Kottke.org Posts and Links for Oct 8, 2024
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The Move is an entertaining short film in which a couple discovers a previously unnoticed feature of their new apartment. "There's always going to be something new and weird and different in life. This is part of the fun." [kottke.org]
A look at Mozilla's rebrand. "Mozilla's new logo is a flag symbol built from the Mozilla M that comes to life to reveal the company's iconic Tyrannosaurus Rex symbol and mascot, originally designed by Shepard Fairey." [itsnicethat.com]
The finalists of the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards competition have been announced, so if you need a laugh, here you go. [kottke.org]
From Kenji López-Alt, a list of potential red flags that he looks for when deciding to patronize restaurants. "I try to avoid spending my money at establishments where that money may end up in the hands of people who are abusive or exploitative." [patreon.com]
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, an investigation of fake objects. "Value is found through fakeness, not in spite of it, giving the fake object the potential to be even better than the real thing." [syllabusproject.org]
Out today from National Geographic is Infinite Cosmos, a book featuring the stunning results obtained by the JWST, humanity's biggest ever space telescope, a machine that allows us to peer deeper & clearer into the universe than ever before. [kottke.org]
Report: NBC is shelving Separated (Errol Morris' documentary on Trump's inhumane child separation policies) until after the election because they don't want to offend Trump — they hope he'll agree to another debate. (Maybe they bought it to shelve it?) [thewrap.com]
Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists (John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton). I'm a little confused why this qualifies for the physics prize? Applied physics I guess? [nytimes.com 🎁]
An exhibition of dozens of iconic photographic prints from the 20th century, along with the annotations on the reverse sides including "crop lines, grease pencil markings, date stamps of when the photograph was run, captions used by the newspaper..." [howardgreenberg.com]
The food documentary series Chef's Table returns with chefs & culinary experts from Italy, China, Cambodia, and the US who all work in the medium of the noodle. Here's the trailer. [kottke.org]
Tressie McMillan Cottom reflects on her profile of Sean Combs for Vanity Fair three years ago. "I've talked to some strange characters in my time, but this was in the top tier of strangeness." Great kicker too. [independent.co.uk]
An A.I. Model Helped Uncover 303 Previously Unseen Nazca Lines in Peru. "The A.I. model has been adept at detecting the smaller, relief-type renderings that mainly portray wild animals and are more difficult to find." [thisiscolossal.com]
Every Frame a Painting examines how writer/director Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot) balanced the verbal, dramatic, and situational ironies of his scripts with making it all work on the screen, emotionally and structurally. [kottke.org]
Spain & Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta is retiring from football at the age of 40. I always loved watching him play...one of the all-time greats. [sports.yahoo.com]
Private Snafu: The World War II Propaganda Cartoons Created by Dr. Seuss, Frank Capra & Mel Blanc. "[Private Snafu] was an adorable dolt who sounded like Bugs Bunny and looked a bit like Elmer Fudd." [openculture.com]
Errol Morris' new documentary Separated probes the family separation policies of the Trump administration. "Harm to children was part of the point [...] to use terror as a deterrent and effectively write every parent's worst fear into law." [kottke.org]
Lots of good links and reads in Jodi Ettenberg's Curious About Everything newsletter this month. [jodiettenberg.substack.com]
British Pathe has uploaded their entire 85,000 film archive to YouTube. An amazing resource. [kottke.org]
"We only learnt of our son's secret online life after he died at 20". When Mats Steen died of a muscle-wasting disorder that limited his mobility, his parents were astonished to learn of his stature in the World of Warcraft community. Great read. [thetimes.com]
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