We’ve hit the middle of the week, and not to put a damper on your day, but Harper’s Magazine has written a eulogy of modern Hollywood that reads like a page-turner. It’s gone viral for its mix of Tinseltown history, machinations from financial power-players, and plenty of legit grievances from film and TV writers… leaving us wishing for a happier sequel.

In other news… vacations search for longevity, TikTok makes its own stars, and Drake and K.Dot get dissed by deepfakes.

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The Future. Travelers are spending tens of thousands of dollars at luxury resorts, wellness centers, and longevity retreats on medical interventions that could potentially help them live longer. As the fascination with longevity continues to grow, don’t be surprised if wellness memberships start to become as commonplace as gym memberships.

Longevity lounging
Vacations are turning into the most expensive trip to the doctor’s office.

The tests, procedures, and retreats are part of a booming global wellness tourism industry, which could be worth over $1 trillion this year — a healthy increase from the $439 billion it was worth in 2012.

Do actual doctors recommend these expenditures? Not really, saying that most are unproven and probably just reduce stress and make you feel more energized at best. So, exactly what a normal vacation is supposed to do.

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The Future. TikTok is working on a new AI tool that would let advertisers build their own TikTok influencers. While the feature could put the company on thin ice with the creators that helped popularize the platform, some leading-edge influencers may try to use the tool in creative ways to bolster their own business.

Creating creators
TikTok ushered in a new generation of creators… and now it wants to literally create a new generation.

The tool still has a long way to go, according to The Information, and early internal studies show that customers prefer human creators over the AI ones.

Something about flesh-and-blood influencers must feel a little more… trustworthy.

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Red Lobster Blues: In this economy, expect people to stretch their dollar however they can.

Today we get into how every celebrity now has an alcohol brand, the downfall of Vice Media, and whether or not the DC Universe reboot is going to revitalize Warner Brothers Discovery.