Netflix’s head of inclusion strategy Vernā Myers released on Wednesday the streaming company’s first inclusion report, which details its progress on diversity, the strategies that moved the needle, and where it needs to do better. Netflix, which also publishes its diversity data every quarter, shared in the report that Black…
LONDON (Reuters) – The role and remit of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be examined in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and reforms will likely be needed to free it from politics and give it more independence, public health experts said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A…
Let’s get two huge things out of the way immediately. Then we can get into the fact that James Harden has only hurt his trade value by quitting on the Rockets again. 1. Harden isn’t in MVP shape right now. He’s also not in All-NBA shape. And it’s easy to…
(CNN) — Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store’s top free apps lists this week. Signal had about 7.5 million installations globally from the App Store and…
I wanted to ask about how you see that dynamic playing out in local governments, particularly in California, or rural California. The Los Angeles Times reported recently on open threats against members of the Shasta County board of supervisors by Trump supporters who are angry about pandemic restrictions. What do…
We’re hours away from the start of the 2021 season, which means it’s last call on predictions. Everyone is doing them. Our hockey staff got to together on these, Dom’s model-based team-by-team breakdowns are here, and various beat writers have put together detailed lists for their teams. And that’s just…
FILE PHOTO: A vial and sryinge are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Any vaccine maker, including Pfizer Inc, which has sought emergency-use authorisation for its COVID-19 shot in India, must conduct a local bridging…
The figures show that people are going for familiar, escapist entertainment rather than challenging new shows, which isn’t shocking considering 2020’s constant deluge of bad news. However, there are also lots of episodes for those older network series, 830 in total, which would boost hourly viewing totals as well. If…
Frida Kahlo, Me and My Parrots , 1941. Oil on canvas, 32 5/16 × 24 3/4 in. (82 × 62.8 cm). Private … [+] collection. © 2020 BANCO DE MÉXICO DIEGO RIVERA FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUMS TRUST, MEXICO, D.F. / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK Its been a decade since…
Photo-illustrations by Kibele Yarman* The rural hamlet of Cuddebackville, New York, is home to a guru named Li Hongzhi, who calls his 427-acre compound Dragon Springs. At the center of the compound—a kind of timber frame Shangri-la—stands a massive replica of a Tang Dynasty temple. On March 19, 2020, Li…