Everyone in the news division is up in arms at Howard’s crazy antics, but Diana Christensen (Tatiana Maslany), the head of programming charged with taking over the news, recognizes a gold mine when she sees one. The media becomes fixated on Howard, whose audience rapidly expands as he departs from the scripted news to deliver […]
Blog: Michelle Obama becomes first woman in a decade to top Britain’s Christmas bestseller list
Michelle Obama’s memoir quickly became a publishing phenomenon in the U.S. after its release in November, and now it’s a smash across the pond too. "Becoming," the former first lady’s account of her childhood, law career and the years she spent in the White House, is the bestselling holiday season… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: Chinese detain a third Canadian, this one an English teacher, in continuing diplomatic dispute
Chinese authorities have detained a third Canadian citizen, further escalating an international conflict that began with the arrest of a high-level Chinese tech executive in Vancouver, Canada, earlier this month. Sarah McIver has received administrative punishment for illegal employment, the Chinese… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: How Bryan Cranston’s towering performance in ‘Network’ packs new potency into Paddy Chayefsky’s 1976 tale of media mind control
Everyone in the news division is up in arms at Howard’s crazy antics, but Diana Christensen (Tatiana Maslany), the head of programming charged with taking over the news, recognizes a gold mine when she sees one. The media becomes fixated on Howard, whose audience rapidly expands as he departs from the scripted news to deliver […]
Blog: Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case can move forward, judge rules
In October 2017, dozens of women came forward to accuse Weinstein of a wide array of misconduct. Weinstein was arrested by the New York Police Department in May and charged in Manhattan with forcing former actress Lucia Evans to perform oral sex on him in 2004; attacking another woman, Mimi Haleyi, in 2006; and sexually […]
Blog: Well Damn, 2018 Was Not a Good Year for Media
Photo: Whitney Bauck/Fashionista It’s been a long 12 months, and before we kick 2018 to the curb, we’re looking back at all of the most memorable, game-changing fashion and beauty things that went down. Follow along with us as we look back at the year in review. We’re sure we don’t have to tell you […]