The entire Criterion Closet is now available as a website, where you can browse all 1,247 films by walking the shelves, thanks to redditor olievans.
https://t.co/O2b7MwzCZj
When something breaks, most of us replace it. At this Brooklyn repair cafe, volunteers are helping neighbors fix everything from lamps and jeans to vintage fans and old smartwatches for free. The events are part of a growing global movement to reduce waste, save money and bring back repair skills that many people say have been lost.
Fascinating interview with New Zealand’s favourite Bug Man, Ruud Kleinpaste, and filmmaker @Campbell8McLean, hosted by @SusieFergusonNZ and @Mihi_Forbes. The conversation flows so freely it feels close to bursting its banks. @radionz@RuamahangaT https://t.co/kzxU9nj3qa
"I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."
On International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict we share the words of peace laureate Nadia Murad – the witness who tells of the abuses perpetrated against herself and others.
Goosebumps @JLFLitfest Island of Ireland as Soumik Datta, Michael Gallen and Cormac Byrne bring Irish & Indian music into perfect confluence in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Utterly beautiful
Edward Norton shared his admiration for the scientists honored at the Breakthrough Prize, noting that their achievements reflect lifetimes of perseverance and dedication. He described the event as deeply inspiring, highlighting how these contributions shape society in profound ways and deserve to be widely recognized and celebrated.
Search is full of ads and wrong answers. Every other email is an ad. Prime Video charges you and shows ads. Paramount? Ads. Peacock? YouTube? Hulu? Ads followed by more ads. Netflix full of ads. Meta and X, every other thing is an ad. Pinterest is nothing but ads. AI is in everything. AI finishes sentences incorrectly and won’t stop. AI reads your email and search history to target you with more ads. Every time you open an app or visit a site there’s an update making it worse. In a hurry? First, click here to agree to terms you don’t have time to read and must accept. You need an account to do that. Change your temporary password. Enter your 2FA code. Check your email and enter that code. Now use a passkey. Your password is too simple to remember. Change it. No, not like that. Now log on. Enter your 2FA code. Check your email for a code… Welcome back! We’ve updated our terms of service and privacy policy (you have none). Subscribe to the site. Subscribe to Netflix. Subscribe to toilet paper. Subscribe to these groceries. Pay a membership fee for the right to subscribe then tip your driver who delivers the subscriptions your membership lets you subscribe to. Time to work? We’ve got to update your laptop and will slow down everything you do until you agree to update. But first, click here to agree. Update installed — your laptop’s broken now. It doesn’t matter, since your boss just replaced you with AI. Go to your phone to complain on social media. Wait, your phone needs an update so we can add more AI. Click here. Oh sorry, your phone can’t handle this update. Now it’s useless. Go get the newest phone. Here’s a text from a friend, an email, a voice mail they left three days ago but you didn’t see until now because of sync problems with the cloud. It’s their GoFundMe. Their MLM. Their Patreon. Never mind, you didn’t respond to their text within 9 minutes and now you’re no longer friends. They blocked you. Make new friends. Download this app to find people in your area. In your neighborhood. On your street. Two doors down from you. Do you know this person yet, we think you’d get along. You need an account to use this app. That username is taken. Enter a password. Not that one, you used it on another site. You need to be connected to WiFi to download the app. Allow the app to connect to other devices on your network. Allow the app to access your contacts, know your precise location, store your credit card details. Oops, sorry, we got hacked now all that info is available on the web. There’s a class action suit. You can join. It’ll take a decade to get your $3.73 share of the ten billion settlement. We’ll send it via PayPal or deposit it to your bank, just tell us those details. Oh no, another hack. That info is circulating now, too. Here’s a spam call, a spam email, a spam text. Why are you angry? Why are you talking about getting rid of your phone? Why don’t you like AI, it lets us make all of this easier? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? This is progress. You’ll be left behind. Do you want to be left behind? Do you???
BREAKING: IMAX is considering selling their company. They are looking for a buyer. This is really unfortunate, and the implications could be massive. https://t.co/7fkoME58Jd
@MicahHaley@JeremyChopra@SaveYourCinema Plus, Netflix could introduce an ultra-premium subscription tier that includes advanced ticketing or free entry to "IMAX Enhanced" screenings of Netflix films.
@MicahHaley@JeremyChopra@SaveYourCinema A-list filmmakers (like Christopher Nolan or Denis Villeneuve) demand their films be shot and viewed on IMAX. If Netflix owns the pipeline, they can finally court the few elite directors who still refuse to make streaming-first movies.