“Give me boredom. At least I know where I’m going to eat and sleep tonight.” Al Paca

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In a sense, this entire site has revolved around these three topics*: the way we experience it and share this experience with others (psychology, and to some degree, physiology), and the way we interpret it (philosophy) – expressed by means of a static, 2D visual medium (photography). Today I’m going to attempt to tie it […]

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Five of AMC’s national networks will be going dark in a tribute to George Floyd during his memorial service, which is underway in Minneapolis, MN. AMC, IFC, We TV, BBC America and SundanceTV will go dark for 8 minutes and 46 seconds at 3:45 PM ET, marking the amount of time that former Minneapolis police…

via AMC Networks To Go Dark In Tribute To George Floyd — Deadline

George Floyd was remembered by family and friends at a memorial service on Thursday that mixed poignant memories and humorous moments of his life with calls for genuine social justice. 28 more words

via George Floyd Memorial: Al Sharpton Decries Trump Bible Photo, Says “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” — Deadline

Discovery and Science Channel soared into the ratings stratosphere on May 30 with Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space. The live special that chronicled NASA’s launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, became the #1 non-prime telecast for the Discovery Channel, the highest-rated telecast for the…

via ‘Space Launch Live’: SpaceX Coverage Hits Ratings High For Discovery And Science Channel — Deadline

With no small degree of bureaucratic turf pushback, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore today has responded to the city’s proposed $100 million-$150 million cuts for the 2020-21 police budget. 30 more words

via LAPD Chief Pushes Back Over City’s “Ambitious” $150M Budget Cuts For Police; Funds Intended For Communities Of Color — Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Olga Wilhelmine, SAG-AFTRA’s national board member from New Orleans, is on a mission. With so many of her fellow actors struggling financially during the pandemic, she’s trying to connect them with their unclaimed residuals. 22 more words

via SAG-AFTRA Board Member Olga Wilhelmine Is On Mission To Connect Actors With Their Unclaimed Residuals — Deadline

Despite a detailed complaint from Gabrielle Union over alleged misconduct on and off the set of America’s Got Talent, a parsing NBC said Thursday that NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy never directly threatened the former judge on the Simon Cowell-created series. 18 more words

via NBC Denies Gabrielle Union Threatened Directly By Exec Paul Telegdy, Silent On Racial Discrimination & Tainted Probe Claims — Deadline

It seems like a distant memory — taking refuge in the welcoming comfort of a movie theater. And now it may become even more distant. Key players at the studios are worried that summer openings may simply not happen; further, that scores of movie theaters may not survive the year. 7 more words

via Peter Bart: Cinemas Confront Doomsday Scenarios As Studios Waffle On Release Dates — Deadline

The creative team and producers of Jeremy O. Harris’ Slave Play have donated $10,000 to the National Bailout Fund in support of Black Lives Matter, and have challenged others in the theater community to do likewise. 24 more words

via ‘Slave Play’ Team Pledges $10G To National Bailout Fund, Challenges Broadway Community — Deadline