Tag: write

27 MAY

40 congressional lawmakers write letter to expel Turkish personnel involved in attack on protestors

Screenshot via VOA Turkish A group of 40 representatives wrote a letter to the Justice Department and State Department on Thursday urging them to immediately expel any Turkish personnel involved in a violent attack on protesters in Washington, DC, earlier this month. “This may be how they deal with dissenters in Turkey, but here in […]

04 MAY

The Sweetest Debut: Lisa Ko on Adoption, ‘The Wire,’ and “Believing You Deserve to Have the Time to Write”

Welcome to The Sweetest Debut, a new and regular installment in which we reach out to debut (or near-debut, we’re flexible!) fiction, poetry and nonfiction authors working with presses of all sizes and find out about their pop culture diets, their writing habits, and how they explain their books to different people in their lives.  This […]

07 APR

Olivier Assayas to Write and Direct ‘Wasp Network,’ About Cuban Spies

Although the title Wasp Network could evoke visions of a film about a very tense Connecticut wine and cheese party, Olivier Assayas’ just-announced next film’s title is the English translation of “La Red Avispa,” the name of a Miami-based Cuban spy ring on which the FBI cracked down, with multiple arrests, in 1998. His film, according to the Hollywood Reporter, is […]

27 MAR

‘Moonlight’ director to write, direct Amazon series based on Underground Railroad

Moonlight received the top prize at this year’s Academy Awards, taking home the Oscar for Best Picture. And now, Barry Jenkins, director of the touching film, will be moving over to the streaming world to write and direct a drama series about the Underground Railroad, reports Variety. The series explores the historical period by following […]

22 MAR

Dunkin’ Donuts doesn’t want to be a place where you’d ‘sit and write your screenplay’ — and that could be key in beating Starbucks (DNKN, SBUX)

Kate Taylor Dunkin’ Donuts is doubling down on its “everyman” reputation. “When we think about the sentiment of consumers in America right now, our brand stands for something that is all about hard work, transparency, values — that’s our brand,” Scott Hudler, Dunkin’s chief digital officer, said on Tuesday at a media day. “It’s America […]

05 MAR

This Startup Made Journalists Agree To Write Positive Reviews Or Pay Them $2,000

All images via JetSmarter It’s time we had another talk about relationships between journalists and things they cover. Tech website The Verge recently reported on a troubling offer from a startup, JetSmarter, to “demonstrate” its services with a free flight. To accept, a reporter had to agree to publish a positive story, quickly, or be […]

02 MAR

Podcast: People Who Write (And Program) Video Games

We’re back for another Kotaku Splitscreen special from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Today we’re joined by storied RPG writer Chris Avellone, Double Fine senior gameplay programmer Anna Kipnis, and 80 Days writer Meg Jayanth. Jason and I talk with each guest about the games they’ve worked on, with conversation focusing on Alpha […]