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Search ArticlesCan HBO’s Grounded Green Lantern Take Flight?
By Daniel ChinAug. 14, 6:46 pm UTC • 8 min DCDC ‘Lanterns’ relaunches a hero who hasn’t thrived in live action—this time on TV By Daniel ChinAug. 14, 6:46 pm UTC • 8 min In 2011, Green Lantern introduced its titular superhero in a live-action feature film for the first time in the DC Comics character’s then-71-year history.
‘The End of Oak Street’ Is All Bite
MoviesMovies The thrilling new dino movie has blood spatter and severed limbs aplenty, but it only teases at chomping into something deeper Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Adam NaymanAug. 14, 10:30 am UTC • 7 min J.J. Abrams likes to call his movies mystery boxes. But The End of Oak Street, coproduced by Abrams,arrives unwrapped.
It May Be Time to Freak Out About AI
In the following excerpt, Alex Stamos explains how OpenAI’s models were able to escape their sandbox and attack Hugging Face. Alex Stamos: I would say the OpenAI incident, it’s the one where, one, what we found out from OpenAI last week at the Black Hat conference was this wasn’t just one model escaping, but the result of multiple models conspiring with each other to work together on a jailbreak—so effectively an escape from Alcatraz situation over a multi-month period.
The Final Girl Film Canon and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ With Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, and Jane Schoenbrun!
Sean is joined by “mean pod guy” Adam Nayman to cover Jane Schoenbrun’s new sexy slasher flick, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. They celebrate what makes the movie so exciting and singular and make the case for why it cements Schoenbrun as a crucially important and definitional millennial filmmaker. Then, they discuss what makes a great “final girl” and build the “final girl” film canon.
The NBA Schedule Has Arrived, and Russell Westbrook Calls It a Career
The NBA has finally released the schedule for the 2026-27 season, and Verno and Jacoby react by discussing the Christmas Day games, which team has a surprising number of national TV games, who’ll get booed when returning to their former team, and more. Also, the guys share some of their fond memories of Russell Westbrook after he announced his retirement.
The 10 Biggest Values in 2026 Fantasy Drafts
Everyone—not just dads—loves a deal. DK, Danny, and Craig identify the biggest values in 2026 fantasy football drafts, running through their patented Name Brand/Off Brand exercise just 27 days away from kickoff. Who is almond milk? Who is Baby Ruth? Who is Gildan? Only one way to find out. Reminders: 1. LIVE SHOW COMING THIS MONTH: We’ll be in Los Angeles for a live show at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday, August 27. Details here. Get your tickets now! Go, go, go. 2.
The Fallout From This Week’s Primaries. Plus: Joel Has Thoughts on “Woke 1.”
Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel react to the primary races this week after David Crowley upset Francesca Hong in Wisconsin’s race for governor (1:25). Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez out of line with her comments on “woke 1” (33:32)? Plus, Bryan eviscerates new Lakers owner Bob Iger. Host: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Producers: Jon Jones and Clifford Augustin
The Mark Walter Questions Go Way Beyond the Lakers Sale
And why is he selling the Lakers now? Suddenly, everyone has questions. Your network is your net worth, which is what made Mark Walter so rich. He was in his late 30s, in the late ’90s, when he met the man who introduced him to the man who introduced him to a bunch of old family money and, in doing so, to a whole new world.
The WNBA Already Belongs to Olivia Miles
WNBAWNBA The superfly rookie can see the future. Good luck keeping up. Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Tyler ParkerAug. 13, 1:10 pm UTC • 10 min “My imagination is so far out there already. People couldn't imagine what goes on in my brain.” —Missy Elliott Jimmy Naismith’s rules for basketball were first published on January 15, 1892, by Springfield College’s student newspaper, The Triangle. There were 13. They’re on view in the DeBruce Center at the University of Kansas.
The Thrill and Agony of Russ Being Russ
NBANBA Russell Westbrook was one hell of a ride. For better and for worse, he never changed. Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Michael PinaAug. 13, 12:19 pm UTC • 4 min At the end of his singular, 18-season career, it’s borderline impossible to fully capture just how wonderfully messy Russell Westbrook was: overwhelming, extraneous, unstoppable, self-destructive, essential, and irrelevant all at once. The 37-year-old announced his retirement on Wednesday.