Entertainment

Blink49’s Brand Studio Plans First Vertical Video, ‘Murder at the Mansion’ (EXCLUSIVE)

June 19, 2026

Blink49‘s branded entertainment division, Brand Studio, recently launched a vertical video division — and it has just announced its first project in the space. “Murder at the Mansion,” described as an “original vertical micro-drama designed for mobile-first audiences,” is set for this fall. Blink49 head of vertical content Tieren Hawkins is writing the micro drama. […]

Three adults posing at a formal event: a woman in a red blouse, a man in a suit with an orange tie, and a woman in a white satin dress; chandeliers glow in the background.

Robert Thurman, Tibet House Co-Founder and Uma Thurman’s Father, Dead at 84

June 17, 2026

Robert Thurman, father to actress Uma Thurman and the co-founder of the cultural institution Tibet House in New York City, has died at the age of 84. Thurman’s death was announced via social media by Tibet House, which wrote, “We are deeply saddened to announce that Robert A.F. Thurman, prominent American Buddhist scholar, co-founder of […]