Jason Gendler
@gendler.bsky.social
PhD in film and television. Link to my popular writing (recaps, reviews, criticism): http://jasongendler.blogspot.com
Not too dissimilar from discovering AI writing while grading student work.
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Not too dissimilar from discovering AI writing while grading student work.
Back, and to the left.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
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sure cuomo lost but at least he was able to tell everyone that he is racist
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
sure cuomo lost but at least he was able to tell everyone that he is racist
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Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
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People who are leaving NYC, please post pix of your U-Hauls!
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
People who are leaving NYC, please post pix of your U-Hauls!
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When I say I don't want to have kids but I still want to be involved in their lives, this is what I mean
November 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
When I say I don't want to have kids but I still want to be involved in their lives, this is what I mean
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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I rewatched some LotR on this flight, and man, I never fully noticed how little juice everyone has in this war. Ring doesn't do anything, Gandalf's magic barely detectable, Sauron's not even a guy. Replacement-level fantasy army owns Middle-Earth in 48 hours. I take no pleasure in reporting this
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I rewatched some LotR on this flight, and man, I never fully noticed how little juice everyone has in this war. Ring doesn't do anything, Gandalf's magic barely detectable, Sauron's not even a guy. Replacement-level fantasy army owns Middle-Earth in 48 hours. I take no pleasure in reporting this
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oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.
How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.
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New today on the site!
@frankfalisi.bsky.social sits down with @jonbois.bsky.social & Alex Rubenstein to talk about SCORIGAMI, Secret Base, the hidden histories emerging in images, booth dynamics, and the science-fiction mathematics that keep us returning to games of heart and chance.
@frankfalisi.bsky.social sits down with @jonbois.bsky.social & Alex Rubenstein to talk about SCORIGAMI, Secret Base, the hidden histories emerging in images, booth dynamics, and the science-fiction mathematics that keep us returning to games of heart and chance.
Dare to Be Stupid: An Interview with Jon Bois & Alex Rubenstein
In their (hi)stories of successful losers as well as all the winners who fail perfectly, Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein find our most human shapes.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New today on the site!
@frankfalisi.bsky.social sits down with @jonbois.bsky.social & Alex Rubenstein to talk about SCORIGAMI, Secret Base, the hidden histories emerging in images, booth dynamics, and the science-fiction mathematics that keep us returning to games of heart and chance.
@frankfalisi.bsky.social sits down with @jonbois.bsky.social & Alex Rubenstein to talk about SCORIGAMI, Secret Base, the hidden histories emerging in images, booth dynamics, and the science-fiction mathematics that keep us returning to games of heart and chance.
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“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“I know I make people feel uncomfortable! That’s my entire brand.”
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
Climate Defiance interrupting a Cuomo presser in the best possible way.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.
October 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.
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The most coordinated triple flag throw you’ll ever see lmao
October 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The most coordinated triple flag throw you’ll ever see lmao
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i believe there are about a hundred and fifty million people like me who would pay $17 to watch benicio del toro as sergio st. carlos plan and execute a tight sunday costco run before he has to man the barbecue after his niece's afternoon soccer game (run time: 2 hours 20 minutes)
October 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
i believe there are about a hundred and fifty million people like me who would pay $17 to watch benicio del toro as sergio st. carlos plan and execute a tight sunday costco run before he has to man the barbecue after his niece's afternoon soccer game (run time: 2 hours 20 minutes)
If you weren’t watching Bengals/Broncos and wanted to know how it is going, Joe and Troy were just talking about the moon midway through the third quarter
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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The latest issue of Projections 🎞️ has been published! Vol. 19, Issue 2 "Special Issue on Serial Television" is available for purchase here! bit.ly/3Iw0kWD
View the TOC: bit.ly/4nknuOV
Guest Edited by @gendler.bsky.social and Héctor J. Pérez.
Featuring research by @cynthiacabanas.bsky.social
View the TOC: bit.ly/4nknuOV
Guest Edited by @gendler.bsky.social and Héctor J. Pérez.
Featuring research by @cynthiacabanas.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The latest issue of Projections 🎞️ has been published! Vol. 19, Issue 2 "Special Issue on Serial Television" is available for purchase here! bit.ly/3Iw0kWD
View the TOC: bit.ly/4nknuOV
Guest Edited by @gendler.bsky.social and Héctor J. Pérez.
Featuring research by @cynthiacabanas.bsky.social
View the TOC: bit.ly/4nknuOV
Guest Edited by @gendler.bsky.social and Héctor J. Pérez.
Featuring research by @cynthiacabanas.bsky.social
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So…Aaron Glenn’s sideline celebration is 🔥🔥🔥 with Earth, Wind & Fire attached to it.
September 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So…Aaron Glenn’s sideline celebration is 🔥🔥🔥 with Earth, Wind & Fire attached to it.
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The special issue of Projections: The Journal for Minds and Movies that I have spent the past two years co-editing with Héctor J. Pérez has finally been published! The special issue is on serial television, and features a host of excellent articles on various television-related topics, including:
September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The special issue of Projections: The Journal for Minds and Movies that I have spent the past two years co-editing with Héctor J. Pérez has finally been published! The special issue is on serial television, and features a host of excellent articles on various television-related topics, including:
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This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
September 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem