“The idea of a public library — where anyone in the community is trusted to borrow books, often for long stretches of time, for free, ad infinitum — is fairly magical. Where else do you get something for nothing? Which is not even to mention the many programs, study space, use of computers, and other perks that most public libraries offer. Basically, what I’m saying is: libraries should be even more popular than they are — but some of them are pretty popular already.”
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As Streaming Services Get More Popular And Appointment Viewing Less So, Where Does The Ad Money Go?
The 18-49-year-old audience range is down 7 percent for broadcast TV stations, and Netflix has poached everyone from Ryan Murphy to Shonda Rhimes, but some estimates say ad spending may actually increase this year. Wait, what?
Salma Hayek Says It’s Time For Men In Hollywood To Take A Pay Cut For Equality
At Cannes, she said, “If actors ask such inflated fees it will leave nothing for actresses. If the movie’s budget is $10m, the (male) actor has to understand that if he is making $9.7m, it is going to be hard for equality.”
David Hallberg On Growing Up In Dance, Getting Injured, And Rejoining The Ranks
It’s almost like a dance addiction, he says. “The more opportunities I was given, the more performances I did, the more opera houses I danced around the world, I wanted more of. It was insatiable. I was never satisfied. And, listen, you can’t go on forever. … Reality puts you in check and for the better.”
Is MoviePass Dead, Or Did It Just Have A Really, Really Bad Week?
Uh-oh: “Shares of MoviePass’ parent company Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. tumbled nearly 70% Monday through Friday to about 65 cents a share, after the company disclosed that it was running low on cash. That represents a stunning decline for a stock that peaked at nearly $33 a share in October.”
What Will Win British TV’s BAFTA Awards Today?
It’s Britain, so, you know, check in with the bookies: Blue Planet II? The Crown? And what the heck happened to Great British Bake Off? (Was it snubbed – or did it just not deserve any nominations in the year it fled the BBC for commercial life?)
The Writers Who Are Changing Romance
Well, romance novel publishing, anyway, which is – like a lot of publishing – very, very, very white. These Black authors are attempting to change that narrative, and that structure. Author Alyssa Cole, inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates’ blog, says, “I was like, we were around for all this stuff! And I can make these stories that include us.”
A Woman Who Was A ‘One-Album Wonder’ By Choice
Sometimes, escaping an industry (especially one bent on feeding frenzies around young women) is better than fading away. Margo Guryan: “You got owned by these people. … I guess I had about enough ‘daddy’ when I was 5, and I just didn’t like being told what to do.”
How Theatre Is Supporting Students In The Never Again Movement
Playwrights unite across the country for short plays about gun violence, and to plan for longer productions as well. Why? “Today’s cultural climate is being dominated by fear and division. Theatre is an ideal space to challenge the dividing forces at work—a space for empathy, expression, and dialogue.”
A Multiracial Comedy Gets Canceled By Fox, Lin-Manuel Miranda Leads A Massive Online Outcry, And Boom, The Series Has A New Home
Fox announced it was cancelling Brooklyn Nine Nine on Thursday, and Twitter freaked out. On Friday, NBC announced it had picked up the comedy for a sixth season.