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DeSantis regrets anti-media strategy: 'I should have gone on everything'
Politico Picks,
The governor initially appeared only on conservative outlets before changing his strategy.
Your heart
Swiss Miss,
“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” – Von Goethe
We should all follow Paul Schrader's lead and write film reviews while on Ambien
AV Club,
Right now, the future of arts criticism seems more uncertain than ever. Public opinion is being sourced from Tiktok, YouTube, and Rotten Tomatoes, a notoriously faulty and easily gameable system. Legacy sites like Pitchfork are crumbling at an alarming rate. But throughout it all, one thing remains certain: the appeal… Read more...
Star Trek: Voyager's Cast Is Still Split Over 'Tuvix,' Nearly 30 Years Later
Gizmodo,
In a few months, one of the most infamous episodes of Star Trek ever made will turn 28, a title that manages to whip Trekkies up into a frenzy worthy of a courtroom drama in just a single portmanteau: “Tuvix.” Perhaps one of the most stinging indictments of Voyager’s episodic nature, there’s good reasons it’s still so… Read more...
Failed Moon Mission Carrying Human Remains Will Slam Into Earth’s Atmosphere Today
The saga of Peregrine is coming to a tragic end, with the lunar lander scheduled for reentry through Earth’s atmosphere after failing to touch down on the Moon. Read more...
Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa
More than 75 million people use Alexa, but by Amazon’s standards, the service is a total failure. The problem is Alexa doesn’t make any money, and the service is a huge drain on company resources. Apparently, Amazon has a last-ditch plan to save its digital assistant by supercharging it with AI and charging you for… Read more...
Netflix suddenly cares about maintaining a curated library of notable old films
We’ve entered a strange new phase in the streaming wars today, one that suggests an actual sane human at the helm of one of the biggest streaming services rather than an emotionless machine that keeps insisting people like interchangeable action movies with one or two name-brand stars (like a Ryan Reynolds or… a… Read more...
Anti-Abortion Leaders Are Turning on Mike Johnson Because He’s Trying to Stop a Shutdown
Jezebel,
When Mike Johnson was elected House Speaker over two long months ago, anti-abortion hard-liners celebrated it as a win: Finally, here was a fellow extremist, who compared abortion to the Holocaust and even blamed abortion for school shootings, presiding over the House of Representatives. But according to a new… Read more...