Weekly Journal #61
Industry News
The Black Nerds Redefining the Culture (New York Times)
Harlan Coben, Suburban Dad With 75 Million Books in Print (New York Times)
Film
Distribution Chiefs Talk Pandemic Takeaways: "The Old System Was Creaky" (Hollywood Reporter)
Long lunches and brief liaisons in a radical new dogumentary (Guardian)
Television
Krista Vernoff Inks Rich New ABC Signature Overall Deal (Hollywood Reporter)
The Haredi Jewish Family of “Shtisel” Returns for a Third Season (New Yorker)
Digital
UTA Joins NFT Boom With Latest Digital Effort (Forbes)
The Latest Artist Selling NFTs? It’s a Robot. (New York Times)
‘MrBeast’ Explains His Plans to Help YouTube Creators Raise Equity Finance (Information)
In Other News
America’s Covid Swab Supply Depends on Two Cousins Who Hate Each Other (Bloomberg)
Crackdown at Echo Park Homeless Encampment (LA Times)
When Your Child Is a Psychopath (Atlantic)