Errol Morris Interviewed about AI in Documentaries
[morris] Errol Morris on whether you should be afraid of generative AI in documentaries… Errol Morris interviewed. ‘Film isn’t reality, no matter how it’s shot. You could follow some strict set of...
View Article10 Cartoon Characters Becoming Public Domain Between 2024 and 2034
[comics] 10 major cartoon characters entering the public domain between 2024 and 2034 … ‘Popeye the Sailor (2025) – Popeye first appeared in the “Thimble Theatre” newspaper comic strip in 1929. He soon...
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GANksy – A.I. street artist
[ai] GANksy — A.I. street artist … ‘We trained a StyleGAN2 neural network using the portfolio of a certain street artist to create GANksy, a twisted visual genius whose work reflects our unsettled times.’
View ArticleThe Surprising Reason Why Some People Live So Long
[life] The surprising data behind supercentenarians … Tim Harford sugggests a surprising reason why some people live so long. ‘In the US, Newman finds that the outstanding predictor of longevity is...
View ArticleThe Scale of Life – Everyday Life in Real Time
[life] The Scale of Life … Fascinating real-time statistics about what is happening right now all over the world. ‘Year to date, Number of Hours Worked: 5,224,497,264,667’ [via Andrew Ducker]
View ArticleThe Unwelcome Rise of the AI Cookbook
[food] ‘One of the most disgusting meals I’ve ever eaten’: AI recipes tested… A look at the unwelcome rise of the AI Cookbook. ‘I have an even better time with Teresa’s The Ultimate Anti-Inflammatory...
View ArticleUzumaki Teaser
[movies] Uzumaki Teaser … Adultswim’s animated version of Junji Ito’s horror manga arriving late September.
View ArticleWally Wood’s Official Shit List
[comics] Wallace Wood’s Official Shit List … File under Ancient Comics Gossip. ‘Rick Stoner, who visited Wood’s home in Derby, Connecticut, on the 14th and 15th of April 1978 then went with him to...
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Dinosaur’s Pen – A Collection of Retro-Technology Images
[tech] Dinosaur’s Pen … A nostalgic collection of old technology images.
View ArticleStephen King – What He’s Learned.
[books] What I’ve Learned: Stephen King … Some life lessons from Stephen King. ‘When I have a good idea, I just know. It’s like if you have a bunch of cut-glass goblets set up and you’re hitting them...
View ArticleOrson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich Discuss Comics
[comics] The Funnies Have Gone Down, Down, Down … Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich discuss comics.BOGDANOVICH: Is there a– I was gonna ask you that– do you think there’s an interesting parallel...
View ArticleDouglas Adams’ Creative Struggles
[books] The Later Years of Douglas Adams … A look back at Douglas Adams creative struggles later in his career. ‘This time he had to be locked into a room with not only a handler from his publisher but...
View ArticleA Lunch with Adrian Edmondson…
[tv] A Lunch with Adrian Edmondson … ‘That understanding is really the triumph of Edmondson’s own career. He had some demons to overcome – including intrusive suicidal thoughts, which he was surprised...
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Recreating Rik's Badges
[tv] Recreating The People’s Poet Badges … Faboulous project to recreate the badges worn by Rik in the Young Ones. ‘So I began my research. I first researched screenshots, episodes, official...
View ArticleThe Pac-Stance
[pac-man] Pac-Man: The Untold Story of How We Really Played The Game … A deep dive into the Pac-Stance – the way people stood playing Pac-Man in an arcade. ‘Human beings leave physical impressions upon...
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