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Film Review: Sean Penn’s Into the Wild
Whereas in the book Christopher McCandless does not display any particular literary skill, in the film, Emile Hirsch’s Christopher McCandless is a veritable poet.
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Into the Wild: Adolescent Angst Gone Wrong
In his moral fervor, Christopher McCandless thought he knew a better way of living than the rest of us.
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Will Twitter Survive the Layoffs? (sarcastic)
I know what a teacher does, I know what a fireman does; but I don’t know exactly what someone on Twitter’s “curation team” does for eight hours a day.
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Stutz: a Different Side of Jonah Hill
Despite his demons, and significant emotional distress, Hill’s struggle against his existential angst is admirable.
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The Spin Machine Gets to Work on Twittergate
It isn’t shadowbanning, it’s “amplification decisions.”
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Twitter Space Reveals Musk’s Thinking on Twittergate, Ye
Musk has successfully triangulated himself against the left and the right, positioning himself as a reasonable person.
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Howard Hughes as an Old Man: Mental Illness and Decline, Part IV
Hughes’ routine at this point was drugs, films, sleep, and bathroom.
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Is Apple Colluding Against Twitter?
A big part of Apple’s leverage in this high stakes game is advertising and app store access.
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The Call of the Wild: a Matter of Fact and Metaphor
Jack London’s experience in this “last great American gold rush” gave him the vantage-point to write such a compelling portrayal of the Alaskan subarctic.
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