so does anyone else occassionally get a random 2 seconds of perfect clarity where you fully realise and feel just how far downhill your life has gone and the fact that it's 2026 and not 2021 but then your brain immediately shuts down and corrects itself back to normal
sometimes i feel like romantic love is something that happens to other people, all my friends around me find people who fall in love with them unconditionally, sometimes i fear a love like that will never find me
ethan hawke once again talking against ai, and highlighting the importance of human creativity: “it’s not the painting, it’s the energy behind the painting […] when we start making things being about perfection you’re just belittling the experience of life”
it honestly comforts me that we’re collectively coming to the realization that this level of Phone All the Time is unsustainable and making us worse. maybe naive but i hope this is the beginning of a quieter, slower era where we all look up and return to ourselves and each other
support movies in cinemas !!! support independent film !!! support new and upcoming filmmakers !!! support journalists who love and care about film !!! please if you love this industry, show up for it !!!
at a time when we’re more isolated from each other than ever, the theatrical experience has never been more important. they may not be perfect, but theaters are some of the few places left that bring people of all walks of life together to escape whatever we endure in the day-to-day and allow us to laugh as one, cry as one, feel as one, and belong to something bigger than ourselves. even if you’re there alone, you’re never truly alone.
theaters are an essential cornerstone of every community, and i shudder to think of a future without them - one where the sadness and division that already corrupts our culture has increased tenfold and further eroded our empathy. the erasure of the theatrical experience isn’t just anti-art, it’s anti-humanity.
The average salary for Gen Z is $39,416.
The average living wage salary for an individual with no kids is $48,000.
The average salary to live comfortably is $106,000.
Gen Z isn’t the problem.
Low wages and corporate greed are.
Russ on staying connected with OKC:
“That place raised me. I’m from LA to the core, but when I got there, those people believed in me. They took me in — my family & my friends. It’s home to me — Anything that’s happening in OKC, for the future and the growth of OKC, I will be a part of.”
-Missing the community I had in college
-Not working in my field rn (job market)
-Lost passion/have no idea what I want to do anymore because of survival
-Starting to feel “too old” for everything
-Don’t have as many friends as I used to/dont go anywhere
-extremely overwhelmed