bordwell's tribute to edward branigan, when he passed away in 2019: davidbordwell.net/blog/2019/07/0…

This email to The New York Times made my day.

"Il vero male del mondo" disse Carlo al fantasma di Umberto Eco "è uno e uno soltanto: l'ignoranza!". "In realtà è la semi-ignoranza" chiosò il professore. "Che intendi dire?" "Intendo dire che una sana e completa ignoranza non crea danni. Ad esempio, quando ero in vita e vivevo

Arguably the most beautiful jump in cat history.

Philosopher Daniel Dennett has died. dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

Probably the most interesting part of the conversation between John Berger and Susan Sontag because its topic is dreams, which, as we know, Sontag has always had a lot to say about [1983]

confused as to why this man isn’t on every morning news segment going

„My university is looking at a 10 percent enrollment drop. We've been losing anywhere from 3-7 percent of our students every year since I started working here. They won't hire new faculty. They won't fill teaching lines when professors retire or move.“ okdoomer.io/im-a-professor…

Apple's new "Crush" ad (let's call it "2024") is a visual & metaphorical bookend to the 1984 ad. 1984: Monochome, conformist, industrial world exploded by colourful, vibrant human 2024: Colourful, vibrant humanity is crushed by monochrome, conformist industrial press

What an incredible self own by Apple, lol—at a time when artists, musicians and creatives are more worried than ever that tech companies are trying to crush them into dust for profit, along comes Apple and makes an *ad* whose whole message is: yes that is exactly what we're doing

One of the coolest videos from the meteor yesterday in Portugal

Most people only pay attention to one of these three facts. Real progress depends on understanding all three.

🎬 Diese Woche im Kolloquium: Digitale Filmanalyse 🎬 📅 Datum: 5. Juni 2024 🕒 Uhrzeit: 17.30 Uhr Zu Gast haben wir Prof. Dr. Josephine Diecke von der Universität Zürich mit einer Einführung in die digitale Filmanalyse! Mehr: ilw.uni-stuttgart.de/lehre/digital-… #DigitaleFilmanalyse #DH

I have cleaned & enhanced for you the oldest verified photograph of London, taken 185 years ago, in September 1839. This is a daguerreotype photograph, taken at Trafalgar Square, looking past the equestrian statue of King Charles into Whitehall and Parliament Street beyond. The

The movie "hit different people's sentimental triggers at different times. I watched this happen around me with appreciation and some amusement until a scene came that got me right in the heart and turned me into a mess, too." Read MZS on IF: rogerebert.com/mzs/what-if-a-…

„Und ich sehe mich um und denke fuck. Ich bin die Einzige!“. So 2019. Dann kamen doch noch Kollegen hinzu und wir waren sechs Abgeordnete mit Behinderung Dieses Mal ist es wohl wirklich so: ich bin wohl die einzige behinderte Person im gesamten 🇪🇺 Parlament ⤵️#disability

Kurt Vonnegut was a genius.

Here's what the world looked like a century ago - thread 🧵 1. Kids on the streets of England in 1901

I refuse to believe Maradona was sober during these warm-ups