Hollywood Diversity Studies Show Scant Gains For Women, People Of Color Directing Films In 2022 – Deadline

A pair of studies released Monday from San Diego State’s annual The Celluloid Ceiling report and USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative showed few gains for women and people of color working in the film industry in 2022. In the SDSU study (read it here), which has tracked women’s employment on the 250 top-grossing films for the … Read more

England drought declared in parts after months of scant rainfall

The Environment Agency announced that England’s south, southwest and southeast are in drought, along with central and eastern regions, after convening the National Drought Group, made up of water companies, ministers and other water authorities. Parts of the capital, London, are also affected. The UK has had five consecutive months of below-average rainfall and back-to-back … Read more