DEI efforts are losing steam, how to make non-hummus dips

07/20/23 • 50 min

The diversity chiefs at Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lost their positions over a span of 10 days.

The Temecula Valley Unified School Board faces a $1.5 million fine after rejecting state-approved textbooks that mention slain LGBTQ rights icon Harvey Milk. Gov. Newsom vowed to send the books to the district anyway.

Critics review the latest film releases: “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “The Beanie Bubble,” and “They Cloned Tyrone.”

Add these dips to your repertoire: One is based on labne, which is drained and thickened yogurt. The other is nut-based — full of protein and an easy light meal.

The diversity chiefs at Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lost their positions over a span of 10 days.

Critics review the latest film releases: “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “The Beanie Bubble,” and “They Cloned Tyrone.”

Add these dips to your repertoire: One is based on labne, which is drained and thickened yogurt. The other is nut-based — full of protein and an easy light meal.

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Hollywood press takes big hit amid SAG and WGA strikes

With SAG-AFTRA striking, actors aren’t allowed to promote their films. Business is also down for PR firms, agents, set workers, caterers, drivers, and restaurants.

Arizona is facing unprecedented heat and drought, but it leased land and water to Saudi Arabia to grow alfalfa for its dairy cows back home.

Theaters nationwide are struggling with an aging audience, the ongoing economic impact of COVID, and competition from TV streaming platforms.

The film “Oppenheimer” focuses on the man who invented the atomic bomb. It’s based on the book “American Prometheus,” which was almost never published.

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Israel passed the first part of a deeply divisive overhaul of its judicial system, which limits the Supreme Court’s ability to block government decisions.

Former President Trump faces a possible civil rights charge related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. His campaign and criminal defense are increasingly overlapping when it comes to fundraising.

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