This week鈥檚 Nose force feeds hero鈥檚 journey to its network.
The Writers Guild of America is on strike for the first time in 15 years. The film and television industry, you may have noticed, is very different from the way it was 15 years ago. And that鈥檚 a big part of why the WGA is striking and .
And: Mrs. Davis is an eight-episode Peacock miniseries created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof. It as a 鈥渞eligious odyssey/thriller/comedy/drama/sci-fi epic,鈥� which isn鈥檛 really much of a description at all. Here鈥檚 Peacock鈥檚 synopsis, which isn鈥檛 really much of a synopsis at all: 鈥淢rs. Davis is the world鈥檚 most powerful artificial intelligence. Simone is the nun devoted to destroying Her. Who ya got?鈥�
Taneisha Duggan鈥檚 endorsements:
- on YouTube
- in Hartford
Rich Hollant鈥檚 endorsements:
- by Barbara McClane
- at TheaterWorks in Hartford
Lindsay Lee Wallace鈥檚 endorsements:
- by N.K. Jemisin
- by Rainesford Stauffer
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
- His rich baritone voice and songs like 鈥淪undown,鈥� 鈥淭he Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald鈥� and 鈥淚f You Could Read My Mind鈥� made him a top artist of the 1970s.
- Graphic designer Peter Good, creator of the Hartford Whalers logo, dies at 80
- The heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote 鈥淟et鈥檚 Get It On鈥� with Marvin Gaye, had accused the pop star of copying it in 鈥淭hinking Out Loud.鈥�
- Recycling old intellectual property is a default formula in today鈥檚 Hollywood. But few franchises have managed to yield so much by doing so little.
- Those chipmunk-pitched songs you hear on TikTok are more than just a viral craze. They鈥檙e the latest big thing in the music biz. Here鈥檚 what their success says about remix culture, artists鈥� control over their own work, and why we want everything so fast these days.
GUESTS:
- Taneisha Duggan: Associate producer at Octopus Theatricals
- Rich Hollant: Principal at CO:LAB, founder of Free Center, and commissioner on cultural affairs for the city of Hartford
- Lindsay Lee Wallace: Writes about culture, health care and health equity, and other stuff, too
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