Dan Bartlett
@dbartlett.bsky.social
Dean for the School of Animation & Motion @ SCAD.
Educator. Researcher. Tinkerer.
Bonsai, BBQ, and the persistent urge to sketch cinematic things.
Can finally afford Warhammer 40K.
Educator. Researcher. Tinkerer.
Bonsai, BBQ, and the persistent urge to sketch cinematic things.
Can finally afford Warhammer 40K.
My thoughts (and anxiety) about the Warner Bros. buyout - open.substack.com/pub/danbartl...
Thoughts on the Warner Bros. purchase
Netflix vs. Paramount in the race toward steaming dominance, and what it means for production and consumer trust.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My thoughts (and anxiety) about the Warner Bros. buyout - open.substack.com/pub/danbartl...
Can wait to paint these little fellas. Yes, I play Tau. Yes, that means exactly what you think it means…
#warhammer40k
#warhammer40k
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Can wait to paint these little fellas. Yes, I play Tau. Yes, that means exactly what you think it means…
#warhammer40k
#warhammer40k
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“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
— Bertrand Russell
— Bertrand Russell
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Some brilliant points here about illustration as a distinct art form, and its role in human storytelling. Love this!!
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
We do judge books by their covers. Illustrations spark young imaginations, solve problems, present information - and shape our world, says the children’s author on National Illustration Day
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Some brilliant points here about illustration as a distinct art form, and its role in human storytelling. Love this!!
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Anyone out there on #academicsky published findings on the impact of NotebookLM on higher ed? Feels like students are about to get their hands something powerful, and potentially dangerous.
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Anyone out there on #academicsky published findings on the impact of NotebookLM on higher ed? Feels like students are about to get their hands something powerful, and potentially dangerous.
In the often-overlooked 2016 album “California” by the band Blink-182 Travis Barker lays out the evidence the he may in fact be the world’s greatest living drummer. He makes a compelling case.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In the often-overlooked 2016 album “California” by the band Blink-182 Travis Barker lays out the evidence the he may in fact be the world’s greatest living drummer. He makes a compelling case.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
If we learn nothing else, at least we've learned that the center is where chins can be found...
The centre is giving way.
Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
Farage vs Polanski: the new duopoly?
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If we learn nothing else, at least we've learned that the center is where chins can be found...
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The Accountant (2016): a nuanced and entertaining thriller about a neurodivergent savant who’s traumatic upbringing molded him into a dangerous but deeply imperfect mob money-man.
The Accountant 2 (2025): Rain Man with machine guns.
The Accountant 2 (2025): Rain Man with machine guns.
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The Accountant (2016): a nuanced and entertaining thriller about a neurodivergent savant who’s traumatic upbringing molded him into a dangerous but deeply imperfect mob money-man.
The Accountant 2 (2025): Rain Man with machine guns.
The Accountant 2 (2025): Rain Man with machine guns.
Can someone explain to me why we’re angry at Games Workshop today?
What did I miss?
What did I miss?
October 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Can someone explain to me why we’re angry at Games Workshop today?
What did I miss?
What did I miss?
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feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*
I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?
How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.
October 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*
The most interesting thing about Tilly Norwood is that so far her creators have completely failed to keep her on-model across all the videos and images they’ve been pumping out.
Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.
Could 'the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman' be an AI avatar?
Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.
n.pr
October 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The most interesting thing about Tilly Norwood is that so far her creators have completely failed to keep her on-model across all the videos and images they’ve been pumping out.
Liz is out here asking the RIGHT QUESTIONS.
Something is off with this move by Ubisoft, and I doubt it’s going to be a move that favours the working conditions or job security of the thousands of artists, designers and developers at the studio.
Something is off with this move by Ubisoft, and I doubt it’s going to be a move that favours the working conditions or job security of the thousands of artists, designers and developers at the studio.
so what are the other 17,000 people at ubisoft gonna be up to
Eurogamer: Ubisoft and Tencent announce new subsidiary, Vantage Studios, to lead development for the Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six franchises
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-and-...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-and-...
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Liz is out here asking the RIGHT QUESTIONS.
Something is off with this move by Ubisoft, and I doubt it’s going to be a move that favours the working conditions or job security of the thousands of artists, designers and developers at the studio.
Something is off with this move by Ubisoft, and I doubt it’s going to be a move that favours the working conditions or job security of the thousands of artists, designers and developers at the studio.
100% this! Could not agree more.
Facebook et al has done to our parents exactly what they think “the internet” has done to us, and to the generation below us.
Facebook et al has done to our parents exactly what they think “the internet” has done to us, and to the generation below us.
We worry about Very Online Kids much more than their Very Online Parents, and I'm not sure that's wise
September 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
100% this! Could not agree more.
Facebook et al has done to our parents exactly what they think “the internet” has done to us, and to the generation below us.
Facebook et al has done to our parents exactly what they think “the internet” has done to us, and to the generation below us.
Oh, I think we’re about to learn (definitively) who understands the difference between causation, correlation, and coincidence.
September 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh, I think we’re about to learn (definitively) who understands the difference between causation, correlation, and coincidence.
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i understand that our attention is divided as a nation but i do need everyone to know that henry winkler is on a fishing trip
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
i understand that our attention is divided as a nation but i do need everyone to know that henry winkler is on a fishing trip
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Happy 40th anniversary to "Thundercats".
Opening animated by Masayuki (who was only 22 years old at the time).
Opening animated by Masayuki (who was only 22 years old at the time).
September 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Happy 40th anniversary to "Thundercats".
Opening animated by Masayuki (who was only 22 years old at the time).
Opening animated by Masayuki (who was only 22 years old at the time).
Drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future.
September 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future.
England has clearly lost it’s mind.
How did we get to the point where actual nazis feel empowered enough to be visible in public, let alone run a music festival!?!?
How did we get to the point where actual nazis feel empowered enough to be visible in public, let alone run a music festival!?!?
Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate
Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
England has clearly lost it’s mind.
How did we get to the point where actual nazis feel empowered enough to be visible in public, let alone run a music festival!?!?
How did we get to the point where actual nazis feel empowered enough to be visible in public, let alone run a music festival!?!?
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I bet for like a tenth of a second, this feels incredible
May 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I bet for like a tenth of a second, this feels incredible
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I don’t think Nintendo is perfect by any stretch, but they’re definitely masters at responding to the overall mood.
During the pandemic, we got a game about talking to your neighbors and giving them presents and nice letters.
Now, we get a giant ape just smashing the shit out of everything.
During the pandemic, we got a game about talking to your neighbors and giving them presents and nice letters.
Now, we get a giant ape just smashing the shit out of everything.
August 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I don’t think Nintendo is perfect by any stretch, but they’re definitely masters at responding to the overall mood.
During the pandemic, we got a game about talking to your neighbors and giving them presents and nice letters.
Now, we get a giant ape just smashing the shit out of everything.
During the pandemic, we got a game about talking to your neighbors and giving them presents and nice letters.
Now, we get a giant ape just smashing the shit out of everything.
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Here's a fact for you all.
Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK.
Not ONE.
This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit.
But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.
Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK.
Not ONE.
This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit.
But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Here's a fact for you all.
Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK.
Not ONE.
This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit.
But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.
Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK.
Not ONE.
This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit.
But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.
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Bungled it. Not surprised. All promises, no results.
August 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Bungled it. Not surprised. All promises, no results.