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Laura Sydell

@sydell

Long time public radio journalist, culture maven, looking at the intersection of culture and technology.

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We need a national day of mourning for the loss of the amazing Mel Brooks. All I have to do is think of moments of his films and I'm on the floor laughing. He brought me and millions of people joy. We sure need more of that.

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Whether you like them or not, no one can disagree that this man changed the world with his invention. nytimes.com/2023/02/04/bus…

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#screenwritertwitter The Screenwriting Life(TSL), hosts @storyMeg & Lorien McKenna @_TSLpodcast discover GPT AI WRITES SEXIST SCREENPLAYS because it copies what's been done before. @deggans @nprinskeep podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/125…

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If you're in downtown SF on Tuesday for lunch stop by and hear me in conversation at the Commonwealth Club with IBM's former CEO Ginny Rometty. commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-03…

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Either it’s close enough to April Fool’s Day so someone thinks it’s funny to mock TV sci-fi or we need to start taking the last of us seriously. instagram.com/p/CqD9VAJv-Xs/…

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Here's my interview with former IBM CEO Ginny Rometty, breaker of the glass ceiling and author of an interesting memoir called "Good Power." I found her thoughts on skills over degrees for jobs especially interesting and relevant. commonwealthclub.org/events/archive…

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Gordon Moore, famed Intel Founder, has passed away. I had the great honor of interviewing this brilliant, charming man. npr.org/sections/allte…

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I've got first hand experience and I can promise you that NPR is not influenced by the government. It's definitely influenced by millions of people carry Nina Totenbags and NPR mugs. nytimes.com/2023/04/05/bus…

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I loved hearing about my wonderful writing space on a show I used to work for: Founder Janis Cooke Newman is a fearless, inspiring leader. This is a great model for a setting up a writer's space. The Gold's Gym Model marketplace.org/2023/04/04/cal…

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#screenwriting #screenwritingtwitter Musicians - has streaming lowered your pay? I know this is an opened ended question but I've been following this for years and I'm watching the WGA strike issues with concerns about the future for writers.

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#WGAstrong I spent years reporting on technology and culture and I think this strike is epic. The tech companies destroyed the livelihoods of thousands of musicians and journalists who did not have unions. This is the Netflix, Apple, Amazon face a strong union.

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Keanu Reeves Is My Muse, My Son Is A Dragon When a single, chaotic writer fosters a boy who thinks he's a dragon, she must embrace his imaginary world and share her own to heal them both and form a family. Based on a true story. #ScreenPit #Fea #CFin #Dr #Fa #Fy #4Q #Div #WrCo

Keanu Reeves Is My Muse, My Son Is A Dragon

When a single, chaotic writer fosters a boy who thinks he's a dragon, she must embrace his imaginary world and share her own to heal them both and form a family. Based on a true story. 

#ScreenPit #Fea #CFin #Dr #Fa #Fy #4Q #Div #WrCo
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In the year 2507, the first interstellar ship finally arrives at its destination - but its peace-loving colonists discover that the planet is already occupied - by humans. Sci-fi feature ScreenPit

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#ScreenPit THE GENESIS FUND, Pilot. Logline: A biotech entrepreneur teams up with the FBI to prove her innocence and take down a white supremacist group led by a rich venture capitalist after they use her ground-breaking healing chip to murder migrants.

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Amazing news! THE GENESIS FUND was just selected by The Athena Film Festival Writers Lab via FilmFreeway.com! So great to be accepted to this writer's lab. I can't wait to go next week and meet other writers.

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Since the fall of Roe, states with abortion bans have seen their maternal death rate increase dramatically. Trump and Vance’s answer: Let the women die.