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Audiences want diversity, but Hollywood is backsliding. What gives?
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (173+ words) When fewer films and TV shows began being made several years ago, "diverse programming was the first thing to go," said UCLA's Dr. Michael Tran. For more, "Marketplace Morning Report" host Kimberly Adams was joined by Dr. Michael Tran, a…...
Summer is off to a strong start for movie theaters
1+ week, 2+ day ago (203+ words) At the nonprofit Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tenn. , membership is higher than ever before ahead of a "pretty stacked summer of movies." The movie chain Cinemark reported its highest-ever domestic box office performance for the month of May, thanks to…...
Former foreign service officer has second act rehabbing movie theaters
1+ week, 2+ day ago (174+ words) Jordan Stancil, owner of three independent movie theaters in Michigan and Illinois, went back into the movie theater business after years abroad. Jordan Stancil has always been in the movie theater business. "My great grandfather founded The Rialto Theater in…...
This LA architecture firm moves houses to new locations for Altadena fire victims
1+ week, 3+ day ago (464+ words) Instead of building a new home after the fires, a Los Angeles architecture firm is helping families relocate homes that were slated for demolition across the city. For the last year and a half, we've been keeping up with a…...
Timoth'e Chalamet ballet and opera controversy boosts ticket sales
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1664+ words) Seattle Opera told Marketplace that it earned more than $28, 800 in sales through people who used the discount code TIMOTHEE, while the Hawai'i Opera Theatre made thousands more than it normally would have. Timoth'e Chalamet's press tour for "Marty Supreme" has…...
"Dad books" are on the decline
3+ week, 1+ day ago (136+ words) Pamela Paul, writer at large for the Wall Street Journal, talks about the decline of "serious" nonfiction titles " from biographies to books about the economy. Dad books " you know, "serious" nonfiction titles about politics, current affairs, and the economy " are…...
Subscription-based children's magazines are revitalizing the genre
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (229+ words) While all sorts of child- and tween-focused magazines of the previous decades are no more, a new generation of print magazines for kids is emerging. However, there is a niche in the print world that. .. Subscription-based children's magazines are revitalizing…...
How one independent music venue supports its bottom line
3+ week, 6+ day ago (581+ words) Kids' shows, expanded non-alcoholic offerings, and community events are among the ways x Bk Live has adapted to new conditions. Spotify, the music streaming platform, announced a new feature this week called "Reserved," which is meant to give music fans…...
Ryan Perez isn't an HR guy, but he plays one on TV
3+ week, 6+ day ago (996+ words) Perez, who also co-hosts Marketplace's "Million Bazillion," told us how he prepared and why he's still reminding himself he's not the boss. "Jury Duty" had a premise so ambitious it's hard to believe it worked twice. In the streaming series…...
Is "blue dot fever" an epidemic?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (255+ words) The term "blue dot fever" refers to unsold seats on websites like Ticketmaster. Those low ticket sales could be to blame for canceled concerts and tours. From Post Malone to The Pussycat Dolls, high-profile artists have reduced the number of…...