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Update: The "Sesame Street" team reached a deal last Friday to avert a strike. It offers writers minimums for animation and new media programs, paid parental leave, protections against AI and new media residuals. "'S' truly is for Solidarity," the WGA Sesame Workshop Negotiating Committee said in a statement. Here's more from Variety.
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Sesame Workshop Writers Set New Contract, Avert Strike
Writers employed by Sesame Workshop have set a new five-year contract with the production company behind 'Sesame Street,' averting a possible strike.William Earl (Variety)
New Poll Finds Kamala Harris Almost as Popular as Beyoncé
Left: Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images/Right: Instagram @beyonceA recent poll reveals that Vice President Kamala Harris’s popularity is nearly on par with…Xara Aziz (Shine My Crown)
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Episode 5— Signification Blues. Parts I and II.
A treat for readers for this episode. Since this is the first freshly written (from scratch) material from this year, I have decided to post the entire 56 (paperback) page episode directly here in the website for a limited time.Xeo Woolfe
The writers of "Sesame Street" have authorized a strike if they don't reach a contract by tomorrow. Thirty-five WGA members are asking Sesame Workshop for industry standard raises, improvements to residuals and more. Picketing outside the New York City office could start as soon as next Wednesday. "Millions of parents and families around the world are going to have a lot of questions," WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said. "They might ask why the bosses at Sesame Workshop are ignoring their company's own messages of kindness and fairness." Variety has the full story.
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'Sesame Street' Writers Unanimously Support Strike Authorization Vote
Writers employed by the producer of 'Sesame Street' have voted for a WGA East strike authorization as the April 19 contract expiration approaches.William Earl (Variety)
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Larry David Doesn't Care About 'Redeeming' the 'Seinfeld' Finale
Larry David explained why he doesn't care about "redeeming" the "Seinfeld" finale ahead of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ending.Ben Travers (IndieWire)
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Paul McCartney praises Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' cover, says it 'reinforces' song's civil rights message
Paul McCartney has nothing but praise for Beyoncé's cover of the Beatles' 'Blackbird' on 'Cowboy Carter': 'It reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place.'Wesley Stenzel (Entertainment Weekly)
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Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music surfaces in Belgium
The tapes have lain hidden in Ostend for 40 years. But a legal fight is brewing over who owns them.By Kevin Connolly, Richard Crook and Bruno Boelpaep (BBC News)
Black country music has existed for decades; according to songwriter, educator and novelist Alice Randall, its recorded origins go back to DeFord Bailey's 1927 harmonica performance of "Pan American Blues" at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Now, its time has come — thanks to Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em, which debuted at the top of the country charts last month. Vox takes a look at the century of country that led to "Cowboy Carter."
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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter: The album’s country roots and history
A century of history of Black country music, explained by Alice Randall.Avishay Artsy (Vox)
