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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 7h

Heaven knows it’s mandatory now

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J Hoberman @jhoberman.bsky.social · 1d

Ken Jacobs (1933-2025)

A great artist, a wonderful teacher, & speaking personally, a close friend for over 50 years. Linking to a piece I wrote to mark his 80th birthday.

www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/m...

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 17h

I wrote about the movie that finally figured out the right reason to use generative A.I. in documentary film: it's the only thing that looks as bad as the world feels.

A New Movie About George Orwell and 1984 Has a Unique Way of Telling Its Story. It May Haunt You.

Orwell: 2+2=5 takes on the Orwellian quality of A.I.—and uses the technology to do it.

slate.com

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 9h

I think the bar for playing a Super Bowl halftime is having two songs

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

Mike Johnson isn't happy that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl: It sounds like he's not someone who appeals to a broader audience. There's so many eyes on it. A lot of young, impressionable children. In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 15h

you look like you're in the middle of a big bike race

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 16h

also pretty great that a 72-year-old is totally smoking filmmakers half his age on making provocative and ethical use of an emerging tech

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 17h

truly an amazing joke that Raoul Peck reprises his crappy AI pop song—the one about how AI will make your life better and safer—over the closing credits like it’s a Diane Warren ballad they crammed in to snag another Oscar nomination

Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 17h

I wrote about the movie that finally figured out the right reason to use generative A.I. in documentary film: it's the only thing that looks as bad as the world feels.

A New Movie About George Orwell and 1984 Has a Unique Way of Telling Its Story. It May Haunt You.

Orwell: 2+2=5 takes on the Orwellian quality of A.I.—and uses the technology to do it.

slate.com

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 17h

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years.

Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
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ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

YouTube video by Vanity Fair

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 17h

I wrote about the movie that finally figured out the right reason to use generative A.I. in documentary film: it's the only thing that looks as bad as the world feels.

A New Movie About George Orwell and 1984 Has a Unique Way of Telling Its Story. It May Haunt You.

Orwell: 2+2=5 takes on the Orwellian quality of A.I.—and uses the technology to do it.

slate.com

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 18h

hi, it's me, the one person who likes when publications replace a lead photo of their profile subject with a weird video loop that looks like when they introduce the Packers' starting lineup

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Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 19h

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

www.newyorker.com

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 19h

I wrote about two Israeli Oct. 7 series, and whether it's possible for works on this subject at this moment to be, as their makers have been saying, "not political." [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/a...

Two Oct. 7 Series Show the Power, and Limits, of Memory

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 19h

considering it was in the same theater 48 hours earlier I have to imagine there has been a lot of riffing on this

Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 19h

Stephen and Timothy Quay's solo projects are going to be wild

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 19h

fuller thoughts on Marty Supreme will wait for a while, but thinking about splits in fraternal filmmaking duos, the good news is that, unlike with the Coens, Josh and Benny have both made what feel like Safdie Brothers movies

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 20h

to the point of 3), these are quite literally rookie numbers

Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 1d

The funniest part of this to me is Ellison including the 1.5 million readers bit. Like...that's not that many! We had 1.1 million users visit Philly Mag's website last month and I'm not eagerly anticipating an offer to take over a major broadcast news agency.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 21h

one side effect of the echo chamber the right wing inhabits is that they forget how to talk to anyone else

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 21h

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 21h

I am speaking as someone who has only been reporter-adjacent, but my sense is: breaking news, obviously, speaking truth to etc, telling people’s stories, and restoring trust is definitely on point. But “there’s gonna be a smoking crater where 30 Rock used to be” has not been on the list.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 21h

Obviously this is for Weiss’ bosses as much as her direct reports, but I don’t think the drive to “win” is what gets journalists out of bed in the morning

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 21h

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 21h

Calder mostly because of this (I will talk about Will Shortz pretty much anytime)

Calder Gardens | Art and Nature in Philadelphia

Explore the Alexander Calder's artworks in a spectacular garden setting. Discover an oasis for introspection and connection.

caldergardens.org

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 21h

it took a minute for them to get to that part too philamuseum.org/collection/o...

The Large Bathers

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)

philamuseum.org

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 21h

I did not. But I got an impassioned spiel about how two of the three versions of the most important painting in modern art are on the Ben Franklin Parkway

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