The Oscars Are Over and the Movie Business Is Finished

  Barry Diller: The Oscars Are Over and the Movie Business Is Finished With the Academy Awards in deep decline, Diller thinks they can’t be saved—and that the film industry as we know it is a goner, too By Lauren Abunassar February 7, 2023 The Oscars have been in shocking decline for years—from plummeting ratings, representation issues,…

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The New Paradyne of Algorithms : Slavery

More and more of modern life is steered by algorithms. But what are they exactly, and who is behind them? Tom Whipple follows the trail There are many reasons to believe that film stars earn too much. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie once hired an entire train to travel from London to Glasgow. Tom Cruise’s…