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The Past 24 Hours: January, 21, 2016

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blockhead#Writers’ Blockheads: Why Hollywood Isn’t Reflecting  Real Life
The Gist: The findings – based on new research done by a data scientist, TV writer, and researcher – on why Hollywood can’t pass the Bechdel test, even in 2015. One of the reasons: the writers’ room.
Source Article Here: Forbes
Author: Natalie Robehmed

 

lip-sync-battle-500x470#Viral Vidz: The Most Epic Lip Sync Battles, From Mike Tyson to Tracee Ellis Ross
The Gist: A collection of lip sync battles from the eponymous Spike series, with millions of views tallied, including Taraji P. Henson vs. Terrence Howard, Mike Tyson vs. Terry Crews, Anthony Mackie vs. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and more.
Source Article Here: Essence
Author: Lauren Porter

SmartphoneWhy Social Media Skills Are Crucial To Employers & The Scramble To Teach Peeps
The Gist: $70 billion will be spent to educate the US workforce this year, from Millennials to Boomers, on social media know-how as consumers’ $1.3 trillion dollars are up for grabs to those who know how to do it well.
Source Article Here: Fast Company
Author: Ryan Holmes

hootsuite podium#Free Online Course For Social Media Education – At Your Own Pace – Right Now
The Gist: Social media management system Hootsuite has a free online course, with 6 video tutorials, on social media education and strategies (referenced in the article above) available free here.
Enroll Free Here: Hootsuite Podium
H/T: Ryan Holmes

John SkipperESPN President Says Those Who Downsize Their Cable Packages Are Older & Less Affluent
The Gist: Cord-cutting cost the deep-pocketed ESPN 7 million subscribers in a mere 2 years and hammered Disney stock in what was a palpable shock to the industry at the time, if not the network. Not so surprising, according to its President’s interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Source Article Here: Techdirt
Author: Karl Bode

 

jem-hologramsThe New Kickstarter Campaign For ‘Jem’ Live-Action Short
The Gist: After the Blumhouse Productions version of Jem and the Holograms grossed less than $1.5M and had to be pulled from theaters in just 2 weeks, the all-female Creature Productions wants a shot at continuing the lo-fi ‘80s cartoon’s story.
Source Article Here: HitFix
Author: Donna Dickens

Viacom-logo-oldForecasting Viacom: $6.5 Billion In Subscription Revenues By 2022
The Gist: Balancing revenue growth vs. declining viewership are key factors facing Viacom’s empire of cable networks, including BET, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon, as this deep-dive into the programming giant shows.
Source Article Here: Forbes
Authors: Trefis Team

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typewriter#Writers Advice: “People do not always say exactly what they’re thinking.”
The Gist: This breezy post from October 2015 is a short primer on what to study and remember when you want your characters’ dialogue to be as realistic as possible.
Source Article Here: The Dialogue Architect
Author: Tony Folden

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

The Past 24 Hours: January 12, 2016

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SidneySir 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

 

hateful EightOscar 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 MansionPlayboy 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

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

 

 

323_NFL_LA_RAMSLos 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

Downtown_19600615_std-thumbLos 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

InfernoBook-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+streetSesame 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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David Bowie1“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

 

The Past 24 Hours: January 11, 2016

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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

 

144290663717dd7b77fGolden Globes : Just The Winners, Please
The Gist: Your one-page list of winners in all of the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Categories
Source Article Here: CNN

 

Golden GlobeWere The Golden Globes A Taxing Jumble Last Night?
The Gist: The Golden Globes – for the viewers – are always prone to making for a long night, but this year’s bleeped-out trudge seemed to throw its hands up early in.
Source Article Here: Time
Author: Daniel D’Addario

Sean PennSean Penn Interview With El Chapo: No U.S. Law Broken, Experts Say
The Gist: Updates on the interview that created international uproar this past weekend – and why legal experts say that reporters who’ve met with Edward Snowden overseas have done the same thing.
Source Article Here: USA Today
Author: Maria Puente

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

black pantherRyan Coogler Confirmed To Direct Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
The Gist: Coogler, director of Fruitvale Station and Creed, will direct Chadwick Boseman as the titular hero in the 2018 film. Also: the listed directors of the next 9 Marvel films from 2016-19.
Source Article Here: Screen Rant
Author: Rob Keyes

 

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

strange_love_affair_with_ego13 Film Trailers To Catch Up On This Week
The Gist: A collection of the most recent trailers for upcoming releases, including A Strange Love Affair With Ego, Viva, The Conjuring 2, High-Rise, and more.
Source Article Here: /Film
Author: Christopher Stipp