Month: January 2016

The Past 24 Hours: January 19, 2016

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Janet Hubert Will SmithActress Janet Hubert’s Response To Jada Pinkett Smith On Oscar Boycott: “Y’all ain’t Barack and Michelle Obama…Get real.”
The Gist: Hubert, 60, played opposite Will Smith as Vivian Banks in the first 3 seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Her frank response to Pinkett Smith’s Oscar reaction video, We Must Stand In Power, is here in its 4-minute entirety. Jada Pinkett Smith’s video, via Facebook, is here.
Source Article Here: The Washington Post
Author: Bethonie Butler

Glenn freyGlenn Frey: 1948 – 2016
The Gist: Reaction from Don Henley and other music peers on the death of Eagles founder Glenn Frey in New York City at the age of 67.
Source Article Here: Rolling Stone
Author: Daniel Kreps

Chelsea Handler“It’s not an internment camp. If you’re that fearful, then get a job.” – Chelsea Handler
The Gist: Chelsea Handler’s 2-minute video clip with Howard Stern discussing former Chelsea Lately writer and panelist Heather McDonald’s admission, in a prior interview, that the Handler set was a place of daily fear for her.
Source Article Here: Fishbowl LA
Author: Richard Hogan

birth of a nationSundance Film Festival Buzz For 30 Films
The Gist: A look at 30 films playing Sundance this year, and hopefully coming to theaters thereafter, including: Captain Fantastic, The Birth of a Nation (about the Nat Turner slave rebellion), Dark Night, while Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny reunite in Love and Friendship.
Source Article Here: Indie Wire
Author: Oliver Lyttelton

ted sarandosNetflix’s Ted Sarandos Talks Content Spending: “It’s money well spent.”
The Gist: Non-numbers related commentary from Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, Ted Sarandos, on the broadcast networks’ obsession with Netflix’s deep programming pockets and refusal to release viewership numbers.
Source Article Here: Broadcasting & Cable
Author: Jon Lafayette

SmartphoneThe Downside Of Being A Social Media Manager & 6 Tips To Turn It Around
The Gist: A look at the downside of being a behind-the-scenes voice of a brand and professional tips to enjoy the job. Two keys: like your customers and have genuine conversations.
Source Article Here: The Economic Times
Author: Delshad Irani

billions1Showtime Original Series ‘Billions’ Sets Ratings Record In Series Debut
The Gist: Nearly 3 million people watched the premiere of the Showtime series Billions, starring Damian Lewis (Homeland, The Forsyte Saga) and Paul Giamatti, unseating former record-holder Ray Donovan.
Source Article Here: Broadway World
Authors: TV News Desk

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The Liars Club#Writers Wisdom: “If you haven’t thrown away a thousand [pages], then you don’t have four hundred that are worth a shit.” – Mary Karr
The Gist: Award-winning author Mary Karr (The Liars’ Club, Cherry, Lit) talks about the art of memoir, writing processes, and more in this winter 2009 interview with The Paris Review.
Source Article Here: The Paris Review
Author: Amanda Fortini

Most Viewed Articles For The Week Of 1/11/16

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Here, in random order, are the most-viewed stories for the week of 1/11/16:

Yoko OnoThe “Creative Epiphanies’ Of Over 80 Public People: What They Discovered
The Gist: First-hand defining creative moments, including Connie Britton, Helena Bonham Carter, Seinfeld, Jill Soloway, Erroll Morris, Michele Roberts, Kevin Smith, and more.
Source Article Here: New York

 

 

ZapposThe Management Structure That Backfired & Led To 18% of Staff Taking Buyouts
The Gist: A report on what happened at Zappos, the online shoe giant that long considered a beacon of work-culture, and why the attrition rate is now a whopping 30% annually.
Source Article Here: The Atlantic
Author: Bourree Lam

David BowieDavid Bowie: 1947 – 2016
The Gist: The life and career of David Bowie – nearly 50 years of a constantly evolving artist – is recalled here.
Source Article Here: The Guardian
Authors: Caroline Davies, Edward Helmore

26236_1428974328969_1371165971_31160820_3980022_nHappier In Your 40s Than At 18? Study Says ‘Yes,’ Crushes Mid-Life Crisis Myth
The Gist: The findings of the comprehensive study that tracked 18-year-olds and 23-year-olds over the course of 25 years and found happiness increases up the age ladder.
Source Article Here: The Telegraph
Author: Guy Kelly

ninasimoneNina Simone: “You Didn’t Know Which Way She’d Go”
The Gist: An interview with Liz Garbus, director of the current Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary about Nina Simone, What Happened, Miss Simone?
Source Article Here: Screen Daily
Author: Jeremy Kay

 

film reelRoll ‘Em: George Clooney, Julia Roberts In ‘Money Monster’ Trailer
The Gist: The 2:43 trailer for the Jodie Foster-directed thriller, opening this May.
Source Article Here: Popsugar
Author: Kelsie Gibson

hbr_logo_blackFrom Glorious Bastards To Iconoclasts: Superbosses….& How They Work
The Gist: A look at how the best bosses find talent (“unusually gifted people” or “unlikely winners”) and the traits that make them superlative at what they do.
Source Article Here: Harvard Business Review
Author: Sydney Finkelstein

Spring Breakers#Distributor Buzz: The ‘Creative Courage’ Of A24
The Gist: The New York-based film distributor A24 isn’t even 4 years old, but has already put itself on the indie scene map with films like Amy, Spring Breakers, Room, & Ex Machina.
Source Article Here: Fast Company
Author: Adam Doster

computer writeChange Your Act. Change Your Audience – Career Tips For The New Reality
The Gist: As traditional career moves & strategies become disrupted, here’s experts’ advice on keeping it moving – and your career thriving.
Source Article Here: Forbes
Author: William Arruda

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mitrice-finalThe Disappearance of Mitrice Richardson
The Gist: She was a 24 year-old college graduate in Malibu one night before being jailed for not having the money to pay her meal tab. Released against her mother’s wishes after midnight, with no money, car, or phone, she was never seen alive by her loved ones again.
Source Article Here: Los Angeles Magazine
Author: Mike Kessler

The Past 24 Hours: January 15, 2016

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Sean PennSean Penn: “My Article Failed.”
The Gist: An advance look at Penn’s interview with Charlie Rose this Sunday on 60 Minutes, regarding his meeting and interview with El Chapo.
Source Article Here: Yahoo
Author: Joi-Marie McKenzie

reporters notebook and keypad“Every chief creative secretly wants to be in Hollywood but isn’t…”
The Gist: An anonymous PR rep shares a point-blank overview of what brands and agencies still have to learn, from diversity to believing their own hype.
Source Article Here: Digiday
Author: Shareen Pathak

936full.dumb_..dumber.screenshotRoll ‘Em! – “Dumb and Dumber” Re-Cut As Oscar Bait Trailer
The Gist: Hilariously and seriously….from the acoustic guitar opening to the hopeful string section on the soundtrack, here’s Mashable’s re-cut of the Dumb and Dumber trailer if it were an Oscar-worthy drama.
Source Article Here: Esquire

ZapposThe Management Structure That Backfired & Led To 18% of Staff Taking Buyouts
The Gist: A report on what happened at Zappos, the online shoe giant that long considered a beacon of work-culture, and why the attrition rate is now a whopping 30% annually.
Source Article Here: The Atlantic
Author: Bourree Lam

featured-the-walking-dead-compendium-vol-3-charlie-adlard-cover-art-logoThis Week’s Bestselling Books By Every Genre
The Gist: A comprehensive one-page list of the week’s bestselling books in all genres –from mass market, hardcover, and romance to graphic novels and children’s titles.
Source Article Here: Publishers Weekly

Straight Outta ComptonScreenwriters At Work: ‘Straight Outta Compton’
The Gist: Fresh off an Oscar nomination, the Straight Outta Compton screenwriting team break down their most challenging scene – alongside some completed pages – and how they made it work.
Source Article Here: Vulture
Authors: Jonathan Herman , Andrea Berloff and Stacey Wilson Hunt

 

TAYLOR2-obit-superJumbo“Most people who die from shark attacks pull themselves away from the shark…”
The Gist: Valerie Taylor’s work with her husband Ron Taylor filming sharks is legendary, and was instrumental in live footage for Jaws. Taylor, 80, shares how to survive a shark attack (be still), how a shark’s mouth is like a saw, and getting that footage.
Source Article Here: BBC

Angie TribecaMarried To The Job & Each Other
The Gist: From Steve and Nancy Carell to Michelle and Robert King (The Good Wife), here’s 5 couples with the best of both worlds in making media.
Source Article Here: Decider
Author: Olivia Armstrong

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mitrice-finalThe Disappearance of Mitrice Richardson
The Gist: She was a 24 year-old college graduate in Malibu one night before being jailed for not having the money to pay her meal tab. Released against her mother’s wishes after midnight, with no money, car, or phone, she was never seen alive by her loved ones again.
Source Article Here: Los Angeles Magazine
Author: Mike Kessler

The Past 24 Hours: January 14, 2016

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computer writeChange Your Act. Change Your Audience – Career Tips For The New Reality
The Gist: As traditional career moves & strategies become disrupted, here’s experts’ advice on keeping it moving – and your career thriving.
Source Article Here: Forbes
Author: William Arruda

 

ninasimoneNina Simone: “You Didn’t Know Which Way She’d Go”
The Gist: An interview with Liz Garbus, director of the current Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary about Nina Simone, What Happened, Miss Simone?
Source Article Here: Screen Daily
Author: Jeremy Kay

 

Alan RickmanHow Alan Rickman Turned The Action Genre Upside-Down
The Gist: Rickman, whose death at 69 was announced today, had never been in a film before his star-making turn in Die Hard – and what a career-launching turn it was.
Source Article Here: Vulture
Author: Adam Sternbergh

digital publishingDigital Publishing: Meet Your Audience & Innovate…Or Else
The Gist: With $140 billion being spent on digital advertising, many outlets want to set up shop for a piece of it – but not all digital publishers are up to the task, and here’s why…..
Source Article Here: Talking New Media
Author: Antoine Boulin

Miguel AlmaguerBroadcast News: The Top 6 Topics – By Airtime – Of 2015
The Gist: Winter weather was 2015’s biggest story by airtime minutes, ahead of the economy – which placed last. Andrew Tyndall crunched the coverage minutes by each broadcast network, and the Top 5 news correspondents.
Source Article Here: TV Newser
Author: Mark Joyella

thr-logo.png2016 National Magazine Awards Finalists
The Gist: The American Society of Magazine Editors nominated 67 media outlets across 21 categories this year. See the categories, which magazines nabbed noms –and for which stories – as well as the nominees for magazine of the year.
Source Article Here: WWD
Author: Alexandra Steigrad

 

Oscar2The 88th Academy Award Nominations Announced
The Gist: Here’s the nominees in all categories.
Source Article Here: Oscars.org

 

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LA WeeklyA Silver Lake Family’s Descent Into The Jonestown Massacre
The Gist: This cover story from 2008, From Silver Lake To Suicide, chronicles one Los Angeles family’s tragic deception, ending in the Nov. 1978 mass murder-suicide of 918 people, via cyanide-laced fruit punch, in Guyana.
Source Article: LA Weekly
Author: Barry Isaacson’

The Past 24 Hours: January 13, 2016

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powerballPowerball Fever Comes To End (For Now), 1 Powerball Winner From Chino Hills, CA
The Gist: The numbers for tonight’s Powerball, which hit $1.5B, are included this report, as well as word from a CA Lottery spokesman that a winning ticket was bought in Chino Hills, 36 miles east of Los Angeles.
Source Article Here: ABC News

26236_1428974328969_1371165971_31160820_3980022_nHappier In Your 40s Than At 18? Study Says ‘Yes,’ Crushes Mid-Life Crisis Myth
The Gist: The findings of the comprehensive study that tracked 18-year-olds and 23-year-olds over the course of 25 years and found happiness increases up the age ladder.
Source Article Here: The Telegraph
Author: Guy Kelly

gavelLafayette, Louisiana Movie Theater Shooter’s 39-Page Journal Released By Police
The Gist: A glimpse into madness via the journal of John Russell “Rusty” Houser, the named shooter who killed two women and injured nine others before killing himself at a showing of Trainwreck in July 2015.
Source Article Here: The Advocate
Author: Richard Burgess

film reelRoll ‘Em: George Clooney, Julia Roberts In ‘Money Monster’ Trailer
The Gist: The 2:43 trailer for the Jodie Foster-directed thriller, opening this May.
Source Article Here: Popsugar
Author: Kelsie Gibson

jc3Euro Employers Have Right To Read Workers’ Personal Web Messages
The Gist: Inside yesterday’s ruling by The European Court of Human Rights, applying to all countries who’ve ratified it. Case is based on the termination of employee whose Yahoo Messenger log was accessed by his employer.
Source Article Here: BBC
Author: Kevin Rawlinson

pirate12 Phrases You Don’t Want To Keep Saying, Period
The Gist: Some of these may seem obvious (“I don’t want none”), but some misused phrases need to be retired for literally not meaning what they sound like (“I could care less” or “First come, first serve”)
Source Article Here: Entrepreneur
Author: John Rampton

 

src.adapt.480.low.AMERICA_TONIGHT_LOGO_2700 To Lose Jobs As Al Jazeera America Is Set To Shut Down In April
The Gist: A look at why the US-based editorial vertical is closing after just 2 years.
Source Article Here: Columbia Journalism Review
Author: David Uberti

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Grace Slick“Musicians prior to the 21st century were actual artists…” The Dilution of Cool
The Gist: Are millennial performers selling out relevancy & hard-won cred in exchange for corporate radio nerdom?
Source Article Here: POWERevolution
Author: POWERevolution