jake pitre
@jakeadampitre.bsky.social
a very sensitive piece of horse flesh. technically a doctor (of film studies). http://unwantedutopias.substack.com. http://boxd.it/20r7.
wrote for @typebarmagazine.bsky.social about Pulse & Demonlover as the best films about the internet as a network of depersonalization www.typebarmagazine.com/pulse-demonl...
Pulse, Demonlover, and Meanings of the Internet
Two films clairvoyant in their skepticism of the internet.
www.typebarmagazine.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
wrote for @typebarmagazine.bsky.social about Pulse & Demonlover as the best films about the internet as a network of depersonalization www.typebarmagazine.com/pulse-demonl...
one year since David Lynch's passing. commemorating by seeing Part 8 "Gotta Light?" on the big screen tonight <3
January 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
one year since David Lynch's passing. commemorating by seeing Part 8 "Gotta Light?" on the big screen tonight <3
when i reply to my gf "hi hungry i'm jake"
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 AM
when i reply to my gf "hi hungry i'm jake"
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Sandra Bullock's cyber thriller was years ahead of its time.
The '90s San Francisco cyber thriller that predicted online pizza orders
Sandra Bullock's cyber thriller was years ahead of its time.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Sandra Bullock's cyber thriller was years ahead of its time.
i interviewed a bunch of the tech whizzes behind The Net (1995) for @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
The '90s San Francisco cyber thriller that predicted online pizza orders
Sandra Bullock's cyber thriller was years ahead of its time.
www.sfgate.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
i interviewed a bunch of the tech whizzes behind The Net (1995) for @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
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In the age of meme-slop and digital newsrooms shuttering, are mainstream newsrooms equipped to cover the internet? @jakeadampitre.bsky.social asked @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, and @samleecole.bsky.social to weigh in:
Do newsrooms need a memeologist?
In the age of meme-slop and digital newsrooms shuttering, internet culture reporters say mainstream media is ill-equipped to cover not just trends, but a radicalization that doesn't look how it used…
objectivejournalism.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
In the age of meme-slop and digital newsrooms shuttering, are mainstream newsrooms equipped to cover the internet? @jakeadampitre.bsky.social asked @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, and @samleecole.bsky.social to weigh in:
wrote about why the media is still so bad at covering internet culture & the lack of resources available to fix it, for @objectivejournos.bsky.social objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/do-n...
Do newsrooms need a memeologist?
In the age of meme-slop and digital newsrooms shuttering, internet culture reporters say mainstream media is ill-equipped to cover not just trends, but a radicalization that doesn't look how it used t...
objectivejournalism.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
wrote about why the media is still so bad at covering internet culture & the lack of resources available to fix it, for @objectivejournos.bsky.social objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/do-n...
recommended reading: Randy Martin, Knowledge LTD: Toward a Social Logic of the Derivative (2014)
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
recommended reading: Randy Martin, Knowledge LTD: Toward a Social Logic of the Derivative (2014)
this one has been cooking for a while: for @jstordaily.bsky.social i wrote about early futurists & how they helped bring us to the way "the future" is wielded today by Silicon Valley and others daily.jstor.org/the-first-fu...
The First Futurists and the World They Built - JSTOR Daily
From Saint-Simon to Silicon Valley, the urge to forecast the future has always masked a struggle over who gets to define it.
daily.jstor.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this one has been cooking for a while: for @jstordaily.bsky.social i wrote about early futurists & how they helped bring us to the way "the future" is wielded today by Silicon Valley and others daily.jstor.org/the-first-fu...
wrote about Canada's proposed age verification law which is a very bad idea! www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s age-verification bill for porn is a slippery slope to a restrictive internet
While its intentions are good, the proposed bill is riddled with problems and should not be passed
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
wrote about Canada's proposed age verification law which is a very bad idea! www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
for @artukdotorg.bsky.social i wrote about Norman McLaren's drawings, prints, and paintings & how they sit alongside his animation work artuk.org/discover/sto...
Drawing movement: Norman McLaren's experiments in animation
Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK, featuring over 700,000 artworks by over 60,000 artists.
artuk.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
for @artukdotorg.bsky.social i wrote about Norman McLaren's drawings, prints, and paintings & how they sit alongside his animation work artuk.org/discover/sto...
wrote about Canada's first queer film, Winter Kept Us Warm www.inthemoodmagazine.com/issue-14/win...
A Revolution Can Be Small and Tender: Winter Kept Us Warm by Jake Pitre — In The Mood Magazine
In 1965, 22-year-old David Secter, a student at the University of Toronto, directed what is now known as English Canada’s first feature film to deal with queer themes: Winter Kept Us Warm.
www.inthemoodmagazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
wrote about Canada's first queer film, Winter Kept Us Warm www.inthemoodmagazine.com/issue-14/win...
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David and Larry Ellisons’ sloptastic vision for Hollywood is coming into focus:
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
David and Larry Ellisons’ sloptastic vision for Hollywood is coming into focus:
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
“Paramount has reportedly signed a $200M+ multiyear deal for Higgsfield AI to use mass-use Popcorn AI model that ingests dailies and script notes, then outputs regional cuts: new leads, alternate jokes, revised endings”
hosting trivia tonight and making everyone listen to Dragula
October 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
hosting trivia tonight and making everyone listen to Dragula
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NEW: Trump’s tariffs & threats to make Canada “the 51st state” have sparked boycotts of U.S. products & may have even swung Canada’s April election. But anti-American fervor has a long, colorful history in Canada, writes @jakeadampitre.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/anti-...
newlinesmag.com/essays/anti-...
Anti-Americanism in Canada Is Nothing New — It’s a Tradition
Trump’s tariffs and threats have sparked boycotts and motivated voters north of the border, but Canadians’ desire to distance themselves from the US has deep roots
newlinesmag.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
NEW: Trump’s tariffs & threats to make Canada “the 51st state” have sparked boycotts of U.S. products & may have even swung Canada’s April election. But anti-American fervor has a long, colorful history in Canada, writes @jakeadampitre.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/anti-...
newlinesmag.com/essays/anti-...
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“If an LLM recommends a pesticide that ends up killing an entire crop, it’s hard to know who’s to blame.”
Offrange writer @jakeadampitre.bsky.social looks into the promise and peril of farmers embracing AI:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Offrange writer @jakeadampitre.bsky.social looks into the promise and peril of farmers embracing AI:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
A Cautious Embrace of LLMs - Offrange
Like virtually every industry, farmers are feeling pressure to integrate AI into their everyday workflows. But even early adopters remain wary.
ambrook.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“If an LLM recommends a pesticide that ends up killing an entire crop, it’s hard to know who’s to blame.”
Offrange writer @jakeadampitre.bsky.social looks into the promise and peril of farmers embracing AI:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
Offrange writer @jakeadampitre.bsky.social looks into the promise and peril of farmers embracing AI:
ambrook.com/offrange/tec...
i wrote about our greatest living documentarian and run down his best films about cities and what it means to manage them
Frederick Wiseman: Cinema’s Greatest Chronicler of the City
Frederick Wiseman: Cinema’s Greatest Chronicler of the City
For over 60 years the legendary documentarian has quietly chronicled the urban American experience. The result is a subtle, stubborn celebration of the unsung hero of civic life: process.
dlvr.it
July 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
i wrote about our greatest living documentarian and run down his best films about cities and what it means to manage them
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“10 years ago, Quebecers could easily find a place to live without spending more than 25% of their income on rent. Today, someone making minimum wage in Montreal would be lucky to spend 50%. Our rent-to-income ratio has gotten shamefully out of control.”
When will landlords and speculators answer for their role in the housing and affordability crisis?
When will landlords and speculators answer for their role in the housing and affordability crisis in Montreal and elsewhere?
cultmtl.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“10 years ago, Quebecers could easily find a place to live without spending more than 25% of their income on rent. Today, someone making minimum wage in Montreal would be lucky to spend 50%. Our rent-to-income ratio has gotten shamefully out of control.”
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Read our latest feature from @jakeadampitre.bsky.social. www.hnn.us/article/war-...
War Stories Without the History
Films about the Iraq War prize “truth-telling,” but don’t offer many insights about the war itself.
www.hnn.us
July 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Read our latest feature from @jakeadampitre.bsky.social. www.hnn.us/article/war-...
celebrate canada day by reading my new piece on how Iraq war films, like Warfare, fetishize "authenticity" but leave aside history www.hnn.us/article/war-...
War Stories Without the History
Films about the Iraq War prize “truth-telling,” but don’t offer many insights about the war itself.
www.hnn.us
July 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
celebrate canada day by reading my new piece on how Iraq war films, like Warfare, fetishize "authenticity" but leave aside history www.hnn.us/article/war-...
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wrote for @fastcompany.com about the AI boosters in Hollywood & the rifts the technology is creating in the industry, including for unions www.fastcompany.com/91360193/is-...
Is this Hollywood’s moment of AI reckoning?
As studios, stars, and startups race to harness GenAI, a rift is forming within the industry. Some see opportunity; others see existential threat.
www.fastcompany.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
wrote for @fastcompany.com about the AI boosters in Hollywood & the rifts the technology is creating in the industry, including for unions www.fastcompany.com/91360193/is-...
wrote for @fastcompany.com about the AI boosters in Hollywood & the rifts the technology is creating in the industry, including for unions www.fastcompany.com/91360193/is-...
Is this Hollywood’s moment of AI reckoning?
As studios, stars, and startups race to harness GenAI, a rift is forming within the industry. Some see opportunity; others see existential threat.
www.fastcompany.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
wrote for @fastcompany.com about the AI boosters in Hollywood & the rifts the technology is creating in the industry, including for unions www.fastcompany.com/91360193/is-...
wrote about how disappointing Canada’s first AI minister already is www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Is Canada’s AI Minister just an industry spokesman now?
Evan Solomon appears to be focused on touting the importance of the AI industry, instead of imposing safeguards on this technology before it’s too late
www.theglobeandmail.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
wrote about how disappointing Canada’s first AI minister already is www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
i wrote this!
What are Canada’s governing Liberals going to do about AI?
What are Canada’s governing Liberals going to do about AI?
Although Prime Minister Carney has appointed Evan Solomon as AI minister, what the Liberals actually plan do with AI is unclear and some proposals are risky.
theconversation.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
i wrote this!
Tech For Us? my latest newsletter open.substack.com/pub/unwanted...
Tech For Us?
Possibly, maybe
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Tech For Us? my latest newsletter open.substack.com/pub/unwanted...