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Hulu and Sony Pictures Television are developing a crime drama series titled “Hotline” from John Swetnam and Steve Lightfoot. Paul Shapiro executive produces the project through his Back East Entertainment banner. The official description for “Hotline” reads, “A brilliant yet haunted operator at a top secret criminal call center breaks the rules to help an [

Marcus Theatres posted its highest third quarter revenue and profit ever as the box office boomed led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey and a diverse slate of films. Theatrical revenues rose 21% to $145 million for the three months ended in September; operating income of $22.2 million rose by $9.9 million. Admission revenues […]

The Hollywood technologist who led Gollum’s motion capture on “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” and built the first digital humans made with Light Stage technology for “Spider-Man 2” will run Eros Imagination, a new creative technology and experiences business set up by Eros Innovation. Eros Innovation, an AI company founded by the […]

Scientists have discovered that spiders may sleep in ways surprisingly similar to humans, complete with distinct sleep stages and a dream-like REM state. Researchers at the University of Bonn studied the Australian jumping spider Portia fimbriata, a remarkably clever hunter known for its sophisticated strategies. By recording the spiders over several days an

The most comprehensive study of its kind confirms that jumping spiders go through two phases of sleep, including a REM-like state that is associated with human dreaming.

We leave you this Sunday morning with some Golden Orb Weavers at Long Key Natural Area and Nature Center in Davie, Fla. Videographer: Charles Schultz.

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