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I'm sitting on my couch as the sun comes up, it's the 24-Hour Best Picture Marathon! I'll post my thoughts here (longer ones on my letterboxd). There will also be Snoopy's thoughts and other random observations as the mania of staying up 28 hours gets to me. First up: Bugonia

NEW: A group of Hollywood execs are running a smear campaign against "The Voice of Hind Rajab" to stop it from winning an Oscar. The group has ties to the Israeli government & received support from foundations of Russian oligarch Len Blavatnik & Casey Wasserman (both featured in the Epstein Files).

A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

"Elmo shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow"

How Strategist Brain Took Over the Democratic Party slate.com/news-and-pol...

Me: I can't get through Squid Game because of the gore Husband: I can't get through Squid Game season 2 because of my gore, capitalism

I loved Lilo and Stitch as a kid and it's so fascinating how much of its sucess was because it was the "under the radar" movie

Time is flat

14/23 isn't terrible! I underestimated how enthusiastic the academy would be about Brighton Beach and over estimated how enthusiastic they would be about Stanley Tucci

Drake rn

Flow!!! It's so good and just such a great underdog (cat) story

It's that time of the year again! It's the best picture marathon! I'm watching all ten best picture nominees over a 24-hour period (this year, a little more than 24 hours, thanks The Brutalist). I'll post my thoughts after each. First up: Anora (current Best Picture front-runner)

Drake is the all-time biggest loser of a rap feud and that includes people who have gotten shot and died as a result of rap feuds

Based on today's Oscar nominations, I just calculated how long this year's 24 hour- best picture marathon will take. 22 hours and 24 minutes (with the 15-minute Brutalist intermission) RIP my sanity but also yay movies!

Scoop: RedNote Recruited US Influencers to Promote App Amid TikTok Ban Uncertainty www.wired.com/story/rednot...

It is wild how different the top ten lists of Manhattan and Staten Island are

Because of licensing hell, some of my favorite childhood tv shows can't be legally accessed. This is why preservation matters

I love the driver @wired.com used to help navigate through this story

"The number of women killed by a male partner with a firearm has nearly doubled in the last decade." A haunting read reported by @oliviamesser.bsky.social

A rush to become the Elon Musk of the sea killed 5 people

Nothing on the internet comes without a cost... great story from Wired about the humans and the abuses they suffer in the name of content moderation

Pulitzer Prize Board acknowledges the "extraordinary real-time reporting" of student journalists covering campus protests. www.pulitzer.org/news/stateme...

@lifemadesimple.bsky.social 👀

A broker w/ US defense ties (and execs accusing each other of fraud) tracked nearly 200 cellphones and other devices on/off Jeffrey Epstein's cursed pedo island. WIRED lifted the data & is analyzing it (cautiously) The latest by @dmehro.bsky.social & me:

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It's the day before the Oscars, and I'm opening Netflix at 7am.... It's time for the Oscars best picture marathon! I'll watch all 10 films in a 24 hour marathon ( this year 27 hours, thanks Scorsese and Nolan). I'll post all my thoughts in this thread. First up: Maestro

A fascinating look at the whole idea of the "Disney adult". www.newstatesman.com/culture/2024...

Do you also remember Mr. Peanuts being reborn as baby nut during the 2020 Super Bowl? Was it a sign of the insane year to come? My latest segment doesn't address those questions but it does explain how much it costs to buy a 30 second Super Bowl ad. www.cbsnews.com/video/trendy...

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@lifemadesimple.bsky.social : CNN is really trying to censor Anderson Cooper drinking

Thank you @hellgateny.bsky.social for this great resource! And for giving me my new favorite Eric Adams quote: "I'm not taking you anywhere with me — to a $500 dinner — if you got two tattoos on your neck saying 'lick me'. It ain't happening." tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com/category/cops/

Man what a ride.... Thank you to The Verge for saving these www.theverge.com/c/features/2...

Me too past Tiffany... Me too

This news makes me happy as a chronically tired awards obsessed person www.vulture.com/article/osca...

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My time has arrived wapo.st/3S7s06J

A doctored White House press release announcing fake aid to Israel got hundreds of thousands of views on Twitter. Now full fake news articles are being written about it and are at the top of Google www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

This is why I refuse to buy one of these... Sure it'd be fun to know what breed Snoopy is, but all that matters is he's a good boy

“Four years later, despite pleas from safety investigators, regulators in Washington have outlined no clear plan to address those shortcomings, allowing the Autopilot experiment to continue to play out on American roads, with little federal intervention.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Thank you @deck.blue for replacing the tweetdeck size hole on my desktop!

New York City and the union representing Staten Island Ferry workers announced a long-awaited, historic agreement providing the first wage increase for the workforce in 13 yrs It guarantees an average nearly-30% retroactive salary increase for approx 150 people, from mates to engineers and captains

Can not even begin to figure out why childhood me was storing a Barbie head inside a Christmas box...

This dog looks like he's disappointed to be encouraging people to move to Bay Ridge

Extremely important update.