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Kick off your sandals, grab the nearest bottle of plum wine, cue up Netflix, and get ready to drink. Take a Drink When Danny Rand drops a nugget of pop-eastern philosophy. Danny’s actions contradict his words or his stated pop Continue reading Marvel’s Iron Fist Drinking Game
You have probably seen America’s new proposed federal budget for 2018 in the news over the last few days. Wherein budget director Mick Mulvaney asserts that programs like school lunches and Meals on Wheels don’t show any “results.” Because, apparently, Continue reading The GOP’s proposed new budget vs. arts and humanitarian spending
It’s that time again. Time for our more-or-less annual review of the new studies coming out on diversity in Hollywood. Second verse, same as the first. GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index was released recently, and the bottom line is there Continue reading Diversity in Hollywood: New Reports Roundup
We’ve spoken about our pals at Fake Geek Girl Productions before — they are a women-led production company also based in Chicago that celebrates women in geek culture. Their latest offering is DebCam, a hilarious look at what we actors Continue reading What to Watch: DebCam
Oh, Hollywood. Yet another study, this one from the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California, demonstrates just how bad the lack of diversity in Big Studio Hollywood movies is. The new data basically confirms previous Continue reading Inequality in Hollywood: Yet Another Study
Today the UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies releases its second annual Hollywood Diversity Report, a study of television and film over the 2012-2013 viewing season. The study examines both what studios are producing, as well as Continue reading Diversity in Narrative Media: the latest stats
Writers. Artists. Actors. Self-employed entrepreneurs who create creative products, or have a hand in creating creative products, for a fickle public. Independent working creatives all have dreams of self-sufficiency, but many work day jobs or freelance to support themselves while Continue reading Success as a Working Creative
Apparently when an “It” girl of Hollywood transitions from ingenue to mid-life womanhood, she no longer looks like herself. According to the media, anyway. The worst part about this is that this all came out of Zellweger’s appearance at a Continue reading Renee Zellweger: It’s (Still) All About Her Looks