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Today in internet culture, the numbers are the story. A film's art director made less than $7,000 on a project now nearing $175 million worldwide, a stark reminder of backend economics. Meanwhile, over 60% of new Netflix subscribers opt for the ad-supported tier, confirming the streaming austerity era. In gaming, passion defies platforms: *Cuphead* is being ported to the Sega Master System in assembly language, Magic: The Gathering reintroduces poison counters in the command zone with its new Serpent Society card, and *Sonic Racing CrossWorlds* announces crossovers with Godzilla, Evangelion, TMNT, and Avatar. The legacy media holds its ground as veteran *60 Minutes* correspondents vow to keep the show alive. Elsewhere, a tragic stabbing claims *Top Gun: Maverick* actor James Handy, Overtime launches a creator competition on Fox One tied to the World Cup, a TikTok creator's T.J. Maxx Fendi find is questioned by experts, and BookTok sequel *Light Wielder* arrives to fuel the romantasy genre.

1. Madonna surprises Times Square with Pride Month pop-up show powered by Grindr (music) 2. Live-action 'Blue Lock' film drops 2nd trailer featuring Ado's theme song 'Monstruo' (anime) 3. KAMUI: He's Behind You anime sets July 3 premiere with NSFW 'There Be Ghosts' video (anime) 4. 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' returns to 166 Japanese theaters in 4K with exclusive 'what if' date art (anime) 5. SAG-AFTRA ratifies four-year deal with studios, 91% vote to approve AI and pension terms (drama) 6. Trump scraps Freedom 250 concerts after mass artist exodus, replaces them with self-headlined rally (music) 7. Christian Oliver's final screen appearance will be in a spiritual documentary shot weeks before his death (film_tv) 8. Valve confirms Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset will ship this summer (platform) 9. Eric André releases a serious orchestral album under the name BLARF on Stones Throw Records (music) 10. Office romance manga 'My Cold Co-worker Obsessively Loves Me' gets TV Tokyo live-action series (anime)

1. Instagram quietly reduces Reels reach for reposted TikToks (platform) 2. Kai Drexler addresses leaked Discord screenshots (drama) 3. 'All Night Wrong' Director on His Hitchcock-Meets-Wilder Film With 'Severance's' Zach Cherry and Maria Bakalova as Broken Souls (film_tv) 4. Barry Diller’s People Inc Proposes $18 Billion Acquisition of MGM Resorts (money) 5. Na Young-seok’s Channel Full Moon apologizes after labeling Taiwan as ‘overseas’ in Chinese subtitles (world) 6. "5 to 7 dinner" reservations spike at major restaurants (trend) 7. "Wet beige" replaces "mob wife" in fall fashion forecasts (aesthetic) 8. Emma Moreno announces departure from Beacon Media (creator) 9. Ex-California Attorney General Argues Paramount-WBD Merger Deserves Review, Not Automatic Resistance (money) 10. Daisy Ridley Spotted Reading Lena Dunham’s Memoir About Adam Driver, Fans Swoon (drama)

1. Instagram quietly reduces Reels reach for reposted TikToks (platform) 2. Kai Drexler addresses leaked Discord screenshots (drama) 3. 'All Night Wrong' Director on His Hitchcock-Meets-Wilder Film With 'Severance's' Zach Cherry and Maria Bakalova as Broken Souls (film_tv) 4. Barry Diller’s People Inc Proposes $18 Billion Acquisition of MGM Resorts (money) 5. Na Young-seok’s Channel Full Moon apologizes after labeling Taiwan as ‘overseas’ in Chinese subtitles (world) 6. "5 to 7 dinner" reservations spike at major restaurants (trend) 7. "Wet beige" replaces "mob wife" in fall fashion forecasts (aesthetic) 8. Emma Moreno announces departure from Beacon Media (creator) 9. Ex-California Attorney General Argues Paramount-WBD Merger Deserves Review, Not Automatic Resistance (money) 10. Daisy Ridley Spotted Reading Lena Dunham’s Memoir About Adam Driver, Fans Swoon (drama)