'Half Man' director on filming that Alby shocker: 'When I read the script, I gasped' - Entertainment Weekly

Quentin Tarantino has long said he’ll be retiring after his 10th feature film, but fans shouldn’t worry yet. While the “Pulp Fiction” director confirmed he’d finished penning the script for his final project, he won’t be getting much further with it until his newly opened play, “The Popinjay Cavalier,” closes. Tarantino made the statement on a recent episode of “The Graham Norton Show,” where he joined the host alongside fellow guests Ellen DeGeneres, Colin Farrell and Gemma Chan. It was his first appearance on the show in more than a decade.

For podcast host Amanda Hirsch, the best brand partnerships start before a deal is ever signed. Hirsch, who hosts Not Skinny But Not Fat, will even accept a lower fee from a brand she already uses, she told ADWEEK chief content officer Zoe Ruderman at ADWEEK’s Advertising HQ event. Hirsch runs every potential partner through a few filters: whether she’s an organic fan, whether she has tried the product herself, and whether her audience would find it genuinely useful. Turning down a deal is not painful, she added, because she believes another opportunity will follow. “I’m thinking about my audience, like, ‘Wait, they would love this,’” Hirsch said. Subscribe and get full access to the news, insights, and expertise that keep industry professionals ahead of the curve.