Month: February 2021

John J. Sweeney, a New York union researcher who climbed to the pinnacle of the American labor movement in the 1990s, leading the AFL-CIO for 14 years through an era of fading union membership but rising political influence, died on

Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: ‘Coda’ Takes Grand Jury Prize

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival awards went off at a very fast clip [Tuesday] night, in an hour’s time. Host Patton Oswalt — or as he billed himself, “Discount Giamatti” — kept the jokes flowing. Four editors were recognized at Sundance.

Actor Sues Netflix Over COVID-19 Work Conditions

During the early days of the pandemic, the prospect of workers suing businesses for not protecting them from the virus was so great that many corporations lobbied for tort protection, aiming to be shielded from negligence claims. And

WGA Awards: TV, New Media, News Nominations Announced

The Writers Guild has announced its first batch of nominees for the 2021 WGA Awards. On Wednesday the guild unveiled its nominees in the television, new media, news, radio/audio and promotional writing categories.

Cut to Black: Kendra Pasker, Picture Editor

Editor for the Emmy-Nominated series “Ru Paul’s Drag Race: Untucked”

Teachers’ Unions Call on GOP to Remove Greene from Education Committee

The two largest teachers’ unions in the US released a joint statement on Tuesday calling for controversial GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) to be removed from the House Education Committee. The National Education

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Chicago Teachers Union Reports Progress in Averting a Strike

Withdrawing threats to lock out educators who refused to work in person Monday, Chicago Public Schools and city officials called for a two-day “cooling-off” period during which educators will be allowed to teach remotely and students

Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, is Dead at 95

Hal Holbrook, who carved out a substantial acting career in television and film but who achieved his widest acclaim onstage, embodying Mark Twain in all his craggy splendor and vinegary wit in a one-man show seen around the world, died

Cut to Black: Kyle Bond, Picture Editor

Picture Editor for the upcoming Shondaland limited series “Inventing Anna”