Say It With Me.. AI Slop Needs To STOP!

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🕵️ Amazon Finds Their Bond Producers

🎨 ChatGPT Bull****, AI Isn’t Art Support Real Artists

📕 A Different World Sequel Greenlit

🏀 ⚾️ Sports By The Fire 🏈 🏅 

🍪Sugar Cookies & Shoutouts 📢 

Shaken or Stirred? Bond Producers Found

Amazon Studios has announced that they’ve found their agents to run the ‘Bond’ operation: Amy Pascal and David Hayman. The news was announced on Tuesday the 25th on Amazon’s corporate news site, stating that both would be working on the new journey through their respective production companies.

Pascal is known for her previous work producing the Spider-Man franchise starring Tom Holland, 2024 hit, Challenger, and Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.

Hayman is known for producing Paddington, Barbie, Once Upon a Time.. In Hollywood, and the entire Harry Potter film franchise.

The studio is still in search for their new Bond with a handful of names either being fan-cast or just rumored though the direction hasn’t full been confirmed with the idea of having a “younger’ Bond and or female Bond being put in the air.

Cut The AI Bull****, Support Real Art

Early last week ChatGPT released an update allowing users to recreate their own images in the likeness of the great Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Studio Ghibli’ art style. This has been making waves across the internet with anyone and their mom pushing out bland soulless AI images. Unfortunately and ironically, Miyazaki is the first victim and one of the most famous and loved artist and creator who boisterously refuted this sort of AI use in the past, specifically 2016;

There are thousands on thousands on thousands of wonderful artist out there with powerful stories and experiences that feed into their own unique style. Seek out those artist, support those artists, art is an extension of the human soul and that is something a machine could never replicate.

‘A Different World’ Sequel Gets Pilot Order

A rare event occurs as Netflix gives out one of the only pilot orders in its history for a sequel series to ‘A Different World’

There isn’t much news surrounding it but its rumored the plan is to shoot the pilot early summer, with no cast members yet announced.

🏀 ⚾️ Sports By The Fire 🏈 🏅 

The Chicago Bulls Continue to Show Growth… and Fight! 

The young and active Chicago Bulls have been on a tear as of late battling for an 8-2 record in their last 10 games and beating the Lebron James and Luka Doncic led Los Angeles Lakers twice in a week, the first win being a 30 point blowout and the second coming off a last second half court heave from Bulls guard Josh Giddey.

Watch the impossible comeback by The Chicago Bulls below

She’s Headed to The W; Paige Bueckers Will Enter the 2025 WNBA Draft

It’s officially been confirmed that UCONN’s Paige Bueckers will be entering the WNBA draft on April 14th in New York City. Bueckers has been in sights for any team in the running for the first overall pick, most of us thought she’d make the professional jump in 2024 after a great comeback junior season coming off a torn ACL the year prior where she was projected to be a Top-3 Pick , though she announced she’d be back for her senior year. Bueckers was named Big East Player of the Year for the third time in her collegiate career, while also again unanimously named to the All-Big East First Team.

Watch Bueckers go off for 40 against OU in the NCAA Sweet 16!

Shocking Twist? Taylor Jenkins of the Memphis Grizzlies FIRED?!

Well this has got to be a first.. a playoff bound head coach relieved of his duties just 9 games before the playoffs begin, what’s going on?

Taylor Jenkins has been the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies for six seasons since joining the organization in 2019 leading the team to winning their division for the first time in franchise history, ending his Grizzlies tenure with a 250-214(.539%)record while reaching the Western Conference Semi-Finals and a playoff record of 9-14(.391%).

Jenkins is a top tier NBA coach and no one should think he’ll be long without a job, we’re excited to see where his journey takes him next. Chicago?

The Cubs Might Have a GUY! 

The Chicago Cubs have opened the 2025 season 2-3 and there has been sights of a shining star out in Center Field with Pete Crow-Armstrong.

🍪 Sugar Cookies & Shoutouts 📢 

🍪 ‘Common Side Effects’ Renewed for Season 2 at Adult Swim & HBOMAX

📢 Steven Yuen joins Paramount’s Untitled Animated Aang ‘Avatar’ Film

🍪 ‘Mind The Game’ Podcast is BACK! Season 2 now with Lebron James and new co-host Steven Nash

📢 Japan hit manga series ‘Kingdom’ is finally getting translated to English

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