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I discovered this story because of this video between Dr. Rashad Richey and Journalism Student Juan Villasmil on the issue of CBS new policy on DEI.
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by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 09:12 AM PDT
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Hollywood came to a grinding halt today. Not for the 2024 Oscars ceremony at Dolby Theater— but for a pro-Palestine protest that marched on the Oscars. Activists chanted in support of Palestine and demanded an immediate ceasefire and end to Israel’s...
by VPSReports
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 07:08 PM PDT
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The Oscars will be on tomorrow night. I don’t care. I have never cared about the Academy Awards. Watching them is more fun than watching paint dry, but not that much more. Back in 1974, I watched the Oscars with my boyfriend. Streaking was popular,...
by MeJean
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on Sat Mar 09, 2024 at 05:51 PM PST
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Biting satire is one way of getting under the skin of wannabee dictators. The Smothers Brothers in the 1960’s started a revolution that benefits us to this very day!
Before the Smothers Brothers ...
by ThinkOutsideTheBox
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on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 03:15 PM PST
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____________________________________________________________ How many of your state’s lawmakers are women? If you live in the Southeast, it could be just 1 in 5. ___________________________________________________________ They’re all young. They’re all...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
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Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101....
by Associated Press
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on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 06:10 AM PST
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In normal times, a disclaimer would not be necessary, but there is an army of propagandists on here ready to jump on anyone who says the “wrong thing,” ready to call them antisemitic or feel the need to explain how killings are justified in some cases;...
by Miyagi
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on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 12:27 PM PST
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Board members from Hollywood's actors union voted Friday to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, with the union's leadership touting the gains made in ...
by Associated Press
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on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 08:36 PM PST
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Missed your favorite actors? After nearly four months of striking, they're coming back. Wednesday's deal between striking actors and studios and streaming services won't immediately restore filming to its full swing. That will take months. But the...
by Associated Press
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on Thu Nov 09, 2023 at 06:58 AM PST
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The SAG-AFTRA actors' union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to resolve the second of two strikes that rocked the entertainment industry as workers demanded higher pay in the streaming TV era, the...
by MTmofo
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on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 05:49 PM PST
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The�1992 film version of The Last of the Mohicans �has one of the best and well-known musical scores ever done for a movie.
"Hidden History" is a diary series that explores forgotten and little-...
by Lenny Flank
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on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 01:00 PM PST
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Why I don’t “celebrate” Halloween Commentary by Chitown Kev You’d think that given the�lifelong attraction that I’ve had for the macabre and�the grotesque�that I’d get into a holiday ...
by Black Kos
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on Tue Oct 31, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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That’s our President! President Joe Biden praised the tentative agreement to end the Writers Guild of America strike, saying that it showed that workers “deserve a fair share of the value their labor helped create.” In a statement on Monday, Biden...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Sep 25, 2023 at 08:35 AM PDT
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for ...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Sep 24, 2023 at 08:22 PM PDT
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LETS FUCKING GO!!! https://x.com/wgaeast/status/1706136329791103073?s=46&t=NhLQrgM30BfZmjI73-3rMg I’m out right now and on my phone hence why it looks like this. WGA members will then vote on ratification. Details to come. Next up will be resolving the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Sep 24, 2023 at 07:53 PM PDT
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After Facing A Ton Of Backlash, Scab Drew Barrymore Pauses Returning Her Show Until Strikes Are Over Some good news this morning: Drew Barrymore announced Sunday that she will “pause” production of the new season of “The Drew Barrymore Show” until the writers strike is done. “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sun Sep 17, 2023 at 09:45 AM PDT
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I call myself a recovering Bill Maher fan and I can add this to the long, growing list of shit about why I can’t stand him anymore: Bill Maher criticized the Writers Guild of America’s strike amid stalled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion...
by poopdogcomedy
351 comments
on Tue Sep 05, 2023 at 12:51 PM PDT
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From TheWrap: Add this to the pile of evidence that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have the public on their side: more than two-thirds of those surveyed in Gallup’s annual labor support poll say they side with writers and actors on the picket lines in their...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Aug 30, 2023 at 11:51 AM PDT
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Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, "Barbie" is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that ...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Aug 06, 2023 at 12:25 PM PDT
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Updates September 15 UAW Strike Against 3 Detroit Automakers. Aug 23 Walking The Picket Line In NYC-National Day Of Solidarity To Support WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikers. ACTORS AND SCREENWRITER’S UNIONS STRIKE! Actors Strike Explained News Because of changes...
by rebel ga
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on Mon Aug 07, 2023 at 08:00 AM PDT
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