MAY 1, Harlem, NYC: A special screening of the classic “Finally Got the News” (1969) produced by the League of Revolutionary Black Workers of Detroit. Classic cinema on the history of racial capitalism Intro/Q&A lead by Ruthie Wilson Gilmore maysles.org/calendar/final…

this guy's twitter is a genuinely fascinating case study in how social media activism so often devolves into imitating your enemy. as if to defeat qanon we must develop equally ludicrous conspiracy theories

Keith Gessen Here's a link to the petition from AAUP Columbia University Chapter for members of the Columbia/Barnard community to add their names to this statement: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Statement from Columbia and Barnard faculty about the arrests on campus.

i support this statement
columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2024/0…

thinking about how what Jameson said about postmodern culture in 1984 is made literal by AI:
it has 'no where to turn but to the past: the imitation of dead styles, speech through all the masks and voices stored up in the imaginary museum of a now global culture.'

NEON New Directors/New Films MoMA Film Janus Films Film Comment Magazine Magnolia Pictures Sideshow African Film Festival, Inc. Arbelos Cinema Guild Cohen Media Group Cinecittà Angels and Puppets: The Stage on Screen with Annie Baker | June 14–20

FLC presents an eclectic selection of films, all handpicked by Annie Baker herself, that exemplify the myriad ways in which filmmakers have grappled with and paid tribute to cinema’s sibling art form.

in response to certain replies to this, i want to make clear that i don't think Jameson did anything wrong. presumably he gave his permission for the transcripts to be published but the editor and publisher made the decision to incl student presentations w/o seeking permission

nobody says dog-tastrophe

Farocki: If we show you pictures of napalm victims, you'll close your eyes. First you’ll close your eyes to the pictures. Then you'll close your eyes to the memory. Then you'll close your eyes to the facts… If we show you a person with napalm burns, we will hurt your feelings.