Day 5: Writers are picketing in Los Angeles and New York. If you don't still don't know why, we recommend watching the short film "Why We Fight," reading this post by Metafilter's headspace, or catching up with an in-depth look at the issue from John Rogers (via GreenCine Daily). If you need your updates in more digestible (and mobile) form, you can follow the twitter feed. The fall television season especially is feeling the fallout: here is an overview from the About Guide to TV Dramas.

Pictured: Diablo Cody, screenwriter of Juno, picketing Paramount.