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Washington takes aim at facial recognition
Politico Picks,
After years of criticism, momentum is building around federal action on a controversial technology — this time, with new evidence.
Artist Chris Kenny photographed 12 twigs that look like little dancing people
Boing Boing,
Artist Chris Kenny made this fantastic piece in 2012 titled "12 Twigs". The photograph features 12 people-shaped twigs that look as if they're contorting their bodies into various positions. It looks like instructions for a dance, or perhaps an exercise routine. — Read the rest The post Artist Chris Kenny photographed 12 twigs that look like little dancing people appeared first on Boing Boing.
6 things you have to watch on TV this weekend
AV Club,
Welcome to the weekend edition of What’s On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, January 19 to Sunday, January 21. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly edition of What’s On publishes on Sundays.] Read more...
How Ava DuVernay Traces the History of Book Banning in “Origin”
The New Yorker,
The director breaks down a key scene in which she restaged a Nazi book burning from 1933, and explains its urgent connection to similar movements today.
Robert Glück’s Gloriously Unreliable Memorial to a Lost Love
“About Ed” is a literary monument that harnesses memoir’s emotional honesty while indulging fiction’s stylistic latitude.
The Crossword: Friday, January 19, 2024
Today’s theme: First off.
New Year, New You
Cartoons about fitness resolutions.
A Birthday Party to Die for in “Tótem”
In Lila Avilés’s family drama, a young girl must confront her father’s terminal illness at a gathering of relatives.