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• Dick Van Dyke Is Singing And Dancing In A New Coldplay Video, At 98

  08-12-2024 19:00 via vulture.com
  
  If there were ever an argument for dance (and a sense of humor) as a way to extend one’s life, well: Dick Van Dyke in a suit and tie, barefoot, dancing in his California backyard as he nears his 99th birthday, is it. – Vulture
  
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• Eric Rimmington obituary

  08-12-2024 18:55
  
  The end of the painting day for my husband, Eric Rimmington, who has died aged 98, was signalled by a descent from his first-floor studio to our ground-floor scullery.There he would wash his brushes with olive oil soap, which came in yellow blocks embossed with the word “Marseille” and which – like many objects he encountered in everyday life – might also serve their turn as subject in one of his paintings. Continue reading...
  
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• Wicked Is A Blockbuster Movie, Sure, But The Real Story Arrived In Front Of Other Cameras

  08-12-2024 18:30 via nytimes.com
  
  “Grande and Erivo have been praised for their performances onscreen, but they have also been performing in a parallel show, making viral magic on the press tour.” – The New York Times
  
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• The History Behind Denmark’s Oscar Entry Shows The Pressures Of 20th Century Life

  08-12-2024 18:00 via time.com
  
  “The co-writers were also interested in details about the world that produced someone like Dagmar. Copenhagen in the post-WWI years was crowded and people could easily disappear.” – Time
  
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• Good Thing Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers Were Recovered, So They Could Be Sold At Auction

  08-12-2024 17:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Wow, OK, these slippers better work as claimed: “The final bid of $28 million was the largest sum spent at an auction for a piece of entertainment memorabilia, the auction house said.” – The New York Times
  
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• Google Really, Really Doesn’t Want To Be Regulated Like A Bank

  08-12-2024 17:00 via theverge.com
  
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found a lot of issues around Google Pay – but “says its finding that Google should be supervised doesn’t mean the company is ‘guilty of wrongdoing.’” – The Verge
  
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• The ChatGPT Era Is Already Ending

  08-12-2024 16:30 via theatlantic.com
  
  Why? Because the reasoning era is here. The basic difference: “Language models learn a grammar, perhaps even something about the world, while reasoning models aim to use that grammar.” – The Atlantic
  
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• Notre Dame Reopens, Five And A Half Years After It Burned

  08-12-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  “Notre Dame was a monumental achievement ​in the 12th and 13th centuries. Its resurrection after the devastating fire that threatened to bring the entire edifice down, is a monumental achievement for the 21st.” – The Observer (UK)
  
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• Internet Fandom Ruled Culture This Year

  08-12-2024 15:30 via npr.org
  
  Consider The Amazing Digital Circus, which used to be a satirical indie web series – and is now, thanks to legions of fans churning out absolute mountains of content, a Netflix show. (Then there’s the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef.) – NPR
  
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• Science Fiction Writer Ted Chiang Wins Major Short Story Award

  08-12-2024 15:00 via apnews.com
  
  Chiang, author of the short story that was turned into the movie Arrival, is only the second SF writer to win the PEN/Malamud Award, a lifetime achievement award for short stories. – Associated Press
  
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• Miho Nakayama, J-Pop Teen Star Who Became A Serious Actor, Has Died At 54

  08-12-2024 14:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Nakayama was “a reigning J-pop star of the 1980s who broke through to become a critically acclaimed dramatic actress and gained international attention.” – The New York Times
  
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• How Tastemaker Week Tilts The Oscars

  08-12-2024 14:00 via vulture.com
  
  “The main beneficiaries this week are smaller films in dire need of the attention the tastemakers provide” – for instance, Drive My Car a couple of years ago. – Vulture
  
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• What’s Going To Happen To TikTok Now That An Appeals Court Has Supported A Ban?

  08-12-2024 13:30 via wired.com
  
  A lot depends on the incoming administration. “The TikTok ban could take effect as soon as one day before Trump is inaugurated next month. In reality, the app is most likely to survive a few more months.” – Wired
  
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• Why Is A Ten-Year-Old Movie Suddenly Hot Again?

  08-12-2024 13:00 via slate.com
  
  It’s because Interstellar was super good, right? Maybe, or maybe it’s because Christopher Nolan sure knows how to train his audiences to find, watch, and enjoy his movies (and then obsessively share about them online). – Slate
  
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