December 4, 2022
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‘Avatar’ and the Mystery of the Vanishing Blockbuster
“First it was said that James Cameron was no match for reality. In late 2009, before “Avatar” came out, skeptics warned that the visual-effects behemoth would…”
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Is It Toxic to Tell Everyone to Get Therapy?
“Credit…Photo illustration by Najeebah Al-Ghadban About 30 minutes into “Stutz,” a new Netflix documentary from Jonah Hill, the movie’s slick veneer cracks…”
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The most unconstitutional bill in Canada’s modern history
“Yes. I’m calling it the most unconstitutional bill in Canada’s modern history. (Note: Econ Prof Trevor Tombe pointed to legislation under Bill Aberhart to…”
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Why do new cars look like this??
“Welcome to Blackbird Spyplane, your 100% reader-supported electronic-mail life-improver. Our interviews with Nathan Fielder, Jerry Seinfeld, Tyler, The Creator,…”
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Then as Now, the Terrors of the Routine (Published 2009)
“Delphine Seyrig in the title role of Chantal Akermans 1975 film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. THE Belgian director Chantal Akerman fills…”
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The Cine-Files » Teaching Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
“Patricia White I’ve taught Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975), nearly every year for twenty-five years. While most…”
December 3, 2022
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Box office blues: why are so many films bombing this season?
“T he unavoidable glumness that seeps into almost every frame of Marvel’s grief-stricken tentpole sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was offset upon release…”
December 1, 2022
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The greatest film of all time: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
“Sign up for Sight & Sound’s Weekly Film Bulletin and more News, reviews and archive features every Friday, and information about our latest magazine once a…”
November 29, 2022
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I text myself all day every day — and you should, too
“Texting yourself sounds weird until you try it. Then it becomes indispensable. For a while now, my highest-volume messaging conversation has been with myself…”
November 28, 2022
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The Fediverse Could Be Awesome (if we don’t screw it up)
“This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on security and privacy on Mastodon , and more are on the way. Something…”
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Why Everything in Tech Seems to Be Collapsing at Once
“This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it…”
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“Well it’s been very exciting since our first post on Mastodon 10 days ago. Since the “rush” to get off Twitter has started, we have gone from 600 users to 6,000…”
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Elon Musk Embraces Twitter’s Radical Fact-Checking Experiment
“Tweets from Elon Musk often inspire disagreement, but some recent pushback has come from a surprising source— Twitter ’s own experimental defenses against…”
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‘Opening the gates of hell’: Activists fear Musk will revive banned accounts
“Elon Musk is poised to reinstate a mass of suspended Twitter accounts — if the results of his latest user poll play out — to the alarm of activists and online…”
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How not to say the wrong thing
“When Susan had breast cancer, we heard a lot of lame remarks, but our favorite came from one of Susan’s colleagues. She wanted, she needed, to visit Susan after…”
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Twitter, failure modes, and your favorite bar
“So I’ve been seeing arguments for why, no, you should really stay on Twitter, because of the problems with anything vying to replace it. Most circle around what…”
November 23, 2022
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Here’s what Twitter king Dril thinks of Musk’s chaotic reign
“With over 1.7 million followers, Dril, known for his absurdist humor, is the type of influencer that could only emerge on an app like Twitter. Dril started his…”
November 20, 2022
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Mastodon is crumbling—and many blame its creator
“It’s 9am on a Tuesday, early morning by cybre.space’s standards. Few have logged on to the microblogging social network, and it shows: A follower feed filled…”
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The singularity is officially over • Buttondown
“Last week I published a column in New Scientist about how the singularity is no longer a helpful model for thinking about the future. Here’s an excerpt from…”
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Gopher: When Adversarial Interoperability Burrowed Under the Gatekeepers’ Fortresses
“When Apple’s App Store launched in 2008, it was widely hailed as a breakthrough in computing, a “curated experience” that would transform the chaos of locating…”
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With Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse, Graham Hancock has declared war on archaeologists
“Netflix’s enormously popular new show, Ancient Apocalypse, is an all out attack on archaeologists. As an archaeologist committed to public engagement who…”
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Mastodon’s Moment – The Markup
“Hello, friends, Twitter has been my second home for more than a decade. It’s where I post articles, read articles by other journalists, and keep tabs on…”
November 18, 2022
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Elon Musk Inherited Twitter’s Child Abuse Nightmare—Experts Say He’s Making It Worse
“Twitter CEO Elon Musk has inherited the platform’s enormous problem with child sexual abuse material—and a significant minor safety lawsuit. Getty Images With a…”
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I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.
“Credit…Justin Lane/EPA, via Shutterstock Earlier this month, I chose to leave my position leading trust and safety at Elon Musk’s Twitter. As the company’s…”
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“If you had told me three weeks ago that Twitter, as a company, would today be embroiled in turmoil — perhaps outright existential crisis — over a company-wide…”
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More on Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
“Elon Musk sent a flurry of emails to Twitter employees on Friday morning with a plea. “Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor at 2…”
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Twitter, Mastodon and the Fediverse: I Have Questions
“Just under sixteen years ago, I joined Twitter. I did it reluctantly, because initially it seemed both trivial and self-important. Which was both right and…”
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“We believe that all humans are created equal, endowed with unalienable rights that include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of their…”
November 17, 2022
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Dirt: Expensive haunted houses
“Dirt is a daily email about entertainment. Magdalene Taylor on a regular theme in horror films: being trapped in a literal haunted house because you can’t…”
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How to Avoid Social Media Blight
“When Elon Musk fired Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s legal, public policy, trust and safety lead, at the start of an avalanche of firings and departures, the Tesla…”