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"Crip Camp" co-director talks accessibility in the film industry
Jul 2, 2024
Film festivals play a major role in the industry, but are they accessible?
Is paying farmers to conserve Colorado River water worth the cost?
by
Alex Hager
Jul 2, 2024
Four Western states are paying farmers and ranchers tens of millions of dollars this year to conserve water as part of a short-term plan to save water from the Colorado River.
The real-life boiler rooms that inspired "Glengarry Glen Ross"
by
Tony Wagner
Jul 1, 2024
What's your industry's "Always Be Closing"? Send us your answer to help us explore this month's film.
Lumber is cheap, but building or renovating a home isn’t
Jul 1, 2024
The price of lumber has plummeted since early in the pandemic, but other building materials are up 30% from 2019.
In the era of hand-drawn drafts, one landscape designer remembers: “I was creating a piece of art”
Jul 1, 2024
In the first installment of our series “My Analog Life,” a landscape architect reminisces about drafting by hand.
Amid DOJ fraud suit, Boeing is set to buy back Spirit Aerosystems
Jul 1, 2024
Spinning it off was supposed to boost profits. Buying it back is supposed to help Boeing regain control of the process.
AI advertising may repel as well as attract
by
Matt Levin
Jul 1, 2024
Companies hope AI branding makes them look ready for the future, but that leaves opportunities for "human-focused" marketing.
For public good, not for profit.
In Massachusetts, land preservation is a waiting game
Jul 1, 2024
The state Conservation Land Tax Credit gives private landowners up to $75,000 to cover some of what their land would be worth to developers and the cost of appraisals, surveys and legal fees.
Urban Cipher game teaches players the effects of redlining
by
Amy Scott
Jul 1, 2024
"We're rolling the same thing, but we're getting different results" — that's a valuable experience, says creator Lawrence Brown.
How the Dawes Act cratered Native American wealth for generations
Jul 1, 2024
Under the Dawes Act of 1887, Native Americans lost more than 90 million acres of tribal land, which were sold to non-Native citizens.