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THB #00: Taking The Rest Of The Week Off

THB #00: Taking The Rest Of The Week Off

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David Poland
Feb 17, 2022
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Hello -

Boring myself to tears this week. Same discussions over and over. Don’t want to write about streaming or theatrical or The Oscars or other newsletters/newsletter conglomerates. Unresolvable issues. Irritated with people pretending to know more than they do and then feeling more like one of those people than I would like to.

This is one of those moments when I need to find a different set of conversations for my brain to linger on, to allow it to look at the giant stories that really define the industry right now through fresh eyes.

The column I was writing for yesterday and then today, Blonde History Month, will be fine waiting for the weekend or Monday.

I’ve loved writing 5 days a week again for these last few months. It is my sincere intention to do this from now until I can’t see or type anymore. I love movies. I love television. I love the business.

I wish entertainment journalism was in a better place. But that can’t be my primary focus.

Now and again, one just needs to shu…

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