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Waxman  Rich Fury—Getty Images for The Recording Academy ### [What We Know About ‘Dollyfest’](https://time.com/article/2026/08/31/dollyfest-dolly-parton-festival/) by Chantelle Lee  David Lee—Netflix ### [Breaking Down the Ending of 'The Whisper Man'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/25/whisper-man-ending-explained/) by Olivia B. Waxman  Sarah Shatz—Disney ### [Breaking Down the 'Furious' Finale](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/furious-season-1-finale-explained/) by Megan McCluskey *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Barney, But Make It Horror](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/buddy-casper-kelly-interview/) by James Grebey [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Run, Don't Walk, to See 'Coyote vs. Acme'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/coyote-vs-acme-review/) by Stephanie Zacharek [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Barney, But Make It Horror](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/buddy-casper-kelly-interview/) by James Grebey [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [movies](/tag/movies/) ### [Run, Don't Walk, to See 'Coyote vs. Acme'](https://time.com/article/2026/08/27/coyote-vs-acme-review/) by Stephanie Zacharek [movies](/tag/movies/) *  [photo essay](/tag/photo-essay/) ### [Dolly Parton's Life, in Pictures](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/dolly-partons-life-in-pictures/) by Chantelle Lee [photo essay](/tag/photo-essay/) *  [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ### [Here Are Tim Curry's Most Unforgettable Roles](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/tim-curry-movies-and-tv-shows-unforgettable/) by Rebecca Schneid [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) More Entertainment Stories ## AI *  Kiyoshi Ota—Bloomberg/Getty Images ### [The Bigger Bet Behind Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal](https://time.com/article/2026/08/28/nvidia-hugging-face-chips-open-source/) by Harry Booth *  Samuel Boivin—NurPhoto/Getty Images ### [OpenAI’s Models Went Rogue. 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