Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
New study finds no significant improvement in film inclusion over past decade
ThinkProgress: The numbers are in. The numbers are abysmal. The most appalling findings are detailed helpfully in all-caps, like a presidential missive about how YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES: “NO PROGRESS FOR FEMALES ON SCREEN IN FILM IN OVER A DECADE.”
Study: Allowing smartphones in class lowers grades–even for students who don’t use them
Big Think: Students who use smartphones during lectures are less able to retain course material over the long term, new research suggests.
The study, published in the journal Educational Psychology, also showed that students performed worse on exams even when they didn’t use smartphones or laptops during class but attended lectures in which they were allowed.
Hollywood Should Let Women Fail Upwards Too
The Mary Sue: In a recent study done by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, they uncovered a frightening reality: there has only been minimal change in representation both in front of and behind the camera. Both are important, but representation onscreen is more visible and often gets more attention, so let’s talk for a moment about representation behind the camera, where things are sorely, sorely lacking.
Evangeline Lilly Refused to Do Nudity on Lost After Shooting One Scene Left Her 'Crying My Eyes Out'
themuse.jezebel.com: In the first five minutes of a recent episode of The Lost Boys podcast, Evangeline Lilly says she would describe starring on the TV show Lost as her destiny. “I would say it was my destiny because it certainly wasn’t my agenda,” she told host Jacob Stolworthy (who is also a writer for the Independent). She wasn’t trying to be an actress at the time, she explains—but in a way, when she got the role of Kate Austin, she felt like she had to.
Sign-language interpreter gets national attention
AXS: Live music is something everyone should be able to experience, and one sign-language interpreter is getting attention for making sure...
