Farid Hinton

Should awards shows reserve equal airtime for craft categories and acting awards?

Airtime is the cheapest thing the industry can give craftspeople, which is why it is what everyone argues about. What editors and grips actually need is money: better residuals, safer hours, on-screen credit that survives the streaming interface, and contracts that do not treat them as disposable. The 2021 IATSE strike authorization was about punishing work schedules, not about the Oscars rundown. [IATSE](https://www.iatse.net/). An equal-minutes rule lets the industry feel generous while changing nothing about anyone's paycheck or working conditions. It is symbolism purchased at the expense of substance, and it gives executives a heartwarming talking point to deploy the next time the crews ask for real gains. Fight for the contract. The telecast will follow.

Should the standard full-time workweek be cut to four days with no pay cut?

The strongest result from the UK trial was not revenue, it was who did the dishes. Researchers found men on the four-day schedule spent significantly more time on childcare and housework, the kind of gender-equity gain that decades of corporate pledges never delivered. My daughter's daycare pickup stopped being a negotiation the week my company piloted Fridays off. Critics call this a perk for laptop workers, and they are half right, which is why the policy conversation should be about overtime rules and staffing, not about denying office workers a proven improvement. A shorter week does not just rest people. It redistributes life. The UK trial measured it: [men spent 27% more time on childcare](https://www.popsci.com/health/four-day-work-week-study-uk/) during the trial, a real shift in who does the care work.

its not theaters vs streaming, its good vs bad. dune 2 packed houses, the flops didnt

Entertainment · Oct 6, 2026 · Are movie theaters dead, or is the big screen irreplaceable?

The Mondragon example is fascinating, but can it scale? It works in the Basque Country with deep cultural roots. Has anyone replicated it at Apple scale? I'm skeptical but curious.

Politics · Oct 6, 2026 · Should billionaires be allowed to exist?