The reason the Babel story matters is not that it happened once but that it happens over and over: We Babelize and de-Babelize. The internet is an engine of both processes. - Wired
"The chairman is supposed to maintain the independence of the BBC," observed one insider about Richard Sharp, "but has said publicly it has a liberal bias while facilitating loans to the Prime Minister" — Boris Johnson, who appointed Sharp — "and eating chop suey at Chequers" (Britain's Camp David). - The New Statesman (UK)
"Interviews with 20 people with direct knowledge of events at WVPB indicate Amelia Ferrell Knisely's involuntary departure from her position as a part-time reporter was not an aberration but part of a years-long pattern of mounting pressure on the station from Gov. Jim Justice's administration and some state legislators." - NPR
Music, ephemeral in its power over our emotions, is a notoriously demanding discipline, so this film presents exciting possibilities for an exploration of the dark sides of the “cult of genius.” - The Conversation
What happens to the subjects of these series years later - and what about when the series get bought by streaming services, and everything is stirred up again? There's a documentary about that. - The Observer (UK)
The Netflix series My Dad the Bounty Hunter's Patrick Harpin: "The theme park ... was a way that kids have an entry point to understanding . I’m laughing, I’m having fun, but this is ridiculously horrible, what is doing. It’s a dark reveal." - Los Angeles Times
All but one of the documentaries (though that one's the frontrunner) debuted at Sundance 2022 - "a testament to just how vital the fest is to the nonfiction genre." - Variety
And when we say stink, we mean absolutely suck. For one thing - the smallest thing, perhaps - why would you call something that manages film libraries TV? - Fast Company
Try this truck slash movie theatre first! No, really. In England, "A 100-seater cinema in the back of a lorry has opened in a town that has not had a picture house for decades" - to see if the town is ready for a permanent cinema. - BBC
Yes, you do know that Moonlight won a few years ago - that's accurate. But let's talk about how the awards evolved, the history of the statue, and so much more. - Variety
Journalists don’t particularly like to hear it, but news stories make up only 2% to 3% of the average user’s News Feed on Facebook, and they are less engaging than friends-and-family content. People use Google to search for news, sure, but Google usually doesn’t put ads next to those search results. - NiemanLab
"The Writers Guild of America's current contract expires on May 1, and the industry is bracing for a major battle, and what could be the first strike in 15 years." One major issue: most writers currently get no residual payments if an old film becomes a hit on streaming video. - Variety
“If we’re going to be audience first we have to be digital first. We get up every day and say, ‘What do our audiences want, and where are they?’ And they’re on digital in increasing numbers. And so if we are not there we’re no longer relevant.” - The Globe & Mail (Canada)
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) quietly became the streamer’s biggest region in terms of subscribers, overtaking the combined user figure for the U.S. and Canada during the second half of 2022. - The Hollywood Reporter
