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Sunday, March 05, 2017

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Oscars Stage Manager Details PwC Accountants’ Incompetence: ‘They Froze’

www.thewrap.com: Gary Natoli, the veteran Oscars stage manager who was in the midst of the chaos on Sunday night when “La La Land” was mistakenly announced as Best Picture, told TheWrap on Wednesday that the two PwC accountants entrusted with the envelopes “froze” when things went wrong.

“I’m sure they’re very lovely people, but they just didn’t have the disposition for this,” Natoli said. “You need somebody who’s going to be confident and unafraid.”

A guide to burnout: what it is, and how to overcome it

RescueTime Blog: It’s common to feel tired after a long day at work or to need a holiday after a month-long sprint to finish a new feature. But sadly it’s also common to feel tired all the time. To lack enthusiasm about your work. To feel cynical and disengaged from what you do.

These are all symptoms of burnout, which is becoming more common as our work lives become busier, more demanding, and more stressful.

There Was Yet Another Oscars Mishap You Didn’t See

Vanity Fair: The accidental envelope switch during the Oscars’ best-picture presentation Sunday might be the memory about the ceremony that lingers longest. But according to host Jimmy Kimmel, there was another mishap earlier in the day during rehearsal—one viewers never saw.

Models Are Still Pressured To Be Ultra-Thin, Survey Says

NPR: A majority of models say they're threatened with job loss if they don't shed pounds. Researchers worry this contributes to poor body image and might increase eating disorders among teenage girls.

Filmed version of 'Newsies' leaps to record for cinematic presentation

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Extra, extra! Americans flock to “Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical!”

Although “Newsies” hasn’t been on Broadway since 2014, a three-day filmed presentation by Fathom Events recently became its highest-grossing Great White Way production. The event, carried in Pittsburgh by Cinemark Theaters, sold 210,250 tickets nationally, worth $3.37 million in box office sales.

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