Fixing America's elevators is becoming a heavy lift.
Why it matters: The U.S. has about 1 million elevators, with Americans traveling about 2.55 billion miles a year altogether on elevators and escalators, according to trade association National Elevator Industry.
If you're itching to see "The Brutalist," a likely Best Picture contender at this year's Academy Awards, it'll be tough right now unless you're in a city with a lively film scene.
Why it matters: Limited theatrical releases, especially for small, buzzy awards contenders, are both a relic of Hollywood's economic past and a harbinger of how changing consumption patterns are impacting the industry.
Filing a legal complaint is rapidly becoming the self-publishing option of choice for individuals looking to make explosive public allegations — regardless of whether they actually care about a judge finding in their favor.
Why it matters: In an era of steadily declining trust in media, the dry formalities of a legal template provide not only an imprimatur of institutional credibility, but also the freedom to go into extreme amounts of detail without seeming petty, tedious or self-indulgent.
With apologies to Alexander Graham Bell, the old-fashioned copper-wired landline phone is not long for this world.
Why it matters: Tens of millions of Americans still rely on landlines to communicate, especially in rural areas where internet access isn't as reliable.
