The racist abuse directed at Francesca Amewudah-Rivers shows how casting decisions have been hijacked by the culture warsIt’s a young actor’s worst nightmare: to land the role of a lifetime and then find yourself thrown into a media frenzy of vitriol. Over the past two weeks, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has been the target of an intense and hateful backlash after she was cast in an upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet, opposite Tom Holland’s Romeo. The critical comments made about her casting...
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It’s tough out there — and yet, doing my semi-regular jobs post always gives me hope. Seems every time I post one of these, the number increases. At 74 companies, this is undoubtedly the largest list we’ve made, by a wide margin. That means more work for me in putting this post together, but if […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a small fire nearly a year ago, a brewery in Pottsville remains closed by order of the city, but that hasn't stopped them from making use of their outdoor property. The brewery will host its second event since the fire in the upcoming weekend, the prior one ended with []
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Today I want to talk about the method being deployed to keep black Americans obsessively loyal to the Democratic Party. It’s called “the Method,” an immersive and compelling form of acting that requires a performer to stay in character off camera. It’s considered the highest and most powerful form of acting. Black people are rewarded and celebrated based on our ability to stay in character at all times. Daniel Day-Lewis used it to portray Abraham Lincoln, won an Oscar for it, and earned...
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WWE has made a significant change behind the scenes. Dan Ventrelle had been removed from his position as Executive VP of Talent Relations. Dave Meltzer confirmed reports that Ventrelle was let go from WWE on Thursday morning. As of this writing, WWE has yet to confirm the removal officially. Ventrelle joined the WWE in 2022. […] The post WWE VP Of Talent Relations Dan Ventrelle Released By The Company first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.
The tech industry faces a pressing challenge: the declining presence of women in leadership roles. Post-pandemic, there was a rebound in the general workforce participation rates of women. Yet, in 2023, Forbes highlighted that the tech sector remains a concerning outlier.The representation of women in tech leadership roles has actually declined from 35% in 1984 to 28% in 2023. This marks a regressive trend in an otherwise forward-thinking industry.To address this, some tech companies are...
'We see a very collaborative future between AI and the human user. We do not see an adversarial relationship here,' says Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost.