm as much as I could. I was really in a meditative state of emptiness and forget everything I was researching for the character and just reacted to him. Working with him was rather wonderful. Because of how he works, I could really fall into this world of Reynolds Woodcock. I just concentrated on the moment. Each scene in the movie I was just in the moment. Just reacting to the person across from me. 

Guerrasio: Can you say you even met Daniel while shooting this movie?

Krieps: No. 

Guerrasio: So you were with Reynolds Woodcock.

Krieps: Exactly. I never met Daniel on set until we finished. 

Guerrasio: So, as you said, you don't overthink how he wants to work. This is the job. You just react. 

Krieps: You go with it. I could only go with it.

phantom thread 2 focus featuresGuerrasio: The way he worked, did that bring you deeper into the Alma character than you would have if you worked across a different actor?

Krieps: I think the way I work is similar to how Daniel works, I just don't call it Method acting. I don't have the time and money to prepare the way he does. I have more projects to work on in a year, so it's impossible for me to do it that way. But I definitely have the same dedication and I'm crazy enough to invent worlds around me. It becomes a reality and you are involved in what you invented. 

Guerrasio: American audiences don't know you as well as other parts of the world, but you've worked a lot in your career. Compare this job to what you've done in the past. Is this the most unusual production you've ever been on because of the way Daniel works?

Krieps: It definitely has been the most intense work I've ever done. It was also the only one where I was really struggling with my strength. In the middle of making this I said to myself, "Oh my god, I can't see the end." I felt that I would never get to it. "How can I find more strength in me to continue?" Because it was 16-hour days sometimes. We worked every day, except for Sundays. But on Sundays I had fittings of all the dresses that were made for me. It was endless fittings. So strength was the biggest challenge for me on this. 

Guerrasio: With all that said, if Paul called tomorrow and said "I just wrote a part for you in my next movie," do you say yes?

Krieps: Yes. [Laughs.]

Guerrasio: It's worth the pain, so to speak.

Krieps: Absolutely. In a second I would do it again.

Guerrasio: A lot of the talk around this movie is that Daniel says it's his final movie. What are your thoughts? Do you think he's really quitting acting?

Krieps: I respect him enough to believe that if he says so then he will. But I also respect him enough to leave the door open if he wants to change his mind. If he's determined to stop I understand. But if this is an emotional reaction and he changes his mind I would love that. I would be happy if he continued to be an actor. I just want him to get what he wants. 

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Apple has reportedly nabbed its first comedy TV series — starring Kristen Wigg and produced by Reese Witherspoon

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  • Apple has reportedly acquired a half-hour comedy series starring Kirsten Wiig and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon.
  • It marks the first comedy series for the company's original scripted lineup.


Apple is bulking up its TV output with original comedy.

The tech giant has greenlit its first half-hour comedy series, which will star Kristen Wiig, marking her return to television after leaving "Saturday Night Live" in 2012.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple outbid multiple parties to nab a 10-episode series executive produced by Reese Witherspoon (she's also executive producer on the HBO award-winner "Big Little Lies"). The series inspired by the upcoming short story collection titled "You Think It, I'll Say It," by Curtis Sittenfeld. The short stories are described as upending "assumptions about class, relationships, and gender roles in a nation that feels both adrift and viscerally divided."

Former "30 Rock" producer Colleen McGuinness is the creator of the yet-to-be-titled series, and will be the showrunner. It's unclear when the series will begin production, as the show is not attached yet to a production studio. Apple will only be releasing the series, and will not own it, according to THR.

The series marks Apple's fifth scripted series that's in production. Others include the Steven Spielberg-produced "Amazing Stories" and the space drama, "See."

Apple is racing to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu in the original content streaming space. It was reported last summer that the company was ready to drop $1 billion in the next year to make originals. It also grabbed former Sony executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to oversee its TV efforts.  

Business Insider contacted Apple but did not get an immediate response.

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Rap superstar Kendrick Lamar could reportedly make $20-40 million in a new deal for his music

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  • Kendrick Lamar is in talks to sign a new publishing deal for his songwriting catalog that could be worth between $20 million and $40 million, Billboard reports.
  • The rapper's label, Top Dawg Entertainment, has reportedly been shopping around for a new deal in that range, as Lamar's current deal with Warner/Chappell Music is set to expire.

 

Kendrick Lamar is reportedly in talks to sign a new publishing deal that could net him well over $20 million for the rights to his music catalog, according to Billboard.

Sources told the outlet that Lamar's label, Top Dawg Entertainment, is shopping around for a publishing deal in the range of $20 million to $40 million. The 30-year-old rapper's current deal with Warner/Chappell Music, which he signed in 2010 as a burgeoning independent artist, is set to expire soon. 

According to Billboard's sources, one bidder for the rights to Lamar's songs has offered $28 million, while another firm offered a $23 million deal with an $11 million signing bonus. The deals would likely be for the rights to Lamar's entire songwriting catalog. 

Top Dawg Entertainment and Warner Music Group declined to comment on the matter to Billboard.

Lamar's last album, "DAMN.," was certified double platinum by the RIAA, for album sales and streaming-equivalent figures, following its release in April 2017. 

"DAMN." gave Lamar his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the single "Humble," as well as seven nominations for the upcoming 60th Grammy Awards. 

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Apple shelling out millions for TV talent reportedly helped Reese Witherspoon triple her salary on season 2 of HBO's 'Big Little Lies'

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  • Apple is reportedly paying Reese Witherspoon $1.25 million per episode for an upcoming, untitled original series also starring Jennifer Aniston.
  • According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple's willingness to invest a lot of money in top-tier talent had a heavy influence on Witherspoon's deal with HBO for season two of "Big Little Lies."
  • Witherspoon's salary for season two of the hit HBO series is tripling, as is Nicole Kidman's (who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance). 

 

Apple's big checkbook has reportedly made HBO shell out much more money for "Big Little Lies" season two.

Apple is spending an estimated $1 billion on original content this year, as part of a push into TV. And it's spending a lot of that money on A-list stars. Apple paid over $1.25 million per episode to Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon for its currently untitled 20-episode drama about a TV morning show, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

And Witherspoon's enormous Apple paycheck had a heavy influence on her tripled salary for season two of HBO's "Big Little Lies," THR reported.

The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO drama was intended to be a one-season limited series. But it was such a hit that HBO ordered a second season. And to make the second season a reality, HBO had to make new deals with the stars, who did not have a second season in their contracts. 

Sources told THR that Witherspoon and co-star Nicole Kidman were paid between $250,000 and $350,000 per episode for season one, which had seven episodes total. The sources also told THR that because of Witherspoon's Apple deal, the per episode pay for Witherspoon and Kidman for season two is about a million dollars, nearly tripling their season one pay. 

Co-stars Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley are also rumored to be getting a significant raise.

HBO's programming president told THR, "It's not a shock to anybody that having a second season of an ongoing series is easier to have with those deals in place. Everybody involved is so busy that it's hard to imagine aligning everybody's schedule again. That we were able to get season two together is a small miracle."

Season two of "Big Little Lies" is set to shoot in the spring, but won't air until 2019.

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There's a budding rivalry between the daughters of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, Stanford classmates who compete outside of the world of tech

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• Eve Jobs and Jennifer Gates are fierce competitors.

• Unlike their fathers, their rivalry has nothing to do with the world of tech.

• Both Stanford college students are top equestrians.



Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had a rivalry for the ages.

Both pushed a vision of what the future of technology would look like. Over the years, they occasionally worked together, and oftentimes feuded.

Today, their daughters Jennifer Gates, 21, and Eve Jobs, 19, also compete against one another, from time to time.

But instead of duking it out over personal computers, they both stick to the equestrian sports.

Here's a look inside their careers, so far:

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Both equestrians took up the sport at a young age. Gates first took the reins when she was six, while Noelle Floyd Style reported Jobs has loved riding horses "since she was a small child growing up in Palo Alto, California."

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Gates and Jobs are also both enrolled at Stanford. Jobs was previously set to attend UCLA, but has since transferred.

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They're also part-time neighbors in the equestrian capital of Wellington, Florida. The Miami Herald reported Gates' father dropped $37 million to buy a whole string of properties there in 2016. That same year, Jobs' mother Laurene Powell-Jobs bought a $15 million ranch just across the street.

Source: Business InsiderThe Chronicle of HorseThe Daily Mail, The Real Deal, The Miami Herald, Business Insider



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