I don't know you. I don't know your work. But I think you are a genius. And I am never wrong about that. | | | | | Martin Short in "The Big Picture" (1989) (Columbia Pictures) | | | | |  | “I don't know you. I don't know your work. But I think you are a genius. And I am never wrong about that.”
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| | rantnrave:// Sharing something true to you and from the heart is the fastest way to clean out the haters who don't want a discussion. I ranted and raved enough in this morning's special and admittedly biased edition. So, some random thoughts: Had some chest pains yesterday that scared me so I emailed the doctor. The first question? "Is the election giving you any anxiety?" Smart question and may be the reason. I self-medicated... Most of you know I think KANYE WEST is a true genius. Hearing raves about his new stage... "Cubs World Series celebration ranks as 7th largest gathering in human history"... "Uncle Jason, do you remember a cartoon called Scooby-Doo from the olden days?" - My 9-year-old nephew Robbie. Little f***er. But I love him... Our first REDEF MediaORIGINAL back in 2014 was about the movie business. Here is the 3-part series... I always wondered about the difference between SPLENDA, EQUAL, SWEET’N LOW, and sugar... There's one thing, and one thing only, that HILLARY CLINTON, DONALD TRUMP, GARY JOHNSON and JILL Stein all want: your vote. In a divided UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, that vote is one of the few things everyone has in common. It is "that right, by which we exist as a free people," in the words of ALEXANDER HAMILTON. Here's why you should use yours on Nov. 8. REDEF MediaSET: "Voting Matters"... Enjoy your Sunday. Hug someone. Look them in the eye. Have a conversation. That is all. | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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 | Vanity Fair |
| When he made his 1973 classic, "The Exorcist," William Friedkin had never seen an exorcism. For decades he wondered how close he had come to reality. So, last May, he followed “the Dean of Exorcists” as he fought to expel Satan from an Italian woman. | | |
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 | Pressthink |
| Something happened yesterday that has never happened to me in 30 years of writing press criticism. I want to tell you about it. | | |
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 | Resident Advisor |
| With an uncompromising style forged in Detroit's rave heyday, Russell's spent the past two decades in relative obscurity, but now that's starting to change. Will Lynch talks shop with the ascendent selector. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Instead of pressuring women in the tech industry to solve sexism, this feminist activist is teaching men how to stop biased behavior. | | |
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 | Bleacher Report |
| Up and up and up and up they've gone, numbers spiralling beyond comprehension. Seemingly detached from the realities of other industries for so long, Premier League football has become the boom component of the entertainment sector. Its cash has piled up relentlessly year after year. For those involved, it's as though there's been no ceiling. | | |
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 | Jacobin |
| How Breitbart News rose on the darkest of money to hijack the conservative media -- and how liberals helped them do it. | | |
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 | MTV News |
| As told by six of Vine's biggest stars, including Jay Versace, Khadi Don, Yung Poppy, and more. | | |
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 | Variety |
| It hasn’t been a banner week for 24-hour TV news. We’re four days out from the election, but the three cable news networks appear more compromised, in terms of their journalistic integr… | | |
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 | Vice |
| Within the Thai economy, the fashion industry has been heavily affected by the country's mourning ritual of wearing black clothing to honor the late king. Demand for black threads is so high that brands are suffering while street vendors are cashing in. | | |
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 | Foreign Policy |
| Presidential candidates no longer need, and often do not want, classified intelligence information at this phase in the election cycle. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| Geotagging shows us where we are, no matter the destination. But the more we discover (and the more photos we take), the more we ruin. | | |
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 | The Daily Beast |
| The acclaimed pioneer in color photography has been teaching us how to see the world his way for decades, and once you fall under his spell, it’s for keeps. | | |
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 | Pacific Standard |
| Activist and author Shannon Galpin discusses rape, empowerment, and how she managed to get the women of Afghanistan cycling. | | |
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 | Dissent Magazine |
| An interview with Matthew Karp about his book, "This Vast Southern Empire," and the international politics of American slavery. | | |
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 | Rolling Stone |
| Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook have helped evolve players style in the years after David Stern instituted the NBA's dress code. | | |
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 | Charlie Rose |
| Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger introduces his book, “American Dreamer: My Life in Fashion and Business.” | | |
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| Pacific Standard |
| Has fact-checking been rendered obsolete by the post-fact carnival of American electoral politics? Bill Adair says: not yet. | | |
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 | TechCrunch |
| Intellectual property protection is an important consideration for most startups. Obtaining intellectual property protection, such as patents, can minimize.. | | |
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 | Columbia Journalism Review |
| Dear Media Movers and Shakers, In the great tradition of American journalism, I thought that I would try, as pretentious as this sounds, and if you will forgive the cliche, to speak truth to power. That used to mean telling it like it is to the politicians, financiers and business people who dominate society. | | |
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 | Vulture |
| During the many long -- so, so long -- months of this presidential election, the world of televised entertainment and the race for the White House have often seemed intertwined. | | |
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 | Hollywood Reporter |
| Peter Morgan explains how his new Netflix drama is like a superhero origin story and its lessons for contemporary politicians. | | |
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 | Vocativ |
| Communities devoted to erotic death fantasies swap porn of make-believe murder and sex with pretend corpses. | | |
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 | Quartz |
| Unexpected candidates had major victories, thanks to their Facebook presence. | | |
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