Weekly Journal #80

Industry News

ViacomCBS Postpones Return To Offices; Lays Out Vaccination & Masking Guidelines (Deadline)

CNN Fires Three Employees for Coming Into the Office Unvaccinated (Hollywood Reporter)

Hollywood Is Booming Despite Delta as Production Surges Past Pre-pandemic Levels (LA Times)

With the Golden Globes Tarnished, the Group Behind Them Adapts (New York Times)

ViacomCBS South Park Decision Shows Industry’s Muddled Strategy (Information)

Film

The Moment Podcast - Quentin Tarantino (Listen Here)

Paramount’s ‘Razorblade Tears’ Taps ‘Charm City Kings’ Screenwriter Sherman Payne (Variety)

Why Doesn’t the Rock Get to Make Out More Onscreen? (Vulture)

Television

‘Reservation Dogs’ Uses Humor, Not Magic, to Conjure Native Culture (New York Times)

When Pursuing Love Is the Only Option (Atlantic)

Digital

Roku Streaming Hours Dip (Information)

Discovery Hits 18M Paying Streaming Subs, U.S. Ad Revenue Jumps 12 Percent (Hollywood Reporter)

In Other News

The Brain-changing Magic of New Experiences (GQ)

Returning to Work: Keys to a Psychologically Safer Workplace (McKinsey)

New Mustache Alert! (The Cut)

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John Wells