“We are a Community of People Who Are in This Together”: Funny Or Die CEO Mike Farah on the Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes

By Jim McDermott | September 1, 2023

As the Hollywood strikes continue, a prominent comedy producer—one in solidarity with the unions—shares his thoughts on what is on the line for actors, writers, and workers in the entertainment industry.

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Love’s Labor Rights

By Anna Nowalk | August 25, 2023

Reflecting on her experiences on the stage as a child and later teenager, a former actor recognizes the deep potential for exploitation in the entertainment industry and the essential need for unions in Hollywood.

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A Crumbling Church and an Ever-Changing City

By David Goodwin | August 9, 2023

The ongoing battle over the future of the West-Park Presbyterian Church in Manhattan underscores the tension between preservation and development and nostalgia and pragmatism.

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So Long, Endeavour. See How You Go.

By Jim McDermott | July 18, 2023

With the final season of “Endeavour,” viewers say farewell to the iconic British detective. Why do such dramas filled with sadness and loss captivate audiences?

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