Game Of Thrones Season 6 Return Announced
The Gist: Casterly Rock! The April 2015 return date of the HBO series has been set. The exact date is, of course, in the link below.
Source Article Here: The Verge
Author: Jamieson Cox

180,000 Digital Images – For Free Use – Released By New York Public Library
The Gist: The high-resolution, digitized images – in the NYPL’s words – are “a trove of unique and rare materials” – and are free to download and reuse. The directory covers everything from photos, sheet music, and author manuscripts (Thoreau, Whitman and Hawthorne) to archival political correspondence and lithographs by African-American artists.
Source Material Here: New York Public Library.org
Authors: Shana Kimball and Stephen A. Schwarzman

Making Sense Of Today’s Stock Market Losses As Dow Ends 392 Points Down
The Gist: China’s economy fears – and the halt of trading there just 30 minutes into the day – is considered the culprit; as for the US market: “The downturn in the U.S. has been concentrated in technology stocks.”
Source Article Here: Massive.com
Author: Marley Jay/The Associated Press

Behind “The Black Venus” Controversy – Telling A Life Story On Its Terms
The Gist: Sarah Baartman was barely 21, had lost her partner to a murder and buried a child before being tricked into a 4-year world tour as an exotic “freak” for her genetic condition. She was dead at 26. Rumors of a Beyonce biopic have put Baartman’s story under a frank, new light.
Source Article Here: BBC News
Author: Justin Parkinson

 

6 Premieres Already Announced For SXSW
The Gist: SXSW Film Conference and Festival, running from March 11-20, has a growing premiere roster, including Pee Wee’s Big Holiday, Preacher, and Midnight Special.
Source Article Here: Entertainment Weekly
Author: Oliver Gettell

Marketing On A Budget? Authentic Content & Influencer Partnerships Can Help
The Gist: An interview with marketing platform Crowdtap’s Matthew Scott about how to get a lift to your content by, among other things, seeing one’s consumer as more than a digital impression.
Source Article Here: Adotas

 

TruTV Renews ‘Billy On The Street’ and ‘Adam Ruins Everything’ For 2016
The Gist: Billy Eichner’s man(ic)-on-the-street quiz show gets 10 episodes for its 5th season; Adam Conover’s series, debunking topics from sex to the workplace, will get 16 episodes. Video clips of both shows are included.
Source Article Here: Mashable
Author: Yohana Desta

FLASHBACK READ

“Hey, you know what’s nice? A good cry.” – Jon Stewart
The Gist: The New Yorker’s 2002 profile, Is It Funny Yet?, on Jon Stewart just 3 years into his run on The Daily Show.
Source Article Here: The New Yorker
Author: Tad Friend