Jing Lusi says that just after she graduated with a law degree, her "early days of auditions were tough. There were limited roles for east Asian actors at the time, and the ones on offer were lazy cliches.” - The Guardian (UK)
"Film-maker Gary Huggins inadvertently snapped up a slice of lost silent film history at an auction in a car park in Omaha, Nebraska, that was selling old stock from a distribution company called Modern Sound Pictures.” - The Guardian (UK)
Look … even superfans know that “the test of time is a hard one to pass, and the show’s record is far from perfect. But its frank discussions of sex and gendered expectations seemed to open doors for other shows after it.” - The New York Times
"Garland sets so far apart from the fray that their objectivity starts to look like incuriosity. Journalists, at least the old-fashioned kind, are meant to separate their work from their feelings, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any." - Slate
"All of a sudden, TV news ... wasn’t just about war and peace, elections and Supreme Court decisions. The salacious, it turns out, rates just as well, and opinions about the news (in this case, daily arguments during the trial) were just as enticing to viewers as the news itself." - The Hollywood Reporter
Some came to Uri Berliner's defense, notably including one former senior NPR executive; others accused Berliner of using straw men or bad-faith arguments. A few pointed out that NPR's apparent lean away from conservativism in recent years is due to changes in conservatism, not NPR. - TheWrap
"Under Modi’s leadership, three themes emerge in a cluster of films that favor (his party's) goals and policies and are endorsed by the party: claiming credit for welfare initiatives, instilling Hindu nationalist beliefs in society, and heightening tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority communities." - The Conversation
"A lack of political diversity among staff and C-suite mandates has created a niche format that appeals mainly to far liberal-leaning listeners and only presents one side of important national and international stories. So says Uri Berliner, a senior business editor, and a 25-year NPR veteran." - Inside Radio
The official response, from chief news executive Edith Chapin: "We're proud to stand behind the exceptional work that our desks and shows do. … (Yet) none of our work is above scrutiny or critique." Colleagues are reportedly furious that Berliner quoted private conversations. - NPR
Maybe you don’t know that YouTube is also the most popular way to hear music and one of the country’s largest cable TV providers. YouTube is the healthiest economy on the internet. And it has been rocket fuel for artificial intelligence. - Washington Post
If the MPA’s plan sounds familiar, it’s because it has tried this before. It helped hatch the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in 2012, which would’ve restricted access to websites containing pirated content. - The Verge
"The film’s themes struck a chord in a country where dissent had been criminalized and fear of arbitrary arrest was pervasive. … Still, the backlash was swift. Putin’s propagandists … denounced (Michael Lockshin) as a traitor to his adopted country. They called for the film’s banning and the director’s prosecution." - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Skyrocketing construction costs and these oddball building characteristics have prompted many property owners to cut theaters’ rent just to keep the spaces occupied. - The Wall Street Journal
