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Actors union chief calls tentative deal with Hollywood studios ‘the largest in our industry’s history’ as it heads to members for a pivotal vote
With TV shows and films out of production, the strikes had a spillover effect on everyone from stagehands to restaurant workers in cities from Atlanta to Sante Fe, New Mexico. The total cost to the US economy could be as much as $10 billion, according to Todd Holmes, an associate professor at the California State University at Northridge. The TV business, where production cuts were underway before the walkouts, may not come back to the same level of activity. -- Fortune Magazine
Hollywood Actors to Start Voting Tuesday on Contract Deal
The dual strikes caused roughly $10 billion in losses nationwide, according to Todd Holmes, an associate professor of entertainment media management at California State University, Northridge. While the big studios are based in Los Angeles, they also use soundstage complexes in Georgia, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico. -- The New York Times
The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. So Just How Much Have They Affected Our Economy?
Klowden said his estimate of $6 billion in losses is a conservative figure. Other calculations, including one by California State University, Northridge professor Todd Holmes, say the figure is even higher. According to Holmes, there could be as much as $10 billion nationwide in strike-related economic losses, with California shouldering most of that. -- LAist
SEARCHING FOR LOS ANGELES BY THE GATEWAY ARCH - A REMINISCENCE
I was obsessed with Los Angeles. I had lived there for three years. I started my first real job there as a history professor at Cal State Northridge. My son was born there, in Hollywood no less, right across the street from the world headquarters of the Church of Scientology. But my husband worked in St. Louis, and after my son was born, I took leave from my job and we started family life in St. Louis together. -- New Geography
CSUN Cinematheque presents the original SHAFT (1971) directed by Gordon Parks
CSUN Cinematheque presents the original SHAFT (1971) directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree. Adapted from the first of seven novels featuring Detective John Shaft by crime novelist Ernest Tidyman (The French Connection), SHAFT features an Oscar-winning score by Isaac Hayes. -- Chatsworth-Northridge Patch
Serj Tankian Gets Weird And Orchestral On ‘Invocations’
System of a Down frontman recorded the project this spring at his alma mater, Cal State University Northridge --SPIN magazine
Photo Essay: At Encuentro de Jaraneros de California, son jarocho is passed on to the next generation
It’s a sentiment Diana Cabral can get behind. The 52-year-old dances with Ballet Folklórico Aztlan de CSUN and Grupo Folklórico Huitzillin, a community-based youth group that she directs. -- Los Angeles Times
World - Crust-forming algae are displacing corals in tropical waters worldwide
"PACs are an ecological surprise arriving late to the scene of widespread ecosystem degradation of coral reefs in the Anthopocene epoch," writes the team, led by Peter Edmunds of California State University, Northridge. "Within this seascape, PACs may serve as an ecological catalyst that could hasten the global demise of corals on reefs under accelerating climate change." -- Coastal News Today
Scientists Secure NASA Grant to Explore Astrobiology Through Student Training and Mentorship
Dr. Chhandak Basu, a faculty member in the Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), and Dr. Scott Perl, a Research Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), have been awarded a nationally competitive grant of $316,000 from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. With an emphasis on student training and mentorship, the grant, entitled “The HALOQUEST (Halobacterium Astrobioloigical Laboratory for Observing and Questioning Extraterrestrial Signatures and Traits)” aims to facilitate cutting-edge research using model microbial systems in astrobiology for identification of chemical biomarkers and physical biosignatures. -- Astrobiology News
Disney In Concert – The Sound of Magic
The artisans and craftsmen who make up The Walt Disney Company are the architects of the impossible, constructing a realm of fantasy the likes of which the world has otherwise never seen. The Soraya honors Disney on its 100th anniversary, with the official centennial retrospective, a musical salute to the Walt Disney Company’s creative legacy. Featuring hand-picked segments from the Disney catalog of animated films and behind-the-scenes from the fabled “Disney Vault,” audiences will enjoy familiar favorites brought to life by New West Symphony led by CSUN alumnus Richard Kaufman. -- NoHo Arts District