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We’ve Always Been Worried About Distraction (So What’s The Crisis?)

There are awards for the year’s best films but not for its best TikTok videos. That’s too bad, since 2024 yielded several tiny masterpieces. From @yojairyjaimee, a flawless, minute-long re-creation of some bizarre 2009 stage patter by Kanye West (who now goes by Ye). From @accountwashackedwith50m, twelve seconds of chocolate-covered strawberries, filmed from the vantage […]

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CEO Of Music AI Company: Making Music The Traditional Way Sucks

The CEO of up-and-coming AI-powered music-making platform Suno has aired a few of his views on the tune-crafting process, and it’s safe to say that musicians aren’t happy. Suno makes it child’s play to produce music that – to the untrained ear at least – could pass for… music. And while it’s very much in

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Is Netflix Deliberately Dumbing Down TV For The Internet Generation?

Be honest: how much attention do you pay when you watch TV? If you’re familiar with the ritual of half-watching a series or film – Netflix on in the background while you check out what your arch enemy has just posted on Instagram, say – it may surprise you to hear that Netflix doesn’t just

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Is The TikTok Battle A Chance To Reimagine How The Internet Works?

McCourt, who says that he has no interest in becoming TikTok’s C.E.O., is unique among the group of potential buyers. For starters, he has been steadfastly public, voicing his desire to purchase the app in print and televised interviews, including on “Fox & Friends,” reportedly Trump’s favorite show. He is also the only potential buyer

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The Director Claims His Movie About The Munich Olympics Isn’t Political

Despite early rumblings of Oscars buzz, Tim Fehlbaum’s Munich hostage crisis film September 5 likely hasn’t generated the pull necessary to put it into serious best-picture conversations. But it has managed to make an impact of its own: arousing sharp opinions, debate and at least one call for it to be pulled from theatres. The movie focuses on

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Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Who Choreographed Footloose And Brought Dance To A Wide Audience, Has Died At 78

The choreographer of exuberant musicals said, “My goal as a dancer and choreographer is to be understood. … Dance should not be a cerebral experience that the dancers have and the audiences watch. I want dancers to communicate something and have the audience receive the same thing.” – The New York Times Source link

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