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becca laurie @imbeccable.bsky.social · Mar 24
In 2004, to promote “Napoleon Dynamite,” Fox Searchlight screened the movie for free hundreds of times, built a social network from scratch, and gave away thousands of Vote for Pedro T-shirts. 21 years later, I spoke to the people behind the campaign: www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025...
How ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ rewrote the indie movie marketing playbook
In the summer of 2004, Fox Searchlight found an audience for the film by building a social network from scratch and screening the movie for free—hundreds of times.
www.marketingbrew.com
imbeccable.bsky.social
hyphens are important ❤️
an ad for “owning manhattan” that reads, “we have a square foot fetish”
December 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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wrote about (eyes go black) SIX SSSEEEEVVVEEEENNNNNNNN www.theringer.com/2025/12/16/p...
The Year “6 7” Ate Parents’ Minds
The most obnoxiously catchy phrase of the year means … nothing, which is probably why it took over everything in 2025
www.theringer.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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miasato.bsky.social
New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.

I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Confessions of the influenced
Behind every influencer is an army of the people mired in debt and mass-produced clutter.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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miasato.bsky.social
Oh it somehow got even more boring than the beige from last year www.theverge.com/24316196/pan...
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
imbeccable.bsky.social
i’ve been trying to remember the name of this gingerbread-flavored ice cream sandwich brand for like 30 years and it just… came to me. i can still taste them, they were so good…
a box of gingerbread-flavored ice cream sandwiches called chilly bears
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
where is the plane www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume over 11 years after plane went missing
The country’s transport ministry said the search would resume on 30 December and confirmed that US robotic company Ocean Infinity would take part
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
i can’t believe he was shamed out of continuing the bamboo metaphor
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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knguyen.bsky.social
If reading about college students using AI to cheat made you feel crazy, wait till you hear about where they get their news
Why college students prefer News Daddy over The New York Times
Zoomers get all their news from TikTok — and refuse to go elsewhere
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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elongreen.bsky.social
Hmm @katiebakes.bsky.social wrote the best piece I’ve read all year www.theringer.com/2025/11/18/p...
May I Explain the “May I Meet You?” Meme?
Bill Ackman thinks the cure to male loneliness is asking women these four magic words. Allow me to explain.
www.theringer.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
the post should’ve been titled “bamboozled” but other than that, no notes ❤️
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
“longshot presidential candidate” is a hell of a type
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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minakimes.bsky.social
Credit where credits due: ol boy really delivered here lmao
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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miasato.bsky.social
i need a food writer to go undercover at the rich person grocery store, meadow lane, that is apparently serving raw chicken tenders www.vogue.com/article/we-v...
We Visited Tribeca’s Most Anticipated Gourmet Grocery Store, Meadow Lane—Here’s What You Need to Know
Two Gen Z Vogue editors make a beeline for New york’s buzziest new grocery store—and share their thoughts.
www.vogue.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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yaronweitzman.bsky.social
I LOVE reading @jamesherbert.bsky.social when he writes about a young player that excites him.

This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:

www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been 'better than we could have hoped'
The 20-year-old guard, picked No. 3 in the draft, is already doing it all in Philly
www.cbssports.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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brianphillips.bsky.social
what if the last sentence to run through my brain as I depart this life is "she loved his eyes, blue as the flame"
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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alexshephard.bsky.social
everyone is acting like Epstein was uniquely illiterate when that is how 99 percent of rich guys over 70 email and text
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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neorsd.org
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
large 20-foot tall concrete lined sewer tunnel. in the distance three people stand with head lamps on their hard hats, looking toward the camera as they stand in ankle-deep water.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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lukeknox.me
everyone living around light pollution and clouds right now:
SHUT UP ABOUT THE SHUT UP ABOUT THE SKY SKY!
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
had a spiritual experience this afternoon
virginia license plate: SK8B0I
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
why did the nba post a video where you can’t see anything
nba.com NBA @nba.com · Nov 11
CLUTCH THREE AT THE BUZZER TO FORCE OT!!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
what a night
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
imbeccable.bsky.social
heard simple plan and avril at dinner go jays
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
imbeccable.bsky.social
i am a single-issue voter and my single issue is that special voting stickers are really important
imbeccable.bsky.social becca laurie @imbeccable.bsky.social · Oct 31
we did it :’)
a hand holding two stickers: halloween voter 2025 and brooklyn votes early
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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miasato.bsky.social
Ok the Halloween voter stickers ARE really cute
Halloween themed I voted sticker with a pigeon in a witch hat holding a jack o lantern basket
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM