The Hollywood Reporter

Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro’s MARI Moves Into Collectibles, Acquires Collect-A-Con

The company hosts events for trading card, anime, gaming and pop culture enthusiasts across the U.S. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor MARI, the holding company founded by Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, is ...
Variety

Hong Kong’s New Con-Con Asian IP Festival to Feature Anime Premieres, J-Pop Acts, Local Creators

Medialink Group Limited is launching Con-Con Hong Kong 2026, billed as Asia’s first comprehensive intellectual property extravaganza, set for April 4-5 at AsiaWorld-Expo. The inaugural two-day ...
CBS News

Con Edison cuts proposed rate hikes for New York City, Westchester customers

Con Edison has agreed to cut proposed rate hikes under a new three-year plan. Under the new proposal, New York City and Westchester County customers would see increases of 2.8% on the average electric ...
abc7NY

Con Ed's new $1.3B substation to power more than 50,000 Brooklyn residents

BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- Raised in Brooklyn, John Carucci is the manager of construction at Con Edison's newest energy substation in Canarsie. He says it's being built to prevent what many New ...
Reuters

Trump tells UN that climate change is 'greatest con job' globally

Sept 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Con-con for Cha-cha to avoid Constitution’s ambiguities — solon

MANILA, Philippines — Instead of a constituent assembly (Con-ass), Antipolo 1st District Rep. Ronaldo Puno believes the best way to amend the 1987 Constitution is through a constitutional convention ...
The Hollywood Reporter

George Lucas Makes Comic-Con Debut, Unveils First Look at His “Temple to the People’s Art” Museum

Lucas was joined on stage by Guillermo del Toro and production designer Doug Chiang, with all three bolstering the case on how narrative art, which includes comic book art, needs to be uplifted and ...
CNET

How to Spot AI Hype and Avoid The AI Con, According to Two Experts

In the new book The AI Con, AI critics Emily Bender and Alex Hanna break down the smoke and mirrors around generative AI. Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including ...
The Conversation

For superfans, comic‑con culture is more than fun – it’s sacred, a sociologist explains

Picture a packed stadium of fans in extreme weather, all clad in their favorite jerseys, cheering and cursing at their favorite American football team or European soccer club. Or a crush of screaming ...
NBC New York

Con Edison's double-digit rate hike proposal gets fiery pushback from New Yorkers

There's a new reason New Yorkers are worried about getting priced out of the city: Con Edison double-digit rate hikes on electricity and natural gas. The utility company proposed rate hikes that would ...
KPBS

Comic-Con to remain in San Diego through 2027

One of San Diego's largest events, Comic-Con International, will remain in the city through at least 2027 as organizers signed a new agreement Tuesday. The convention has been held annually in San ...