J. J. Hillard
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J. J. Hillard
@hillizard.bsky.social
· May 14
Trailer for "#Counterfeit" — #awardwinning #shortfilm I wrote that Michael E. Berg (#SpilledInkCinema) produced. Now in festivals this year!
youtu.be/axf4E8u0fMU
#indiefilm #filmnoir #dramedy #screenwriting #screenplay #screenwriter #thriller
youtu.be/axf4E8u0fMU
#indiefilm #filmnoir #dramedy #screenwriting #screenplay #screenwriter #thriller
"In the United States, the first geothermal plant was built in 1921, in #NorthernCalifornia, in a geyser-filled area that a surveyor described as the gates of Hell. That plant powered a nearby resort hotel and is also still in use."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #geothermal #energy #Energy
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #geothermal #energy #Energy
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
www.newyorker.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"In the United States, the first geothermal plant was built in 1921, in #NorthernCalifornia, in a geyser-filled area that a surveyor described as the gates of Hell. That plant powered a nearby resort hotel and is also still in use."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #geothermal #energy #Energy
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #geothermal #energy #Energy
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17 TV projects, including the reimagined hit series Baywatch and season three of Fallout are FILMING IN CALIFORNIA as part of our California Film Tax Credit Program.
This will generate $1.2B in the Golden State and thousands of new jobs in the world’s entertainment capital!
This will generate $1.2B in the Golden State and thousands of new jobs in the world’s entertainment capital!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
17 TV projects, including the reimagined hit series Baywatch and season three of Fallout are FILMING IN CALIFORNIA as part of our California Film Tax Credit Program.
This will generate $1.2B in the Golden State and thousands of new jobs in the world’s entertainment capital!
This will generate $1.2B in the Golden State and thousands of new jobs in the world’s entertainment capital!
"Granddaughter of ' #Charlotte'sWeb' author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown" www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u... #EBWhite #writer #ChildrensBook
Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation | CNN
In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to help secure the freedom of Wilbur, a pig on her farm.
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Granddaughter of ' #Charlotte'sWeb' author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown" www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u... #EBWhite #writer #ChildrensBook
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"If your #fiction is unconformist and maybe even not fitting the mentioned genres, do query us and we will see if we can find your #story a home at Freedom Fiction... We primarily focus on publishing fiction #shortstory." --
www.freedomfiction.com
#writers #authors #GenreFiction
www.freedomfiction.com
#writers #authors #GenreFiction
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"If your #fiction is unconformist and maybe even not fitting the mentioned genres, do query us and we will see if we can find your #story a home at Freedom Fiction... We primarily focus on publishing fiction #shortstory." --
www.freedomfiction.com
#writers #authors #GenreFiction
www.freedomfiction.com
#writers #authors #GenreFiction
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Want more facts on your Bluesky timeline? Here's a starter pack!
November 15, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Want more facts on your Bluesky timeline? Here's a starter pack!
#MaryShelley #author #Frankenstein #ScienceFiction #GuillermoDelToro #RealGDT #Netflix
www.netflix.com/tudum/videos...
www.netflix.com/tudum/videos...
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Today's inspirational message:
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today's inspirational message:
"... #science-fiction #author #WilliamGibson is said to have observed that the future is already here, just not evenly distributed—which might explain why #AI seems to have minted two cultures, one dismissive and the other enthralled."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#creativity #JamesSomers
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#creativity #JamesSomers
The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"... #science-fiction #author #WilliamGibson is said to have observed that the future is already here, just not evenly distributed—which might explain why #AI seems to have minted two cultures, one dismissive and the other enthralled."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#creativity #JamesSomers
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#creativity #JamesSomers
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"It is difficult to judge the scale of copyright infringement in the A.I. era, but my guess is that it makes Napster look like a mixtape swap." — #stephenwitt
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #writers #copyright #authors #AI #DataCenters
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #writers #copyright #authors #AI #DataCenters
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
www.newyorker.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"It is difficult to judge the scale of copyright infringement in the A.I. era, but my guess is that it makes Napster look like a mixtape swap." — #stephenwitt
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #writers #copyright #authors #AI #DataCenters
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #writers #copyright #authors #AI #DataCenters
"[ #realGDT's] creature may be the gentlest of any ' #Frankenstein,' gentler even than Mary Shelley's, but his maker is also the cruellest(sic) of Frankensteins, the most recognizably monstrous."
#NewYorker #ManvirSingh #monsters #Halloween #vampires #werewolves
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#NewYorker #ManvirSingh #monsters #Halloween #vampires #werewolves
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How Monsters Went from Menacing to Misunderstood
For most of human history, monsters were repugnant aberrations, breaches of the natural and moral order. What’s behind our relentless urge to humanize them?
www.newyorker.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"[ #realGDT's] creature may be the gentlest of any ' #Frankenstein,' gentler even than Mary Shelley's, but his maker is also the cruellest(sic) of Frankensteins, the most recognizably monstrous."
#NewYorker #ManvirSingh #monsters #Halloween #vampires #werewolves
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#NewYorker #ManvirSingh #monsters #Halloween #vampires #werewolves
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"As commentators on both sides of the #AI divide frequently note, either as a promise or a threat, this is the worst the technology will ever be. #Hollywood will have to confront— and compete with that reality if it's to help make sense of what’s to come."
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
#writers
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
#writers
What Hollywood Is Missing About A.I.
The technology is now popping up onscreen in everything from “The Morning Show” to “St. Denis Medical”—but nothing on air this year could compete with reality.
www.newyorker.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"As commentators on both sides of the #AI divide frequently note, either as a promise or a threat, this is the worst the technology will ever be. #Hollywood will have to confront— and compete with that reality if it's to help make sense of what’s to come."
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
#writers
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
#writers
"Welcome to the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. This list evaluates and ranks over 3,000 lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag."
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
#FishCharlie #writers
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
#FishCharlie #writers
FISH List
Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"Welcome to the FISH List of lively independent literary magazines. This list evaluates and ranks over 3,000 lit mags against 14 criteria to help you find your new favourite indie lit mag."
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
#FishCharlie #writers
www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....
#FishCharlie #writers
"The #Foofs aim to spotlight the #writers who are doing things a little bit differently. The surreal & absurd; the speculative & magical; & the weird & experimental short fiction from the wonderful community of writers & literary magazines."
foofaraw.press/the-foofs-20... #shortstories
foofaraw.press/the-foofs-20... #shortstories
The Foofs (2025)
an award "show" for the weird and the wonderful
foofaraw.press
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"The #Foofs aim to spotlight the #writers who are doing things a little bit differently. The surreal & absurd; the speculative & magical; & the weird & experimental short fiction from the wonderful community of writers & literary magazines."
foofaraw.press/the-foofs-20... #shortstories
foofaraw.press/the-foofs-20... #shortstories
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
October 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Tipping, tipping, tipping... the dominoes fall johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10... #ClimateCrisis
Tipping, tipping, tipping... the dominoes fall
Dying reefs, shrinking icesheets, withering forests and collapsing currents are the latest symptoms of an Earth system enduring dangerous trauma, according to the Global Tipping Points Report 2025.
johnmenadue.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Tipping, tipping, tipping... the dominoes fall johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10... #ClimateCrisis
