As the SAG-AFTRA strike clocked its 62nd day, and the WGA’s 135th, the former held a massive solidarity march today from Netflix HQ on Van Ness Blvd to the Melrose gates of Paramount to juice guilds’ spirits with the entertainment industry work stoppage running past Labor Day. Or as California Federation of Labor Executive Secretary Treasurer Lorena Gonzalez told those […]

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Liv Tyler has signed with CAA. The move comes just a few months after the conclusion of principal photography on Captain America: Brave New World, the superhero flick marking her return to the MCU which will have her reprising her role as scientist Betty Ross. Related Stories TPG’s Majority Stake In CAA Acquired By Francois-Henri Pinault’s Artémis; Bryan […]

Shotguns are perhaps the most versatile type of firearm on the market. When paired with the right ammunition, most modern shotguns can be used for hunting a wide range of North American game, from waterfowl and upland birds to deer. Not only a practical firearm among sportsmen and sportswomen, shotguns are also commonly used as home defense weapons.  The shotgun’s […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America has opened investigations on both coasts into complaints by members of delayed and smaller than usual residual checks. Instigated over the past few days as the WGA strike moves deeper into its fourth month, the probe specifically is looking at issues with third-quarter payments that scribes on a number of network and premium cable […]

The upcoming Broadway production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate starring Sarah Paulson will also feature Corey Stoll (House of Cards, Billions), Natalie Gold (Succession) and Alyssa Emily Marvin (Broadway’s Grey House), producers announced today. The play, as part of Second Stage Theater’s 45th anniversary season, begins previews Wednesday, November 29 and officially opens on Monday, December 18, at Second Stage’s […]

Water For Elephants, the new stage musical adapted from the acclaimed 2006 novel by Sara Gruen to be directed by Kimberly Akimbo director Jessica Stone, will open on Broadway this spring, producers announced today. With a book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter and the Starcatcher) and a score by the band and performance troupe PigPen Theatre […]

Edtech major Byju’s rode the easy money wave during the Covid pandemic, using that time to acquire companies that allowed it to enter a new vertical or geography. From those highs, the Bengaluru-headquartered company founded in 2011 is now looking to sell two companies it lists as “well-known acquisitions” on its website —  Epic and Great Learning. But strategic buys […]

With the rains at unprecedented low in August, kiranas are thinking twice before stocking up on goods. “With August 2023 rain shortfall at almost a 100-year low, we are seeing kiranas stocking up very carefully,” Akshay D’Souza, chief of growth and insights at Bizom, told Business Standard. He added, “As we look ahead, it does seem that the impact of […]

With the rains at unprecedented low in August, kiranas are thinking twice before stocking up on goods. “With August 2023 rain shortfall at almost a 100-year low, we are seeing kiranas stocking up very carefully,” Akshay D’Souza, chief of growth and insights at Bizom, told Business Standard. He added, “As we look ahead, it does seem that the impact of […]

His value lifestyle brand Zudio signals a coming of age of retail in small town India, observes Indrajit Gupta. Jharsuguda, an industrial hub located in western Odisha, is known for its proximity to thermal power stations and metallurgical industries. Today, the town is making waves in the retail industry, as Zudio, a value lifestyle chain, set up shop at a […]