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Published Oct 5, 2026, 1:40 PM EDT
Elijah is a freelance news writer at Polygon. He was an associate editor at The A.V. Club and Paste, and has been featured in outlets like Game Informer, Fanbyte, Unwinnable, and more. He loves media in all forms, from fighting games and horror flicks to slow cinema and visual novels. He's from the Greater Boston area.
David Berson, the head of CBS Sports, will take over the broader sports operations of Skydance once it completes its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery., and that company’s top sports executive, Luis Silberwasser, will exit.
Women throughout history have always sought out relationship advice, whether from newspaper columnists like “Dear Abby,” letters to Cosmo, or just chatting with girlfriends. In the social media era, you can instead post anonymously on Reddit relationship forums or look to social media creators who discuss the topic.
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Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of Kotaku, where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at Polygon, and as a reporter at The Verge. Hernandez specializes in Pokémon TCG, Nintendo, and offbeat internet culture stories.
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Austin Manchester is a writer and editor living in New York City. At Polygon, he covers gaming and entertainment news, reviews new video games, interviews behind-the-scenes talent, and more. He enjoys discovering hidden gems and sharing them with Polygon's audience. Previously, he was the gaming editor for AIPT Comics and has written for other outlets like XDA, How-To Geek, and The List.
Chris Wayland will succeed veteran Valari Staab as president of NBCUniversal‘s local-media operations, elevating the head of the company’s Boston portfolio to oversee a broader array of assets,
Staab is slated to retire at the end of the year after more than 15 years with the company and 46 yearss working in local TV. NBCU Local, part of NBCU News Group, consists of 50 local, regional and national media properties, including 11 NBC- and 31 Telemundo-owned stations, four regional sports networks, three national multicast networks, and 17 streaming channels, as well as LXTV Productions and Skycastle.
Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning English filmmaker best known for 1996’s Trainspotting and 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire, will be celebrated with the Maverick Director Award at the upcoming SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the largest university-run film festival in the world.
Marisa Tomei and Rosanna Arquette will headline the West Coast debut of “This Is Crazy.”
The one-night-only performance of the V (formerly Eve Ensler) play benefits the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and is performed in memory of Chris Huvane, the beloved Hollywood talent manager who died by suicide in 2022.
Maybe it was inevitable, given how entwined their careers have been. But the comparison is irresistible. As Lionel Messi is lauded in Argentina during his farewell game, his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal career appears to be ending in acrimony.