András Dancs
@andrasdancs.bsky.social
Practical Ontologist & Quantum Visual Mechanic. Cinema in The Space of Flows - Narrative & Documentary - for Independent Media, Entertainment & Commerce. Mi'kma'ki aka Nova Scotia. https://postcardsinthecloud.org/
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András Dancs
@andrasdancs.bsky.social
· Feb 6
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
"Perhaps the greatest of these sins is convincing ourselves that posting is a form of political activism, when it is at best a coping mechanism—an individualist solution to problems that can only be solved by collective action."
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Trump and his aides view photographers as less dangerous and less antagonistic than reporters - to him, a great news photo, a great magazine cover, is more important than a great podcast appearance, just because he is and will always be an artifact of the ’50s /’60s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
Trump Welcomes A.P.’s Photographers. Its Reporters? Not So Much.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump and his aides view photographers as less dangerous and less antagonistic than reporters - to him, a great news photo, a great magazine cover, is more important than a great podcast appearance, just because he is and will always be an artifact of the ’50s /’60s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
"The locker in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been outfitted with a bathroom and darkroom but there is nowhere to cook, and the packed boxes are so numerous that there is no longer room for a bed. Rockoff usually sleeps outside on a chair." [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
Al Rockoff’s War Is Still Being Fought
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"The locker in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been outfitted with a bathroom and darkroom but there is nowhere to cook, and the packed boxes are so numerous that there is no longer room for a bed. Rockoff usually sleeps outside on a chair." [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...
“Every video is now Schrodinger’s video: it’s both real and not real. We can take the liar’s dividend one frightening step further. In this brave new world, no claim that a video is real will ever be fully persuasive.” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“Every video is now Schrodinger’s video: it’s both real and not real. We can take the liar’s dividend one frightening step further. In this brave new world, no claim that a video is real will ever be fully persuasive.” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
“The reality is that the company that bought that champagne is going to be sold in a year,” he said, “and most of the people who attended that party will probably lose their jobs.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...
The Man Yelling ‘Iceberg!’ on the Hollywood Titanic
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“The reality is that the company that bought that champagne is going to be sold in a year,” he said, “and most of the people who attended that party will probably lose their jobs.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/b...
"Federal agents as militias. Home Depot parking lots as killing fields. The People's House demolished. These photos defy sanitized language and show us what American fascism looks like."
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Images of American Fascism
Federal agents as militias. Home Depot parking lots as killing fields. The People's House demolished. These photos defy sanitized language and show us what American fascism looks like.
readingthepictures.media
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Federal agents as militias. Home Depot parking lots as killing fields. The People's House demolished. These photos defy sanitized language and show us what American fascism looks like."
readingthepictures.media/p/images-of-...
readingthepictures.media/p/images-of-...
"If you actually sit through the 95 minutes of the film, you might ask if the product really cost that much, given its budget feel and the calibre of the script.."
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by public money
Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"If you actually sit through the 95 minutes of the film, you might ask if the product really cost that much, given its budget feel and the calibre of the script.."
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
“To lose Warners as a stand-alone studio would be heartbreaking. There are already so many good people in every area of entertainment who are out of work, and now we find out that one of the biggest, most reliable studios could get consolidated?” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
Hollywood Weeps as Warner Bros. Hangs a Sale Sign
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“To lose Warners as a stand-alone studio would be heartbreaking. There are already so many good people in every area of entertainment who are out of work, and now we find out that one of the biggest, most reliable studios could get consolidated?” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/b...
"Successive waves of layoffs have become the new normal in Hollywood as executives merge companies and try to wring out billions in costs after those deals close. Further cuts loom as Ellison bids for Warner Discovery, the parent company of CNN, HBO and Warner."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Successive waves of layoffs have become the new normal in Hollywood as executives merge companies and try to wring out billions in costs after those deals close. Further cuts loom as Ellison bids for Warner Discovery, the parent company of CNN, HBO and Warner."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
"I’m a human being. I would never have got pictures of people who are injured and angry and hurt without that, and I’ve managed to allow them to give me that moment of trust. If I wasn’t like that, my pictures wouldn’t speak to you."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"I’m a human being. I would never have got pictures of people who are injured and angry and hurt without that, and I’ve managed to allow them to give me that moment of trust. If I wasn’t like that, my pictures wouldn’t speak to you."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
"Their mission, meant to put Canadian military presence in the most isolated parts of the country, would take them deeper into the unknown." [Photo Essay & Reporting by Gavin John - PayWall Removed]
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
For Canadian Rangers in the Arctic, help is far away – and talk of a Golden Dome even more so
Asserting sovereignty in the Far North is as much a performance as a policy for Canada. But for these reservists, the flex is very real
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Their mission, meant to put Canadian military presence in the most isolated parts of the country, would take them deeper into the unknown." [Photo Essay & Reporting by Gavin John - PayWall Removed]
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
“Its angle did no favours for Trump’s chin and neck – an opportunity California governor Gavin Newsom did not miss, with his press office tweeting a version with the offending area pixelated.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover
Despite the glowing story, the cover earned the ire of the US president with criticism of his appearance
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
“Its angle did no favours for Trump’s chin and neck – an opportunity California governor Gavin Newsom did not miss, with his press office tweeting a version with the offending area pixelated.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“My works,” he recalls, “were selling for more and more.” In fact, his rising status in the art world was reflected in his photographs inside Prada and Gucci stores – the former was taken while he was waiting for his wife, who was shopping there.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘Photos don’t go bigger than mine’: the epic, impossible images of the great Andreas Gursky
From Amazon warehouses to Olympic skiers and the crowd at a Madonna gig, his pictures have made him one of the world’s most feted photographers. So why did the German artist want to postpone his new s...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“My works,” he recalls, “were selling for more and more.” In fact, his rising status in the art world was reflected in his photographs inside Prada and Gucci stores – the former was taken while he was waiting for his wife, who was shopping there.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
“Good Lord, we’re screwed. That is really, really scary, Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop. Please stop taking away our human connection.” - Emily Blunt
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
US actors’ union joins stars in opposition to Norwood, which it says was created ‘using stolen performances’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“Good Lord, we’re screwed. That is really, really scary, Come on, agencies, don’t do that. Please stop. Please stop taking away our human connection.” - Emily Blunt
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
“Still, these small outports tucked into the fjords survive. The citizens cherish the community they have and the values they hold. “If something happens here, you know people who can help you,” said Eli Skinner of Francois.” [PayWall Removed]
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
Newfoundland’s last roadless villages offer lessons in survival
Residents in these remote outports work together for the community’s greater good
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“Still, these small outports tucked into the fjords survive. The citizens cherish the community they have and the values they hold. “If something happens here, you know people who can help you,” said Eli Skinner of Francois.” [PayWall Removed]
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
“It is a brutal and unjustified attack that targeted innocent people whose only crime was working in the media field, armed with nothing but their pens and words,” Nasser al-Khadri, the editor-in-chief of 26 September, told the CPJ.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Israel attack on Yemeni newspaper was second deadliest on journalists ever recorded
Press freedom group says ‘brutal and unjustified attack’ is deadliest since 2009 Maguindanao massacre in Philippines
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“It is a brutal and unjustified attack that targeted innocent people whose only crime was working in the media field, armed with nothing but their pens and words,” Nasser al-Khadri, the editor-in-chief of 26 September, told the CPJ.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
“There was a lot of fear and hopelessness,” says Jackson, a mother of three who was laid off twice that year – forcing her, like many others she knows in the field, to sell her home. [PayWall Removed]
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
Canada’s animation and visual effects industry was one of our proudest exports. Now it’s struggling
Studios across the country have been shedding jobs, threatened by tax changes, artificial intelligence and rising costs
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“There was a lot of fear and hopelessness,” says Jackson, a mother of three who was laid off twice that year – forcing her, like many others she knows in the field, to sell her home. [PayWall Removed]
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1b94ce2...
“Reporter Jon Keegan pointed out that decorative medallions that festoon the walls of the room also bared more than a passing resemblance to “Foam Veneer Accessories” available from Chinese e-commerce site Ali Baba for just $1 a piece.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Before and after: Trump’s extreme goldening of the Oval Office
An extravagant – and ongoing – makeover of the White House’s decor has taken place during the president’s second term. One colour theme stands out
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“Reporter Jon Keegan pointed out that decorative medallions that festoon the walls of the room also bared more than a passing resemblance to “Foam Veneer Accessories” available from Chinese e-commerce site Ali Baba for just $1 a piece.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“The spectacle that falsifies reality is nevertheless a real product of that reality, while lived reality is materially invaded by the contemplation of the spectacle and ends up absorbing it and aligning itself with it.” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Opinion | The Unreal Spectacle of Trump’s Authoritarianism
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“The spectacle that falsifies reality is nevertheless a real product of that reality, while lived reality is materially invaded by the contemplation of the spectacle and ends up absorbing it and aligning itself with it.” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
“Disney positions itself as the all-American vacation. The irony is that most Americans can’t afford it.” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“Disney positions itself as the all-American vacation. The irony is that most Americans can’t afford it.” [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
"Michael Sheen has warned the pathways that helped him break into acting have all but collapsed, as he said the “bank of mum and dad” would be unable to support aspiring actors from poorer communities."
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Michael Sheen says prospects for actors from poorer backgrounds ‘quite scary’
Bad Omens star, who grew up in Port Talbot, tells Edinburgh TV festival schemes that helped him break into profession are all but gone
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Michael Sheen has warned the pathways that helped him break into acting have all but collapsed, as he said the “bank of mum and dad” would be unable to support aspiring actors from poorer communities."
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
“At their meeting in Alaska, President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both understood the power of the summit’s imagery, regardless of whether they achieved their goals.” [PayWall removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/w...
The Power of the Trump-Putin Presidential Photo Op
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“At their meeting in Alaska, President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both understood the power of the summit’s imagery, regardless of whether they achieved their goals.” [PayWall removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/w...
“History is best told as a story of organised crime,” Kemp says. “It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“History is best told as a story of organised crime,” Kemp says. “It is one group creating a monopoly on resources through the use of violence over a certain territory and population.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Long-form literacy is not innate but learned, sometimes laboriously. As Maryanne Wolf, a literacy scholar, has illustrated, acquiring and perfecting a capacity for long-form, “expert reading” is literally mind-altering." [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
Opinion | Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Long-form literacy is not innate but learned, sometimes laboriously. As Maryanne Wolf, a literacy scholar, has illustrated, acquiring and perfecting a capacity for long-form, “expert reading” is literally mind-altering." [PayWall Removed]
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...
“You think I’m going to let that fucking criminal take my country? Not a chance,” he said as we drank Canadian beers. “So suddenly we go from being really easygoing to a nation of hockey goons.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians Are
There’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.
nymag.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“You think I’m going to let that fucking criminal take my country? Not a chance,” he said as we drank Canadian beers. “So suddenly we go from being really easygoing to a nation of hockey goons.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
“But sadly, universities are now run like businesses. They sell dreams and young people buy them, and then often, when they re-emerge into the real world, it becomes a nightmare.”
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
‘I’ve £90k in student debt – for what?’ Graduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI fallout
AI isn’t just taking away entry-levels jobs, it’s helping thousands apply for the same job with almost the same CV
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“But sadly, universities are now run like businesses. They sell dreams and young people buy them, and then often, when they re-emerge into the real world, it becomes a nightmare.”
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...