From Aaron Schimberg (A Different Man) in today's A24 newsie...

Jon and Mac released their newsletter today (Looking at Picture Books), and it's perfect. lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com

We tend to hear how the personal is universal a lot. And for good reason. But don’t neglect the mirror equation: the general is nebulous. A recent Variety article comes to mind… the general is fearful. It’s hollow. Flimsy. Bland. In what world is this the “safe” option?

In honor of National Poetry Day, one of the all time classics.

Our monthly dose of Peter Markham! 🙌 His narrative POV classes (and writings on the subject) are an amazing way to take pause and analyze something that I think can come quite naturally to us... but deeper understanding = a stronger mastery of the tools at your disposal = more INTENTIONAL work.

Cinema: Subjective, Objective Points of View

A character rendered the conduit into story

“Watch out for children” 🥹💕

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Happy Peanuts Debut Day! 74 Years! This ad is from one of the seven debut newspapers, the Chicago Tribune.

"We’re living through an age of mass deletion, a moment when entertainment and media corporations see themselves not as custodians of valuable cultural history, once freely available, but as ruthless maximisers of profit." @zachschonfeld.bsky.social

Beware Hollywood’s digital demolition: it’s as if your favourite films and TV shows never existed | Zach Schonfeld

The amount of media being wiped from the internet is worrying for viewers, and industry workers who need the exposure, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld

A 3rd day off. One long weekend. One extra day to rest and reset, and I cracked a story nut I was wrestling with on one of my backburner personal projects. That’s all it took. (Now… when will I have the resources to get back to my neglected baby and implement the fix? 😭)

(BC) Voters' Guides are starting to come out! This is the first one that's come across my inbox (and I haven't been digging around for others yet), but Generation Squeeze has been doing interesting work!

BC Voters Guide

We have a chance this election to ask for a BC that promotes wellbeing for young and old alike — and our recommendations point the way. We think it’s time to ask all parties to act as wise stewards to...

Had tea instead of a second coffee today. Like a friggin’ saint or something.

a man with a mustache is making a funny face while wearing a red shirt .

ALT: a man with a mustache is making a funny face while wearing a red shirt .