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From Justice Leagues to Solos: The birth of a new Box Office meme
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No comments on From Justice Leagues to Solos: The birth of a new Box Office memeLast weekend, a torch was passed in modern box office history. No longer would Justice League, Warner Bros’ supremely expensive $300 million superhero team-up that grossed an astoundingly low $657 million worldwide (and only $229 million in the US) be used by box office aficionados as the standard unit of measurement for other, better movies,…
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The Cultures Ep 250: Rituals for Secular People, Incels
Listen to episode 250 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Rituals for secular people Incels (Reply All episode) Note: No Andrea this ep
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The Cultures Ep 249: Tesla’s Predictions, What Do You Love?
Listen to episode 249 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Tesla’s predictions of the future What do you love that other people hate? Note: No Andrea this ep
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle, 2017 – ★★½
Watched at 2x on a flight back from the west coast. Decent action but basically nonsense. Vía Letterboxd – Adrian Hon
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The Cultures Ep 248: Speaker Fees, Is Disobedience “Authentic”?, “Effortless” is a Toxic Illusion
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Listen to episode 248 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Speaker fees Is Disobedience “authentic”? “Effortless” is a toxic illusion (“I know my place” video)
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Reassessing Persuasive Games
https://twitter.com/ibogost/status/994361277169524736 Sadly, I’ve always thought persuasive/serious games were more about generating good PR than actually persuading anyone – at least from the funders’ perspective, who were usually charities and non-profits. I say that as someone who (IMO) made some pretty good “serious games”. The wildly overblown claims from certain corners that “games will save the…
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“Hey [Google], Haven’t [given you more control over my emails, memories, and livelihood in a while.] Why [don’t you assume my voice and entire digital identity to complete the job?] I’ve [attached all my banking details passwords to make it easier for you]. Love, [everyone]”
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The Cultures Ep 247: Avengers, Boxycharm, Subscriptions, VCs Fund Our Lives
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Listen to episode 247 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Avengers: Infinity War (SPOILERS!) Boxycharm & Fabricating Excitement On Subscriptions How much of Naomi’s life is sustained by VC funding?
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Are Subscriptions Fair?
Subscription pricing, once the domain of newspapers, magazines, and cable bundles, is lately becoming much more common in everything from online video and movie tickets to razors and meal kits. One newish area that has been causing a lot of anguish has been subscription pricing for apps, as summarised on Metafilter. I was inspired to…
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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018 – ★★★½
Reminded me of Game of Thrones in its relentless action and the culmination of multi-film plotlines. An impressive achievement. Also, I liked the bits in Edinburgh. Vía Letterboxd – Adrian Hon
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