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The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers indicated in a Zoom meeting on Saturday that its current offer is the best it can do, and that it will not negotiate further. The offer includes a success bonus for streaming shows, increases in minimum rates, and protections against artificial intelligence. - Variety

An ardent metalhead and community college dropout who was shaped by a turbulent immigrant experience, the 29-year-old Ursus Magana has built his company around supporting artists who are often isolated by their creativity, and by their oddness. - Wired

The awards are still for written journalism only, but NPR, CNN, and the US TV Networks have been producing written journalism on their websites for years. Until now, that text-based work was considered ineligible for the Pulitzers. - AP

Did the philanthropist (and wife of Ray Kroc of McDonald's fame) even like public radio? No one knows. - Washington Post

Marvel is clearly nearing its end. Based on what's doing well, things could get very, very silly at the multiplex. - Variety

And why not? One projection: "The video games and esports industry will be worth more than $300 billion in 2027 globally, surpassing music, radio, podcasts and movie- and TV-streaming combined." - Seattle Times

The actors are still out, so work isn't intense just yet. "What’s holding it up? Short answer: studio stupidity over AI." - The Hollywood Reporter

Scorsese completion, for instance. "Disney can choose not to offer Kundun digitally. What it can’t change is that the movie was released on DVD. Without Netflix’s discs, there’s one less way to watch out-of-print movies like that one." - The New York Times

The showrunners of For All Mankind didn't really anticipate making it to season four. - The New York Times

"We have to remember that these were depictions of true, brutal premeditated murders of Indigenous people and so we should get upset and feel deeply uncomfortable" - The Guardian (UK)

"As far as rom-com plotlines go, some picket lines actually did include host singles meetups, so the story might center on lonely screenwriters." - NPR

The movies Elf and Love, Actually opened in early November of 2003. "Both now seem like relics of a different time — an era when movies received the kind of dedicated theatrical releases that allowed them to win over viewers." - The New York Times

Can't we have anything nice? (Though - is Snow White actually nice at all?) - The Guardian (UK)

As Kristen Lovell's The Stroll garners indie attention, she's focused on a new project: "One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the joy of uncovering new elements." - Los Angeles Times

Many streaming services are cutting costs and curbing output while casting around for the broadest possible audience. - The New Yorker