"Scenic painters who once added 'Disney dirt' to make walls look old are now working on actual old walls, prop fabricators who built mechanical dolls are building folding desks, and the warehouses that once supplied set decorators and prop masters with furniture are, in this lull, selling to the masses." - Curbed
"I kind of fell into this avenue of media literacy influencing to help Gen Z get invested back into print media," said Kelsey Russell (whose first video got 1.7 million views), acknowledging that the platform is popular precisely because attention spans are so short." - Yahoo! (TheWrap)
The strike has taken a toll on many less visible members of the industry, who say they are now looking outside the industry for work or considering leaving it altogether. - The Wall Street Journal
"Fox said Thursday that Murdoch would become chairman emeritus of both companies. His son, Lachlan, will become News Corp. chairman and continue as chief executive officer of Fox Corp." - AP
According to the British Film Institute (BFI), spending on such productions reached a record £6.27bn last year, with most of that money coming from overseas. - BBC
Like the perspectival evolution that occurred when frescoes affixed to walls gave way to portable paintings, shrinking the screen down to the size of a smartphone altered the content coming through it and our sense of free movement within it. - Wired
"Several TikTok creators, many of them with little or no professional cooking experience, have gone from tinkering in their home kitchens to topping best-seller lists in a remarkably short time. In the process, they've shot a jolt of energy into a sagging cookbook market." - The New York Times
A spokeswoman for YouTube said in an email that Mr. Brand, whose channel on the platform has 6.6 million subscribers, was suspended for violating YouTube’s “creator responsibility policy.” - The New York Times
"Hearing our own voice on a recording is a bit of a shock. 'Do I really sound like that?' (Yes, you do.) … So why are so many of us surprised by the sound of our own voices, and what can be done to alter them?" - MSN (The Washington Post)
"'The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday,' the union said in the message. 'You might not hear from us in the coming days while we are negotiating, but know that our focus is getting a fair deal for writers as soon as possible.'" - Variety
The future of the medium – and America – lies in widening our ideas of whose stories are important and making those stories accessible, which is something streaming TV has often achieved. Whether or not that endures and grows, may be up to the audience as much as anything. - NPR
As The Observer's longtime film critic steps down, he leaves a summary, and a top 10 list, behind (don't miss his pick for the worst film, sneaked in at the end). - The Observer (UK)
Suddenly, Drew Barrymore is the leader again as The Talk pauses its premiere until there's better news (or at least better PR for talk shows) about the writers' and actors' strikes. - Los Angeles Times
Like - but one would hope not as much of a horror film - last year's Tár, the artists in these movies are complex, and perhaps murderous. This isn't your Barbie or your Captain Marvel content. - CBC
