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Marcus Bell The basement audition fits the Rocky theme perfectly. It's good they're highlighting how Stallone fought to star in his own movie. Dancing With the Stars unveils Season 35 cast ahead of September premiere — Sep 1, 2026Dancing with the Stars has announced its Season 35 cast, featuring a diverse mix of celebrities from acting, sports, and reality TV, including Jenna Dewan, Shum Jr., Julia Stiles, and Tatyana Ali, with the competition kicking off in a two-night season premiere on September 15–16. The lineup emphasizes a blend of established dance credentials and athletic achievement, signaling a high-stakes season on ABC with audience-vote dynamics and star-power driving promotional momentum.
Nicole Hardy Two-night premiere already feels like a lot, but I'll take any excuse for more dance numbers before winter sets in.Graphic Design Hiring Expands Across SectorsBusiness — Jul 24, 2026A wave of graphic design job postings seeks candidates from interns to senior designers across marketing, corporate, ecclesiastical, and European eCommerce contexts, all emphasizing strong Adobe Creative Cloud skills, brand consistency, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Roles range from creating digital assets and campaigns to print catalogs, trade show graphics, church communications, and executive PowerPoint presentations, with requirements including portfolio proof, proficiency in InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop, and experience delivering on-brand, audience-focused visuals.
Runway Debuts Media Router for Generative Media — Jul 23, 2026Runway launched Media Router, an AI model router on the Runway Dev platform that automatically selects the optimal image, video, or audio model based on quality, speed, or cost, routing requests across Runway's models and third-party options. It marks Runway’s shift toward becoming an infrastructure layer for generative media, offering cost control through token-based pricing, auditing, moderation, and private instances, with early integration from partners like Adobe, Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, Expedia, Shutterstock, and Quora.
Rachel Meyers Zoe Ziegfeld has got one of the more unusual job descriptions on Broadway, handling a boa constrictor for a Coney Island carnival scene. 
Obama launches six-episode Audible podcast — Aug 10, 2026President Barack Obama is launching a six-episode Audible podcast, A Great Book, where he will discuss six influential titles with guest luminaries; the series debuts September 24, 2026, exclusively on Audible through the Higher Ground collaboration, with guests to be announced later. The selected books include The Fire Next Time, Song of Solomon, All the Pretty Horses, Gilead, All the King’s Men, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, reflecting conversations about identity, power, and culture.
On X · @UtdFaithfulsSir Alex Ferguson Spotted Arriving at Old Trafford Ahead of Manchester DerbyA video of Sir Alex Ferguson arriving at Old Trafford for the Manchester derby received overwhelmingly positive and affectionate reactions from Manchester United fans, with no meaningful opposition or split in sentiment.1,639 likes · 48m 
