TECH-RIBUTION: “BEHIND THE CARTOONISH FACADE” IS SILICON VALLEY SURVEILLANCE HAPPY?
Surveillance teams to eavesdrop employee conversations when their off-site? Phone tracking your location after-hours? Examples of the alleged ways some of the majors in Silicon Valley safeguard leaking and intellectual property in 2018.
Source Artice Here: The Guardian
Author: Olivia Solon

IS ‘A WRINKLE IN TIME’ BEING “DROWNED OUT BY INDUSTRY NOISE”?
A children’s book classic being made decades after its publication via color-blind casting and a 21st Century take by a female director of color. The debate over ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ is as prevalent, if not more, than the experience of the film; here’s where the flashpoints are.
Source Article Here: Buzzfeed
Author: Alison Willmore

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND VS. FX and RYAN MURPHY PRODUCTIONS: “THE SHOW WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE IT LOOK AS IF I SAID THESE THINGS AND ACTED THIS WAY.” 
Olivia De Havilland, 101, is a two-time Oscar winner who successfully fought the Studio System in 1943 by ending prohibitive actor contracts. Tomorrow begins the lawsuit based on her fictional portrayal in the FX series Feud; the defendants claim free speech.
Source Article Here: The Guardian via MSN
Author: Rory Caroll

#VIDEO BUZZ FLASHBACK: REMEMBERING CHICAGO’S ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES PROJECTS
The Robert Taylor Homes projects of Chicago, since torn down and now vacant land, were iconic in Chicago for reasons as diverse as the city. They were also home to thousands of people and communities over the decades. Here’s a video doc from last fall, under 10 minutes, from an artist remembering his childhood there.
Source Article Here: AV Club/AV Docs
Authors: Baraka Kaseko and Marah Eaki

MEDIA UPFRONTS & NEWFRONTS CALENDAR 2018: WHEN & WHERE
An interactive, printable calendar, searchable by category and network, of when and where the upfront and newfront presentations will be held in 2018.
Source Article Here: Cynopsis Media

 

PILOT SEASON: NETWORK & CABLE STATUS
Variety‘s updated Pilot Scorecard for the current pilot season, network and cable.
Source Article Here: Variety
Authors: Variety Insights Staff

 

 

#VIDEO BUZZ: “CALL ME BY YOUR TWINS”
The Arnold-Danny Twins is remixed to the tenor of Call Me By Your Name.
Source Here: Funny or Die

 

“I TOOK ALL THE HEAT – ALONE….THEY ALL TOOK OFF FOR THE HILLS.” – ANTHONY PELLICANO NOW
From an audio/electronics expert and expert gov’t witness, to a conviction on over 70 counts of wiretapping and racketeering, Anthony Pellicano’s trial in 2008 put the tawdry lengths of Hollywood fixing on the map. Pellicano, who’ll be released from prison in 2019, talks for the first time in 6 years.
Source Article Here: The Hollywood Reporter (February 14, 2018)
Author: James Andrew Miller

WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE: BLACK PANTHER NEARS $1 BILLION & LEADS AGAIN
This weekend’s box-office report, including the juggernaut that is Black Panther, followed by A Wrinkle In Time, The Strangers: Prey By Night, Red Sparrow, and Game Night. The full top 10 is here.
Source Article Here: Box Office Mojo
Author: Brad Brevet

 

PET CLONING: “JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOESN’T MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD.”
What cloning a pet costs, the way that it’s done, and why the author suggests the cost of cloning would be better spent on shelter animals.
Source Article Here: WTOP News (Washington)
Author: Jack Pointer

NEW CONTENT THIS MONTH ON: HBO, NETFLIX, HULU, STARZ, AMAZON & MORE
A look at the new shows, returning series, films and current content unveiling at different points this month via premium cable, streaming services, and more.
Source Article Here: Decider
Author: Jade Budowski

NOT JUST KIDS’ STUFF: 1000’S OF HOURS OF NEW CONTENT PLANNED BY NICKELODEON, DISNEY, CARTOON NETWORK
Nickelodeon, alone, has 800 hours of original content planned and here’s a look at where 3 networks are planning to branch out their audience reach with content risks.
Source Article Here: Fierce Cable
Author: Ben Munson

MR. WRONG: THE CON MAN WHO TOOK $1MILLION FROM WOMEN HE MET VIA ONLINE DATING….& HOW THEY TOOK HIM DOWN
“Relationship scams” online is a $220M dollar racket, grossing 6 times the haul from ransomware attacks, phising, and fake charities combined. Here’s the story of a man who financed his fake identity from over a dozen women, and those who worked together to fix it.
Source Article Here: The Atlantic
Author: Rachel Monroe

THE CONTENT REVOLUTION….YOU CAN’T KEEP UP…&WHY THAT’S A GOOD THING!
Here’s my take, first-hand, on the advent of Peak TV and streaming, as well as why it’s good for both the industry and the consumer.
Source Article Here: LinkedIn Pulse
Author: Karl Gibson

 

WHY BREAKING UP HURTS LIKE HELL: THEY’RE LIKE KICKING…..HEROIN?
A look at the way the brain works during the pain of a break-up, the addiction to what seems a lost ideal, and how to succeed beyond it.
Source Article Here: Psychology Today
Author: Guy Winch Ph.D.

 

BRAINWASHING THE CAPTIVE: THE CASE OF PATTY HEARST
The globally striking case of Patty Hearst and how hers was the second case of Stockholm syndrome – hostage identification syndrome – as well as the original case in Sweden that gave it its name
Source Article Here: The Daily Californian
Authors: Kewshwang & Staff Reporting

 

MADONNA’S ‘RAY OF LIGHT’ AT 20
Rolling Stone reflects on the Madonna album that marked a huge shift in musicality for the artist: “..It was still considered exotic to take Madonna seriously for her music, rather than her image. It took Ray of Light to change that.”
Source Article Here: Rolling Stone
Author: Rob Sheffield

FLASH IN THE PAN? HOW THE INTERNET SHUT DOWN VIRAL COMEDY SKETCHES
Just 13 years ago (2005), a comedy sketch could be uploaded to YouTube and change its creators’ lives overnight. Now – in the face of algorithms, changing standards of what makes for a viral share, and the decline of outlets that showcased viral sketch comedy – how do you break out, if at all?
Source Article Here: Wired
Author: Brian Raftery