TIFF 2023 Releases Lineup Amid SAG and WGA Strikes

[ad_1] They’re fucking identical twins! Photo: A24 Festival season is not in a good place. With both the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild striking simultaneously, attendance will likely be low. That means no Lady Gaga getting out of a boat and no Elle Fanning in a new version of Dior’s New Look. In… Continue reading TIFF 2023 Releases Lineup Amid SAG and WGA Strikes

U.S. Judge Strikes Down F.D.A. Regulation of Premium Cigars

[ad_1] Not Everyone Is Celebrating Public health groups including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Cancer Society had filed briefs in court urging the judge to keep the regulations in place. On Thursday, Thomas Carr, the national director of policy for the American Lung Association, called the… Continue reading U.S. Judge Strikes Down F.D.A. Regulation of Premium Cigars

Emmy Awards Postponed to January 15 Amid Strikes

[ad_1] Photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Update, August 10, 9 a.m.: The 2023 Emmy Awards? More like the early 2024 Emmy Awards. Fox and the Television Academy announced via press release that the 75th Emmy Awards will now air January 15, 2024. Incidentally, January 15 is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Will this… Continue reading Emmy Awards Postponed to January 15 Amid Strikes

The Hollywood Strike’s Bring AI Front and Center

[ad_1] Photo: Vuk Valcicy Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Writers and actors in Hollywood are demanding more control over how artificial intelligence will be used by studios in the future. There’s a lot of dystopian language being thrown around — that AI could be an existential threat to livelihoods; that it could replace entire professions. But… Continue reading The Hollywood Strike’s Bring AI Front and Center