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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH Movies SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Today’s Paper HOLLYWOOD STRIKES * Writers’ Strike Ends * Focus Turns to Actors * Actors’ Strike: What to Know Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Critic’s Notebook EMMA THOMPSON IS RIGHT: THE WORD ‘CONTENT’ IS RUDE The term may be popular in an age of blurring lines between platforms, but the Hollywood strikes have shown how the phrase can devalue creative work. * Share full article * * * Read in app “To hear people talk about ‘content’ makes me feel like the stuffing inside a sofa cushion,” Emma Thompson said at a conference. Credit...Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images By Jason Bailey Sept. 27, 2023, 11:30 a.m. ET Over the past couple of years, I’ve spent a disproportionate amount of time thinking about a scene from the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield vehicle “Back to School.” He stars as Thornton Melon, a self-made millionaire entrepreneur who, per the title, returns to finish his university education alongside his freshman son. On the first day of his intro to business course, Professor Philip Barbay (Paxton Whitehead) explains that they’ll spend the semester creating and running a fictional manufacturing company. “What’s the product?” asks the pragmatic Melon, who won’t let the point drop. “Let’s just say they’re widgets,” snaps the professor. “What’s a widget?” asks Melon. “It’s a fictional product,” Barbay replies. “It doesn’t matter.” Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. * Share full article * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2023 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions * Your Privacy Choices Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options We've updated our termsWe encourage you to review our updated Terms of Sale, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy. By continuing, you agree to the updated Terms listed here.Continue