Catch These On Netflix Before They’re Gone In February
The Gist: Over 55 films, documentaries and TV seasons/shows that will be leaving Netflix in the next month, along with the dates they disappear.
Source Article Here: Vulture
Author: Jackson McHenry

Two Takes On The “Modern Song Machine” : Rihanna & Sia’s Sonic Departures
The Gist: The changing, box-busting paths of two best-selling pop artists are reviewed in these takes on Rihanna’s new album Anti and Sia’s This Is Acting.
Source Article Here: The Atlantic
Author: Spencer Kornhaber

Kickstarter – It’s Not Just For Films, As Journalism Gets Big Crowd Boost
The Gist: $6.3M has been raised on the crowdfunding site for over 650 journalistic campaigns, signaling a thirst for more informative coverage. The rapid growth, by the numbers, is here.
Source Article Here: PR Newser
Author: Shawn Paul Wood

Lee Daniels To Make ‘The Apollo Theater Project’ Documentary
The Gist: Impact Partners, StudioCanal, Universal Music Group and Chicago Media Project will jointly finance the documentary with Universal Music Group also handling the music selection.
Source Article Here: Screen International
Author: Jeremy Kay

This Week’s Bestselling Books
The Gist: The Top 10 bestselling book titles across all genres are here, on one page.
Source Article Here: Publishers Weekly

 

 

Over A Dozen Of The Tech World’s Biggest News This Week
The Gist: From the executives leaving Twitter to the whoping Facebook data that shows users watching 100 million hours of video streaming per day, here’s what happened this week.
Source Article Here: Tech Crunch
Author: Anna Escher

 

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“Write even when the world is chaotic.” – Writing Tips For Life
The Gist: From finding a routine, to feedback and outlines, 25 authors give you their best advice on becoming a better writer. Authors include: Zadie Smith, Kurt Vonnegut, Augusten Burroughs, Margaret Atwood, and Joyce Carol Oates.
Source Article Here: The 99 Percent
Author: Jocelyn K. Glei

“Shooting Herself On-Air” – What Happened To News Anchor Christine Chubbuck?
The Gist: The current subject of a Sundance film, Christine Chubbuck was a 29 year old Sarasota, FL news anchor who deliberately shot herself in the head during a live news broadcast in 1974. [No footage is shown in article]. Here’s thoughts on why the shocking act still resonates and her state of mind in the preceding days.
Source Article Here: LynnCinnamon.com
Author: Lynn Cinnamon