WIKIPEDIA: Films&Fare
Films & Fare is the mashup between food and cinema. The efforts of supporting local cinema and restaurants in hopes to strengthen our communities.
Historically, the idea of Dinner & a Movie started as a subculture, most famously as an American cooking and entertainment television program aired on TBS from 1995 to 2011 [1]. We have now become a culture that praises convenience and over uses applications such as Netflix, UberEats,Moviepass, and Yelp.
Local movie theaters have been struggling to turn profits against these large enterprises. AMCTheaters have gone to great lengths to compete by adding 3 movies every week for $19.95/ a month and started Order Ahead Online– “Make sure your favorite food and drinks are ready when you are! Select theatres now feature online food and drink ordering, either with express pick-up at concessions, or delivery to seat [2].”
Local restaurants have also begun to invest more into delivery services but they do come at a cost. UberEats charges a restaurant 30%of their listed prices for the privilege of delivering their food [3]. Local watering holes that once depended on their regular customers, are now running specials and lowering prices while their food costs continue to go up.
Social Impact
Supporting local business will increase the overall economy of your community. It is important to know where our food is coming from, who is cooking it, and why they enjoy cooking. Local artists and documentarians also help tell these stories which in turn keep your community unique and exciting. When a consumer buys local, significantly more of that money stays in the community. In fact, one Chicago study found that for every $100 spent at a local business, $68 remained in the city while only $43 of each $100 spent at a chain retailer [4]. The convenience of Netflix and UberEats will decrease jobs, increase prices of local business, and will separate bonds in a strong community.
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I personally thought this assignment was a little harder than previous ones, but I loved reading you Wiki post!
ReplyDeleteI like how you start out very simple and explanatory - it really helps the reader gain a good and quick understanding about what this post is about.
Just make sure all your text is the same font and size. Halway through the texts gets a lot smaller and it seems like it was copied from various places, so try to make sure it’s all consistent for the reader.
One suggestion I have is to make sure that when you are using quotes, you add good transitions and are looking at the language being used. For instance, the language gets a little busy in the third paragraph. Maybe clear your points up with less words and introduce the quote a little more.
I really liked how you added Social Impact section, this might also be a good idea to add different sections earlier on to make your overall post clearer!
Hi Fran!
ReplyDeleteYour article was such a pleasure to read. The natural tone of the article flows so nicely, it was really lovely for the audience. Similarly to Delta, I would recommend you keep an eye out for proper font format. Making sure all text is the same size will make for an awesome improvement! I love how your references are so neat, and that the numbers link directly to the sites. Great stuff!
This was an easy read, and I agree with the others that the formatting needs some adjusting. I'm not certain this meets Wikipedia's standards for "notability," as the title topic seems to indicate that it's about this particular blog/app. However, reading the content, it presents as an expansion or alternative to the existing "Dinner and a Movie" article. There are some pieces that may also flag as opinions, such as:
ReplyDelete"It is important to know where our food is coming from, who is cooking it, and why they enjoy cooking. "
The statement could be reformatted to cite specific articles documenting that interest in food's origin is a rising trend, therefore reinforcing the need for more dinner and movie nights.