TIMENowScreenwriters Accept Deal to Return to Work But Actors Remain on StrikeTIME - By Andrew Dalton / APLOS ANGELES — Leaders of Hollywood’s writers union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios. The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America both voted to accept the deal, and …
TIME1 hour ago‘There Is No Hope’: Death and Desperation Take Over the World’s Largest Refugee CampTIMEPinned high on the wall of Muhammad Zubair’s bamboo shelter is a photo of his murdered friend. Mohib Ullah was gunned down in Kutupalong refugee camp in southern Bangladesh two years ago in retribution for his community work on behalf of displaced Rohingya Muslims. It was advocacy that led the …
TIME6 hours agoShe Made a Career of Writing About Women. Now She Worries About MenTIME - Belinda LuscombeHow worried should women be about plight of modern men? What with overcoming the imbalance in leadership, eliminating the gender wage gap, and figuring out how to address sexual assault, women have quite a lot on their plate already. Then again, it's hard to deny that men are struggling. They are …
TIME6 hours agoKevin McCarthy’s Shutdown DilemmaTIME - By Nik PopliWith just five days to go until the government shuts down without a spending deal, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is at a crossroads. He can either shut down the government and possibly save his standing with the GOP hardliners threatening to oust him, or work with Democrats to pass a short-term …
TIME6 hours agoInterview with historian Mary Beard for her new book 'Twelve CaeTIME - Olivia B. WaxmanTo a historian of ancient Rome like Mary Beard, it’s always timely to talk about the empire. But her new book about the daily lives of Roman Emperors, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, is due to come out in the U.S. when the Roman Empire has been trending on TikTok. Women have been …
TIME8 hours agoHow Internet Nepo-Friends Have Cultivated Their Own Online StardomTIME - By Mariah EspadaThere are plenty of ways to become famous online—from capitalizing off a segment on Dr. Phil to uploading makeup tutorials on YouTube to having enough TikTok dance videos go viral. But in many instances, achieving internet fame—and keeping it—is also about who you know. The latest viral figure …
