WGA and studios to reopen negotiations. How productive will they be?

Actor Ken Davitian joins SAG-AFTRA protesters at Netflix headquarters in Hollywood, July 27, 2023. Photo by Laura Kondourajian/KCRW

This Friday is a meeting to plan a meeting for the WGA and AMPTP. With writers and actors striking, some film releases are already pushed to next year.

ESPN is still Disney’s cash cow to some degree, but profits are shrinking and opportunities for growth are fewer. Disney is considering selling off a partial stake in ESPN.

The CDC says COVID hospitalizations started to tick up toward the end of July – to around 8,000 a week. How worrisome is this, and when could a booster vaccine roll out?

Critics review the latest film releases: “Meg 2: the Trench,” “Passages,” “The Beasts,” and “Kokomo City.”

No-churn ice cream recipes involve whipping air into the mixture to lighten it before freezing. To achieve smoothness and richness, use high-fat ingredients.