Arts & Entertainment

Are moviegoers ready to come back?

After lengthy closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, movie theaters are reopening in the nation’s biggest cities. On March 5 in New York City and

Drive-in movies: Back for the future?

For obvious reasons related to the pandemic, drive-in movie theaters started popping up all over the country. The concept of the drive-in fit well within

Streaming services board up the box office

The entertainment industry periodically grumbles about a lack of transparency from streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Specifically, industry analysts have criticized these platforms’ inability,

Millennials consume TV unlike any other generation, with plenty of implications for business. ("Old TV Set" image by Tomislav Medak via Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

Meet the new TV, same as the old TV

For years, media coverage of live television streaming services like YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV depicted them as “the future of TV.” These

Drive-in movies make a comeback

With traditional movie theaters closed in many parts of the country due to the pandemic, drive-in movies are all the rage this summer, as people

Kon Mari: A fresh angle on spring cleaning stories

Earlier this year, as Japanese organizing expert Marie Kondo moved her popular KonMari method from best-selling book to Netflix sensation, donations poured into Goodwill and Salvation

boxes of popcorn at a movie theater

Covering the business of movie theaters

Netflix is investing heavily in video content, and it reported over the holidays that “Bird Box” was its biggest streaming success to date. Amazon and

Covering the world of social media influencers

Influencer marketing—that is, where brands pay someone with lots of social media followers to promote the brand–is gaining popularity, especially with B2C companies that cater

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