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December 2017

  • Fruit machine

    The Guardian view on teenage gambling: staking on dopamine

    Editorial: Social media can look like a gateway drug to young addicts bent on laying bets online. We need to guard against the dangers of both

August 2016

  • 2013, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF<br>IAN MCKELLEN 
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Film 'THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG' (2013) 
Directed By PETER JACKSON 
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    Ian McKellen turned down $1.5m to officiate as Gandalf at Sean Parker's wedding

    Oscar-nominated actor refused the Napster billionaire’s request to preside over ceremony dressed in character, saying: ‘Gandalf doesn’t do weddings’

June 2016

  • American Film Institute’s 44th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams - Show<br>HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 09: Actor Tom Hanks speaks onstage during American Film Institute’s 44th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams at Dolby Theatre on June 9, 2016 in Hollywood, California. 26148_004 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images )

    From a Jeff Bezos romcom to an Elon Musk thriller, our wish list of tech movies

    With Jennifer Lawrence signed on to star in a film about Theranos, we made a list of the Silicon Valley hotshots we want to see played on the big screen

May 2016

  • This month’s top new iOS apps include Heuristic Shakespeare and Warbits.

    Best iPhone and iPad apps
    20 of the best iPhone and iPad apps and games this month

    Top new iOS apps of April 2016 include Heuristic Shakespeare and BBC iPlayer Kids, while top games include Warbits and Disney’s Crossy Road

April 2016

  • "Downloaded" World Premiere - 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival<br>AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 10: Sean Parker attends the World Premiere of "Downloaded" during the 2013 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

    If Sean Parker has his way, opening night for movies will be in your living room

    Napster founder, backed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, is pushing Screening Room: a plan release films in theatres and at home on the same day – for a price

March 2016

  • Director Steven Spielberg makes his inaugural appearance at Comic Con with the help of friend and producer Peter Jackson in San Diego<br>Director Steven Spielberg makes his inaugural appearance at Comic Con with the help of friend and producer Peter Jackson in promotion of their upcoming motion picture "The Adventures of Tin Tin" at the pop culture event in San Diego, California July 22, 2011.
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    Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg and JJ Abrams 'back' Napster founder's Screening Room

    Sean Parker’s plan to make Hollywood blockbusters available at home on the day of their cinema release ‘will expand audiences’, says Jackson
  • The Witch

    The Guardian's Film Weekly
    Napster does movies and The Witch reviewed – the Dailies podcast

    The Guardian film team’s round-up of Thursday’s movie news and reviews
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    Napster founder plans to screen movies at home on day they hit cinemas

    Revolutionary Screening Room venture by Sean Parker could end ‘theatrical window’ by offering new films at $50 a pop – despite industry doubts

January 2016

  • Marijuana legalization

    Marijuana plan backed by billionaire Sean Parker on path to California ballot

    Proposal backed by Silicon Valley’s Sean Parker would allow for the sale to adults aged 21 and older, potentially bringing in more than $1bn a year in tax revenue

November 2015

  • California marijuana

    Marijuana proposals fight to represent California's 2016 legalization effort

  • Entrepreneur Sean Parker, seen here at the Playboy Mansion Halloween party on 24 October, between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and actress Talulah Riley

    Sean Parker on tech industry's 'tricks': 'Social media feeds our narcissism'

September 2014

  • grumpy cat

    The ultimate internet glossary: from 4chan to Zynga

    Know your lolz from your lulzsec, and your belfies from your selfies? Hannah Jane Parkinson is here to help with an almost definitive list of digital geekery

May 2014

  • Andrew Smith California

    Silicon Valley: an army of geeks and 'coders' shaping our future

    My birthplace has been changed forever by the app and network generation, writes Andrew Smith

March 2014

  • Apps and smartphones are increasingly important for music discovery.

    The five types of music discovery

    How we’ll find new bands and songs now, and in the future – and why your smartphone may be a key factor. By Stuart Dredge

January 2014

  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

    Tech millionaire college dropouts

    They may have decided to flunk school, but the decision to ditch the unusal academic route didn't do any of these extraordinarily successful entrepreneurs any harm

July 2013

  • Sean Parker wedding

    Ask Hadley
    What is the etiquette for taking part in themed weddings?

    If you really don't want to dress up and play an extra in the movie of the bride and groom's special day, just stay at home

June 2013

  • Sean Parker, Alexandra Lenas

    Sean Parker and wife spat on in public as part of backlash to lavish wedding

  • Sean Parker, Profile

    The Observer profile
    Sean Parker: tech guru and the bad boy of Silicon Valley

May 2013

  • Sean Parker Facebook

    Sean Parker's lavish wedding breaks from low-key Silicon Valley set

    Mogul who made billions with Napster and Facebook to be married this week in $9m wedding in 40-acre sprawl of Big Sur

December 2012

  • Lars Ulrich

    Spotify pays out more than $500m in royalties since its 2008 launch

    Sean Parker and Lars Ulrich settle differences, with Metallica agreeing to put their whole back catalogue on streaming service. By Stuart Dredge
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