As Alex Morgan prepared to take the field Saturday for her team’s National Women’s Soccer League season opener, the Orlando Pride forward posted an update to her Facebook page: “Orlando Pride season opener! First half action live.” Accompanying the text was a broadcast of the game, beamed through Facebook with an assist from the platform’s ...
Even if Matthew McConaughey doesn’t win a lead actor Emmy for his role on HBO’s “True Detective,” there may be consolation. He might be asked to accept — then shake — a comically oversized tablet computer emblazoned with Facebook’s logo. The device, developed by Facebook FB 0.00% and a marketing company, is called the “Mentions Box,” and it’s designed to connect fans on Facebook with their favorite celebrities. Facebook plans to deploy it ...
Chuck Berry, Peter Sellars to receive Polar Music Prizes The Polar Music Prize, music's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, will go to two Americans this year: rock 'n' roll icon Chuck Berry and theater/opera director Peter Sellars. Both laureates will be presented with the awards by King Carl XVI of Sweden at a gala Aug. 26 in Stockholm. The world's most prestigious music prize was founded 25 years ago by Stig "Stikkan" Anderson, ABBA's publisher, lyricist and ...
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