Latest On SAG Tentative Details As Voting Instructions Reach Its Union Membership
It was last week when the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) agreed to a tentative deal, with much celebration from those in the industry given that folks could begin to work. Since then, more details have begun to trickle out, including the contentious ones surrounding the use of artificial intelligence. In that time, some members of SAG have shown concern over the guardrails for AI use, with two members of the SAG-AFTRA board voting no on the tentative agreement explicitly noting concerns over current AI-related terms. Today on AirTalk, we get into what the details are in the tentative agreement, parsing through them with Jonathan Handel, entertainment & technology law attorney at Feig Finkel LLP, as well as journalist for Puck.news. Are you a member of SAG-AFTRA? Do you have a question on the terms or want to share your thoughts on them? Call us at 866-893-5722 or you can email us at atcomments@LAist.com.
LAPD Chief Moore: Arson At The 10, Crime Report, Stalking Allegations And More
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore joins Larry Mantle on AirTalk today for his monthly visit to discuss the latest in LAPD and law enforcement news.
Today’s topics include:
- Arson is behind the massive fire that shut down the 10 Freeway, officials say
- LAPD union sues the city, saying officers are owed three months’ worth of raises
- LAPD deploys "robot dog" during standoff with armed man in Hollywood
- Crime is down, but fear is up: Why is L.A. still perceived as dangerous?
- LAPD allowed back on YouTube after channel was suspended for posting violent content
- LAPD assistant chief faces termination but no criminal charges after stalking allegation
- LAPD looking into whether police turned away men who reported finding body parts
No Labels Co-Founder Holly Page Explains Why Her Organization Is Pushing For a 'Common Sense' Candidate In 2024
With the divisiveness of America's current political climate, and the power wielded by its two traditional parties, it might be hard to imagine a modern day scenario where a third party candidate could make a strong bid for the White House. But that's exactly what Washington, D.C.-based political organization No Labels hopes to do this presidential cycle. It has been more than 30 years since a third party candidate made a viable bid for the presidency -- Texas businessman Ross Perot was the last to do it as an independent in 1992, when he won almost 19 percent of the popular vote. The organization describes itself and its supporters as "a national movement of commonsense Americans pushing our leaders together to solve our country's biggest problems,” and this past summer released a policy handbook that it hopes would help guide an eventual third party candidate. Their platform is driven by the idea that the two traditional political parties have drifted to such extremes that it has left many voters feeling like they can’t identify with either party, and hope to be a more centrist home for those voters seeking more compromise in their politics. The group has made efforts across the country to gain ballot access for a potential third party candidate, but notes on its website that it would only proceed “under the proper environmental conditions.” Still, many Democrats and anti-Trump conservatives worry that a viable third party candidate would only serve to hurt President Joe Biden’s re-election effort and help Donald Trump, still the favorite to win the 2024 Republican nomination.
Today on AirTalk, we'll speak with the co-founder of No Labels, Holly Page, about where her organization’s efforts to identify and platform a third party candidate stand, who that person could be, why she thinks 2024 is the year that a third party candidate could actually succeed, and hear her response to concerns from Democratic leaders that a third party bid could lead to another Trump presidency.
UCLA Study Finds Gen-Z’s Media Interest Include More Interest In Platonic Relationships, Less In Romantic
A new study out of the UCLA Center for Scholars and Storytellers looked into recent media consumption patterns of folks in the age range of 10-24, with all folks studied in that time fitting under the category of being in Generation Z. Their research spanned multiple areas but one that caught the eyes of many was the depiction of relationships in media, particularly the consistent emphasis of romantic relationships in films and television; roughly 44 percent of respondents found that romance was over-relied on in media, and nearly half (47.5 percent) found that most story plots didn’t need require sex. Within that, more than half of respondents felt a greater interest in seeing platonic relationships displayed in media, so what can be made of these statistics? Along with this, the research also finds greater interest in original intellectual property over franchises.
Joining us to break down and make sense of these findings is Yalda Uhls, assistant professor of psychology at UCLA & co-author of the study. We also want to hear from listeners: do you feel like there’s a greater need for the media to tell platonic love stories? Are there any other topline details that stood out to you from the study and what it observed? Call us at 866-893-5722 or you can email atcomments@LAist.com.
Peeling Back The Layers Of ‘The Rarest Common Food’ -- The Onion
There are few things quite as alluring as the scent of onions sauteing in a pan (ideally, in this writer’s opinion, with some good olive oil and fresh garlic). Versatile, layered (pun absolutely intended) and resilient, the onion is a culinary staple and a plant that has found a way to thrive across the world in almost every climate -- hence, its ubiquity across so many different cuisines and cultures. In his new book “The Core of an Onion,” author and journalist Mark Kurlansky, who has written books about salt, cod, and milk, peels back the skin of this beloved vegetable through its science and history, its use across cultures and even includes over 100 historical recipes for onion lovers to try out.
Today on AirTalk, Mark joins Larry Mantle to talk about his new book.
