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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 1d

In @thetimes.com letters page today

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 4h

There it is!

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 19h

My next book will be a biography of Jack Nicholson, written as an epic story of the transformation of the movie industry and modern masculinity from the 1950s to the present, with Nicholson as the main character. The title: Leading Man.

New York Times bestselling author and film & TV critic at New York Magazine Matt Zoller Seitz's LEADING MAN, the definitive biography of Jack Nicholson, casting Nicholson as the complex main character in an era of American culture spanning six decades, while shining a light on the actor’s crucial role in shaping modern masculinity, both on and off the screen, based on new interviews and original reporting, to Amar Deol at Grand Central, in an exclusive submission, by Ethan Bassoff at WME.

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1d

I really don't know what to do about a situation where a plurality of the group that (rightly!) takes up most government spending thinks that it is unrepresented in politics.

Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 1d

Hollow laughter

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James Huntrods @jameshuntrods.bsky.social · 1d

thank you Mr Musk, but we are doing just fine dismantling it ourselves

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 1d

Man of the people, right?

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Will Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, and it turns out the guy with the umbrella is definitely a new breed of activist

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 1d

I think the charade boat already sailed after Kissinger won it

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 1d

screenshot from The Insider - Russell Crowe's Jeffrey Wigand seen from behind in a white collared shirt and gray wig, standing slightly off-center (on the right side of the frame) in his dark hotel room. caption for Pacino's Lowell Bergman (in voiceover) reads, "I'm running out of heroes, man"

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

"That's the point – the smudge, the rough line, the hesitation - that's what makes my work come alive." - Jim Lee talking about why DC will never use AI storytelling. "AI doesn't dream, feel or make art, it aggregates it."

@jimlee.bsky.social speaking very passionately at Retailer Day. #nycc

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 1d

www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

Robert Redford Knew That Winning Corrupts

His decades of work explored one theme over and over: the hollowness of the easy victory.

www.theatlantic.com

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 2d

Carmela soprano in the “some pulp” scene: but you like small beers

Tony soprano pointing to a can of Modelo instead of a carton of orange juice: I like a few small beers

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Ellis Rosen @ellisjrosen.bsky.social · 1d

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Spooky Ana 🤘👩🏻‍🎨 @anageorge.art · 2d

Every so often I come across this in my camera roll again and I immediately post it

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 1d

screw it I'm retweeting praise

Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Really really good one this week, kids.

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 1d

Banged newsletter out a couple of hours early because I'm busy all afternoon and don't want to be overtaken by Events.

This week: the Tories are dying, and it’s less fun than I’d imagined? Also: a new way of mapping urban UK; and some anti-car propaganda from the Walt Disney Corporation.

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Andrew R @excelpope.net · 1d

See yer da’s got a new car.

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, in case you missed it, some wondering from me about whether Kemi Badenoch has ever actually read Terry Pratchett

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Has Kemi Badenoch actually read Terry Pratchett?

She claims he’s her favourite author, but his books have a few lessons for her

www.newstatesman.com

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 1d

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 2d

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 1d

you want to celebrate British culture but you also call English a 'rip off' degree. for goodness sake. nothing these people say is credible.

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 1d

The difference between this and when the housing bubble burst is that afterwards, houses you could live in and use as houses actually existed.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d

I just think, both at an intellectual level (it means you oppose ID cards and then announce measures that require them) and at a 'how politician should present themselves for votes', that Badenoch just viscerally and indiscriminately hates Labour is a bit of a problem.

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