OH today: “[Insert famous actress name here] is so good because she’s never just herself playing a character. She always actually becomes her characters.”

So if someone opts in, and has taken photos of friends, relatives, kids, even strangers, they’re “giving permission” on behalf of all those people. So lots of people have no say in this. The whole “opt in” thing was always a charade but it’s approaching terminal nonsense at this point.

We live in a country where the two most dynamic, charismatic, eloquent politicians of this century have the first names Barack and Zohran. This is what bothers the white supremacists so much.

Turning the page on the multitudes that was 38 👋

Nods. But I do remember it being terribly important for women to learn about NFTs too, especially right before the bubble burst... This is a bit different inasmuch as it's probably more like the dotcom bubble - there'll be some stuff to salvage amid the rubble but that'll keep.

Re: nostalgia for VHS tapes and other analog media, I saw someone say like "a VHS tape never sold my information to a nazi" and yes that's true! But the reason it's true is actually because Congress passed a law in 1988 specifically making it illegal for video stores to sell your rental history

And the woman did speak unto the hound, saying, What do you mean, normal men, and the hound answered the woman, saying, We are just innocent men. And great was her emotion

Back on my Beau Travail bullshit.

Yesterday’s was a good one!

Timeline cleanse 🧹

this is fucking unreal stuff from Noah Wyle on the magic of The Pitt. www.gq.com/story/noah-w...

The host really can't wrap his head around the concept of not doing whatever big energy companies want. Incredible how Avi just runs circles around his corporate talking points

“If all we make is known-branded IP, we’re going to run out of gas. There is nothing more important than giving the audience visual stories, and they can be in any form, but we need to tell more original stories.”

"People have started to believe that having an idea is the same thing as making art... You didn't even make that by typing in the prompt. The computer did, by stealing. If you didn't make the thing, you don't get to take credit for saying what if this thing was a thing?"

But I've noticed a lot of "it's the children who are wrong" mentality when executives react to why particular shows didn't land. They always blame the content on failing to find an audience. It's never their fault for not giving the show the push it needed.

Remembering the passings of Simone de Beauvoir (April 14, 1986) and Jean-Paul Sartre (April 15, 1980). Together on earth for 51 years, for eternity in the Cimetière du Montparnasse. One moment: Sartre passing de Beauvoir a manuscript saying, "Dis-moi, chérie, si cela s'accorde avec mes pensées."

Instead of asking chatgpt, why not ask a librarian? You'll get real answers and they won't tell you to kill yourself.

Last year, I told New Yorkers: we would open city-owned grocery stores to take on the affordability crisis. Today, we're delivering five stores in each borough — with the first opening next year. Here's to healthy families, thriving communities, and promises kept.

The AI of it all is also very much that the dudes in charge would rather have unconditional hypemen than red flag wavers. Even if it means major reworks, schedules getting thrown out the window, and $$$ spent on thin air.

For all the shadenfruede about PP losing elections and suffering defections, from a policy perspective it's been a pile of wins. By whipping up the grievance discourse his opponent adopted like 80% of the CPCs policies just to "win". And people are convinced it's good bc of "the moment we're in".

Today we heard that homelessness increased by 12% last year

Timeline cleanse with a bunch of "commie" artists who revolutionized animation.

There will be at least six animated feature films at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

This bill is an important first step towards cracking down on predatory pricing schemes, but fully regulating dynamic and surveillance pricing means going further. Maryland and every other state still have work to do to regulate promotional offers, loyalty programs, and temporary discounts. /1

As usual, Scriptnotes is a great resource to keep abreast of the WGA MBA goings on!

Happy Avril 14th!

Scrutinizing legislation is such a key part of this that I fear is going straight over people’s heads. Actions (legislation) speak louder than words (elbows up).

I have to laugh when people say things will get better now we have a neo-liberal economist in full command. Dude... who did you think has been making things worse globally? Eroding checks to ultra-wealthy influence? Thank, largely, neo-liberal economists. You saw a fire and threw gasoline on it.

When I was a child, teachers sat the best girl students next to disruptive boy students. The girls were responsible for keeping the boys calm so that the teacher could continue teaching. This sort of emotional regulation by proxy, using girls and women to calm boys and men, still happens.

WaPo website replaced search with AI and it's going great

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

Bean, bye.

Honoring the 120th birthday of Samuel Beckett. "Writing becomes not easier, but more difficult for me. Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness."

Thread detailing Mark Carney’s war on libraries, knowledge, and culture throughout so many parts of society. His deep cuts to the public service are not in line with the vision he presents of a bold and more independent Canada.

NDP Leader Avi Lewis calls on the Liberal government to ban algorithmic pricing

Shut the fuck up Donnie, you’re out of your element.

may everything Vance touches turn out like this

This moment would never have been possible if teenagers had been banned from engaging in democratic debate on social media

Going to be so funny watching people try and act like this never happened one day

Who the fuck is asking for this? I mean, besides the tech lobby.

Buñuel: “I don’t think I’m going to be able to make this movie until A.I. is invented.”

THIS. (Check out Joep Schuurkes’s blog post here: smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/on...)

Pixar’s scrapped film ‘BE FRI’ reportedly had a similar tone to ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’ A former staffer claims Disney felt “little boys couldn’t see themselves in it,” allegedly saying, “We can’t have a girl power movie.”

the real estate agent to podcaster pipeline in Vancouver is particularly strong because we have a surplus of confident men who have way less homes to sell than in the past and excess money from said homes they’re almost as common as a dentistry on the ground level of a mediocre mixed-use condo

"Competence should not be a luxury."

🔎 First look at the new "Mafalda" series by Argentinian studio MundoLoco & Netflix (2027). www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTiQ...