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Apple TV+ is free worldwide Jan 3–5

Thu, Jan 02, 2025
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Get ready to spend the weekend bingeing some great films and series.

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the mystery of the missing Disqus comments is almost solved!

Thu, Jan 11, 2024
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I continue to work with Disqus to resolve a few lingering issues and will update you asap.

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today is the 22nd anniversary of Flick Filosopher

Sun, Sep 08, 2019
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On this day in 1997, I launched Flick Filosopher. Not many movie sites that were online in 1997 are still around. But me, like a fool? Still here.

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curated: fundie Christians demand Netflix cancel Amazon Prime’s Good Omens

Thu, Jun 20, 2019
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One might wonder why God has seen fit that his most devout followers are often not blessed with an abundance of brains.

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curated: it’s not only *digital* journalism that the free market kills…

Mon, Feb 04, 2019
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We’ve known for decades that for-profit capitalism and public-serving journalism are incompatible.

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curated: YouTube bans videos showing dangerous pranks and stunts

Thu, Jan 17, 2019
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So what’s YouTube gonna do about racist and misogynist videos?

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I am no longer using Facebook to promote my work; here are some alternatives for following me

Thu, Dec 20, 2018
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I apologize for any annoyance or inconvenience this may cause. Though you probably hadn’t been seeing my posts in your feed anyway.

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Google+ is shutting down…

Tue, Oct 09, 2018
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But you have plenty of other options for following me on social media…

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2018 Webby Award winners (which I help pick)

Wed, Apr 25, 2018
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A brief rundown of some of the film- and TV-related winners…

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curated: the implosion of Channel Awesome

Mon, Apr 02, 2018
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Reader Jurgan notified me about the scandal currently unfolding regarding Channel Awesome, an online media company that hosts video shows revolving around stuff of geek interest…

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