Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Union-Seeking Fiction Podcasters Make Their Case At Amazon In NYC

The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is drawing to a close after four days of intense industry talks, gossip and Louis Theroux lectures. The halls of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre were buzzing as UK execs, creatives and talent took the chance to get together and talk shop. Here, we outline

This is Day 115 of the WGA strike and Day 42 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. 

Stassi Schroeder is coming for Bethenny Frankel.

reunion on the picket line on Wednesday, with several cast members of the beloved musical series coming together amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Heather Morris was among the stars who marched in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), as both unions have been unable to reach an agreement with major Hollywood studios and streamers.

The actors strike is bringing old colleagues back together.

This is Day 114 of the WGA strike and Day 41 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. 

Loossemble will make their official debut this September.Loossemble, a portmanteau of “LOONA” and “assemble”, is a quintet that recently formed under CTDENM and features five LOONA members: Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Gowon and Hyeju. The group were formed in late-July, following the five members’ departure from Blockberry Creative.Yesterday (August 20), Loossemble released a trailer called ‘..searching for their friends’, which teased that the girl group would be releasing new music on September 15.

a tour so good it’s inconceivable.From September 2023 all the way through March 2024, Cary Elwes (you may know him as Westley) is galloping off on an eight-show trek he’s calling ‘An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes.’Along the way, Elwes will stop into Rochester, NY’s Kodak Center on Sept. 29 and Tarrytown, NY’s Tarrytown Music Hall on Sept.

Steve Jones has made his debut on This Morning joining Josie Gibson on the sofa with ITV bosses said to be "thrilled" with the addition.The Welsh TV presenter, 46, first shot to fame when he hosted the hit 2000s teen show T4 and has officially joined This Morning with his first show being aired on Wednesday, 16 August. Since rising to TV fame his love life has since been talked about having had romances with a number of A-listers including the likes of Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry who all took a keen interest in the Welsh hunk. After a string of star-studded romances, Steve is now happily married to US writer Phylicia Jackson who will no doubt be supporting him in his new role.

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello played a surprise set on the picket line in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood yesterday (August 14).SAG-AFTRA – Hollywood’s largest union, which represents 160,000 actors and performers – and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are both currently on strike as they seek an increase in base pay and residuals in the age of streaming. They are also hoping to negotiate safeguards against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence in the film industry.Speaking before the performance, Morello told NME he wanted to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with striking actors and writers: “They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios and I’m here to support them and express my solidarity.”The guitarist, who described himself as a “proud union man”, applauded the actors and writers for “flexing their power and showing what solidarity means.”Tom Morello singing the final verse of union bop This Land is Your Land to an energized WGA/ SAG AFTRA picket line pic.twitter.com/WO9o8HUiMd— Clara (@thatclarafied) August 14, 2023He added that the ongoing strikes in the entertainment industry are part of a wider movement of organised worker power across the country that some have dubbed ‘Hot Labor Summer’.

Dogstar for the first time in over 20 years.The group’s ‘Somewhere Between The Power Lines and Palm Trees Tour,’ in support of their yet to be released 2023 album with the same name, will hit indie venues all over North America in August, November and December on the 26-concert run.That includes a gig at Brooklyn, NY’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday, Dec. 11.And if you haven’t gotten last-minute tickets to see Reeves aka John Wick/Neo/Johnny Utah/Ted/Duke Caboom rock out on bass yet, it’s not too late.As of now, tickets are available for all upcoming gigs.Some are shockingly cheap too.At the time of publication, we found some general admission passes going for as low as $16 before fees on Vivid Seats.To be fair, that price is a bit more inexpensive than most shows.

Lady Gaga's dad — residents' quality of life has been going downhill. Joe — who's lived in the affluent area, along with wife Cynthia, for 35 years and also owns and runs Joanne Trattoria eatery there — spoke to the New York Post to explain his stance.As he tells it in a story published on Aug. 9, the problems started six weeks earlier when NYC turned the Stratford Arms Hotel — which had been a residence hall for the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and is just down the block from Joe's home — into a shelter for 500 migrants.

A Malaysian festival has demanded damages from The 1975 over allegations that frontman Matty Healy’s “abusive language, equipment damage and indecent stage behaviour” caused the event to be cancelled.

The Duchess of Sussex has been accused of "crossing the picket line" amid reports that Harry and Meghan are planning to strike another deal with Netflix.

This is Day 95 of the WGA strike and Day 22 of the SAG-AFTRA strike

Joe Otterson TV Reporter SAG-AFTRA national president Fran Drescher stopped off at multiple picket lines in New York on Thursday to rally the members of the guild as their strike continues. “I just want to say I am so grateful for your enthusiasm and your commitment to this strike,” Drescher told the pickets outside HBO’s New York offices. “It means everything.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers about the final scene in Barbie. Read with caution if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

Sam Smith has arrived in North America for the latest leg of their Gloria Tour, and they’re playing a slightly different setlist than the one that was used in Europe!

Stu Silver, the screenplay writer for the 1987 comedy Throw Momma From The Train, died July 18 in Rochester, NY from complications of prostate cancer. He was 76, his son said.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler will join striking actors and writers on the picket line Thursday morning at Fox Studios in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, she joined picketers outside Netflix offices in New York City. “When we fight together, we win together. And we won’t stop fighting until workers have a fair contract!” she tweeted the other day.