Upgrade: Directed by Leigh Whannell. With Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden. Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6499752/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Thoroughbreds: Directed by Cory Finley. With Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks. Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to s
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5649108/?ref_=nv_sr_1
The most ignorant man in America knows that Donald Trump is president — but that’s about it. Living a liberal fantasy is complicated.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/style/the-man-who-knew-too-little.html
How a senseless double murder in Florida exposed the rise of an organized fascist youth movement in the United States
via Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/all-american-nazis-fascist-youth-united-states-w519651
Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/07/the-spy-who-came-home
For years, inventive companies like The Onion and Funny or Die capitalized on a culture that just wanted to laugh online. But after massive disruptions in digital advertising and on social media platforms, those companies find themselves imperiled. Did th
via The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/26/17157020/online-comedy-the-onion-funny-or-die-digital-media
It was more than five years ago when Lance Armstrong went on Oprah, looked her in the eye, and admitted to the world that his iconic comeback story was fueled by the most comprehensive doping regimen in cycling history. The seven-time Tour de France winne
via Deadspin: https://deadspin.com/the-ridiculous-saga-of-lance-armstrong-the-cheater-who-1802288537
Friends, associates and critics reveal the truly American story of Donald Trump, the brash businessman who defied the odds to become U.S. president.
Link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80206395
Hear the Fresh Air program for February 6, 2018
In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what side you’re on. Stories about people who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences, including a very conservative Republican from Louisiana who’s lambasted for being too liberal.
Annihilation: Directed by Alex Garland. With Natalie Portman, Benedict Wong, Sonoya Mizuno, David Gyasi. A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply.
via IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/?ref_=nv_sr_1
He’s plunged back into the land of the non-living, where he is told by a familiar face that he must sing karaoke to get back home, which he hesitantly does.
People who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences.
via This American Life: https://thisamericanlife.org/637/words-you-cant-say
In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what side you’re on. Stories about people who say the “wrong” thing and suffer the consequences, including a very conservative Republican from Louisiana who’s lambasted for being too liberal.
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/
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.
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
2h | Unrated
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.
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.
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”).
Meitu’s apps are changing what it means to be beautiful in the most populous country on earth.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/18/chinas-selfie-obsession
Photographic graffiti via camera gun!
This guy can secretly project graffiti onto other people’s photos with his gun camera (or “image fulgurator”).