Seongyong Cho
@kaist455.bsky.social
A disastrously lazy postdoc gay dude from KAIST, S Korea.🏳️🌈 An unfathomably devious far-flung correspondent at http://rogerebert.com
Review blog: https://kaist455.com/
Review blog: https://kaist455.com/
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“Thank you for the sentence that has never been spoken before on earth,” Roger Ebert liked to say to sentences that had never been spoken before on earth spoken in his presence.
Jimmy Fallon Kills Planned Pasta Sauce Line With Pal Tommy Mottola as Epstein Friendship Is Revealed
Jimmy Fallon Kills Planned Pasta Sauce Line With Pal Tommy Mottola as Epstein Friendship Is Revealed
A planned collaboration between late night host Jimmy Fallon and powerful entertainment executive Tommy Mottola to launch a branded line of pasta sauces is now kaput as the entertainment mogul’s name is being discovered all over the Epstein Files, exposing his close relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender and trafficker.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:08 AM
“Thank you for the sentence that has never been spoken before on earth,” Roger Ebert liked to say to sentences that had never been spoken before on earth spoken in his presence.
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only gets richer and more relevant with every passing year youtu.be/ZTCtiADVAWs?...
February 14, 2026 at 3:05 AM
only gets richer and more relevant with every passing year youtu.be/ZTCtiADVAWs?...
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Today I learned that Brian Dennehy was originally supposed to play Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter, but Dennehy himself told Michael Mann "you need to talk to this guy Brian Cox."
February 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Today I learned that Brian Dennehy was originally supposed to play Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter, but Dennehy himself told Michael Mann "you need to talk to this guy Brian Cox."
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Cosign. Whenever a great critic writes about a great movie that had a powerful personal impact on them, the result is a piece worth reading.
A really fantastic and personal piece by @odienator.bsky.social about BOYZ N THE HOOD.
Praying for that fool: ‘Boyz N the Hood’ turns 35 - The Boston Globe
Globe film critic Odie Henderson reveals why he loves John Singleton’s Oscar-nominated masterpiece.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Cosign. Whenever a great critic writes about a great movie that had a powerful personal impact on them, the result is a piece worth reading.
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
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"I think camp counselors should save drowning children instead of having sex"
February 13, 2026 at 9:03 PM
"I think camp counselors should save drowning children instead of having sex"
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Big news for DOCUMENTARY NOW! fans: There's a coffee table book coming out in May, and I wrote the introduction! You can order signed (by me!) copies at the link below. Written by Seth Meyers + cast and crew. It runs 600 pages and includes the complete score to CO-OP. mzs.press/PRE-ORDER-SI...
PRE-ORDER SIGNED Documentary Now!: Fourth Edition (Revised and Expanded) Seth Meyers, Documentary Now!, with Matt Zoller Seitz (Intro)(Hardcover, NEW)
McSweeney's and Broadway Video present the official nearly-600-page comprehensive companion book to IFC's Documentary Now! , including new writing by Seth Meyers , a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-finalis...
mzs.press
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Big news for DOCUMENTARY NOW! fans: There's a coffee table book coming out in May, and I wrote the introduction! You can order signed (by me!) copies at the link below. Written by Seth Meyers + cast and crew. It runs 600 pages and includes the complete score to CO-OP. mzs.press/PRE-ORDER-SI...
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10 Great Scores by Female Film Composers
The website I originally wrote this piece on female composers is now gone, so I decided to put it back up on my blog - enjoy! #filmsky
10 Great Film Scores By Female Composers
Note: This was originally written in 2018 and published on the now-defunct Film School Rejects website. Sadly, we're eight years on and not a lot has changed.
If there’s one element of filmmaking tha...
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February 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
10 Great Scores by Female Film Composers
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오이를 서리하는 고슴도치 민화랑 비슷하네요. 귀여움.
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
오이를 서리하는 고슴도치 민화랑 비슷하네요. 귀여움.
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Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
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The elite solution for climate change is mass death and Epstein is why. www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
'A good way of dealing with overpopulation': Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism
Jeffrey Epstein and his vast network of elite figures routinely traded in myths that undermine climate progress. Experts say it's not an accident.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The elite solution for climate change is mass death and Epstein is why. www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
Love and Monsters: Three Films to Enjoy on Valentine’s Day - by Chaz Ebert
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Love and Monsters: Three Films to Enjoy on Valentine’s Day | Chaz's Journal | Roger Ebert
On three haunting films to watch this holiday.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Love and Monsters: Three Films to Enjoy on Valentine’s Day - by Chaz Ebert
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Willing Participants: Harry Lighton and Harry Melling on “Pillion” - an interview by Clint Worthington www.rogerebert.com/interviews/p...
Willing Participants: Harry Lighton and Harry Melling on "Pillion" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
The writer-director and star talk about the psychological intricacies of A24's unconventional queer romance.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Willing Participants: Harry Lighton and Harry Melling on “Pillion” - an interview by Clint Worthington www.rogerebert.com/interviews/p...
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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The definition of losing is failing your strategic goals.
Putin wanted to erase Ukraine.
Instead he forged a stronger and more militarized nation with an unbreakable identity.
It’s a strategic defeat
Putin wanted to erase Ukraine.
Instead he forged a stronger and more militarized nation with an unbreakable identity.
It’s a strategic defeat
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The definition of losing is failing your strategic goals.
Putin wanted to erase Ukraine.
Instead he forged a stronger and more militarized nation with an unbreakable identity.
It’s a strategic defeat
Putin wanted to erase Ukraine.
Instead he forged a stronger and more militarized nation with an unbreakable identity.
It’s a strategic defeat
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𝙎𝙃𝙐𝙏 𝘿𝘼 𝙁𝙐𝘾𝙆 𝙐𝙋
Dario Amodei compared AI and humans working together to a mythical creature — the centaur.
Anthropic's CEO says we're in the 'centaur phase' of software engineering
Dario Amodei compared AI and humans working together to a mythical creature — the centaur.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 AM
𝙎𝙃𝙐𝙏 𝘿𝘼 𝙁𝙐𝘾𝙆 𝙐𝙋
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파이낸셜 타임즈에 따르면, 트럼프는 금속과 알루미늄에 대한 관세를 철회할 예정
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February 13, 2026 at 5:04 AM
파이낸셜 타임즈에 따르면, 트럼프는 금속과 알루미늄에 대한 관세를 철회할 예정
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THE COMPLETE SCORE TO CO-OP?!!!!!
Big news for DOCUMENTARY NOW! fans: There's a coffee table book coming out in May, and I wrote the introduction! You can order signed (by me!) copies at the link below. Written by Seth Meyers + cast and crew. It runs 600 pages and includes the complete score to CO-OP. mzs.press/PRE-ORDER-SI...
PRE-ORDER SIGNED Documentary Now!: Fourth Edition (Revised and Expanded) Seth Meyers, Documentary Now!, with Matt Zoller Seitz (Intro)(Hardcover, NEW)
McSweeney's and Broadway Video present the official nearly-600-page comprehensive companion book to IFC's Documentary Now! , including new writing by Seth Meyers , a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-finalis...
mzs.press
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM
THE COMPLETE SCORE TO CO-OP?!!!!!
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많은 사람들이 콜드 월릿을 일종의 '코인 보관소'라고 생각하지만 놀랍게도, "콜드 월릿"에는 (비트)코인이 저장되지 않습니다. 저게 그냥 금괴가 들어간 금고같은 이미지만 줄 뿐이지, 그런게 아닌거죠. 어차피 모든 블록체인(과 코인)은 인터넷에 연결된, 온-체인 상태가 아니면 의미가 없어요.
그러면 뭐가 들어있냐, 코인 지갑 주소와 그 지갑에 접근하기 위한 '프라이빗 키'가 암호화되어 저장되어 있습니다. 심지어 그 키 쌍(Key Pair)를 복구하는건요. 콜드 월릿 없이 니모닉이라 불리는 18~24개의 단어만 있어도 됩니다!
그러면 뭐가 들어있냐, 코인 지갑 주소와 그 지갑에 접근하기 위한 '프라이빗 키'가 암호화되어 저장되어 있습니다. 심지어 그 키 쌍(Key Pair)를 복구하는건요. 콜드 월릿 없이 니모닉이라 불리는 18~24개의 단어만 있어도 됩니다!
검찰 이어 경찰에서도... 강남경찰서, 21억 비트코인 분실
검찰 이어 경찰에서도... 강남경찰서, 21억 비트코인 분실
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February 13, 2026 at 5:29 AM
많은 사람들이 콜드 월릿을 일종의 '코인 보관소'라고 생각하지만 놀랍게도, "콜드 월릿"에는 (비트)코인이 저장되지 않습니다. 저게 그냥 금괴가 들어간 금고같은 이미지만 줄 뿐이지, 그런게 아닌거죠. 어차피 모든 블록체인(과 코인)은 인터넷에 연결된, 온-체인 상태가 아니면 의미가 없어요.
그러면 뭐가 들어있냐, 코인 지갑 주소와 그 지갑에 접근하기 위한 '프라이빗 키'가 암호화되어 저장되어 있습니다. 심지어 그 키 쌍(Key Pair)를 복구하는건요. 콜드 월릿 없이 니모닉이라 불리는 18~24개의 단어만 있어도 됩니다!
그러면 뭐가 들어있냐, 코인 지갑 주소와 그 지갑에 접근하기 위한 '프라이빗 키'가 암호화되어 저장되어 있습니다. 심지어 그 키 쌍(Key Pair)를 복구하는건요. 콜드 월릿 없이 니모닉이라 불리는 18~24개의 단어만 있어도 됩니다!
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Sci-fi that deals with questions of artificial consciousness is interesting because it's pushing us to think about what it means to be human. It functions as a metaphorical mirror.
Being shocked by a computer programmed to play pretend reflects on us too, but not in a particularly flattering way
Being shocked by a computer programmed to play pretend reflects on us too, but not in a particularly flattering way
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Sci-fi that deals with questions of artificial consciousness is interesting because it's pushing us to think about what it means to be human. It functions as a metaphorical mirror.
Being shocked by a computer programmed to play pretend reflects on us too, but not in a particularly flattering way
Being shocked by a computer programmed to play pretend reflects on us too, but not in a particularly flattering way
FX’s “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” Is A Stunning Exploration of Public and Private Life - by Kaiya Shunyata www.rogerebert.com/streaming/lo...
FX’s “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” Is A Stunning Exploration of Public and Private Life | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
Nothing about this series feels cheap, which is surprising given that Ryan Murphy produces it.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
FX’s “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” Is A Stunning Exploration of Public and Private Life - by Kaiya Shunyata www.rogerebert.com/streaming/lo...
We Give It Absolutely Everything: James Van Der Beek (1977-2026) - an obiturary by Brian Tallerico www.rogerebert.com/tributes/we-...
We Give It Absolutely Everything: James Van Der Beek (1977-2026) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
A tribute to the star of Dawson's Creek and Varsity Blues, gone at way too young an age.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
We Give It Absolutely Everything: James Van Der Beek (1977-2026) - an obiturary by Brian Tallerico www.rogerebert.com/tributes/we-...