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Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Mon, Apr 03, 2017
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A gripping précis of what Edward Snowden learned at the CIA and NSA, why he went public, and why it matters. Entertaining yet also deeply unsettling.

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embedded Facebook posts suddenly not working

Thu, Jan 19, 2017
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Hopefully this will all be fixed soon.

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curated: Lois Lane on Facebook

Mon, Nov 28, 2016
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This is amazing.

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from Facebook: Facebook’s double standards for abusing women

Wed, Mar 02, 2016
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Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom documentary review: Occupy Kiev

Wed, Feb 17, 2016
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This is what a revolution in the 21st century looks like. Spoiler: The power of ridicule when Facebook journalists are watching is vast.

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Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts (88th Academy Awards) review

Fri, Jan 29, 2016
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“Day One” is a wartime drama the likes of which we have not seen before, with a marvelous Layla Alizada as an interpreter with U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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from Facebook: the Internet ad bloodbath begins today

Thu, Sep 17, 2015
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embedding some of my Facebook posts (an experiment)

Sat, Aug 08, 2015
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I used to do quite a bit of aggregating content from elsewhere here, but that can be a pain in the ass… [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Instagram (and Twitter) fun: public shaming of male-dominated movies

Mon, Jun 22, 2015
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I love this plan. I’m excited to be a part of it. Let’s do it! [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Unfriended movie review: the call is coming from inside Facebook!

Thu, Apr 30, 2015
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There’s little less compelling than a vague evil spirit with loosely defined powers doing random “scary” things as required by the script.

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