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journalist April Summers sits down with eclectic people from all walks of life, asking questions that get straight to the point. Click to read straight shooter, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.
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Heated Rivalry and the Myth of the 'Niche' LGBTQIA2S+ Audience
Heated Rivalry and the Myth of the 'Niche' LGBTQIA2S+ Audience
Little Black Book, What the runaway success of the queer sports drama reveals about 'real' audience appetite — and the cost of playing it safe, writes North America features lead April Summers
What Sora 2 Means for the Future of Filmmaking
What Sora 2 Means for the Future of Filmmaking
Little Black Book, LBB’s April Summers checks in with filmmakers, producers and studio heads to gauge how the industry is really feeling about OpenAI’s latest leap into creative tech
The Secret Sauce Behind 2025’s Scariest Horror Films
The Secret Sauce Behind 2025’s Scariest Horror Films
Little Black Book, LBB’s April Summers speaks to the VFX supervisors behind Weapons, Longlegs, The Monkey and The Conjuring: Last Rites about how their craft became the genre’s greatest weapon
Patriotism, Price, and Polarisation: The Great Canadian Spending Shift
Patriotism, Price, and Polarisation: The Great Canadian Spending Shift
Little Black Book, LBB's April Summers learns how ONE23WEST’s new research study reveals the ways Canadian consumers are redefining brand loyalty amid political divides
How Acho Studio Helped Bad Bunny Tell the Story of Puerto Rico’s Gentrification
How Acho Studio Helped Bad Bunny Tell the Story of Puerto Rico’s Gentrification
Don’t Let AI Steal the Spotlight: Why Your 'Chill Beats' Playlist Should Support Real Artists
Don’t Let AI Steal the Spotlight: Why Your 'Chill Beats' Playlist Should Support Real Artists
Little Black Book, As the 'chill beats' industry continues to grow in popularity, LBB’s April Summers makes the case for supporting human-made music channels over AI-generated content
Gettin’ ‘WITCHY’ With Bethany Vargas, Kaytranada and Childish Gambino
Gettin’ ‘WITCHY’ With Bethany Vargas, Kaytranada and Childish Gambino
Horror, History & Hip Hop Royalty: Capturing Clipse’s Haunting Return to Form
Horror, History & Hip Hop Royalty: Capturing Clipse’s Haunting Return to Form
Little Black Book, With ‘So Be It’, director Hannan Hussain delivers a music video rich in restraint and heavy with legacy, writes LBB’s April Summers
Latin Music Isn't Crossing Over, It's Taking Over
Latin Music Isn't Crossing Over, It's Taking Over
Little Black Book, SOUTH Music producer Alina Fox tells LBB’s April Summers why Latin artists aren’t sticking to one lane anymore, and why their influence is impossible to overlook
Dissecting the ‘Femininomenon’: What Makes Pop Music Popular Right Now?
Dissecting the ‘Femininomenon’: What Makes Pop Music Popular Right Now?
Pop Music Is ‘brat’ and Bigger Than Ever, and Here’s Why
Pop Music Is ‘brat’ and Bigger Than Ever, and Here’s Why
Little Black Book, LBB’s April Summers speaks to music industry experts about how the recent dominance of pop music, spearheaded by influential female artists, reflects broader cultural shifts
‘Loud Luxury’ Is Back – And 'The White Lotus' Could Be to Blame
‘Loud Luxury’ Is Back – And 'The White Lotus' Could Be to Blame
Copywriting Lessons from Poets, Playwrights and Novelists
Copywriting Lessons from Poets, Playwrights and Novelists
Little Black Book, LBB’s April Summers rallies copywriters from across the industry to explore how literary minds shape sharper, more soulful copy
Movies That Deserve a Rerelease, as Chosen by VFX Experts
Movies That Deserve a Rerelease, as Chosen by VFX Experts
Little Black Book, Following the recent success of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar IMAX rerelease across North America, LBB uncovers the films that, years later, are now seen as groundbreaking milestones in the evolution of cinema
Five Lessons the Advertising Community Can Learn from Emilia Pérez
Five Lessons the Advertising Community Can Learn from Emilia Pérez
Little Black Book, ALTERED.LA founder and EP, Marcos Cline-Márquez, provides five key takeaways he believes the advertising community can learn from the controversial film’s missteps and successes
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