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S1E77: Why are writers and actors in the US on strike?
This marks the first time since 1960, that both labour unions representing writers and actors, are on strike together.
Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.
Despite the double summer blockbuster of Barbieheimer - which brought in the fourth largest weekend box office of all time - Hollywood is currently at a standstill. Amid deteriorating working conditions and salaries that have failed to keep pace with rising inflation, the writers and actors of America are on strike.
The Writers Guild of America…
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