Month: June 2023

The head of the country’s largest labor union joined striking Writers Guild film and television writers at a rally on Monday outside the New York City offices of streaming giant Amazon and said the writers’ cause has the support of workers from across unionized labor.  “You are fighting for all of us,” Liz Schuler, president
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Something startling is happening to aging.   90,000 Americans have reached the age of 100.  Which means that you, too, may live that long.  But how? Publicity for a new book on longevity has brought a 2012 study back into the news.  In that study, researchers from Yeshiva University looked at 250 people 98 to
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The 2023 Lambda Literary Award winners have been announced! This year’s winners were selected by a panel of over 60 judges from the literary world and from more than 1,300 book submissions from over 300 publishers. Now in its 35th year, the Lambda Literary Award is considered one of the most prestigious awards in LGBTQ publishing. The
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Sky News political correspondent Rob Powell and chief political correspondent Jon Craig discuss the fallout from Boris Johnson’s decision to step down as an MP. He’s forced one of three by-elections after close Conservative colleagues Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams also decided to leave the Commons immediately. Rob and Jon consider how Rishi Sunak and
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The use of artificial intelligence in TV and film production could potentially render actors unnecessary, according to industry experts. Actors – including motion capture master Andy Serkis – have spoken to Sky News about their concerns for the impact of AI, with the acting union Equity insisting the government’s pro-innovation stance isn’t thinking about the
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EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has axed documentary series Rescue: Extreme Medics after two seasons. Deadline understands the decision is unrelated to Channel 4’s much-publicized current financial woes but was instead taken due to ratings and the desire to open up space in the schedules. Running for two seasons, Rescue from Firecrest Films followed elite clinicians saving
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While she was ebullient about Leopoldstadt‘s Tony Awards wins, including a crowning one for Best Play, producer Sonia Friedman offered some sobering thoughts about plays of its scale and cost Sunday night. “Oooh, this is a big conversation,” Friedman said when asked about the challenges of producing a show like Tom Stoppard’s multi-layered look at
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Nicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances. Scotland’s former first minister and ex-SNP leader was detained as a suspect and is currently being questioned by detectives. A Police Scotland statement said: “A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as
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