For more than a century, the name "Hollywood" has been synonymous with "movies". But with television and film productions increasingly heading to other US states and other countries, Hollywood's declining status has begun to "spark panic and anger within the industry", said The Guardian.

The number of shows and films being made in California has dropped by more than 30% over five years, a fall blamed on the pandemic, writer and actor strikes and the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles over the winter. Just 20% of shows made for North American audiences are now filmed in the Golden State, signalling an "emergency" for Hollywood, said Alexandra Pechman, an LA-based writer and director.

What did the commentators say?
The "bright lights of Los Angeles have dimmed" because other countries and states "offered better tax incentives to lure the industry away", said Ed Lammi, a former production executive for Sony Pictures Television, at CalMatters. California must increase its tax incentives and expand the kinds of productions that qualify for them, or shows such as "Cobra Kai" will continue to be shot in places like Atlanta. "No one should have to leave California in pursuit of the Hollywood dream."

Hollywood "doesn't need a tax subsidy", said The Wall Street Journal editorial board. California Governor Gavin Newsom is urging Donald Trump to get "on board" with a proposed $7.5 billion tax credit to expand film and TV production in California. The high cost of production in the state is the "result in large part of the state government's policies". Republicans who control Congress should not "fall for the Tinseltown tax gambit".

What next?
Trump last month announced tariffs on foreign productions, a move that "scrambled all bets" on Hollywood's immediate future, said The Hollywood Reporter. Movie executives pooh-poohed the idea, but "at least he's trying something", said an unnamed indie filmmaker. 

There are opportunities in Hollywood "working for YouTubers, starring in mini-dramas and building side hustles", said Business Insider. The pay is not as good as it was on big old-school movie productions, but the work can be consistent – and such projects may be where the audiences of the future are to be found.

Gen Z "don't want to show up" to the office, according to JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon. Younger employees "just want to sit at home", said Alan Sugar. 

But contrary to these stereotypes, recent research suggests Gen Z employees "crave the connection and routine" of in-person work. And they are "leading the charge back to the office", said the Financial Times. 

'Touching base'
Gen Z employees go into the office more than any other age group, according to a study from property company JLL. They average three days a week, compared with the national average of two.

Separate research found that 45% of 20- to 29-year-olds were full-time in an office and were the only age group to say they worked more productively that way. Further analysis suggested that while 35% of Gen X want "remote-first" roles, only 24% of Gen Z want the same.

That makes sense, Pam Lindsay-Dunn, chief operating officer of recruitment company Hays, told The i Paper. When people are "learning the job", they "enjoy touching base", "meeting people" and "being part of a culture".

'Generational disparities'
Every time a new generation "ages into the work world", the "sky always seems to be falling", said Alison Green on Slate. Millennials were supposedly "overly entitled participation trophy-chasers" and Gen Xers were "disaffected slackers", but in "my experience as a manager", such generational generalisations are "usually BS".

Some junior staff are reluctant to commute, but their reservations are often financial. A survey of Gen Z workers by Deloitte found that 21% believed "being required on-site full time or on some days has negatively impacted them in a financial sense". 

 "Why would I, as a young person with student debt, say goodbye to around a quarter of my salary just on trains and the occasional coffee?" a 23-year-old finance worker asked the Financial Times.

Going into the office also feels pointless for some younger colleagues owing to the discrepancy between their attendance and that of older workers, who are more likely to have caring responsibilities that make hybrid or remote working more attractive.

These "generational disparities" create "challenges" for managers, said the paper. They now have to "balance competing demands for flexibility from older workers" with the desire from younger peers "to learn and meet colleagues".

"When it comes to crisps, British appetites have traditionally been sated by a packet of Frazzles or a bag of Skips," said Chloe Mac Donnell in The Guardian. But no more: this is the "summer of the posh crisp".

From black truffle to smoked pheasant and sparkling wine, fancy crisp flavours are appearing on supermarket shelves up and down the country. Gourmet snack company Torres makes what is expected to be the next "viral hit": a fried egg flavour potato crisp that mimics the classic Spanish tortilla.

At home, "traditional blinis are out"; instead hosts are crafting inventive "crisp canapés" by spooning caviar onto Bonilla's sea salt crisps, which cost up to £27 a tin. Elsewhere, "hipster-filled bars" are serving organic wines alongside bowls of the elevated potato snack, and Toklas in central London has swapped bread for crisps as the accompaniment for its mussels escabeche dish. The restaurant's head chef, Chris Shaw, told the newspaper that he was tapping into the British "love affair" with crisps.

Such "elite" potato snacks are typically hand-cooked before being "dusted in decadent flavouring", said Abha Shah in London's The Standard. Howdah's Indian-style crisp ribbons are made from ancient grains and "smothered in a mix of spices" including cumin, chilli and dried mango powder, for an "addictive" snack that is "best to open when you've got company over for your own safety". And Manomasa's Serrano chilli and Yucatan honey corn chips are "so full of flavour", you won't need salsa.

You can "impress any dinner party host" with a gift of a tin of Truffle Hunter's white truffle and lobster crisps, said Amy Beecham in Stylist. Perfect served with a "chilled bottle of albariño", the potatoes are thinly sliced and extra crunchy. Or grab a bag of Sarriegui's pickle-flavoured crisps – ideal for "scooping up creamy dips". 

Starmer is making a mistake by choosing Reform as his main enemy
Anne McElvoy in The i Paper
It's a "great prime ministerial paradox" that while Keir Starmer is "one of the safest leaders in recent history", his party is "febrile and uncertain" about him, writes Anne McElvoy. Starmer is starting a "bar-room brawl" with Reform UK but a "better" approach would be to focus" on restoring confidence by "consolidating a leadership message for Labour in power". There is "plenty to fault on the Farage agenda", but "smart politics is about choosing time and weapons".

Don't blame children who misbehave, it's the parents' fault
Jane Shilling in The Telegraph
Jean-Paul Sartre said hell is other people but "his compatriots have concluded that hell is other people's children", writes Jane Shilling. An "increasing number" of French restaurants, hotels and campsites are declaring themselves "child-free zones", which may seem "cruel". But it's "equally cruel for grown-ups to relinquish parental responsibility" in public spaces, amid the "vogue for 'gentle parenting'". It may take "a village to raise a child" but if the child becomes a "tyrant", the village will "move elsewhere".

Farewell to disposable vapes (and hello to my stockpile)
Emma Gritt in The Independent
The government has banned disposable vapes for "honourable" reasons but "I'm still annoyed", writes Emma Gritt. Yes, when I'm vaping I am "technically sucking on a battery", but they're "so delicious" and "cheap". And while "I can see why many people gave up traditional 'cancer sticks' for their exotic little cousins", I'm a "spontaneous and sporadic smoker" so I expect I'll return to "old-fashioned fags". Many people "will do the same".