Weekly Journal #40
Industry News
WarnerMedia, Looks To Shed Thousands More Jobs Amid COVID-19 (Deadline)
SAG-AFTRA cuts more staff as pandemic stifles industry (LA Times)
Film
Cinemark Planning To Stay Open In Wake Of Cineworld & Regal’s Temporary Closure (Deadline)
U.S. Theaters Stare Down Worst-Case Scenario for 2020 (Hollywood Reporter)
Mank Trailer (Deadline)
Television
Morgan Wallen Dropped As ‘SNL’ Musical Guest After Maskless Party (Deadline)
‘On Becoming A God In Central Florida’ Canceled By Showtime Due To COVID (Deadline)
Emily in Paris’s Biggest Faux Pas Is Emily Herself (Vulture)
This Year, ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Offers Extra Sweet Normalcy (New York Times)
Digital
Netflix Bets on Mobile Blitz to Strengthen Africa Foothold (Bloomberg)
Claudia and Kellyanne Conway’s Ongoing TikTok Drama, Explained (GQ)
In Other News
Storybook Season: An Interview with Mike Schmidt (New Yorker)
Opinion: Why white scholars try to pass as Black, and what we can learn from it (LA Times)
Is Pandemic Brain Changing Your Taste in Music? You're Not Alone (Vice)
Why Are America’s Three Biggest Metros Shrinking? (Atlantic)
Everyone at the White House Rose Garden event now called a 'superspreader.' (USA Today)
Fat bear week: America's most body positive contest nears climax (Guardian)
'He really packed on the pounds': Fat Bear Week crowns 747 the winner (Guardian)
All Hail Our New Fat Bear King (The Cut)