Animation Writers Hope to Close Pay Gap With Their Live-Action Counterparts – Variety

Variety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus SubscriberVariety Print Plus Subscriber By Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Animation Guild is gearing up for its contract negotiations next week, with animation writers looking to see a significant boost in pay as part of their new deal with studios.Animation writers are organized […]

OSCE SMM spots over 250 "silence" breaches at week-start – Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

Thursday, 17 February 2022, 14:55That’s according to Daily report No. 293/2021, published by the OSCE SMM in Ukraine on December 14 and seen by Ukrinform."In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 127 ceasefire violations, including 11 undetermined explosions," the report said.It is noted that the majority of these cases occurred in areas north of Shyrokyne (government-controlled, […]

Technology is destroying not only humanities but thinking itself – Times Higher Education

Even if the teaching of art and literature had completely collapsed, academics would continue to write bloodless articles in “defence of the humanities”. They would drag out all the shop-worn phrases about how “enriching” books are, how they are “vital to a functioning democracy” and help to promote that buzzword of all buzzwords, “critical thinking”. […]

Senate Republicans Stall Crucial Vote on Fed Nominees – The New York Times

AdvertisementThe White House’s five Federal Reserve nominees, including picks for the chair and vice chair, were supposed to face a committee vote on Tuesday.By Jeanna Smialek and Emily CochranePresident Biden’s plans to reshape the Federal Reserve suffered a setback on Tuesday as Republicans delayed a key vote on his five nominees for its Board of […]

How an Old US Antitrust Law Could Foster a Fairer Retail Sector – Harvard Business Review

In the 1930s, the U.S. was facing a situation much like the one it’s dealing with today: Major corporations were using their size to demand concessions from suppliers. While their size gave them advantages of scale and efficiency, U.S. lawmakers decided that extorting concessions that smaller companies couldn’t get created an unfair competitive advantage, and […]

State: More Russian forces at Ukraine border – Arizona Daily Star

To continue viewing content on tucson.com, please sign in with your existing account or subscribe.We have not been able to find your subscription.Current Subscriber? Log inCurrent Subscriber?Activate nowOrDon’t have a subscription?Subscribe nowSubscribe today for unlimited accessSubscribe today for unlimited accessState Department spokesman Ned Price said the U.S. had seen “more Russian forces, not fewer” along […]