Just a multiple Oscar nominee and multiple other award-winning movie about grief and love, that is. "The last Japanese film-maker to be nominated for best director was the revered Akira Kurosawa, for Ran, 36 years ago." - The Observer (UK)
The win has thrown "the race for this year’s best picture Oscar into chaos" as Academy Awards voting continues. It's possible that ranked-choice voting for the Oscars will come up with a very different movie than the favorite, Power of the Dog. - Los Angeles Times
Yes, it's ironic because Lupin is about a "gentleman thief" - but this group of about 20 youths who swarmed the set, setting off fireworks and attacking the crew, certainly weren't gentlemanly. - France 24 (AFP)
"There are only four clubs in France that follow the English-speaking stand-up tradition, with a lineup of several comedians each night. Generally, solo shows are favored in France, a result of the country’s strong theatrical tradition." - The New York Times
"In Pixar’s next film, Lightyear, a queer character named Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, was originally depicted kissing a woman, according to a source close to production." The kiss was axed - until Pixar and other Disney employee revolted. - Vulture
Good apology, but "it’s worth noting that these changes won’t necessarily make Vimeo a better option for the creators that were hit with high prices by the legacy policy." - The Verge
The media regulator Ofcom's announcement said, "Following an independent regulatory process, we have found that RT is not fit and proper to hold a licence in the UK." Ofcom currently has 29 investigations into the "due impartiality" of the news channel's coverage. - BBC
The driver of this greater bond with listeners is the idea that headphones make it sound like the voices are inside one's head, meaning they “trigger a feeling of greater closeness to the person speaking to you.” - Inside Radio
Nielsen is in the midst of a months-long joust with some of its biggest clients, the nation’s TV networks. The networks and their owners have grown disenchanted with Nielsen’s ability to count viewers who may watch their favorite programs via digital means, on mobile screens on through streaming video. - Variety
"Broadcast technicians and other employees at WTTW-Channel 11 went on strike Wednesday at the ... public television station shortly before the start of the nightly news program Chicago Tonight. - Robert Feder
Search the hashtag #Philosophy and you could find a tenured professor discussing Aristotle or Hannah Arendt, Plato or Peter Singer. If you're lucky, you could come across a couple of philosophy teachers rapping about the theory of utilitarianism. - Slate
While both networks have long been subsidiaries of American Public Media Group (headquartered in St. Paul), they had been separate divisions, with MPR focusing on instate operations and APM on national distribution of shows such as Marketplace, On Point, and Performance Today (and, formerly, A Prairie Home Companion). - Inside Radio
"Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, the Corporation (for Public Broadcasting) will receive $525 million in federal funds in FY24, up from $475 million approved last year for FY23." - Current
It earned $100 million faster than any film before it. And having cost less than $7 million to make, it was so profitable that the L.A. Times reported the stock price of Gulf & Western, the huge conglomerate that owned Paramount, more than quadrupled from 77 cents a share to $3.30 a share. - NPR
