Jacob Hall
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Austin, TX, United States
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Civil War’ Made a Little Money
The ‘Captain America’ sequel had the third biggest opening for a Marvel movie, and has already made $700 million worldwide. → Read More
At SXSW: Wikipedia's Founder on Privacy, Diversity and Robots Writing Encyclopedia Entries
Jimmy Wales talked with Guy Kawasaki about the pressures shaping the online encyclopedia for the future. → Read More
Weekend Box Office: ‘Allegiant’ Is No Match for ‘Zootopia’
Disney’s latest animated film held the number one spot, while the new ‘Divergent’ sequel failed to match the success of its predecessors. → Read More
At SXSW: GrubHub
This operations exec explains how delivery has evolved -- and why a better understanding of how food is prepared will give it an advantage. → Read More
At SXSW
Blunt tips from from the outspoken chef and television personality. → Read More
Weekend Box Office Report: '10 Cloverfield Lane' Opens Well
But the spiritual sequel to ‘Cloverfield’ still couldn’t match the Disney powerhouse ‘Zootopia,’ which was the number one movie in the country again. → Read More
At SXSW: Barack Obama's Call to Action for the Tech Industry
Entrepreneur was on the scene for the first-ever keynote by a sitting U.S. president at the tech festival. → Read More
At SXSW: Doubt More and Be Vulnerable
Casey Gerald on the 'gospel of doubt' and why what you don't believe matters. → Read More
Weekend Box Office: ‘Zootopia’ Breaks Disney Records
Disney’s new animated film shattered ‘Frozen’s previous opening record, while ‘Deadpool’ was finally knocked out of the top spot. → Read More
SNL Debuts Hilarious ‘Racists for Trump’ Ad
After letting Trump host the show last fall, SNL has finally turned on the presidential candidate and his supporters. → Read More
SNL: Jonah Hill Is ‘The Champ’ in a Weird, Wonderful Short
Watch the very surreal and very funny short from this week’s Jonah Hill-hosted SNL. → Read More
Original ‘Star Wars’ Script Proves Han Always Shot First
Actor Peter Mayhew, best known for playing the mighty Wookiee Chewbacca, posted photos of his original copy of the Star Wars script on his Twitter page. → Read More
Weekend Box Office: ‘Gods of Egypt’ Falls Before ‘Deadpool’
The controversial blockbuster flopped in its opening weekend, while ‘Deadpool’ continues its climb to becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. → Read More
Weekend Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ Continues to Dominate
The Merc With a Mouth topped new releases ‘Risen’ and ‘The Witch.’ → Read More
Weekend Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ Shatters Records
‘Deadpool’ had the biggest opening of any ‘X-Men’ movie, the biggest February opening, and the biggest opening for an R-rated film of all time. → Read More
SNL Remembers ‘The Day Beyonce Turned Black’
SNL perfectly mocks the white people who lost their minds when Beyonce released her “Formation” video with this hilarious fake movie trailer. → Read More
SNL: Kyle Mooney Challenges Kanye West to a Rap Battle
It doesn’t go well for one of them. You can probably guess which one. → Read More
Weekend Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Tops Another Slow Week
The animated sequel held onto the top spot again, while ‘Hail, Caesar!,’ ‘The Choice’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ underwhelmed. → Read More
SNL Presents a Disturbing Totino’s Ad for the Super Bowl
SNL’s follow-up to last year’s Totino’s sketch takes a surprisingly dark and hilarious turn. → Read More
SNL: Larry David and Bernie Sanders Finally Share the Stage
Watch the presidential hopeful and the great comedian in this sinking ship sketch. → Read More