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Dean Baquet talks about covering tweets as news, his decision to use the word “lie” in a headline about Trump and why he’s not worried about libel suits from the new president.
Sam stood out from the start. “Born on third base,” as he says, not because his family had money but because he considers intellect, not class, to be the new driver in society.
Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates won last year’s National Book Award for “Between the World and Me,” an exploration of being black in America. In the latest Atlantic Magazine cover story, he looks at the legacy of our first African-American president and the role
via Diane Rehm: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-12-22/ta-nehisi-coates-on-the-legacy-of-the-nations-first-black-president
Sam stood out from the start. “Born on third base,” as he says, not because his family had money but because he considers intellect, not class, to be the new driver in society.
I, Tonya: Directed by Craig Gillespie. With Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson. Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The Post: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk. A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country’s first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6294822/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Crashing: Created by Pete Holmes. With Pete Holmes, George Basil, Jamie Lee, Artie Lange. A New York comic is forced to make a new start for himself after his wife leaves him.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5037914/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Faces Places: Directed by JR, Agnès Varda. With Agnès Varda, JR, Jeannine Carpentier, Clemens Van Dungern. Director Agnes Varda and photographer/muralist J.R. journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5598102/?ref_=nv_sr_1
“Jamison has done an exceptional job curating this volume, selecting essayists who are diverse in ideas and experiences, and essays that …
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33413904-the-best-american-essays-2017?from_search=true
A rare court case exposes the all-too-common horror of online harassment.
via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/how-one-womans-digital-life-was-weaponized-against-her/
No idea is too daring for Nathan Fielder as he thinks outside the box to help small business owners make it in a competitive world.
via Comedy Central: http://www.cc.com/shows/nathan-for-you
What’s at stake when you marry for love?
via Harper’s Magazine : https://harpers.org/archive/2018/01/the-newlyweds/
Overflights, mapping fiber-optic networks, “strange activities.” Moscow’s West Coast spies were busy.
via Foreign Policy: http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/the-secret-history-of-the-russian-consulate-in-san-francisco-putin-trump-spies-moscow/
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what you do—your purchases, your pastimes, your mistakes.
via WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/age-of-social-credit/
Obey Giant: Directed by James Moll. With Pedro Alonzo, Mr. Brainwash, Robbie Conal, Laura Dawn. The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7179102/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Former Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich leveraged big deals and big-time basketball to build the university into a sports powerhouse, only to watch it burn amid charges of excess, exploitation and corruption.
Brad’s Status: Directed by Mike White. With Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer, Michael Sheen. A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life’s choices.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884230/?ref_=nv_sr_1
An Intercepted podcast bonus: James Risen’s full interview with Jeremy Scahill.
via The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/03/all-the-news-unfit-to-print-james-risen-on-his-battles-with-bush-obama-and-the-new-york-times/
Darkest Hour: Directed by Joe Wright. With Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James. In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4555426/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Murder on the Orient Express: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Paapa Essiedu, Yassine Zeroual, Asan N’Jie, Michael Rouse. When a murder occurs on the train on which he’s travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402236/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Dora played the game as only a natural can. Soul surfing— surfing for the sheer art and pleasure of it— was his church long before the term was coined, and his passion for worship was equaled only by his drive to create and sustain a lifestyle that gave him the liberty to live free to seek thrills, spontaneous adventure, waves, and wonder, wherever he could find them.
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via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3908142/
Dora played the game as only a natural can. Soul surfing— surfing for the sheer art and pleasure of it— was his church long before the term was coined, and his passion for worship was equaled only by his drive to create and sustain a lifestyle that gave him the liberty to live free to seek thrills, spontaneous adventure, waves, and wonder, wherever he could find them.
The Exception: Directed by David Leveaux. With Ella Holland, Jai Courtney, Karin Leclercq, Anton Lesser. A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of
via IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4721124/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Photographic graffiti via camera gun!
This guy can secretly project graffiti onto other people’s photos with his gun camera (or “image fulgurator”).