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Hairdressers, camerapeople, caterers: the ‘scary’ ripple effect of the Hollywood writers’ strike | Film industry

As screenwriters across the country go on strike for the first time in 15 years, it won’t just be writer’s rooms that are empty. Without writers, studios must postpone or shut down productions, bringing shows off the air and affecting virtually every profession in the TV and film industry, from cinematographers to caterers, with effects rippling out to the broader economy.“This struggle is our struggle,” said Cory Hunter, a Los Angeles-based camera operator. “We all have been squeezed in the change to streaming.” Without…

“Concerning” – Hairdressers of Color Exposed to Potentially Hazardous Mix of Unknown Chemicals

The findings indicate the need for further research to fully comprehend the dangers faced by hairdressers and to determine the most effective ways to minimize these risks.According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mix of chemicals, many of which are unknown, potentially harmful, and not disclosed on product labels.The new study, recently published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, is the first to utilize a sophisticated…

Swan Song review – amiable tale of a hairdresser’s final flourish | Drama films

Formerly the “Liberace of hairdressing”, Patrick (character Udo Kier) has packed away his flamboyant personality along with his sequins and costume jewellery in a vanity case under the bed in his retirement home. Then he is summoned to do one final job – the hair and makeup of his former client turned arch nemesis (Jennifer Coolidge) – for her own funeral. As he makes the long trek across town by way of its only remaining drag bar, Patrick reconnects with the fabulous creature he once was.Todd Stephens’s film is an…