And it's an issue, no matter how much you like the show. "To state the obvious, most of the world’s cattle are elsewhere, and they don’t graze on grass in vast, beautiful fields like the ones owned by Dutton." - Slate
The director "has conceded that perhaps the Oscar-winning 1975 thriller was too effective at conjuring fear of the defamed creatures, admitting he is 'truly regretful' for any influence he has had on the world’s rapidly shrinking shark population." - The Observer (UK)
"Who are American Jews? Do they look like the families in Armageddon Time and The Fabelmans, who celebrate Hanukkah and eat bagels and lox but don’t go to shul regularly? Or are they ultrareligious as in The Chosen?" - The New York Times
As a new crop of music documentaries' directors confirm, "Music is a great portal into larger conversations because music is always a reflection of and a reaction to the environment." - Variety
"(The decision comes) amid $10 million in budget cuts, close to 3% of NPR's annual budget, linked to an anticipated $20 million decline in corporate sponsorship revenue. The latest financial challenge for NPR follows last month's announced hiring freeze, along with cuts to discretionary spending." - Inside Radio
Short for “free, ad-supported television,” FAST is a live, linear and growing area of the streaming universe that has emerged as a complement to on-demand offerings. The multibillion-dollar sector is inhabited by an eclectic range of purveyors, content owners and connected-TV players. - Deadline
"The company said it now expects to incur total pre-tax restructuring charges" — that is, charges related to the merger of Warner Bros. and Discovery — "of $4.1 billion to $5.3 billion. ... The new estimate includes $2.8 billion to $3.5 billion of content impairment and development write-offs." - Variety
Investment firms for years have sought to lock up income streams from assets such as mineral rights and songwriter catalogs, with classic-rockers Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen cashing in for hundreds of millions of dollars. Now YouTube videos are becoming their own asset class. - The Wall Street Journal
"Video games are inherently a visual medium — which is why high-profile crossovers have focused in the main on film and television," and Sebastian Baczkiewicz, who adapted Splinter Cell: Firewall for BBC Radio 4, "admits the adaptation was an extraordinary challenge, but one he was excited about." - BBC
Owen Gleiberman: "As the nominations were announced, I thought, 'Please, Golden Globes! Atone for your sins, fix your corrupt ways, but don't take away the precious vulgarity that we love.'" - Variety
"Banshees" garnered eight nominations (including picture, director, and screenplay), followed by "Everything" with six, and "The Fabelmans" and "Babylon," each with five. - Variety
This polarization means that the real potential of NFTs, as well as their flaws, which are also very real, tend to be overshadowed by caricatured positions of principle. However, within this ecosystem of NFTs, there exists a set of rich and plural artistic practices. - The Conversation
Casualty is the world's longest running medical drama, and it is the first time in its 36-year history that scripts have been ditched and every scene improvised. - BBC
A closer look at the screenshot tells us interesting stories about not only how media transforms over time, but also how even the humblest technical operation may give rise to sophisticated cultural forms. - The Conversation
