I love that word "relationship." Covers all manner of sins, doesn't it? I fear that this has become a bad relationship; a relationship based on the President taking exactly what he wants and casually ignoring all those things that really matter to, erm... Britain.... And a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward I will be prepared to be much stronger. And the President should be prepared for that. | | | | | Independence Day. 1996. (20th Century Fox) | | | | |  | “I love that word "relationship." Covers all manner of sins, doesn't it? I fear that this has become a bad relationship; a relationship based on the President taking exactly what he wants and casually ignoring all those things that really matter to, erm... Britain.... And a friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward I will be prepared to be much stronger. And the President should be prepared for that.”
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| | rantnrave:// SUNDANCE 2017 deals are on fire. Here are the films I saw: THE BIG SICK, AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL, WIND RIVER, A GHOST STORY, THE DISCOVERY, INGRID GOES WEST, PATTI CAKE$, ROXANNE ROXANNE, THE FORCE, ICARUS, NOBODY SPEAK: HULK HOGAN, GAWKER AND TRIALS OF A FREE PRESS, WHOSE STREETS?, BEFORE I FALL, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, POP AYE, LANDLINE and GET OUT. Here are the films I didn't see. Hook a guy up. Please let me know about screeners or screenings: STEP, 78/52, CROWN HEIGHTS, THE HERO, MUDBOUND, THE LITTLE HOURS, LONG STRANGE TRIP, TROPHY, CASTING JONBENET, CHASING CORAL, THE NEW RADICAL, THOROUGHBRED, MARJORIE PRIME, LAST MAN IN ALEPPO, TOKYO IDOLS, LA TIMES, DINA, OKLAHOMA CITY, THOROUGHBRED, CITY OF GHOSTS, and THE POLKA KING... If you’re a media exec (or aspire to be one) you have to be playing video games today. Not trying. Playing. Great entertainment has often been about the suspension of belief. Adrenaline, instinct and muscle memory – they’re all at work when you play a modern game. And it’s easy to see: just trying talking to someone engrossed in a game compared to someone engrossed in a film. Who is in “deeper”? If you think you know video games because you (or your kids) had a PS2, that’s not good enough. The graphics, the cinematics, the capabilities of modern games are amazing in 2017. It’s likely the best storytelling medium today (until VR, at least). What could be more James Bond than this? The battle is on. Even USC CINEMATIC ARTS has an Interactive Media & Games Division... Do you know what the mathematical possibility of being right all the time and everyone else being wrong is?... In its first week in power, the Trump administration imposed a media and communications blackout on a number of government agencies. Police-state clampdown or standard procedure for any new administration? Here are perspectives from across the spectrum on an issue that may not be as black-and-white as it seems. REDEF MediaSET:"President Trump’s Communication Breakdown"... So this happens. Sadly. And then this, this, this and so much more. Ebb the flow of the number of immigrants due to what the system can handle? OK, let's talk. Want to block people based on religion or race? A betrayal of the values that made this country the greatest idea in the history of society. "Wonder who is lying now?" (sung to JOURNEY)... R.I.P. JOHN HURT... NYC... Happy Birthday to SETH BERGER, ALEX HAWKINSON, and BRIAN WEINSTEIN. | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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 | New York Magazine |
| We’ve created an internet that senses, thinks, and acts. How can we protect ourselves if it goes wrong? | | |
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 | CTC Sentinel |
| Political assassinations have been part of social reality since the emergence of communal social frameworks, as the leaders of tribes, villages, and other types of communities constantly needed to defend their privileged status. In the ancient world assassination featured prominently in the rise and fall of some of the greatest empires. | | |
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 | Niskanen Center |
| The United States is not very united. Americans have been sorting themselves along ideological lines into like-minded regions of the country, increasing polarization in congressional voting patterns, and creating a striking division in political preference and party loyalty between city-dwellers and the denizens of low-density exurban and rural counties. | | |
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 | Der Spiegel |
| Reporter Holger Stark spent the past four years as DER SPIEGEL's Washington correspondent during a time in which the country changed radically enough to elect Donald Trump as its president. What led this once mighty nation into decline? | | |
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 | Motherboard |
| Six rescuers tried to save the Apollo 1 astronauts from a suffocating, fiery death. My grandpa was one of them. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| The party of Trump is a far cry from the party of Reagan. | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| Andrew Blackmon, cofounder and co-CEO of the menswear rental company, explains how a new algorithm is perfecting sizing and tailoring from afar. | | |
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 | Pando |
| Who knew the “robotic” coder would have the PayPal mafia’s biggest heart and greatest courage? | | |
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 | VideoInk |
| It's become abundantly clear to me that only sports fans need a traditional TV subscription from the Comcast, DirecTV and the other major distributors. Between Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other streaming services you can cobble together just about everything else at a fraction of the average $103 cable bill (according to Leichtman Research Group). | | |
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 | Rolling Stone |
| Bob Geldof, Boy George, Sting and Midge Ure take us behind the scenes of the original Band Aid. | | |
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 | Caracas Chronicles |
| We tend to think resisting a populist is like boxing: a question of punching him harder than he punches you. It's not. It's like judo: the much subtler, trickier art of turning his strength against him. | | |
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| Fast Company |
| "Sesame Street" bravely goes where other kids' media companies don't, and tackles issues like AIDS, autism, and incarceration. | | |
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 | NME |
| As 'T2: Trainspotting' hits cinemas, Barry Nicolson speaks to key players behind the book, film and soundtrack that defined a generation, and the sequel that seeks to do the same. | | |
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 | Columbia Journalism Review |
| Trump attacking a journalist at his first news conference. The White House press secretary lying to the media at the first post-inauguration press briefing. Trump attacking the media in his speech to the CIA. None of it is surprising. | | |
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 | recode |
| The writer’s new book, “Thank You for Being Late,” encourages taking time to reflect on the increasing pace of our technological world. | | |
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 | Backchannel |
| Today Apple joined a leading AI ethics group, one of several tech-led initiatives preparing for a highly automated future. | | |
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 | Marie Claire |
| What separates the Lohans from the Gibsons? Gender. | | |
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 | Wired UK |
| Her organisation invented the internet. It gave us the self-driving car. And now DARPA’s former boss sees us crossing a new technological boundary. | | |
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| The New York Times |
| Chefs are pushing the envelope, inspired by traditions from around the world. With a little daring, home cooks can, too. | | |
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| Motherboard |
| In the early 90s, most Americans were environmentalists. Games like 'Sonic,' 'Ecco,' and 'Vectorman' followed suit. In Trump's America, those games feel subversive. | | |
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 | Co.Create |
| What became of the Fillmore East, Electric Circus, The Half-Note, Max's Kansas City, and the Palladium. | | |
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 | TIME |
| Take a look back at the complicated history of the cookies--and an exclusive look inside a factory where they're made. | | |
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