Admittedly, this has very little to do with theatre, per se. But I rather enjoyed this review of David Mamet's newest book, Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business. I stumbled upon it in an unexpected place, and wanted to cross reference it here.

The Hollywood System exists today for the purpose of continuing the Hollywood System. Those in power want to keep that power so they maintain that system, even though it won't help movies or the industry, in the long run. Those trying to work their way up are willing to be exploited and paid a trifle for the chance of breaking in. This way, they can rise up and exploit the next generation.