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:

The “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

The 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 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

Happier 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

Nina 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

Roll ‘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

From 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

#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

Change 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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The 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

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Sean 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

“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

Roll ‘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

This 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

Screenwriters 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

“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

Married 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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The Past 24 Hours: January 14, 2016

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How 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 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

Broadcast 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

2016 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

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

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A 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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Powerball 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

Lafayette, 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

Euro 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

12 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

700 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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“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

The Past 24 Hours: January 12, 2016

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Sir Sidney: BAFTA To Award Sidney Poitier With Highest Accolade
The Gist: Poitier, 88, will be awarded the Fellowship during the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 14, 2016.
Source: BAFTA

Oscar Nomination Predictions: Your Deep Dive
The Gist: Except for the short films, here’s a list of predictions in all categories, just two days before the Academy’s nominations are announced Thursday morning.
Source Article Here: The Playlist
Author: Oliver Lyttleton

Playboy Mansion Lists For $200M Sale…With One Big Caveat
The Gist: You, too, can buy the 5-acre estate…but Hef gets to stay. Details on the real estate listing doubling as a potential cash life-saver for the Playboy brand.
Source Article Here: The Record
Author: Daisy Nguyen

Los Angeles Rams Returning To L.A. After 21 Years
The Gist: The St. Louis Rams will relocate to Los Angeles this year with a $100M stadium slated for completion in Inglewood by 2019. The decision on the table for the San Diego Chargers – or the Oakland Raiders – have 2017 and 2018 deadlines.
Source Article Here: ESPN

Los Angeles Racks Up Record Tourism Visits – 45.5 Million – In 2015
The Gist: The numbers don’t lie: people really do love L.A. Here’s a fast look at the record tourism stats based on domestic and international visitors to the city.
Source Article Here: My News L.A.
Author: Debbie L. Sklar

Book-To-Film Adaptations: What’s Coming This Year
The Gist: A list of 10 literary adaptations coming to the big screen, from Silence and Inferno to Allegiant and Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.
Source Article Here: Publishers Weekly

Sesame Street 2.1 – The HBO Version
The Gist: Year 1 of Sesame Street & HBO’s partnership begins this Saturday morning with a premiere episode. Why it’s significant for tots of the digital era is broken down – also, the latest trailer for the new season.
Source Article Here: The Washington Post
Author: Drew Harwell

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“Theatrics Weren’t Necessary.” – The Making Of David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ LP
The Gist: A look back at the way Bowie’s 1975 post-Ziggy Stardust album came together – bringing in future stars Luther Vandross and David Sanborn, for example – and infused an East Coast soul vibe Bowie was determined to capture.
Source Article Here: Ultimate Classic Rock
Author: Jeff Giles