Producers of Obsession (in their 40s making their 40th feature) had nearly 1 million but paid their early 20s crew min wage, no profit share or gas money & worked them to the bone. Some were volunteers. Should be a scandal but abuse is normal in indie film. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

I’d like to think that if I produced a movie as wildly profitable as Obsession I would have already reached out to the crew to let them know what kind of bonuses to expect.

RIP Ripper. 🖤

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i like how the robot acted like it was hurt after. must be one one of the new police models.

'ooOOooh our AI systems are so good they're scary' is an advertisement designed to keep the hype up. it is entirely untrue. no large language model is any more conscious than a calculator, and they will never get any closer

They’re packaging it like this so it looks like a shallow trend, but Gen Z has gone through two financial crises, a pandemic, rising fascism, active shooter drills since they were toddlers, and are now being told by the oligarchy they’re to be replaced by robots. Socialism is the logical conclusion.

My "Writing for Games" course at the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social is returning for a SEVENTH time this month!! All previous ones have sold out, so I'm hoping we can keep that streak running 😅 irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...

Getting kicked in the chest by a robot clown is a great summary of 2026 developments

This is both the funniest thing I've ever read and a sign we're truly living in a dystopia.

WE USED TO BE A REAL COUNTRY A COUNTRY WHERE A MAN COULD SPEND YEARS OF HIS LIFE AND TWO MILLION DOLLARS AFTER SEEING A GRIMLOCK TOY TO MAKE A REAL LIFE TRANSFORMING DINOSAUR MECH THAT EATS CARS AT MONSTER TRUCK RALLIES AI? WEARABLES? A FOOL'S LEGACY THE PEOPLE YEARN FOR CAR CRUSHING DINOSAURS

I really liked the first two seasons of AMC's Interview with the Vampire. I *loved* the third season, retitled The Vampire Lestat. My review:

Zo intens verdrietig 💔 Lieke wist als geen ander woorden te geven aan kwetsbaarheid, liefde voor het leven en onze verantwoordelijkheid voor de wereld om ons heen. Haar moed, scherpte en verbeeldingskracht maakten diepe indruk Alle liefs en sterkte voor iedereen die haar lief had nos.nl/l/2617080

Spending the night monomaniacally obsessed by this track by Bjork and the Dirty Projectors. Such a good vibe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfLX...

A very nice review of @sunlightaltar.bsky.social's Twilight Altar by Nevermind the Hype: 'Joost Vervoort has a lot on his plate. As vocalist for Terzij de Horde, he knows how to blow away many an audience member with his brutal throat (and soon even Lowlands).' nmth.nl/ep-van-de-da...

Once again: German universities were the envy of the world before the Nazis rose to power and took an ideological wrecking ball to the entire enterprise. If you want to know how long it took for German universities to recover… they haven’t.

When I say I won’t read your Substack this is what I mean:

A very nice review of @sunlightaltar.bsky.social's Twilight Altar by Nevermind the Hype: 'Joost Vervoort has a lot on his plate. As vocalist for Terzij de Horde, he knows how to blow away many an audience member with his brutal throat (and soon even Lowlands).' nmth.nl/ep-van-de-da...

RIP Marcia Lucas, whose skill as a film editor and storyteller made a clunky independent film called STAR WARS greater than the sum of its parts. Rightly referred to as "Lucas's secret weapon," Marcia had an uncanny talent to see a film from the perspective of an audience--and won an Oscar for it.

JOIN ME IN NO LONGER BELIEVING IN TIME

So yeah, Void Girl... revealed! Uh, so what is this new project and why does it exist? This is basically gonna be my outlet for my more dreamy sounding stuff. Also important here is that with Void Girl I kinda want to let go of any traditional song-structure. I just want it to be vibe-based really.

FRIENDS IN THE NETHERLANDS HEADS UP! Next Thursday June 4th I'm organizing an inspiring evening in Utrecht, the 'Seeds of Better Futures Festival', where students, professionals and researchers meet to discuss concrete initiatives in a lively market place: www.uu.nl/en/events/se...

FRIENDS IN THE NETHERLANDS HEADS UP! Next Thursday June 4th I'm organizing an inspiring evening in Utrecht, the 'Seeds of Better Futures Festival', where students, professionals and researchers meet to discuss concrete initiatives in a lively market place: www.uu.nl/en/events/se...

BIG FUN BABY TIMES made me a little slow with this, but Life Below is OUT NOW!

Our @pormaro.bsky.social made this. I think between @allwillrise.bsky.social and @terzijdehorde.bsky.social the 'inspired by my 16 year old self' life is going pretty well.

Cradle of Filth

ja fragt euch mal

🎶 New MUSIC by Blue Sky artists! May 25 - May 31 🎶 SINGLES bsky.app/profile/flor... ALBUMS bsky.app/profile/flor... ONLINE EVENTS bsky.app/profile/flor... 👉 If something is missing from these lists, please feel free to drop the links under the appropriate threads! 👈

Heard yesterday: 'What if Revenge of the Sith was directed by the Philippou brothers?' @vharari.bsky.social

but do you play shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less 🤨

I want to share because I think it's really cool Obsidian is looking for folks with ttrpg/DMing XP!! www.obsidian.net/careers/open...

Hier een interview met flotilla activist Jesse van Schaik over hun mishandeling, aanranding en illegale overval door Israel! En hoezo is dit niet op onze eigen journaals en nieuwsprogramma’s? 🥺🤷🏽‍♂️ #Flotilla #Israel #Gaza #Terreurstaat #Marteling #WaarIsJetten #NOS

Painting a sobbing gnome crushed by the destruction of his ecosystem today. For reasons that will become clear shortly!

With this song as the highlight of Hyacinth. But the whole album is fantastic. Something incredibly grounding and sober in the middle of all the soulful darkness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-jV...

Listening to the first song on the new David Eugene Edwards album. Hyacinth was an album that really needed to grow but is now one of my favorite DEE projects and honestly one of my favorite albums of all time. Seeing 16HP next week, by the way, very excited. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGsO...

Really nice spread on All Will Rise!

Put a quick blog up about my new track. About making art for no one and trying to make music that is inimitable by GenAI. Also about a Charles Bukowski interview I like. killjoy.bearblog.dev/making-music...

This is 100% true but it's still a risk most studios outside of the US can't take. Tons of amazing culturally specific studios have to first find their audience, prove their ability, and do that with games palatable for an audience that generally knows very little culture outside US culture.

Immortality (2022)

Thrilled that my first new short story in several years, "Constellations," about astronauts crashlanding on a distant planet, has been published by the @technologyreview.com. Acquiring editor Rachel Cortland. Art by Rogan Brown. Free link to avoid the paywall: ter.li/r3tbrsgr

After watching Noclip's excellent documentary on the making of, I'm under the impression that Disco was lightning in a bottle that capital has attempted to steal with the hopes of repeating it. It's similar to the whole Subnautica 2/Krafton debacle, but seems to have less ChatGPT as legal counsel.

Thoughts about this game and the context of this development?

I know Death is a band but this is the most ominous YouTube video title I’ve ever seen

Backed! Support great games with their political hearts in the right place!

Sniggering loudly

In the Netherlands we're finding that more and more bands are outspoken in their defense and support of queer people in the scene, and that's part of the way. Start new bands, crowd out and shut out the hateful and bigoted elements, create a new reality together.