Weekly Journal #6

News 

 Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse (Forbes) 

North America Has Lost 3 Billion Birds, Scientists Say (NPR) 

Vaping-Related Illnesses Surge as FDA Discloses Criminal Probe (Washington Post)

Film 

 HBO Closing Record Worldwide Deal For ‘Bad Education’ (Deadline) 

Box Office: Why ‘Hustlers’ Soared While ‘The Goldfinch’ Flopped (Variety) 

Netflix Considering Paying Out Bonuses for Successful Films (The Guardian)

Television 

'ER' at 25: Looking Back on Casting the Medical Drama's Legendary Original Ensemble (Hollywood Reporter)

Folake Olowofoyeku Hearts Life in the Television Comedy Lane (AP) 

Megan Amram Did Not Win an Emmy for 'An Emmy for Megan' (Hollywood Reporter) 

Showtime Picks Up Coming-Of-Age Survival Drama ‘Yellowjackets’ To Pilot; Karyn Kusama To Direct (Deadline) 

Podcasts 

Dateline NBC's Keith Morrison Promises His New True-Crime Podcast is Full of 'Twists and Turns' (Entertainment Weekly) 

The National Lampoon Radio Hour to Feature All Your Favorite Comedy Babies (Vulture)

Follow Focus 

 Mara Wilson 

Twitter: @MaraWilson 

Mara Wilson: Matilda and Me at 30 (Variety) 

Actress Mara Wilson Has a Memoir. She’s Not Matilda Anymore (Los Angeles Times) 

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John Wells