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In 'A Complete Unknown,' Timothée Chalamet captures the idea of Bob Dylan : Pop Culture Happy Hour
Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown.
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A Complete Unknown isn’t a traditional biopic. Instead of covering Bob Dylan’s life story from birth to old age, it covers the period shortly after his arrival in New York City, as he first begins to fall in with the city’s folk music scene. Timothée Chalamet plays Dylan — and does all his own singing. We see Dylan become a superstar, as well as his famous set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival —where he and his band plugged in for an electrified set that’s often viewed as a cultural turning point in America.
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Shane McMahon
Vince Doing ‘Really Well’ Post-WWE
… But We’re Not Starting Our Own Promotion
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It’s been more than a year since Vince McMahon stepped down from his roles in WWE and TKO over allegations of sexual assault … and while he’s a rare sight out in public these days — his son, Shane, tells TMZ Sports he’s doing “really well.”
We caught up with the 55-year-old out in L.A. this week … and asked him how his old man is holding up behind the scenes.
“He’s enjoying life,” he said. “Getting a little bit of rest in there.”
Despite being able to kick his feet up a little … he says if you know anything about the 79-year-old — he’s always looking to find ways to stay busy.
“If you know my dad, he’s gung ho, always doing the next thing, and that’s what he’s focused on,” McMahon said.
There was speculation the two could team up to get back into the wrestling business with a brand-new promotion … but Shane told us there’s no truth to that talk.
“You never know what’s going to happen out there,” he said. “Of course, anything can happen in WWE, but those rumors are false.”
And if anyone was expecting some awkward Thanksgiving table talk between Shane and his brother-in-law — WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque — if he were to join rival promotion AEW, … and despite rumblings about that move, too, it doesn’t sound like that’ll be an issue.
“Had a meeting with AEW and wished them continued success,” he said. “But it’s not WWE, it’s not the company that I helped build. But you never know what’s going to happen in this business.”
But in the world of wrestling … you can never say never!!
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Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser sells a Nintendo Switch 2 system to a Christopher Evangelista, a fan who says he camped out for two months outside Nintendo New York to be first in line for the console.
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After a trade war delayed pre-orders, the Nintendo Switch 2 finally debuted worldwide on Thursday.
Fans across the country waited in line for days or even weeks for their chance to buy the console, which boasts a bigger screen, robust social features and detachable controllers that can also act like computer mice.
“I really love the new design of it,” says Jacey Adler, an influencer who attended a midnight release event in New York City. “You can play with friends too, and the ability to not just have gaming be a solo experience but be able to see and talk to your friends while you play is such a cool aspect of the Switch 2.”
Other attendees had more mixed reactions to the new features.
“I was using the mouse mode and the mouse felt very sensitive,” says Simone De Rochefort, a video creator for the online outlet Polygon. “I was having a lot of trouble with my little spaceship that was flying around, trying to dodge spiky balls — that was a little tough for me.”
Mario Kart World sells for $80 and is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 system.
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But the Switch 2’s novel controllers weren’t the real star of the show.
That honor goes to Mario Kart World, the latest installment in a series that has sold millions of copies since the 1990s. This time, the game presents a vast world to freely explore alongside the usual Grand Prix competitions.
Even a racing defeat at the release event didn’t dampen Bowen Yang’s enthusiasm for the new Mario Kart Game.
“Look, I did my best, I don’t know that I picked the best stats for my vehicle,” said the Saturday Night Live cast member, “But that was the perfect amuse bouche for what will surely be a thrilling time in the knockout rounds. So I can’t wait to experience that from the comfort of my home with my friends or enemies.”
While the Switch 2 has been selling out at retailers, some gamers blanched at its cost: $449, which is significantly higher than the $299 launch price of the original Switch.
“The first batch of sales will all go to the diehard fans, and they’re price elastic,” says Joost van Dreunen, adjunct assistant professor at New York University‘s Stern School of Business and CEO of the data firm Aldora. “They don’t really care what it costs.”
Fans pose with Nintendo Switch 2 systems at a new Nintendo store in San Francisco.
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The Switch 2 will likely be scarce for months to come, even during the holiday shopping season. But Nintendo’s most significant challenge may be convincing its own users to upgrade.
“The Nintendo Switch 2 has really been designed from the ground up to be a modern machine and so under the hood is way more processing power, way more memory,” says Nate Bihldorff, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of product development and publishing. “And so the gameplay opportunities that it can create and the graphical capabilities of it are an order of magnitude over the original Nintendo Switch.”
But van Dreunen thinks many existing customers, like himself, will need more convincing.
“I’m a huge fan and I’m happy to wait a little bit,” says van Dreunen. “I’ll get it when I’m ready for it.”
Nintendo projects to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles by the end of the fiscal year in March 2026.
But it remains to be seen whether the Switch 2 will come close to the record-breaking 150 million units that the original Switch sold.
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