The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has joined the Writers Guild of America on . It鈥檚 the first SAG strike since 1980 (which strike was largely about the oncoming home video boom). And it鈥檚 the first dual actors-writers strike since 1960 (when Ronald Reagan was president of SAG and the strike was mostly about residuals for movies licensed to television).
Also: The Emmy nominations .
And: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the 32nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the second movie (of an expected seven) in the MCU鈥檚 Phase Five. It is written and directed by James Gunn, who has written and directed all three Guardians of the Galaxy movies, and who was of Vol. 3 in 2018. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the second-highest grossing movie of 2023 so far.
Taneisha Duggan鈥檚 endorsement:
- at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford
Helder Mira鈥檚 endorsements:
- on Disney+
Bill Yousman鈥檚 endorsements:
- by Richard Seymour
- by Siva Vaidhyanathan
Colin鈥檚 endorsements:
- the audiobook of by Dennis Lehane, as narrated by Robin Miles
- the audiobook of by Barbara Kingsolver, as narrated by Charlie Thurston
Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take:
- 鈥淸It鈥檚] not simply like, 鈥楾his is a thing that I feel,鈥� but 鈥楾his is the thing that I feel plus therapy has condoned this way of feeling.鈥欌��
- Ten years after 鈥淪harknado鈥� spun Twitter and TV together, the online water cooler is running dry.
- Thanks for the invite.
- Ridley Scott鈥檚 new biopic certainly makes it seem like he was.
- The East Midtown home features a music studio on the second floor with a 鈥渕usic library, wood-burning fireplace and baby grand piano.鈥�
- Their new crime thriller for Max is loaded with twists and layers. But it is actually much simpler than what they originally conceived.
- 鈥淭aylor Swift is a force to be reckoned with,鈥� one local tourism official said, as the pop superstar draws legions of fans nationwide.
GUESTS:
- Taneisha Duggan: Associate producer at Octopus Theatricals
- Helder Mira: Multimedia producer at Trinity College and co-host of the So Pretentious podcast
- Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University
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