If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. | | | | SundanceTV's Rectify. Now ready for your binge. A unique show.
(SundanceTV) | | | | |  | “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
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| | rantnrave:// When tech companies acquire the big media companies (and they will) I wonder if they will be as freewheeling and hands off with the content as they are with the content in the feeds they created? Discuss... SCOTT PRUITT runs the UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. He's one to worry about. Why? He's smart, gets things done and will likely set it back decades. FRONTLINE takes a look in WAR ON THE EPA... Few items worn on the body draw as much fervor and devotion as sneakers. Behind the hype—and hunger—that fuels the market (and aftermarket) for sneakers, there are loyalists, OGs, and opportunists forming a global network of collectors, counterfeits, and collaborations. It's one of my passions. I love my sneakers. Check out FashionSET: "Putting the Cult in Culture: Sneakers Move the World"... MLB’s STATCAST is a breakthrough technology transforming what we know about—and how we play—baseball. It's changing the way teams evaluate players, how fans watch games on TV, and how hitters swing. We take a look in "The Statcast Revolution"... Every once in a while you come across a show that takes you by surprise. One that maybe works against what you think your taste is. I tend to like dystopian fantasy, super fast-paced criminal dramas, and sick & twisted comedies. SUNDANCETV's RECTIFY is none of those things. It follows "DANIEL HOLDEN, an ex-con putting his life back together in small town GEORGIA after 19 years on DEATH ROW." It's a deliberately slow paced show with characters and settings you don't see on television often. A story of hope, despair, empathy, forgiveness, connection, acceptance and love. It can be dark. The performances are fantastic. But the heart and empathy shine through. It made a real impression on me. And I'm going back to watch given what happened in the election. These are not characters from LA or NY. Their experiences are new to me. The show lasted 4 seasons and you can binge on-demand now. Can't think of a better time to watch a show with a heart & soul. Going through my mail last week I came across a package from CHARLIE COLLIER who oversees AMC and SundanceTV. Charlie is a dear friend and he along with series creator RAY MCKINNON had sent me a signed script with a thank you note for sticking with it and helping get the word out. I've written about the show a few times. So considerate. With the cruel realties of the narrative a lot of kindness shows through. Just like this little gift... Disgusted as I am over MOTUS' threats against NORTH KOREA, the NFL, NBC and generally anyone or anything that disagrees with him or reports negative coverage? This is on a scale of horrible scary never seen before. Reminiscing for NIXON. Too stupid to govern. So reckless he puts our lives and way of life in danger. I respect differences, but for those that fall for this "fake news" rhetoric? They're uber-morons. I'm not sorry for calling them that. DONALD J. TRUMP is lip-syncing on a global stage and we can all see it... This understands me... Now LEIA steps forward... BROADWAY may be in the middle of NEW YORK CITY, but for most pop and rock musicians it might as well be on the moon. We remember, and salute, those who have tried to make that very long drive from CBGB or MADISON SQUARE GARDEN to the theater district. MusicSET: "Rocking and Rolling on Broadway, From Green Day to U2 to Springsteen"... You have to wonder where he found time to make movies... Uh. Uh. BAD BOY. NFL. Baby baby. Happy Birthday to JACK MYERS, KEVIN RYAN, BEN HOLMES, SAMANTHA BEINSTEIN, SYD SCHWARTZ, NANCY BENNETT, and JOSH BYARD. | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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 | Frontline |
| How Scott Pruitt went from fighting the EPA to running the agency and rolling back years of policy. | | |
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 | Longreads |
| How “know-nothings” Elizebeth Smith Friedman and William F. Friedman became the greatest codebreakers of their era. | | |
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 | TED Talks |
| Known worldwide for her courage and clarity, Christiane Amanpour has spent the past three decades interviewing business, cultural and political leaders who have shaped history. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Amanpour discusses fake news, objectivity in journalism, the leadership vacuum in global politics and more, sharing her wisdom along the way. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| The sexual harassment lawyer has represented accusers of Donald Trump, Bill O’Reilly, and Bill Cosby. Then she worked-briefly-with Harvey Weinstein. Can the prominent women’s rights advocate overcome her association with the disgraced Hollywood producer? She says yes. | | |
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 | Wired |
| Mitonuclear conflict--a struggle between the genes in a cell’s nucleus and those in its mitochondria--might sometimes split species in two. | | |
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 | The Bill Simmons Podcast |
| Bill Simmons is joined by CEO of Blumhouse Productions Jason Blum to discuss the desire to make original movies, securing the rights to the 'Halloween' franchise, the origin story behind 'The Purge', working with tech companies in Hollywood, buying the Amityville Horror house, the iconic 'Friday the 13th' franchise, 'The Gift', and more. | | |
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 | Aspen Ideas Festival |
| Why do happily married couples cheat? Esther Perel, author of the new book "The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity," talks with Hanna Rosin, co-host of NPR's Invisibilia. | | |
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 | Business Insider |
| Ainsley Earhardt, the rising star on the top-rated morning show, Fox & Friends, is having her best year yet. | | |
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 | The Verge |
| As the debate intensifies around Russian ad buys in the US election, a fundamental aspect of Facebook's platform has gone mostly overlooked. Facebook's auction-based system rewards ads that draw engagement from users by making them cheaper, serving them to more users for less money. | | |
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 | Howler Magazine |
| Hint: It’s Not All Jurgen’s Fault | | |
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 | Pacific Standard |
| The very things that make outdoor concerts so special-freedom, escape, intimacy with strangers-are the first things that the terrorist tries to take away. | | |
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 | Aeon Magazine |
| In its first century the American higher-education system was a messy, disorganised joke. How did it rise to world dominance? | | |
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 | BuzzFeed |
| Five years and as many pivots after founding Medium, Ev Williams has a new scheme to revitalize the site and reinvent online journalism. Will anyone trust him? | | |
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 | Discover Magazine |
| Today, artificial neural networks are fueling a new age in computing, but this revolution has been a long time coming. | | |
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 | Paste Magazine |
| As the Motor City gradually climbs out from bankruptcy, a new creative class is thriving in the margins. | | |
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 | Vox |
| How far will Republicans follow their leader? | | |
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 | ADWEEK |
| The acquisition of The Weather Company fuels a new division encompassing data, media and technology services. | | |
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 | The Independent |
| Earlier this year, video emerged of a new iPhone feature, long before it was released. It showed the phone creating a magical portal in the middle of a city street. And now that’s arrived. Apple’s new technology, named ARKit, seemed to arrive at the perfect time. It works by imposing bright virtual objects into the real world -- at a time when reality has never seemed darker. | | |
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| BuzzFeed |
| Some of the biggest skin care companies in North America use the pursuit of fairer skin in their ad campaigns for products sold outside the US. | | |
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 | Medium |
| In recent years, research has shown that adolescents are struggling with reading and literacy more and more. Teachers, parents, administrators, and researchers are examining the trend, and trying to determine the types of reluctant readers, and the strategies to use to reach these students at school. | | |
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 | The Fader |
| Finding therapy in a fade or a flat top. | | |
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 | YouTube |
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