“Netflix’s move into the film — and film festival — business has proved controversial. At Cannes in May, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos was lambasted by French reporters. One accused him and his company of destroying Europe’s ‘film ecosystem’ by drawing audiences away from theaters.”
Tag: 08.24.15
Guarding Machu Picchu, With Drones
“Peru’s drone archaeology team has quickly become one of the most active in the world, working to accurately survey and preserve the South American nation’s thousands of valuable archaeological sites.”
Lawyer Controlling Harper Lee’s Estate Makes Yet More Waves In Alabama
“Ms. Carter’s control of Ms. Lee’s affairs has become a polarizing issue that hangs over this town of about 6,300 residents. Praised by some as the dutiful protector of an aging friend, she is derided by others as a spiteful person who wields too much influence over a vulnerable client.”
National Museum Of Scotland Staff Start Seven Days Of Strike Actions
“The action comes as the city is at its busiest for the Edinburgh Festival. The Public and Commercial Services union said about 120 members were on strike following the collapse of talks with National Museums Scotland (NMS). The action was caused disruption to both the National Museum of Scotland and the National War Museum.”
Minnesota Media Dinged For Coverage Of Orchestra’s Raises
“Some commentators are questioning and even damning the integrity of that coverage. Indeed, the article does seem to be more than a bit sloppy—or as one critic charged, ‘dreck.'”
The Story Of War Orphan Turned Ballet Prodigy Michaela DePrince Will Become A Movie
“Veteran film and music video director Sanaa Hamri (Something New, Just Wright) has been tapped to direct MGM’s Taking Flight, an adaptation of the book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela DePrince and her mother, Elaine DePrince.”
Texas Wins The Literary Archives Of Yet Another Author
Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Remains of the Day: “I’ve been in the habit of keeping a large cardboard box under my desk into which I throw, more or less indiscriminately, all papers produced during my writing that I don’t want to file neatly and take into the next stage of composition: earlier drafts of chapters, rejected pages, scraps of paper with scribbled thoughts, repeated attempts at the same paragraph. etc.”
Out Of Bethlehem: The Radicalization Of Joan Didion
Louis Menand looks at how a young and eager Goldwater Republican, the descendant of California pioneers, became the sharpest-eyed of social critics.