π₯ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian π π Category: Television & radio,Culture π Key idea: Wool Game: Britain's best knitters8pm on Channel 4Tom Daley and his colorful dream coat welcome you to the spinning barn, where 10 knitting obsessives compete for the title of best. But how entertaining can people who knit clothes be? Well, this is a group of quirky characters with stories to tell, and the end results are truly amazing. First, they must make a sweater before splitting into teams to knit sofa covers. Our referees are Dee Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell.…
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Key idea: This cynicism is not new, it has only been invigorated under the current regime. Allaying the fears of people who aren't from here is a rite of passage among Chicagoans who didn't grow up here. For example, the nickname "Chirag" is made ironic by the many picturesque riverside views and West Loop restaurant scenes featured in "Day in the Life" vlogs, which like to present the city as the last American bastion of yuppies without inherited wealth. (The best parody of…
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Hereβs what youβll learn: To most All over the world, Nicholas Thompson is known as an editor, AI enthusiast, or a LinkedIn influencer. But the former WIRED editor-in-chief, who is now CEO of The Atlantic, is often better known among his colleagues The man running to the office.On Tuesday, Thompson will be released Running Land: Father, Son and the Simplest of Sports. As the title suggests, it's a book about his commitment to running, with Thompson running a ridiculously fast marathon and holding…
π Check out this trending post from Culture Latest π π Category: Culture,Culture / Music,Life Hack π Key idea: If you have On TikTok in the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed people posting about belonging to the βGroup 7.βThe trend is actually an experiment by indie singer Sophia James, who released a series of videos for her song βSo Unfairβ in an attempt to game the TikTok algorithm and get more people listening to her music. After trying a few different approaches, and following typical TikTok formats, James started putting people into exclusive groups. Group 7, the…
β¨ Discover this insightful post from Culture Latest π π Category: Culture,Culture / TV,Culture Guides π‘ Hereβs what youβll learn: HBO Max may not have the shine it once did, but the streaming service (previously just Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, fromΒ The Sopranos andΒ The Wire toΒ Game of ThronesΒ andΒ The Leftovers.Whether youβre a longtime fan of the βitβs not TVβ cable network or a HBO Max newbie trying to figure out where to start, the shows below should give you plenty upon which to feast your eyes.Looking for more recommendations? Head…
π₯ Explore this awesome post from Culture Latest π π Category: Culture,Culture / Culture News,Level Up π‘ Hereβs what youβll learn: OnlyFans has been exploited Founder of a lingerie company and former nude model to launch business classes on the platform.Rachel McCrary, the longtime lingerie designer and founder of Spice Rack, is releasing four videos on OnlyFans Wednesday. The videos are quite different from the usual OnlyFans fare. They will focus on pitching to investors, building a brand, and tackling being an entrepreneur as a woman, McCrary told WIRED. More videos will follow. She is also creating a Spice Rack…
π Explore this insightful post from Culture Latest π π Category: Culture,Culture / Movies,Poor Taste π‘ Main takeaway: Clocking in at nearly three hours and replete with images of actual AI (of Count Dracula, the Romanian warlord Vlad Tepes who inspired the famous vampire, and much more), the film feels almost deliberately depressing. In a climate where many in the film and creative industries see generative AI as an insult to both the medium and their careers, Judd's use of the technology has proven controversial. Vulgar, sarcastic and obscene images generated by artificial intelligence are, after all, images created by…
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Key idea: I mean, in our small circle, yes, it was a hit but certainly not of that caliber at all. The melody came right away. I was on my way to the dentist.Most inspiring.By the way, get a gold filling. So the melody came pretty quickly, but when we finished it, I had this session with Mark [Sonnenblick]my writing partner, came right after, and Mark was so excited. I said, βI have this melody.β He heard that and said: Oh…
π₯ Check out this awesome post from Culture Latest π π Category: Culture,Culture / Movies,Anti-Climax π‘ Main takeaway: Somewhere up Upon reaching the North American North Pole, a nuclear bomber flies in a squadron, awaiting its orders. When a secret code appears on a machine in the cockpit, the crew looks at each other, stunned. The code commands them to attack. The pilot opened a sealed envelope marked βTop Secretβ and read the name of his target: Moscow. They have set their course. The end of the world has begun.Or so they think. It's actually a big mistake - the…
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Hereβs what youβll learn: JRR Tolkien the Lord of the Rings Novelsβand their associated βmythsβ of characters, histories, legends, maps, and constructed languagesβhave served as the bedrock of so-called βnerd cultureβ since their publication in the mid-1950s.With its vivid characterizations, and the (more or less) clearly defined lines between good and evil, Tolkien's imagined Middle Earthβa vast, geographically diverse world teeming with elves, dwarves, wizards, dragons, orcs, and halflingsβcan be described as archetypal. It's a kind of modern myth that can be adapted…
