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After The Activision Blizzard’s Merger With Microsoft, Workers Form Gaming’s Largest-Yet Union

Quality assurance workers for Activision, who play games constantly to find and report bugs, or problems, say they’re often the lowest-paid workers in the company even while "our work is integral to the success of the companies we work for and the titles we make." - The Verge

Can Buskers Revive Downtown San Francisco?

"The latest effort to breathe life into San Francisco’s struggling Mid-Market neighborhood involves bringing amateur musicians to the streets. The nonprofit Mid-Market Business Association unveiled a new initiative, Busk It!, on Thursday. The project aims to attract local musicians for weekly live performances on the sidewalks." - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)

Why The Music Business Is Collapsing Around Us

A generation ago, this kind of laziness didn’t exist in the music business. Before streaming, everybody in the value chain needed new music. The record stores would go broke if people just listened to the old songs over and over. -

France Is Riveted By A Series About The Grooming Of Young Actresses

But this fascination may not be enough to change the industry. Juliet Godrèche, writer and director of the dark autobiographical tale, says, "People who are still in this industry are still not coming forward. ... The omertà in the industry is still so strong.” - The Guardian (UK)

Why Is ‘Barbie’ In The Oscars Race For ‘Adapted’ Screenplay?

Judd Apatow, for one, is not having it. Sure, there were dolls, but dolls aren't a narrative. "It’s insulting to the writers to say they were working off of existing material. ... There was no existing material or story." - Variety

“Bridgerton: The Experience”. “Money Heist: The Experience.” “Squid Game: The Experience”. Yep, They’re All Real.

"These activations offer titles another way to stand out, literally, amid a crowded mediascape. For series, specifically, they offer a way to retain fans between seasons." - The New York Times

Web Publishers Fear Google Search’s New AI Will Kill Their Traffic

While Google says the final shape of its AI product is far from set, publishers have seen enough to estimate that they will lose between 20% and 40% of their Google-generated traffic if anything resembling recent iterations rolls out widely. - The Wall Street Journal

In-Flight Entertainment Has Become Huge Business

The in-flight entertainment and connectivity market grew to US$5.9 billion as of 2019, a testament to its economic impact on both the airlines and the GDP of countries with airline carriers. - The Conversation

The British Independent Film Awards Really Liked A Supernatural Gay Drama

The film All of Us Strangers won best film, best screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and several craft awards. - Variety

New Technologies Usually Arrive In Clusters. So What’s Coming With AI?

The potential — and hype — surrounding machine learning, artificial intelligence, and especially generative AI is everywhere. Some are predicting a full suite of “this changes everything” advances in all industries, for all professions, and for people in their public and private lives. - Harvard Business Review

Literary Magazine The White Review Suspends Publication

This comes after the not-for-profit journal’s applications for funding were rejected by Arts Council England for three consecutive years. The charity relied on this funding for “a substantial portion of its annual budget” between 2011-2021, read the statement. - The Guardian

British Museum In Crisis After A Rough Summer

The museum is now deluged with renewed calls for the restitution of contested objects, and raising a huge sum for an impending refurbishment looks even more difficult. At a time when it needs leadership most, the museum is rudderless, after its director, Hartwig Fischer, resigned on Aug. 25. - The New York Times

Get Rid Of Your Physical Books

There's just no need to have the dust-collectors cluttering up your house. - Slate

Director of Learning and Civic Engagement – Peabody Essex Museum

Position Summary The Director of Learning and Civic Engagement (DLCE) is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, which is responsible for developing the overarching strategy of the institution, in collaboration with the Board of Trustees. Reporting to the Executive Director and CEO, the DLCE will be a spokesperson for the value of educational programming at the museum, collaborating cross-departmentally to define and implement a programmatic vision aimed at reaching and cultivating new audiences with learning and civic engagement at the forefront. In collaboration with numerous museum departments (Curatorial, Marketing, Exhibition Design, etc.), the DLCE will integrate PEM’s strategic goals into public, interpretation, and Volunteer Guide programming, explore new opportunities for earned and contributed revenue, and introduce innovative, inclusive programs to foster new audiences and community connections. The Director will lead the department of Learning and Civic Engagement with 13 full-time staff (including the DLCE) and two contracted employees. They will...

Beloved DC Theatre Leader Dies

In its nearly half-century as a fixture on the region’s vibrant theater scene — GALA (short for Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos) orbited around Hugo’s Medrano's vision. His spirit accommodated a wide range of plays in Spanish and English on GALA’s stage. - Washington Post

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