Where you've seen Atlanta, dubbed the 'Hollywood of the South,' on screen
ATLANTA (AP) — Metropolitan Atlanta is home to the second highest number of soundstages in the U.S., including the massive Tyler Perry Studios and Trilith Studios. But many productions have chosen to shoot in and around the city itself, often as stand-ins for other locations (it’s a popular double for New York). Here are some landmarks and towns you might recognize:
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As the 'Hollywood of the South,' Atlanta has boomed. Its actors and crew are now at a crossroads
For more than a decade, work had been nonstop in Atlanta’s booming film industry thanks to Georgia’s extremely generous tax break
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The three-year cruise is running late -- again
Life at Sea's three-year cruise is still struggling to get afloat, with a new departure date rumored to be November 30. Passengers have been told not to book travel until they receive further updates.
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What's streaming now: '1989 (Taylor’s Version),' Emily Blunt and 'Five Nights at Freddy’s'
This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a glossy look at opioid addiction with the movie “Pain Hustlers” starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy Garcia, and the streaming horror flick “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
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Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline
One year ago, billionaire Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X
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Africa’s fashion industry is growing to meet global demands but needs more investment, UNESCO says
A UNESCO report released during Lagos Fashion Week notes Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet demand but that inadequate investment still limits its potential
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The 25 Best Haunted House Movies of All Time
The haunted house is one of horror’s most time-honored tropes, a dark twisting of the place we call home into a maelstrom of terror and things that go bump in the night.
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Don’t Know What to Read Next? This Comprehensive Book Map Can Help
TheLibraryMap organizes 100,000 book titles in a way that’s visually pleasing and easy to navigate.
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Mantle Piece: You Can Own Shares of Mickey Mantle’s Boyhood Home for $7
The baseball icon’s modest Oklahoma home is getting the fractional ownership treatment.
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10 Regional Names for the Night Before Halloween
Whether you call it Mischief Night, Devil's Night, or something else, it all means one thing: wanton destruction of property.
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15 Books Whose Endings Were Changed for the Movie
You might be surprised to see how these movies end, even if you’ve read the books.
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5 Misconceptions About the Middle Ages
The medieval era wasn’t just a bunch of flat Earthers feasting and jousting.
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