Weekly Journal #92

Industry News

Regina King’s Career to Be Cemented at Imprinting Ceremony (Variety)

No Subscriptions, Big Money: How Free Streamers Are Changing TV’s Business Model (Vulture)

Film

Sorry, but Buzz Lightyear Is Hot Now (The Cut)

Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal to Play Wartime Lovers in World’s Hottest WWI Film (Vulture)

Television

Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers (Vulture)

‘Squid Game’ Dominates US Streaming Rankings, Hits Rare 3 Billion Minutes Milestone (Deadline)

Digital

Why Apple’s Privacy Changes Hurt Snap and Facebook but Benefited Google (Wall Street Journal)

Zuckerberg Pivots to Creators and Renames Facebook Meta (NY Magazine)

In Other News

I Was on Tinder in Israel. I Swiped Right on a Man in Palestine (Wired)

The Evangelical Church Is Breaking Apart (Atlantic)

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John Wells