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Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming. Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
As the flight cancellations mounted heading into what was expected to be the busiest Memorial Day weekend for travel in two years, an employee at hard-hit Delta Airlines got into what looked like a testy exchange with a customer on Twitter. “Waiting for Daisy at @Delta to make things right?!?! What is happening??? @delta ??” …
The chart-topping K-pop group BTS is giving its global fanbase a special treat this weekend, one that’s connected to the imminent release of the band’s new album Proof. In the lead-up to the album’s release that’s set for June 10, the 7-member band is launching a three-episode limited series on the Apple Music radio station …
In the wake of the horrific school shooting this week in the Texas town of Uvalde, Netflix has made an important change to one of its defining original TV series just ahead of its Season 4 debut on Friday. When Netflix users in the US sit down to watch the streamer’s long-awaited new season of …
With the release of Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix comedy special SuperNature, the streaming giant would seem to have another controversy on its hands along the lines of Dave Chappelle’s The Closer. Netflix dropped Gervais’ new standup special on Tuesday, May 24, and it largely gave audiences more of the same boundary-pushing humor they’re accustomed to …
For a lucky few, new relief checks are going out again in a matter of days. The lucky few, being residents of the state of Maine — and the individual checks totaling $850 ($1,700, for households). The money is going out as soon as June 1, thanks to Gov. Janet Mills signing a $1.2 billion …
When it comes to Netflix originals, much of the attention from audiences and the press tends to flow to English-language productions from the streamer. Barring exceptions like Squid Game, we’re talking Netflix series like Bridgerton, Ozark, and Stranger Things. And, on the film side, the streamer’s original movies like Don’t Look Up and The Adam …
At some point, I started spending far more time in my Gmail account every day than I do in any social media app, the constant influx of messages stacking up at the top of my inbox basically replicating the idea of a News Feed for me (a much more useful one, at that). And, depending …
Netflix has wrung almost every idea you can think of out of the reality TV show dynamic that revolves around dating, love, and finding love. Shows like Love is Blind, The Ultimatum, and Sexy Beasts cover everything from people wearing masks on blind dates to hide their physical appearance to an experiment in which people …
I’ve never seen anything like Jibaro, from the new season of Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots, before. In less than 20 minutes (this animated short’s runtime), I was mesmerized by the beauty and hyperrealism of the artistry. I was scared half to death by the intensity of the story. And my jaw was hanging open …
The trap is set. Salamanca shows up? He goes down. Better Call Saul’s mid-season finale that aired on Monday night, titled “Plan and Execution,” was many things. It was the beginning of the end for the show, as the episode served to tee up a final run of episodes returning in July that will finish …
