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  1. awards season
    WGA Gets Emmys to Broadcast Variety Series Writing AwardFox, the Television Academy, and the WGA issued a joint statement saying the award for Writing a Variety Series is back in the Primetime Emmys.
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. solidarity forever
    The 2023 Hollywood Strike for DummiesSAG strike over! WGA strike over! Hollywood rejoices!
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. the industry
    ‘It Never Needed to Go This Long’Five months of agony delivered the WGA a historic deal. Here’s how the writers won — and why they’re still angry.
    By Josef Adalian
  4. hollywood off strike
    WGA Has Officially Announced the End of the StrikeSo long.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. 2023 wga strike
    All Your Frantic Questions About the ‘Tentative’ WGA Agreement, AnsweredWhen are we getting back to normal?
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. 2023 writers’ strike
    WGA and AMPTP Issue Joint Statement on NegotiationsThe two guilds will meet again tomorrow.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. 2023 writers’ strike
    The Talk, Jennifer Hudson Show Delay Premieres for WGA StrikeAfter The Drew Barrymore Show paused its new season.
    By Justin Curto
  8. emergency discussion
    The Backlash Came for Drew BarrymoreThe View did it. The Talk did it. But after Barrymore crossed the picket line, the daytime TV host faced a unique wave of scrutiny. Why?
    By Josef Adalian and Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. punching up
    AMPTP Denies Rumors of Dissent in Its RanksPlus support for the strikes at Venice and TIFF, a Star Trek picket, and film distribution (Taylor’s Version).
    By Bethy Squires
  10. drew’s news
    The Drew Barrymore Show Is Apparently Returning Without WGA WritersAhead of planned picketing this week, Drew Barrymore shared an Instagram statement explaining the choice.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  11. punching up
    The AMPTP’s No Good, Very Bad WeekBad tweets, potential labor-law violations, and a new crisis PR firm.
    By Bethy Squires
  12. punching up
    The WGA and AMPTP Are Meeting Again This WeekPlus staffing-minimum goss, the Cutest Sign Award, and Timothy Olyphant’s new ‘do.
    By Bethy Squires and Anne Victoria Clark
  13. negotiations
    The WGA Needs Time to Think About the AMPTP’s Counterproposal“We will evaluate their offer and, after deliberation, go back to them with the WGA’s response next week.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  14. i want my tv!
    What the Writers’ Strike Means for Your Fave ShowsWhat’s a good show without its writers’ room?
    By Jason P. Frank
  15. 2023 wga strike
    Celebrities Are Standing With the WGAMandy Patinkin, AOC, Jack Black, and more show support on the picket line and off.
    By Zoe Guy
  16. hollywood on strike
    Hollywood’s Striking Up Their Picket SignsAI could never write a poster this funny.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  17. solidarity
    Don’t Worry, Your Barbenheimer Plans Don’t Cross Picket LinesThe double strike doesn’t have to affect your double feature.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  18. punching up
    The Studios Get Double-teamedThe era of the two-way strike has begun, and it includes a very angry Ron Perlman.
    By Bethy Squires
  19. feuds
    Ryan Murphy Is Apparently Beefing With a Former WGA Strike CaptainHe reportedly threatened to sue Warren Leight, who has now stepped down from the role.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  20. max culpa
    Max Is Finally Rolling Back the Changes to Its Credit PagesThe streamer has apologized for using the catchall term creator on its new app.
    By Savannah Salazar
  21. a long talk
    The Hollywood Handbook Boys, Over 500 Episodes Deep“I still get a panic attack when somebody says, ‘What’s your show about?’”
    By Sean Malin
  22. the industry
    The Directors Guild of America Has Ratified a Deal With AMPTPThe new contract was supported by 87 percent of voting members.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  23. tony awards 2023
    Tony Awards Will Give Its Regards to Broadway Amid StrikeThe nominated musicals and a bonus Lea Michele will perform.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  24. wildfires
    WGA East Cancels NYC Strike for Wednesday Due to Air QualityStrikes are still tentatively scheduled for the rest of the week.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  25. brava
    WGA Asks Nominated Members Not to Attend Tony AwardsEmpty chairs at empty tables.
    By Charu Sinha
  26. kimberly akim-don’t
    Tony Awards Are Spared a Lin-Manuel Miranda RapWGA, you’re a ge-NIUS.
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. 2023 writers’ strike
    Peabody Awards Cancels In-Person Ceremony to ‘Respect’ the WGA Writers’ StrikeCanceling the first in-person ceremony back since 2019.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  28. 2023 writers’ strike
    A Sudsy Chat With Striking Soap WritersNo one’s feeling bubbly.
    By Rebecca Alter
  29. punching up
    The WGA Strike Enters Double DigitsThe only project writers are promoting this week? Fall of the Upfronts.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  30. 2023 writers’ strike
    Kamala Harris Reportedly Exits MTV Event to Support Writers’ StrikeShe was scheduled to appear at a mental-health event next week.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  31. whatever it takes
    The WGA Strike Just Became an Imagine Dragons Concert“I never realized that these songs are all so appropriate,” said front man Dan Reynolds during his set.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  32. extremely online
    Writers Have Seized the Memes of ProductionGet some laughs in while we wait for Hollywood to come to the table with a serious offer.
    By Zoe Guy
  33. the industry
    The WGA Strike Is OnWGA and AMPTP could not reach an agreement Monday night.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  34. the industry
    Melanie Lynskey, Seth Meyers, and More Support WGA Amid NegotiationsIndustry professionals are tweeting their support of guild members.
    By Zoe Guy
  35. justice for nope
    The Writers Guild Awards Give Nope Its DueMeanwhile in animation, The Simpsons is nominated for three episodes.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. the industry
    WGA Members Call for Guild Coverage for Animation ProjectsNick Kroll, Amy Poehler, and J.J. Abrams are among more than 850 people who have signed the public pledge.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  37. awards season
    Judas and the Black Messiah, The Trial of the Chicago 7 Nominated for WGA AwardsAnd Palm Springs!
    By Charlotte Walsh
  38. hot pod
    The State of Collective Bargaining in Podcasting Is MurkyPlus: What’s happening to physical podcast spaces right now?
    By Nicholas Quah
  39. negotiations
    The WGA Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios, Combats ‘Rollbacks’ for WritersThe three-year agreement includes higher residuals for writers on streaming shows and new paid parental leave program.
    By Chris Murphy
  40. writers vs. agents
    Verve Has Signed The WGA’s ‘Code of Conduct’It’s the biggest agency so far to break ranks with the ATA.
    By Bethy Squires
  41. writers vs. agents
    More Than 7,000 WGA Writers Officially Fire Their AgentsThe battle centers on the agency practice of “packaging.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. writers vs. agents
    How Hollywood Writers Are Finding Jobs After Firing Their AgentsCan the WGA’s internet jobs board, a Twitter hashtag, and networking “mixers” provide the employment connections agents once did?
    By Chris Lee
  43. the industry
    The Hollywood Fight That’s Tearing Apart Writers and Agents, Explained“If you can only leverage profit for yourself, but not for me, what the fuck do I need you for?”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  44. the industry
    WGA Slams Hollywood’s Four Biggest Agencies With Lawsuit“Charging packaging fees is not only bad for writers, it is unlawful.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  45. the industry
    At Midnight, the WGA Is Going to Need You to Stop Working With Your AgentsThe Writers Guild of America and the Association of Talent Agents have failed to reach a settlement over a new code of conduct.
    By Halle Kiefer
  46. surveys
    How Do Hollywood Writers Feel About Leaving Their Agents? 8 Weigh In.“We’re just going to be floating, and people aren’t going to give a fuck. There are going to be casualties for sure.”
    By Lila Shapiro
  47. the industry
    That Big Hollywood Agent-Writer Fight Gets a New ChapterWGA members have overwhelmingly voted to restrict what their agents can do.
    By Devon Ivie
  48. party report
    Alfonso Cuarón Used to Be a Party Animal“I’m missing all the parties!”
    By Hunter Harris
  49. sexual harassment
    WGA West Survey: 64 Percent of Female Writers Were Sexually Harassed at WorkOnly 11 percent of men reported the same, while many others reported witnessing harassment.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  50. Inside The Onion, ClickHole, and The A.V. Club’s Vote to Unionize“The more publications we can get unionized right now, the better off the whole industry is going to be.”
    By Megh Wright
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