With An Oscar Firmly In Hand, Is Leonardo DiCaprio’s Cinematic Chill Mode Next?
The Gist: Vulture’s cover story features an overview of all of Leonardo DiCaprio’s film performances and posits that with “Oscar bait” out of the way, there may be some new surprises.
Source Article Here: Vulture
Author: David Edelstein

 

Peeple – The App That Rates You On Your Professional, Personal, & Dating Reputation – Goes Live Today: ‘Peeple has hit a nerve…It’s also terrifying.’
The Gist: Julia Corday, the talent recruiter who created the Peeple app, dubbed a “Yelp”- style of rating human beings, received death threats and a storm of criticism when she announced the app in 2015. Now it’s available for a free download, with tweaks. Here’s what you need to know. Corday: “Right now, you’re at the mercy of trolls.”
Source Article Here: CNET
Author: Ian Shorr

Legal Denials & Corporate Backlash In Kesha’s Battle With Sony Music Over Producer Dr. Luke
The Gist: Attorneys for the Sony-based producer “Dr. Luke,” Lukasz Gottwald, deny reports that the label is going to terminate his deal, which is set to expire in 2017. A look at the support from artists in the social and print media sphere, and a heightened outpouring for Kesha since filing suit with allegations of mental, physical and sexual abuse by the producer.
Source Article Here: Los Angeles Times
Authors: Gerrick D. Kennedy and Lorraine Ali

John Goodman: “‘Cloverfield’ was bupkis.”
The Gist: Text and audio from John Goodman’s interview with Howard Stern on sobriety, drinking vodka on the set of Roseanne, his shrinking encounter with Kristen Wiig (“I shrunk down to atom size.”), working with Brie Larson on the upcoming Kong: Skull Island, and his one SNL hosting gig he felt ran out of steam.
Source Article Here: HowardStern.com

Google’s New Travel Tool, Google Destinations, Gives You Research, Flight Info, Hotel Booking & Cost Estimates In One App
The Gist: The New York Times’ review of the app, which debuted today and is available on your browser, Google, or Anroid and iOS devices. Type in a location and get estimates, select hotel star-ratings, flights and pricing without opening multiple sites.
Source Article Here: The New York Times
Author: Stephanie Rosenbloom

#Trailer Watch: ‘I Am Wrath’
The Gist: The trailer for the film, and the eponymous back tattoo sported by John Travolta as he becomes a vigilante to avenge the murder of his wife. Christopher Meloni and Rebecca De Mornay co-star. The film’s VOD window begins April 15th; theatrical release is May 13, 2016.
Source Article Here: Coming Soon

Skype Ending Support Of Its Smart TV App
The Gist: The BBC was first to notice, via a Skype support page, that the Skype TV app, which was pre-loaded into some TV models (Samsung and LG) and available for download via three other TV brands, will no longer receive updates after this June 1. The reasoning is that mobile devices are where Skype thrives most for viewers, not their TVs.
Source Article Here: Tech Crunch
Author: Jon Russell

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‘San Francisco Is The Second Temple of The Second Tech Boom. But Nothing Lasts Forever.”
The Gist: The culture clash and policy differences between the tech industry arrivals in San Francisco and the native residents who loathe them. The article, California Screaming, is below.
Source Article Here: The New Yorker (July 7 & 14, 2014)
Author: Nathan Heller