Weekly Journal #25
News
Neil Gorsuch Just Handed Down a Historic Victory for LGBTQ Rights (Slate)
Supreme Court Rules LGBT Workers Are Protected From Discrimination By Existing Law (Deadline)
Indie Producers Press Hollywood For Commitments To End Systemic Racism (Deadline)
Hollywood Examines Its Working Relationship With Law Enforcement (Variety)
Hollywood Must Not Settle for the Comfortable Response to Fight Systemic Racism (Variety)
Time's Up and AFCI Unveil Production Diversity Initiatives Report (Hollywood Reporter)
Reopening Hollywood: NBCUniversal Begins Return To Work On The Lot (Deadline)
Supreme Court Halts Donald Trump Administration’s Effort To End DACA Program (Deadline)
Film
Critic's Picks: 10 Great Underseen Films About Black America (Hollywood Reporter)
The Long, Strange Journey of Da 5 Bloods (Atlantic)
The Ground Beneath My Feet review – creepy phone calls dial up the fear (Guardian)
Unsubscribe: The $0-budget movie that ‘topped the US box office’ (BBC)
Television
Showrunners, Writers Fear Being Left Out Under COVID-19 Production Guidelines (Variety)
Amid Upheaval, Juneteenth Takes the Cultural Spotlight (NY Times)
‘Watchmen’ & ‘Westworld’ Writer Carly Wray Inks Overall Deal With WB Television (Deadline)
Digital
TikTok’s U.S. Revenues Expected to Hit $500 Million This Year (The Information)
‘The Last of Us Part II’ Is a Dark Game for a Dark Time (NY Times)
A teenager’s guide to building the world’s best pandemic and protest trackers (Technology Review)
The inside story of Netflix, the tiny tech company that took over Hollywood (Vox)
Good Reads
‘Yoga With Adriene’ Is the YouTube Star of the Pandemic (Atlantic)
Sports bettors may be a driving force behind the stock market surge (Axios)
An Invisible Crown: How to Be an Heiress (Affidavit)
How the Pride March Made History (NY Times)