Zagreb Film's YouTube channel is a goldmine of restored classics from the '50s onward

People's Republic of Hookturnistan never disappoints www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.

I checked, it is real, it is thousands of words long, and the only mention of trans people is two times when they mention that some cis women take dosage levels comparable to what trans men do There's sections about dysphoria cis women may feel from side effects of testosterone. I am LOSING MY MIND

UN says aid entering Gaza still falling short of requirements as Israel continues to block aid, close border crossings.

Reminder to Australian devs that @sifterhq.bsky.social does the lord's work every year by compiling every single Australian-made videogame they can find. You can submit your 2025 releases here: www.sifter.com.au/add-my-game-...

Oh hey look it’s exactly what I’ve been saying - Microsoft doesn’t believe it’s physically possible for them or for anyone to build the data centers OpenAI wants. The Era of Smiles approaches

The dream of academic life in Australia, or at least my version of it. Special feature from @annakornbluh.bsky.social's book, which has proved a sight of keen investigation by my colleague here, even if her research aims are as yet undetermined...

I do, unfortunately, believe Knightley is capable of insulating herself to the point that she could be unaware of these calls; but her comments upon being faced with it, my god... www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

This is a huge moment in linear broadcast TV. When I began my TV career in 2005, even history documentaries were expected to get 2 million viewers

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018. bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

If this isn't the last video that MTV ever plays, I will be so furious:

This is a) utterly terrifying and b) vital. Don’t turn away. The crisis is fixable because it is, ultimately, political. We know the chemistry. We decline the action necessary.

"Emails from Heriot-Watt University (HWU) suggest Raytheon UK asked the university to “monitor university chat groups”" Oh www.theguardian.com/education/20...

It's World Mental Health Day. I wrote something briefly on male mental illness on television for The Conversation to mark it: theconversation.com/the-evolutio...

Sigh. Of course variety.com/2025/biz/new...

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

As an instructor, I'd rather see your fever dream, No Doze-fueled 4AM essays written at an IHOP rather than anything generated by an LLM. Hope this helps

Have you seen 3D animations from the IDF showing secret Hamas hideouts? According to Israel's +972 magazine, many have "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

Apparently they're starting to release production photos of the HBO HP series, and while I will not be watching it, I do look forward to the new meme formats it is sure to produce for us

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

A reminder that our first event - Adaptation and AI - with @huntressleine.bsky.social and Reece Goodall - is next Weds 15th at 2pm (online) - DM us for the link!

I’m desperately sorry for staff at these institutions. I’m also sorry it wasn’t news when my institution did it to us two years in a row, 2020-2022.

I'm just saying that with the success of K-Pop Demon Hunters and in an era dominated by discussions around the impact of AI on the creative industries, now is the time for a Misfits-focused Jem and the Holograms reboot

Uk government reached the “harassing lawyers who win cases against us” stage of opression. “Fahad is a senior solicitor specialising in cases involving national security and has a strong track record of holding the British government to account”

If you are an educator, here's our curated list of educational games to help improve your students' ability to identify deepfakes and develop digital literacy skills. deepfakestracker.org/digital-lite... More games will be added later this fall.

The CfP for the 1st themed issue of our journal Fandom | Cultures | Research is out & I'm especially excited for this one, since it combines two of the things I'm most interested in: #fanstudies & #memorystudies. Added bonus: a workshop in Marburg in Feb 26. journals.uni-marburg.de/fcr/announce...

Having studied #digitalID in depth for my PhD and written a book about this way before anyone had even flagged it as a problem - this a TERRIBLE idea. We have been warning the UK government about the dangers of digital ID for years. No one listened. #digitalidentity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sovereign citizen shot shot two people only weeks ago, there’s Nazis mobilising and a Labor MP is touting a MAGA fash narrative

COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.

Brilliant thread from @keyne-unable.bsky.social on why the introduction of digital ID (and the encoding of 'birth sex' in a single government record) has long been an objective of anti-trans campaigners in the UK 👇

Got to say, did not ever expect to be able to preface the name "Michael Eisner" with the phrase "I am pleasantly surprised by", but such is the world in which we are currently living... www.businessinsider.com/disney-forme...

Depressing that in the current cultural moment this headline feels like a gesture of radical empathy

One day in the books, one more on the docket for To Be Continued...! Registration is still open: ubalt.zoom.us/meeting/regi... On tonight's program: panels on Franchises and Legacies...

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities on.ft.com/46ILa9z

Of course 5:30pm on a Friday is when you do your presser for a story you want to be gone... "Optus’ network failed for triple-0 calls, contributing to three deaths, CEO says Optus’s CEO, Stephen Rue, says the telecommunications company had an outage affecting triple-0 calls." YIKES YIKES YIKES

Happening 👏🏻 today 👏🏻

Sure, why not; an IP film about attempting to find fulfillment and self-determination only to be confronted with one's powerless in the face of forces you can neither comprehend nor imagine feels like as good a comment on the current cultural moment as any... www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/th...

The fact that the UK is built on a class system that prioritises the high classes is not a secret. The main issue is when they try to pretend social mobility exsists by forcing universities to measure 'graduate outcome' as if a university degree can erase hundreds of years of class advantage 🤷‍♀️

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms. Collective boycott. Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.

"These submarines will lock us into the warlike activities of nuclear weapon states. "It is a complete repudiation of decades of Australian anti-nuclear weapons policy." - The Hon. Doug Cameron, former Senator for NSW #auspol @dncameron.bsky.social

The hit piece commissioned because they were scared of our ad:

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

You know things are rough when the AAUP's advice on how to use social media is just "set all your accounts to private."

They are literally canceling culture

Turns out it's a lot easier to turn it all into state media when there are like 5 media companies instead 5,000.

Younger adults on social media are much more likely than older users to say social media is important for finding like-minded people and getting involved. pewrsr.ch/41Rz37x

Judith Butler responds to Berkeley's sending names: "When Universities Become Informants: A Practice from the McCarthy Era Makes an Ugly Return" www.chronicle.com/article/when...

“Approving new fossil fuel exports is destroying the future. It isn’t just a betrayal of our Pacific neighbors, it is a betrayal of all Australians, putting the profits of foreign-owned fossil fuel corporations ahead of our wellbeing, security & prosperity,” said @richarddenniss.bsky.social. #auspol