Art vs. Science in the 20th Century

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Beatles, and the benefits of transparency

There’s no way that the current strike by screenwriters (WGA) and actors (SAG-AFTRA) comes to a good end, because the core issue is the lack of transparency that streaming services have introduced to Hollywood. Since the collapse of the studio system, moviemakers have tied their compensation to box office performance and television ratings. That program…