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None of the 25 dramas and comedies in N. American theaters in the last three months had $50M in sales; October had the lowest box office on record, except 2020 (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/media/box-office-co…

Why Hollywood’s Star-Studded Movies Are Failing at the Box Office
It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies.

Inner #feelings of a vomit bag.

I’ve spoken with my boss (he’s a bit of a dickhead but his heart’s in the right place) and confirmed that I won’t be getting fired for opposing Israel’s ongoing genocide and supporting the human rights of the Palestinian people to live with freedom and dignity like the rest of us but not everyone is as lucky.

Pro-Palestinian influencer Dr. Nahla Al-Sarraj fired following Zionist smear campaign
Dr. Nahla Al-Sarraj gained hundreds of thousands of social media followers by discussing the Gaza genocide. She was fired after a pressure campaign from Israel lobby groups that she believes aimed to silence her. Despite this, she remains unbowed.

'Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/15/dont-argue-with-strangers-and-11-more-rules-to-survive-the-information-cris…

It is another finished-a-book-and-can't-determine-what-type-of-book-I-want-to-read-next day. This is most challenging when I really enjoyed the book I've just finished, because usually I'm hoping to recapture the feeling of it with the next book and have to hunt for something that will match up to it without being so similar that it gets them jumbled in my mind.

"Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films."
—Jason Bateman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

J.J. McCarthy Talks About Offense's Big Night In Victory Over Cowboys https://www.vikings.com/video/j-j-mccarthy-talks-about-offense-s-big-night-in-victory-over-cowboys

After reading great things about the author and great reviews of the book, this weekend I started to read “True and False Magic” by Phil Stutz.
I am completely puzzled as I read 47% of the book and I have absolutely no idea what I read. I am honestly feeling like the book and my brain are not overlapping even a bit.

"Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films."
—Jason Bateman
#acting #coaching #inspiration

Kevin O'Connell: All Three Phases Played A Big Role In Helping Us Win https://www.vikings.com/video/kevin-o-connell-all-three-phases-played-a-big-role-in-helping-us-win