Media Bits and Bytes – July 8, 2025
Portside
All the President’s tech
All the President’s tech
All the President’s tech
HBO’s ‘Mountainhead,’ From the Creator of ‘Succession,’ a Delicious Satire of the Tech Right
The New York Times
Much of the pleasure of “Mountainhead” is the way it reflects our preposterous nightmare world. It’s not fun to live in a dawning age of technofeudalism, but it is satisfying to see it channeled into comedy.
Friday Nite Videos | January 17, 2025
Portside
How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. 7 Ways to Cut TRILLIONS in Tax Giveaways to the 1%. Gideon Levy and Mouin Rabbani on Ceasefire. Sing Sing | Movie. John Deere Is Calling Trump's Bluff.
Sing Sing | Movie
Based on a true story of an individual imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and the real-life Sing Sing Correctional Facility Rehabilitation Through the Arts program. Now returning to theaters. The first film shown in theaters and prisons simultaneously.
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Capitalism Is Draining the Life From Our Culture Industries
Jacobin
Culture industries are dominated by a few big corporations that prefer to keep flogging old stories instead of taking a risk on something new. Creative workers can still produce fresh ideas, but they’re snuffed out before they get a chance to breathe
Friday Nite Videos | December 20, 2024
Portside
"It's A Worm-derful Life" - Animated Holiday Classic. BBC in Civil War Over Gaza. Bob Dylan | A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall. Why Your Favorite Movies Fake Their Locations. 'Syria: Only Now Can We Speak Out'. A Complete Unknown | Movie.
Why Your Favorite Movies Fake Their Locations
And why so many of them are shot in Vancouver.
Netflix Removes Palestinian Stories From Its Library
The Progressive
The streaming giant’s move has sparked criticism from entertainment workers and activists.
Media Bits and Bytes – July 9, 2024
Portside
Tech and disability, the French Murdoch, and more media flashes
“Casablanca” Has a Message for Us Today
Prevail
The first time I saw Casablanca was 1992, The most recent was last night. On each viewing, I notice something I hadn’t seen before, walk away with something new. Casablanca is often described as a romance—and it is. It is a drama. It is a war film...
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