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New Report Details Alarming Surge in Tobacco Imagery in On-Screen Entertainment Most Popular Among Youth and Young Adults

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tobacco imagery is surging in shows, social media, music videos and movies — including nearly every Best Picture nominee at the 2024 Academy Awards — exposing millions of young people to depictions that glamorize and normalize tobacco use. The impact of tobacco imagery is well documented, with recent peer-reviewed research showing that exposure to such images makes young people up to three times more likely to start vaping, while the U.S. Surgeon General concluded in 2012 that youth and young adults were twice as likely to smoke compared to those with less exposure. According to Truth Initiative's sixth annual "While You Were Streaming" report titled, "Lights, Camera, Tobacco? How Rising Smoking and Vaping Imagery in Top Entertainment Influences E-Cigarette Use and Fuels Nicotine Addiction Among Young Audiences," this adds up to a serious public health threat, putting a new generation at risk for a lifetime of nicotine addiction.

Key Points: 
  • Surgeon General concluded in 2012 that youth and young adults were twice as likely to smoke compared to those with less exposure.
  • The report reveals the number of tobacco depictions in streaming shows popular among 15- to 24-year-olds more than doubled in 2022, exposing nearly 25 million young people.
  • The rise was largely driven by Netflix's "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," which contained a third of all tobacco depictions.
  • You can view it here: youtu.be/dXscOjP2oto
    The report illustrates how tobacco is both normalized and glamorized in today's top streaming entertainment.

BronzeLens Announces Multi-Hyphenate Award-Winning Actress Anika Noni Rose as the 2024 Legendary Women SuperStars Honoree

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Friday, February 9, 2024

ATLANTA, Feb. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BronzeLens Women SuperStars Honors launches the festival's Fifteenth Anniversary by celebrating the accomplishments of women of color who work in the entertainment industry in front of and behind the lens on March 2, 2024. Award-winning film, screen, and stage actress Anika Noni Rose is the 2024 Legendary SuperStar.

Key Points: 
  • Award-winning film, screen, and stage actress Anika Noni Rose is the 2024 Legendary SuperStar.
  • Rose most recently headlined Showtime series, Let The Right One In, and Netflix's most-watched limited series to date, Maid.
  • Producer, Director, Animator, Writer, and 2018 BronzeLens Women SuperStar Ayoka Chenzira will moderate a panel 'In Conversation' with all the 2024 honorees.
  • Actor Timon Kyle Durrett is the host for the 2024 BronzeLens Women SuperStar Honors and Atlanta's historic Rialto Center for the Arts is the event venue location.

Volkswagen debuts "An American Love Story" extended cut in advance of Super Bowl LVIII advertisement

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Friday, February 9, 2024

"An American Love Story" is set to Neil Diamond's impassioned 1971 hit "I Am… I Said."

Key Points: 
  • "An American Love Story" is set to Neil Diamond's impassioned 1971 hit "I Am… I Said."
  • Volkswagen is also taking the unique approach of delivering this "love letter" to current owners through the myVW App.
  • All teasers, and the extended cut, are available online at the 75th Anniversary page of vw.com .
  • Following Sunday's game, a 60-second version of "An American Love Story" will be available online, including Instagram, as part of the brand's 75th Anniversary social media campaign.

THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL PALEYFEST LA

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Monday, January 29, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paley Center for Media today announced the schedule for the 41st annual PaleyFest LA, which will take place from Friday, April 12 through Saturday, April 20, at the DOLBY THEATRE in Hollywood. The nation's premier television festival celebrating creative excellence, PaleyFest LA brings audiences together with television's brightest stars from the most acclaimed and buzzworthy TV shows, and features screenings of special preview and premiere content with never-before-seen TV footage.

Key Points: 
  • "The Curb cast and I are looking forward to seeing you all at PaleyFest!
  • For more updates on the complete list of programming for PaleyFest LA, please visit paleyfest.org , our Facebook page and follow @PaleyCenter on Twitter , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn .
  • Become a Member today and receive presale access to the best seats before they sell out and discounts to PaleyFest.
  • For more information on the many benefits of Paley Center Membership, please visit paleycenter.org/join-us

THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SELECTED PROGRAM AND DATES FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL PALEYFEST LA

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paley Center for Media today announced the first program selection and dates for the 41st annual PaleyFest LA. Featuring leading talent and creative minds from the most acclaimed and hottest TV shows, PaleyFest LA will take the stage at the DOLBY THEATRE in Hollywood from Friday, April 12, 2024, through April 21, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The festival is made possible by Citi returning as an official sponsor, and the William S. Paley Foundation as the founding benefactor.
  • To become a Paley Member, or to give the gift of Paley Membership this holiday season, please visit paleycenter.org/join-us .
  • Become a Member today and receive presale access to the best seats before they sell out and discounts to PaleyFest.
  • For more information on the many benefits of Paley Center Membership, please visit paleycenter.org/join-us

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY HISTORY FOUNDATION DEBUTS HERITAGE TOTE COLLECTION

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - The Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation is excited to introduce a special collection of five unique canvas tote bags, each featuring a historic photograph that showcases the grand architecture of Hudson's Bay stores in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary, spanning several decades.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2023 /CNW/ - The Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation is excited to introduce a special collection of five unique canvas tote bags, each featuring a historic photograph that showcases the grand architecture of Hudson's Bay stores in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary, spanning several decades.
  • The exclusive Heritage Tote collection, with each bag priced at $18, will be available on TheBay.com starting today, and in Hudson's Bay stores in the coming weeks.
  • Each Heritage Tote is crafted from 100% natural, unbleached cotton, complete with a broad gusset for enhanced durability and practicality.
  • Every tote narrates a distinct chapter in Hudson's Bay's history with featured images chosen from the Hudson's Bay Company's extensive corporate archives ranging from 1910 through 1979.

Over 275+ Full Sail University Alumni Credited on 199 Primetime Emmy-Nominated Projects at the 75th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

The 2024 ceremony will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Monday, January 15, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • The 2024 ceremony will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Monday, January 15, 2024.
  • Full Sail University graduates have served in roles ranging from Re-recording Mixer and Supervising Sound Editor to Supervising Dialogue Editor, Producer and more.
  • "This year, we are overjoyed to celebrate our many alumni who have contributed to this year's Primetime Emmys.
  • To learn more about the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, please visit emmys.com , and to learn more about Full Sail graduates, please visit fullsail.edu .

As Dark Side of the Moon: Redux shows, when it comes to lyrics, less is usually more

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

“You have to listen to the notes she doesn’t play,” Lisa says in the music’s defence.

Key Points: 
  • “You have to listen to the notes she doesn’t play,” Lisa says in the music’s defence.
  • The scene is meant to poke fun at the perceived pomposity of jazz, but it got me thinking about lyrics instead.
  • Which brings me to the recently released Dark Side of The Moon: Redux by former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters.

Revisiting Dark Side of the Moon

    • He’s gone mad” – before launching straight into the opening line: “The lunatic is on the grass.” This positions himself as said “lunatic”, instead of – as the original does – allowing the listener to wonder who the subject is (former Pink Floyd bandmate Syd Barrett?
    • The media?
    • Humanity in general?)

The problem with overwriting

    • He chooses to replace the largely wordless original track with a monologue about a friend who died of cancer.
    • Waters is explicitly telling us the meaning, and as a result, he risks losing our engagement altogether.
    • In Redux, Waters goes from the extreme of understatement in his earlier work to the extreme of overstatement and overwriting.
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690 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Springfield, MA, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 690 new words and meanings to its iconic dictionary–a perfectly cromulent list.

Key Points: 
  • Springfield, MA, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 690 new words and meanings to its iconic dictionary–a perfectly cromulent list.
  • These new additions have demonstrated widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today.
  • The affectionate doggo (“dog”) joins other slang words like rizz (“romantic appeal or charm”) and GOATED (“considered to be the greatest of all time”).
  • “We hope there is as much insight and satisfaction in reading them as we got from defining them.”

Virtual Interactive Technologies Corp. announces former Sony Pictures Entertainment Senior VP Mark Caplan has been appointed to its Board of Directors

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Denver, Colorado, July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virtual Interactive Technologies Corp., (OTC: VRVR) ("VRVR" or the "Company"), an American multi-platform video gaming developer and publisher, is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Mark Caplan to its newly expanded board of directors.

Key Points: 
  • Mark Caplan is a founder of Ridge Partners, a business development consulting practice providing clients with licensing guidance, advisory, strategic planning, and content distribution strategies across various entertainment media platforms and services.
  • Mark previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Consumer Products at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
  • In this role, he oversaw Consumer Product Licensing, IP Strategy & Management, Location Based Entertainment, and Interactive Gaming efforts on behalf of the studio.
  • During his 20-year career with SPE, Mark was involved with some of the most recognized entertainment properties in film and television.