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becca laurie
@imbeccable.bsky.social
· Mar 24
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
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...
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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
everyone is acting like Epstein was uniquely illiterate when that is how 99 percent of rich guys over 70 email and text
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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everyone living around light pollution and clouds right now:
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
everyone living around light pollution and clouds right now:
had a spiritual experience this afternoon
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
had a spiritual experience this afternoon
why did the nba post a video where you can’t see anything
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
why did the nba post a video where you can’t see anything
heard simple plan and avril at dinner go jays
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
heard simple plan and avril at dinner go jays
i am a single-issue voter and my single issue is that special voting stickers are really important
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
i am a single-issue voter and my single issue is that special voting stickers are really important
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Ok the Halloween voter stickers ARE really cute
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ok the Halloween voter stickers ARE really cute
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So happy for them, this is where I tried the worst burrito of my life, I think there was still some wax paper in there ny.eater.com/local-legend...
After More Than 40 Years, Caliente Cab Co. Can Still Sell 1,000 Margaritas a Day
The Greenwich Village answer to Señor Frog’s keeps the party going
ny.eater.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
So happy for them, this is where I tried the worst burrito of my life, I think there was still some wax paper in there ny.eater.com/local-legend...
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Reunited and it feels Zo good: Ex-Lakers Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. want to take the Cavs to the next level www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lon...
How a pair of reunited Lakers teammates are pushing Cavs to take next step
The Cavs are counting on a pair of former teammates to supercharge their second unit
www.cbssports.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Reunited and it feels Zo good: Ex-Lakers Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. want to take the Cavs to the next level www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lon...
if only this stadium had a hotel built into the side that the players could stay in after the game…
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
if only this stadium had a hotel built into the side that the players could stay in after the game…
attention nyc voters: we’re getting another halloween voting sticker this year!! (yes i framed mine from last year…)
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
attention nyc voters: we’re getting another halloween voting sticker this year!! (yes i framed mine from last year…)
damon jones is going to have one of the best wikipedia entries of all time… the j.r. smith soup throwing incident AND an arrest for sports gambling and illegal poker. incredible range
October 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
damon jones is going to have one of the best wikipedia entries of all time… the j.r. smith soup throwing incident AND an arrest for sports gambling and illegal poker. incredible range
it’s super fun that a store could charge anywhere from like $5 to $15 for a two-pack of toothpaste and i would be like “yeah, that seems right.” inflation, tariffs, and general price instability have totally killed my sense of how much things are actually supposed to cost anymore
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
it’s super fun that a store could charge anywhere from like $5 to $15 for a two-pack of toothpaste and i would be like “yeah, that seems right.” inflation, tariffs, and general price instability have totally killed my sense of how much things are actually supposed to cost anymore
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This was an awesome experience because people did not band together in an inspiring display of solidarity they mostly made jokes and acted annoying
I can't count how many times I've been in a train that stalled out between stations—but I can say with confidence that Sunday night was the first time I've ever had to hop on a "rescue train" with 230 other cranky straphangers.
My 4 Train Broke in Half
One of my fellow passengers was right: "You can't make this shit up."
hellgatenyc.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This was an awesome experience because people did not band together in an inspiring display of solidarity they mostly made jokes and acted annoying
light work www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
light work www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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They're calling it the longest day in WNBA history
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
They're calling it the longest day in WNBA history
grateful that the government shutdown didn’t happen before the conclusion of fat bear week
October 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
grateful that the government shutdown didn’t happen before the conclusion of fat bear week
sigh
It's official: NYC bus and subway fares are rising to $3 next year, along with a number of other increases to transit fares and tolls. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/n...
It Will Soon Cost More to Ride the Subway and Bus in New York
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
sigh
category is: my most-used eric adams photos
September 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
category is: my most-used eric adams photos
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September 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
an underrated eric adams moment imo: trying to make heart hands with the nypd robot
September 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
an underrated eric adams moment imo: trying to make heart hands with the nypd robot
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nobody was doing it like him www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
Mayor says New York is world’s greatest city because any day could be a new 9/11
Eric Adams says city is a place where New Yorkers could ‘wake up’ to a terrorist attack in unusual interview comments
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
nobody was doing it like him www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...