"Ciera Crawford has been promoted to Chief Arts and Culture Hub Editor at NPR. (She) has been working with the culture desk since 2021 after serving as a Supervising Producer of All Things Considered. She joined the public media networks as a producer in 2019." - Inside Radio
These fundamental conundrums of criticism involve questions about specialism, authority, personality, art, and business. And, with Siskel and Ebert, these dilemmas came into play long before the duo joined forces on television. - The New Yorker
Whatever you’re watching on your smart TV, algorithms are tracking your habits. This influences the ads you see on your TV, yes, but if you connect your Google or Facebook account to your TV, it will also affect the ads you see while browsing the web on your computer or phone. - The Atlantic
When the factory that made the very specific sort of clay Aardman Animations uses, the company bought up all the backstock - but now they're nearly out. - Vulture
It's not just Tilda Swinton. "The close-ups in one of her films match $100 million of special effects in another. It’s big. It’s spectacle." - Irish Times
The director is "an artist whose aesthetic feels as informed by the bubblegum, color-drenched landscapes of Sweet Valley High and She’s All That as by erudite directorial idols such as Catherine Breillat and Peter Greenaway." - The Atlantic
Radio Atlantic's Hanna Rosin talks with correspondents David Sims and Shirley Li about where the industry is headed. "The term 'river of junk' comes up, but so does the term 'focus more on curation,' which should tell you that your evenings at home are at a critical juncture." - MSN (The Atlantic)
"In just three years, the share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023. … About a third of Americans (ages 18 to 29) say they regularly get news there." - Pew Research Center
KEXP has purchased San Francisco’s KREV 92.7 radio station, and pending FCC approval, “will be taking full ownership and operation” of the station “within the next few months.” - Seattle Times
With all its decades of episodes, well-known characters, and worldwide brand recognition, Sesame Street has more than 5 billion views on YouTube. That’s impressive, but ChuChu has more than 19 billion. Sesame Street’s main feed has 4 million subscribers; the original ChuChu TV channel has 19 million. - The Atlantic
In an excerpt from his new book, Network of Lies, Brian Stelter lays out how, despite Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch being clearly in favor of conceding and moving on, the network first broadcast the conspiracy theories that ended up costing it $787.5 million. (The key figure: host Maria Bartiromo.) - Politico
You need to take a hard look at whether these offers are really a bargain or if this is the slippery slope to paying for entertainment you don’t really want. - Washington Post
