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The Golden Globe nominations were announced earlier today. @ew takes a look at which movies and TV shows made the list, including "Sinners," "One Battle After Another," "The Pitt" and "White Lotus." Plus, nominees in the new category, best podcast, which included "Call Her Daddy" and Amy […]
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December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Golden Globe nominations were announced earlier today. @ew takes a look at which movies and TV shows made the list, including "Sinners," "One Battle After Another," "The Pitt" and "White Lotus." Plus, nominees in the new category, best podcast, which included "Call Her Daddy" and Amy […]
You may not know the name of the classical piece "On the Nature of Daylight," but you probably know how it sounds — the composition by Max Richter has been used on the soundtracks of everything from "Stranger than Fiction" and "Shutter Island" to "Arrival." Most recently, it was used for a key […]
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flipboard.social
December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
You may not know the name of the classical piece "On the Nature of Daylight," but you probably know how it sounds — the composition by Max Richter has been used on the soundtracks of everything from "Stranger than Fiction" and "Shutter Island" to "Arrival." Most recently, it was used for a key […]
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"In a time when freedom of expression is under threat, just about any kind of art feels political in its own way," write the team at @ArtNews in the intro to their list of the defining artworks of the year. Here's what they selected, including "Un coro de yicas" (A chorus of yicas), which […]
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December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"In a time when freedom of expression is under threat, just about any kind of art feels political in its own way," write the team at @ArtNews in the intro to their list of the defining artworks of the year. Here's what they selected, including "Un coro de yicas" (A chorus of yicas), which […]
David Ellison still wants Warner Bros. His coalition, which includes Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, is launching a $108.4B hostile takeover bid of the company. Last week, Warner Bros.' board agreed a deal with Netflix; this new bid will go directly […]
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December 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
David Ellison still wants Warner Bros. His coalition, which includes Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, is launching a $108.4B hostile takeover bid of the company. Last week, Warner Bros.' board agreed a deal with Netflix; this new bid will go directly […]
We're a little baffled by Quentin Tarantino's list of actors he doesn't rate: Paul Dano, Matthew Lillard and Owen Wilson. Lillard responded to the criticism at GalaxyCon Columbus. “The point is that it hurts your feelings. It f**king sucks. And you wouldn’t say that to Tom Cruise. You wouldn’t […]
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December 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We're a little baffled by Quentin Tarantino's list of actors he doesn't rate: Paul Dano, Matthew Lillard and Owen Wilson. Lillard responded to the criticism at GalaxyCon Columbus. “The point is that it hurts your feelings. It f**king sucks. And you wouldn’t say that to Tom Cruise. You wouldn’t […]
If you are ever irritated by family holiday newsletters or paywalls, the team at McSweeney's has you covered. Gwynna Forgham-Thrift skewers both with her satirical Christmas card from the Morton family. "When we sent the first Christmas newsletter, we were just a two-person operation in a small […]
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December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you are ever irritated by family holiday newsletters or paywalls, the team at McSweeney's has you covered. Gwynna Forgham-Thrift skewers both with her satirical Christmas card from the Morton family. "When we sent the first Christmas newsletter, we were just a two-person operation in a small […]
When @heidilifeldman learned that food benefits were to be withheld in the U.S., she wanted to do something about it — and so she turned to the fediverse. She talked to Grapevine, the platform she used to facilitate a Giving Circle that has so far raised $14,000 for food banks, about mobilizing […]
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December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When @heidilifeldman learned that food benefits were to be withheld in the U.S., she wanted to do something about it — and so she turned to the fediverse. She talked to Grapevine, the platform she used to facilitate a Giving Circle that has so far raised $14,000 for food banks, about mobilizing […]
A routine bike ride opened the world of roller derby to a newcomer to Portland, Ore., — and made her coming out a celebration. Read more from @time:
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#culture #lgbtq #comingout #portland
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#culture #lgbtq #comingout #portland
Learning to Fall in Roller Derby Taught Me How to Be Myself
Every bruise carried a lesson: resilience, humility, and the courage to be fully, messily human.
time.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A routine bike ride opened the world of roller derby to a newcomer to Portland, Ore., — and made her coming out a celebration. Read more from @time:
https://flip.it/q_n2xj
#culture #lgbtq #comingout #portland
https://flip.it/q_n2xj
#culture #lgbtq #comingout #portland
Doris Miller enlisted in the U.S. Navy around the time World War II broke out and served on the battleship USS West Virginia. Because of his race, Miller was prohibited from gunnery training. That didn’t stop him from saving an untold number of lives during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. On the […]
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December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Doris Miller enlisted in the U.S. Navy around the time World War II broke out and served on the battleship USS West Virginia. Because of his race, Miller was prohibited from gunnery training. That didn’t stop him from saving an untold number of lives during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. On the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump won a totally valid and completely not made-up peace prize today, conferred by FIFA, the governing body of world soccer. Here's what MSNow's Steve Benen thought about it.
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#donaldtrump #trumpadministration #fifa #peaceprize
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FIFA rewards Trump with a new, hastily arranged, entirely unwarranted ‘peace’ prize
After the president didn’t get a Nobel Peace Prize, soccer’s global governing body came up with a way to placate him.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump won a totally valid and completely not made-up peace prize today, conferred by FIFA, the governing body of world soccer. Here's what MSNow's Steve Benen thought about it.
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#donaldtrump #trumpadministration #fifa #peaceprize
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#donaldtrump #trumpadministration #fifa #peaceprize
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has altered the official portrait of President Biden's assistant secretary for health, Adm. Rachel Levine, to remove her legal name and include her deadname. Here's more from @npr.
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#rachellevine #trumpadministration […]
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#rachellevine #trumpadministration […]
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December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has altered the official portrait of President Biden's assistant secretary for health, Adm. Rachel Levine, to remove her legal name and include her deadname. Here's more from @npr.
https://flip.it/ywj7ZH
#rachellevine #trumpadministration […]
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#rachellevine #trumpadministration […]
Writer Olivia Nuzzi's stint as Vanity Fair's West Coast editor is over — by mutual agreement, according to a statement — after revelations about her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and allegations about her journalistic ethics. Managed to avoid all the brouhaha? Here's an excellent […]
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December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Writer Olivia Nuzzi's stint as Vanity Fair's West Coast editor is over — by mutual agreement, according to a statement — after revelations about her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and allegations about her journalistic ethics. Managed to avoid all the brouhaha? Here's an excellent […]
Frank Gehry, the iconic Canadian-American architect famed for his Guggenheim Museum Bilbao design, has died at age 96. Here's more from Dezeen.
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#frankgehry #architecture #design #bilbao #guggenheim #rip #inmemoriam
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#frankgehry #architecture #design #bilbao #guggenheim #rip #inmemoriam
www.dezeen.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Frank Gehry, the iconic Canadian-American architect famed for his Guggenheim Museum Bilbao design, has died at age 96. Here's more from Dezeen.
https://flip.it/rbUd8o
#frankgehry #architecture #design #bilbao #guggenheim #rip #inmemoriam
https://flip.it/rbUd8o
#frankgehry #architecture #design #bilbao #guggenheim #rip #inmemoriam
Unless there's intervention from regulators, Netflix is to acquire Warner Bros. for $83 billion. Kate Erbland writes for @IndieWire about what that means.
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#hollywood #movies #cinema #film #netflix #WarnerBros.
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#hollywood #movies #cinema #film #netflix #WarnerBros.
Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros., HBO, and HBO Max
The great consolidation of Hollywood continues apace, as Netflix buys Warner Bros.
www.indiewire.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unless there's intervention from regulators, Netflix is to acquire Warner Bros. for $83 billion. Kate Erbland writes for @IndieWire about what that means.
https://flip.it/hjgxfl
#hollywood #movies #cinema #film #netflix #WarnerBros.
https://flip.it/hjgxfl
#hollywood #movies #cinema #film #netflix #WarnerBros.
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It's all change at Apple as design chief Alan Dye leaves the company for Meta. For his blog, artist and designer @louie writes about how this, and the departure of iPhone designer Jony Ive in 2019, might not be a bad thing. Why? Under their tenure, Manton argues, "Apple shifted away from making […]
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December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
It's all change at Apple as design chief Alan Dye leaves the company for Meta. For his blog, artist and designer @louie writes about how this, and the departure of iPhone designer Jony Ive in 2019, might not be a bad thing. Why? Under their tenure, Manton argues, "Apple shifted away from making […]
Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia have pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete. Here's more from @abc.
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#entertainment #music #eurovision #eurovisionsongcontest #israel #palestine #middleeast
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#entertainment #music #eurovision #eurovisionsongcontest #israel #palestine #middleeast
At least 4 countries pull out of Eurovision as Israel’s participation roils contest
At least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest
abcnews.go.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia have pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest after organizers decided to allow Israel to compete. Here's more from @abc.
https://flip.it/8I5.6Y
#entertainment #music #eurovision #eurovisionsongcontest #israel #palestine #middleeast
https://flip.it/8I5.6Y
#entertainment #music #eurovision #eurovisionsongcontest #israel #palestine #middleeast
A Rhode Island District Court judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in pulling grants from libraries and museums, and the funds are now being reinstated. Federal funding only makes up a small proportion of the budget for public libraries, but it does support services […]
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December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A Rhode Island District Court judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in pulling grants from libraries and museums, and the funds are now being reinstated. Federal funding only makes up a small proportion of the budget for public libraries, but it does support services […]
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Here's a superb seasonal science Storyboard from our friends at @KnowableMag, with stories on everything from how snowflakes grow to why being a Grinch is bad for your health.
https://flipboard.com/@knowablemag/science-stories-for-the-holiday-season-t4qg7p5qa2i3j792
#science #christmas #winter […]
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#science #christmas #winter […]
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December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Here's a superb seasonal science Storyboard from our friends at @KnowableMag, with stories on everything from how snowflakes grow to why being a Grinch is bad for your health.
https://flipboard.com/@knowablemag/science-stories-for-the-holiday-season-t4qg7p5qa2i3j792
#science #christmas #winter […]
https://flipboard.com/@knowablemag/science-stories-for-the-holiday-season-t4qg7p5qa2i3j792
#science #christmas #winter […]
The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place tomorrow. @Independent has created this @Flipboard Storyboard breaking down how it will work with the new 48-team format, the schedule for next year's tournament, and more.
https://flipboard.com/@independent/world-cup-2025-draw-jb9cm6h3caf3v18c […]
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December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place tomorrow. @Independent has created this @Flipboard Storyboard breaking down how it will work with the new 48-team format, the schedule for next year's tournament, and more.
https://flipboard.com/@independent/world-cup-2025-draw-jb9cm6h3caf3v18c […]
https://flipboard.com/@independent/world-cup-2025-draw-jb9cm6h3caf3v18c […]
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Costco wouldn't back down on DEI, and now it's going up against the Trump administration, suing on the grounds that Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing tariffs — and asking for a refund. Here's more from @CNN on what Costco said in the lawsuit, and the handful of other companies […]
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December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Costco wouldn't back down on DEI, and now it's going up against the Trump administration, suing on the grounds that Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing tariffs — and asking for a refund. Here's more from @CNN on what Costco said in the lawsuit, and the handful of other companies […]
It's Spotify Wrapped season (formerly known as "the holidays"). Here's @TheConversationUS's story on why lists like this get so much attention. Tell us in the comments if you use the feature and like your list; our friend Debbie was very affronted that the app thought she was 75 years old […]
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December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It's Spotify Wrapped season (formerly known as "the holidays"). Here's @TheConversationUS's story on why lists like this get so much attention. Tell us in the comments if you use the feature and like your list; our friend Debbie was very affronted that the app thought she was 75 years old […]
The final penny in America was pressed last month. David L. Ulin writes for Alta about why the coin is special to him. "When I was a young child, mildly dyslexic and unable to determine left from right, my mother would put a penny in my left shoe so I could feel it beneath my arch and orient […]
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December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The final penny in America was pressed last month. David L. Ulin writes for Alta about why the coin is special to him. "When I was a young child, mildly dyslexic and unable to determine left from right, my mother would put a penny in my left shoe so I could feel it beneath my arch and orient […]
Pity this poor raccoon, which, @AssociatedPress reports, went on a drunken rampage in a Virginia liquor store and was found next morning, passed out on the bathroom floor. Whomst among us, etc.
https://flip.it/U0iNZw
#animals #lifestyle #raccoon #alcohol
https://flip.it/U0iNZw
#animals #lifestyle #raccoon #alcohol
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Pity this poor raccoon, which, @AssociatedPress reports, went on a drunken rampage in a Virginia liquor store and was found next morning, passed out on the bathroom floor. Whomst among us, etc.
https://flip.it/U0iNZw
#animals #lifestyle #raccoon #alcohol
https://flip.it/U0iNZw
#animals #lifestyle #raccoon #alcohol
Incarcerated people in North Carolina earn between 40 cents and $1.25 per day, yet in some cases, they're paying more for items like snacks and drinks than those on the outside. Phillip Vance Smith II, who is currently incarcerated in N.C., writes for @bolts about why this is happening […]
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flipboard.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Incarcerated people in North Carolina earn between 40 cents and $1.25 per day, yet in some cases, they're paying more for items like snacks and drinks than those on the outside. Phillip Vance Smith II, who is currently incarcerated in N.C., writes for @bolts about why this is happening […]
Fans of "Mad Men" got an inadvertent peek behind the scenes when the 4K version of the show arrived on HBO. A crew member was visible in a scene where John Slattery's character vomits after eating oysters. According to @THR, it was because Lionsgate delivered the wrong files. Here's the story […]
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December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Fans of "Mad Men" got an inadvertent peek behind the scenes when the 4K version of the show arrived on HBO. A crew member was visible in a scene where John Slattery's character vomits after eating oysters. According to @THR, it was because Lionsgate delivered the wrong files. Here's the story […]