tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61041317814879026992024-02-22T04:04:47.861-05:00Tech-media-tainmentEntertainment, pop culture, personal technology and mediaPatrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1973125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-9700368566174400762024-01-27T22:09:00.000-05:002024-01-27T22:09:33.538-05:00CES 2024 news in review: AI, spatial computing, robots and more<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yxxxYR9maMwVjgM0stR5Yb2LXPFAooaZyyPfQdOstG9vqrp2Z-VZq3a1f-YMt1ad2L_jhG7HPk-unQyHPZYMzSb_Ek7qOJhFwoQevnHb9xd0HTxgP87kd-Z29ZlA-EFOBu-B5cdEwPb2nNR6wLCaiiGLrAOugJ189cCOdL4E5A1SqG8n-nC6uBOnJyA/s2048/CES%202024%20LVCC%20West%20Hall%20by%20Patrick%20Seitz.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yxxxYR9maMwVjgM0stR5Yb2LXPFAooaZyyPfQdOstG9vqrp2Z-VZq3a1f-YMt1ad2L_jhG7HPk-unQyHPZYMzSb_Ek7qOJhFwoQevnHb9xd0HTxgP87kd-Z29ZlA-EFOBu-B5cdEwPb2nNR6wLCaiiGLrAOugJ189cCOdL4E5A1SqG8n-nC6uBOnJyA/w400-h300/CES%202024%20LVCC%20West%20Hall%20by%20Patrick%20Seitz.JPEG" width="400" /></a></div><br />The following is a roundup of my coverage of the CES 2024 technology trade show in Las Vegas.<br /><br />Arm elbows into new arenas as chip designer takes on AI, auto, cloud, other markets. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/arm-stock-chip-designer-elbows-into-ai-other-markets/" target="_blank">Jan. 26, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Powerfoyle becoming “Intel Inside” for light-powered gadgets. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/powerfoyle-becoming-intel-inside-for-gadget-power/" target="_blank">Jan. 19, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Robot barista looks to fill labor shortage. Say hello to Adam. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/richtech-robotics-looks-to-fill-labor-shortage-with-robots/" target="_blank">Jan. 19, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Apple isn’t the only player in spatial computing. Rivals populated CES 2024. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/apple-not-only-player-in-spatial-computing/" target="_blank">Jan. 17, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Garmin targeting niche markets in smartwatches for women, kids. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-garmin-targeting-niche-markets-in-smartwatches/" target="_blank">Jan. 12, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Dolby cranks up volume of licensing deals in autos, TVs, PCs. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-dolby-cranks-up-volume-of-deals/" target="_blank">Jan. 12, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Qualcomm in catbird seat for edge AI shift, CEO says. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/qualcomm-stock-in-catbird-seat-for-edge-ai-shift/" target="_blank">Jan. 11, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Smart TV platform battle rages at CES 2024. Amazon, Roku make waves. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-amazon-roku-gain-in-smart-tv-platform-battle/" target="_blank">Jan. 11, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Automotive chipmakers squeezed by “accordion effect.” (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-auto-chip-firms-squeezed-by-accordion-effect/" target="_blank">Jan. 10, 2024</a>)<br /><br />L’Oreal adds glamour to CES 2024 with beauty tech gadgets. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-loreal-adds-glamour-to-tech-show/" target="_blank">Jan. 9, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Dell, HP join Intel push for AI PCs. Microsoft Copilot called “marquee” feature. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ai-pcs-promoted-at-ces-2024-intel-event/" target="_blank">Jan. 9, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Nvidia steps up generative AI game with new chips. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/nvidia-stock-chipmaker-introduces-new-ai-pc-chips/" target="_blank">Jan. 8, 2024</a>)<br /><br />AMD rounds out AI PC chip lineup with new desktop processors. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/amd-stock-chipmaker-announces-desktop-ai-processors/" target="_blank">Jan. 8, 2024</a>)<br /><br />Consumers set to upgrade pandemic-era tech purchases. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-upgrades-to-drive-consumer-electronics-sales/" target="_blank">Jan. 8, 2024</a>)<br /><br />“AI is the story of the show”: What to expect from CES 2024. (<a href="https://www.investors.com/news/technology/ces-2024-ai-is-the-story-of-the-show/" target="_blank">Jan. 6, 2024</a>)<br /><br /><i>Photos: CES 2024 outside the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (Patrick Seitz); LG Electronics WebOS tunnel at CES 2024 (LG)</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDUfMXxrZGRNkfNLMqbPGN-7aAFwUie_LWFO2o4i-8jzvT4G9px10CN1Su_l5iLPhF7kusn3bAvobstNGGbN6x68Uqjct1dv8kv3YHfWSvGyOOSEmLMSG2p_q2WwnRp_Hn6ne2LSxS9bkccH8P3mhjMyg8veeNc-XFWHD5j4sb9xnKkGvuus5Zd9IYz0/s1500/LG%20Electronics%20WebOS%20tunnel%20at%20CES%202024.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDUfMXxrZGRNkfNLMqbPGN-7aAFwUie_LWFO2o4i-8jzvT4G9px10CN1Su_l5iLPhF7kusn3bAvobstNGGbN6x68Uqjct1dv8kv3YHfWSvGyOOSEmLMSG2p_q2WwnRp_Hn6ne2LSxS9bkccH8P3mhjMyg8veeNc-XFWHD5j4sb9xnKkGvuus5Zd9IYz0/s400/LG%20Electronics%20WebOS%20tunnel%20at%20CES%202024.jpg"/></a></div><br /><p></p>Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-18065807820531416382024-01-20T22:11:00.000-05:002024-01-20T22:11:14.584-05:00Celebrities at CES 2024: Robert Downey Jr., Eva Longoria, Will.i.am and more<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rPJdIfGUMf2qWhQ8LzXmqoElRlQDtChi0MBbOKZjcomzIO0vwun_hjf4q-74vWSvyOLUri7fyfFWDV3iKkafkTKy9AE0KuVhN2m9xzVlTxAXKwpkVvg0cunwk9_bIxY7LIfT0J1VlUEM_ofZJiF42C9BVYy22_Zx7B5uJkalUHWbnIck-Mz_tkIgDQg/s640/American%20Actress%20Eva%20Longoria%20Speaking%20at%20CES%20%20LOreal%20keynote.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rPJdIfGUMf2qWhQ8LzXmqoElRlQDtChi0MBbOKZjcomzIO0vwun_hjf4q-74vWSvyOLUri7fyfFWDV3iKkafkTKy9AE0KuVhN2m9xzVlTxAXKwpkVvg0cunwk9_bIxY7LIfT0J1VlUEM_ofZJiF42C9BVYy22_Zx7B5uJkalUHWbnIck-Mz_tkIgDQg/w400-h267/American%20Actress%20Eva%20Longoria%20Speaking%20at%20CES%20%20LOreal%20keynote.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Celebrities turned up at <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meet-the-stars-celebrity-guests-at-ces-2024-302023328.html" target="_blank">CES 2024</a> on the show floor, at conference events and for after-hours concerts.<br />
Actor Robert Downey Jr. spoke at a conference panel at the C Space Studio.<br />
Actress and model Eva Longoria, a L’Oreal brand ambassador, appeared at the L’Oreal keynote presentation.<br />
Rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Will.i.am came out to promote his sound system for Mercedes-Benz.<br />
Media personality Paris Hilton also spoke at CES 2024.<br />
South Korean rapper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Dragon" target="_blank">G-Dragon</a> toured the CES exhibit floor and visited mostly Korean companies, including LG, Samsung and SK Group.<br />
Businesswoman and media personality Martha Stewart took to the kitchen stage at Samsung’s CES booth to craft her “Martha-tini” and smashed potatoes using the company’s SmartThings technology.<br />Top-name music acts were featured at corporate evening events at CES 2024.<br />Green Day rocked the Virgin Theater for Harman, a unit of Samsung.<br />Wu-Tang Clan performed at Voltaire at the Venetian for Yahoo. (See article by the <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/this-band-played-the-hottest-show-at-ces-2980938/" target="_blank">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a>.)<br />
Nelly rapped for a club party at the Allegiant Stadium for TCL.<br />Ludacris rapped at the Jewel Nightclub at Aria for Amazon Ads.<br />Finally, Weezer performed a concert for iHeartMedia and MediaLink.<br /></p><p><i>Photos: Eva Longoria (top) and Will.i.am. (CES)</i><br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="pt">The devil works hard, but the RDJBrazil's team works harder! <br /><br />📸 Adicionamos +10 fotos em HQ de Robert Downey Jr. no <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a>, renomada feira tecnológica que teve sua noite de abertura ontem (9), em Las Vegas.</p>— Robert Downey Jr. BR (@RDJBrazil) <a href="https://twitter.com/RDJBrazil/status/1744920167077826603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tr">Mercedes-Benz, CES 2024’te <a href="https://t.co/s7HfcNpq0C">https://t.co/s7HfcNpq0C</a> ortaklığıyla da dikkat çekti<a href="https://t.co/9qgu4WAFa7">https://t.co/9qgu4WAFa7</a> <a href="https://t.co/0EwXb0Cbos">pic.twitter.com/0EwXb0Cbos</a></p>— LOG (@logdergisi) <a href="https://twitter.com/logdergisi/status/1747188890983690534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/MercedesBenz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MercedesBenz</a> Sound Drive feature is hard to conceptualize but I can confirm, once experienced, you understand it and want it. Thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/iamwill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iamwill</a> for the ride 🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/AZY9rtZSxY">https://t.co/AZY9rtZSxY</a> <a href="https://t.co/SVla62vaTi">pic.twitter.com/SVla62vaTi</a></p>— WHAT'S INSIDE? (@whatsinside) <a href="https://twitter.com/whatsinside/status/1744916876357251408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Paris Hilton at “The Transformation Experience” panel at 2024 International CES<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisHilton?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisHilton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisHilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisHilton</a> <a href="https://t.co/xmHqZftPqd">pic.twitter.com/xmHqZftPqd</a></p>— Celebs Style Daily (@cdhq2) <a href="https://twitter.com/cdhq2/status/1748404149614481577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m about to take a selfie with Paris and she says, “I invented the selfie, let me take it.” <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisHilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParisHilton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/FdbDshpiT5">pic.twitter.com/FdbDshpiT5</a></p>— Shelly Palmer (@shellypalmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/shellypalmer/status/1745242619779973570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">[NEWS] <br /><br />Multiple new articles are reporting on G-DRAGONs visit to CES and the Samsung and LG booths. <br /><br />ALL TOGETHER WITH G-DRAGON<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GDRAGONxCES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GDRAGONxCES2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IBGDRGN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IBGDRGN</a> <a href="https://t.co/q9LKsByO4m">pic.twitter.com/q9LKsByO4m</a></p>— G-DRAGON INTERNATIONAL (@gdragonintl) <a href="https://twitter.com/gdragonintl/status/1744855238362677368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Kpop singers, have limited roles beyond becoming ads models or attracting investments when collab with companies. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GDRAGON?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GDRAGON</a> is showcasing a different side at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a>, a broader involvement or a unique contribution beyond the usual roles assoc with celebs in business collabs."✔️ <a href="https://t.co/mCi20fEws7">pic.twitter.com/mCi20fEws7</a></p>— G-Dragon is the manual (@WhiteTamar1) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteTamar1/status/1745562687801856024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">K-pop star G-Dragon visits exhibition booths at CES 2024<a href="https://t.co/6Q8klFy6wU">https://t.co/6Q8klFy6wU</a></p>— The Korea Times (@koreatimescokr) <a href="https://twitter.com/koreatimescokr/status/1744932828608131180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> 👍 It’s <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaStewart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaStewart</a> 👌 It’s our CES special guest Martha Stewart! 🫶 Tune in now to watch her livestream and share how she uses SmartThings and AI to make magic in the kitchen and beyond! <a href="https://t.co/c5R3T7i3dT">https://t.co/c5R3T7i3dT</a></p>— Samsung US (@SamsungUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamsungUS/status/1744905528839438391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Martha Stewart at ces! Samsung booth! <a href="https://t.co/n4XIMwUn7S">pic.twitter.com/n4XIMwUn7S</a></p>— Ants_Amazing (@Ants_Amazing_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ants_Amazing_/status/1744836034821861590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Huge shout out to <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisHarihar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisHarihar</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/Yahoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yahoo</a> team. <a href="https://twitter.com/WuTangClan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WuTangClan</a> is forever. <br /><br />Great event…. 👏👏👏👏 <a href="https://t.co/DgWn2dsAzm">pic.twitter.com/DgWn2dsAzm</a></p>— AdTechGod 🍪 (@AdtechGod) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdtechGod/status/1745346657699688696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The boys who sing Bev-er-ly Hills are in Sin City to kick off <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES</a> and us Gen Xers are kinda loving it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Weezer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Weezer</a> <a href="https://t.co/eJnB6zIrdt">pic.twitter.com/eJnB6zIrdt</a></p>— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety_Cynthia/status/1744965362695946751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> for bringing us <a href="https://twitter.com/Weezer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Weezer</a> <a href="https://t.co/EHVK3rN85U">pic.twitter.com/EHVK3rN85U</a></p>— Ximena Hartsock (@ximenahartsock) <a href="https://twitter.com/ximenahartsock/status/1744964313310494733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Great concert by Green Day on Wednesday night at the Virgin Theater in Las Vegas, sponsored by JBL, a premium audio brand owned by Samsung's Harman. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/zdFnuNzaT5">pic.twitter.com/zdFnuNzaT5</a></p>— Patrick Seitz (@PatrickSeitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickSeitz/status/1745678124329898272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rapper Nelly rocking the mic at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CES2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CES2024</a> TCL party at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. <a href="https://t.co/Ui7cEs12ep">pic.twitter.com/Ui7cEs12ep</a></p>— Patrick Seitz (@IBD_PSeitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/IBD_PSeitz/status/1745110937777123747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-14035041638001492102024-01-19T21:36:00.001-05:002024-01-19T21:36:11.822-05:00CES 2024: The most talked-out companies and products at the massive tech show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR8VQnF7Aj5ipxwSRuVR4-X4NEWqEbge8G6hD6D4oxMKQP9G9aisX5X2hRl9bGzGTWvbWA0BhCSqHm-Kv5wAQMf8VG9hllK-s0kgT2mpEQuZ4_ZecVsvukfaiwroazLfoeFUnWkhDFzDjqrOjXiXAhDd2IViG8OuV8A6v94_5hfF8ZswTOV_6Bmhczv4/s1172/CES%202024%20word%20cloud.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1172" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR8VQnF7Aj5ipxwSRuVR4-X4NEWqEbge8G6hD6D4oxMKQP9G9aisX5X2hRl9bGzGTWvbWA0BhCSqHm-Kv5wAQMf8VG9hllK-s0kgT2mpEQuZ4_ZecVsvukfaiwroazLfoeFUnWkhDFzDjqrOjXiXAhDd2IViG8OuV8A6v94_5hfF8ZswTOV_6Bmhczv4/w400-h214/CES%202024%20word%20cloud.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />CES 2024 unleashed a tsunami of exciting new products and technologies across a diverse range of industries and markets. For a general interest journalist, such as me, it was pretty overwhelming.<br />
This week, the <a href="https://www.globaldata.com/marketplace/dataset/globaldata-social-media-analytics-dashboard/" target="_blank">Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData</a> provided a list of the most-mentioned companies and products showcased at the consumer electronics show, which ran Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas. <a href="https://www.globaldata.com/" target="_blank">GlobalData</a> is a leading data and analytics company.<br />
Samsung ranked first on social media (both the X platform and Reddit) during CES 2024, based on the volume of discussions about its products at the show. Those products included its S95D OLED TV, folding-screen smartphones and transparent micro-LED TV displays.<br />
Other top-mentioned companies at CES 2024 included Rabbit, Nvidia, LG, Sony, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Honda Motor and Walmart.<br />
Artificial intelligence device startup Rabbit was the biggest surprise. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company introduced a pocket-sized consumer AI gadget at CES 2024.<br />
The Rabbit R1 is a walkie-talkie-like device with a built-in camera. It offers smartphone-free solutions to simplify tasks like booking a flight, getting an Uber or ordering a meal.<br />
GlobalData said its analysis is based on online discussions from Jan. 7 through Jan. 15.<br />
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Photo: Word cloud showing the most talked-about subjects at CES 2024. (GlobalData)</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-50988263759324721502024-01-14T23:42:00.000-05:002024-01-14T23:42:15.699-05:00CES 2024 buzzword of the show: AI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmI7Fv6dL0rylzbVwGGlPHwxgsGmgCxQpvqd8_qTLqCKg2Ur5gU1jsMQ22mMF5Xm3zJ-G3xP9CjbiMiC9Eh_jveGmhEos8FBwjGJ1bz9Dto0K8AH7zm7np9qnAB0NIR2NHtRA-yh50-gPzWx7uI8cVa19UgtVc7LcEDY2UhikCJQIwedJCo4jFcIpUFTE/s5251/Samsung%20CEO%20JH%20Han%20Speaking%20at%20CES%20Samsung%20Press%20Conference%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="5251" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmI7Fv6dL0rylzbVwGGlPHwxgsGmgCxQpvqd8_qTLqCKg2Ur5gU1jsMQ22mMF5Xm3zJ-G3xP9CjbiMiC9Eh_jveGmhEos8FBwjGJ1bz9Dto0K8AH7zm7np9qnAB0NIR2NHtRA-yh50-gPzWx7uI8cVa19UgtVc7LcEDY2UhikCJQIwedJCo4jFcIpUFTE/w400-h266/Samsung%20CEO%20JH%20Han%20Speaking%20at%20CES%20Samsung%20Press%20Conference%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />For the last 15 years after the CES tech trade show, I’ve chosen the buzzword of the show. This year, for the first time, the buzzword was a repeat.<br />
The overwhelming choice for the buzzword of CES 2024 was AI, or artificial intelligence. Excitement this year was driven by generative artificial intelligence and edge AI devices.<br />
AI was also the buzzword of the <a href="https://techmediatainment.blogspot.com/2018/01/ces-2018-buzzword-of-show-ai.html" target="_blank">CES 2018 show</a>. Back then, AI was in vogue because of the rise of autonomous vehicles, smart devices, and voice-response personal assistants.<br />
At this year’s show, consumer electronics firms, PC makers, semiconductor companies and others touted AI features of their new products.<br />
CES 2024 was the coming-out party for AI PCs, with new chips for running AI applications locally instead of in the internet cloud.<br />
Plus, the most talked-about gadget at the show was the Rabbit R1 pocket AI device from Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup Rabbit. It’s a small device that works with voice commands and interacts with your smartphone to simplify tasks.<br />
LG Electronics tried to make artificial intelligence seem less scary by calling their approach to AI “affectionate intelligence.”<br />
Runners up for buzzword of CES 2024 included “spatial computing” and “software-defined vehicle.”<br />
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CES buzzwords through the years:</b></u><br />
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2010: Green<br />
2011: Smart<br />
2012: Ultra<br />
2013: Super<br />
2014: Curved<br />
2015: Wearable<br />
2016: HDR (high dynamic range)<br />
2017: Voice<br />
2018: AI (artificial intelligence)<br />
2019: 5G<br />
2020: Streaming<br />
2021: Pandemic<br />
2022: Metaverse<br />
2023: Augmented reality<br />
2024: AI<br />
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<i>Photos: Samsung CEO JH Han speaking at CES 2024 press conference (Consumer Technology Association; LG Electronics press conference at CES 2024 (Patrick Seitz); and Rabbit R1 AI Assistant (Rabbit).</i><br />
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Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-37151651823835223742024-01-01T20:06:00.000-05:002024-01-01T20:06:03.278-05:00Top 20 celebrities and public figures predicted to die in 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjij6XK3r_9nN9FVC2RpRznO079D9k8KyGtEgTvBcKWwIuBlbBQzcazLZ3g7b8oEvt1IZke2dC9PW9TiE2gu9RDQLgNKxWwi0TNneQut3Gm6wKyJVAw2oQFHEnuTkAKTkPGqjZzOOuo9n2yOodLuRYpwEhYCpbmxY5CLD_wVLZGTGbEdsOBepwMLoqdTWo/s1600/Britney-Spears-Dances-While-Holding-Knives-In-New-Video.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjij6XK3r_9nN9FVC2RpRznO079D9k8KyGtEgTvBcKWwIuBlbBQzcazLZ3g7b8oEvt1IZke2dC9PW9TiE2gu9RDQLgNKxWwi0TNneQut3Gm6wKyJVAw2oQFHEnuTkAKTkPGqjZzOOuo9n2yOodLuRYpwEhYCpbmxY5CLD_wVLZGTGbEdsOBepwMLoqdTWo/w358-h640/Britney-Spears-Dances-While-Holding-Knives-In-New-Video.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br />With the death of game show host Bob Barker last year, former President Jimmy Carter moves up a notch in the dead pool rankings at Stiffs.com to become the public figure most likely to die in 2024.<br />
Carter has been in the top five of the Stiffs.com dead pool competition for the last five years. Will this be the year the grim reaper finally catches up with him?<br />
Of the <a href="https://techmediatainment.blogspot.com/2023/01/top-20-celebrities-and-public-figures.html" target="_blank">top 20 public figures marked for death in 2023</a> by Stiffs.com, seven bought the farm. They included Barker, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, singer Tony Bennett, cartoonist Al Jaffee, sitcom writer and producer Norman Lear, singer and actor Harry Belafonte and former first lady Rosalyn Carter.<br />
In last year’s Stiffs.com competition, two people correctly picked actor Matthew Perry, 54, to die in 2023. Also, two people correctly forecast the death of singer Sinead O’Connor, 56.<br />
What follows are the top 20 public figures (with their ages) predicted to die in 2024, according to Stiffs.com.<br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
Jimmy Carter, 99, former U.S. president</li><li>
Dick Van Dyke, 98, actor</li><li>
Mel Brooks, 97, comedian, writer, actor, director</li><li>
Glynis Johns, 100, British actress</li><li>
Eva Marie Saint, 99, actress</li><li>
Shannen Doherty, 52, actress</li><li>
Bob Newhart, 94, actor and comedian</li><li>
Alan Greenspan, 97, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve</li><li>
Gene Shalit, 97, film critic for NBC’s “The Today Show”</li><li>
June Lockhart, 98, actress</li><li>
David Attenborough, 97, broadcaster and naturalist</li><li>
Ethel Kennedy, 95, widow of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy</li><li>
Joanne Woodward, 93, actress</li><li>
Marv Levy, 98, pro football coach</li><li>
Buzz Aldrin, 93, U.S. astronaut</li><li>
Clint Eastwood, 93, actor and director</li><li>
Gene Hackman, 93, actor</li><li>
Yoko Ono, 90, Japanese multimedia artist and peace activist</li><li>
Willie Nelson, 90, country music singer and songwriter</li><li>
Doc Severinsen, 96, jazz trumpeter and band leader</li></ol>
Here are some notable younger public figures predicted to die this year by multiple Stiffs.com dead-pool players:<br />
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25. Celine Dion, 55, singer<br />
26. Val Kilmer, 64, actor<br />
63. Michael J. Fox, 62, actor<br />
96. Toby Keith, 62, country music singer and songwriter<br />
116. Britney Spears, 42, singer<br />
128. Michael Schumacher, 54, Formula One racecar driver<br />
137. William “The Refrigerator” Perry, 61, former football player<br />
141. Charlie Sheen, 58, actor<br />
149. Artie Lange, 56, comedian<br />
150. Bam Margera, 44, skateboarder, “Jackass” stuntman<br />
164. Madonna, 65, singer<br />
167. Sir Mix-a-Lot, 60, rapper<br />
174. Amanda Bynes, 37, actress<br />
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Photo: Britney Spears dancing with knives in social media video (<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/18/britney-spears-knives-dancing-video-fake-memoir/" target="_blank">TMZ</a>)</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-51695871747718296762023-12-31T23:45:00.144-05:002024-01-01T15:49:54.801-05:00The most controversial foreign magazine covers of 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqEcW_NND977x_E0GFlZhyW3QpyEBzIKdYn3VeCxRKWJot8uhHC1bN95CJW8_OjRse-ecfGTfL_hpnMFy7glg_fXuRbyZN-ZSq-BmGFC50CMg_cHkriEU73Q64ovZkT8iZdqTieLZ6U2UZXWlSTylKIwPmPCPxEG5g3SVdn53d4Q7sQl2mzRvAsNTSJM/s2556/Die%20Aktuelle%20magazine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqEcW_NND977x_E0GFlZhyW3QpyEBzIKdYn3VeCxRKWJot8uhHC1bN95CJW8_OjRse-ecfGTfL_hpnMFy7glg_fXuRbyZN-ZSq-BmGFC50CMg_cHkriEU73Q64ovZkT8iZdqTieLZ6U2UZXWlSTylKIwPmPCPxEG5g3SVdn53d4Q7sQl2mzRvAsNTSJM/w501-h640/Die%20Aktuelle%20magazine.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><br />Artificial intelligence played a role in two of the most controversial foreign magazine covers of 2023.<br />
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German magazine Die Aktuelle ran a cover story “interview” with Formula One racecar driver Michael Schumacher that was generated using artificial intelligence software. Schumacher has not been seen in public since December 2013 when he suffered a serious brain injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps.<br />
The publishers of magazine fired the editor and apologized to Schumacher’s family for the stunt. (See articles by <a href=" https://www.reuters.com/sports/motor-sports/german-magazine-apologises-schumacher-family-sacks-editor-2023-04-22/" target="_blank">Reuters</a>, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/michael-schumacher-formula-one-interview-die-aktuelle-editor-sacked" target="_blank">Guardian</a>, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-12002195/Editor-Die-Aktuelle-fired-producing-fake-interview-Michael-Schumacher.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, <a href="https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/schumacher-family-receives-apology-as-disgraceful-ai-article-editor-fired" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated</a> and <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/04/editor-sacked-publishing-michael-schumacher-ai-interview-in-german-magazine-1235334299/" target="_blank">Deadline</a>.)<br />
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Glamour magazine in Bulgaria sparked controversy with the publishing industry’s first-ever AI-generated magazine cover photo “shoot.”<br />
The magazine used an AI image generator to create a Barbie-inspired cover with the likeness model and swimsuit designer Lisa Opie.<br />
(See articles by <a href=" https://www.creativebloq.com/news/glamour-barbie-ai-photo-cover" target="_blank">Creative Bloq</a>, <a href="https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glamour-bulgaria" target="_blank">Trend Hunter</a>, <a href="https://petapixel.com/2023/07/14/the-first-ever-ai-generated-magazine-cover-shoot-sparks-controversy/" target="_blank">Peta Pixel</a> and <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/12/model-lisa-opie-uses-ai-to-create-glamour-bulgaria-barbie-inspired-cover/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>.)<br />
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French government minister Marlene Schiappa got tongues wagging when she posed for the cover of men’s magazine Playboy in France. Schiappa, a feminist author-turned-junior social economy minister, appeared in a low-cut white bodysuit exposing her cleavage and spread legs in the April/June issue.<br />
(See articles by the <a href=" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11932853/Macron-minister-Marlene-Schiappa-poses-PLAYBOY.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/french-pol-marlene-schiappa-blasted-for-playboy-cover/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/02/europe/french-minister-playboy-cover-intl/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a> and <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65163135" target="_blank">BBC</a>.)<br />
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Critics roasted the Times magazine in Britain for treating ISIS bride Shamima Begum like “some sort of celebrity,” instead of the terrorist defector that she is.<br />
(See articles by the <a href=" https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1731594/Times-magazine-Shamima-Begum-ISIS-cover-girl" target="_blank">Express</a>, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/completely-insane-isis-bride-featured-on-magazine-cover-like-some-sort-of-celebrity/ar-AA17a2hA" target="_blank">Sky News</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Dominiquetaegon/status/1621966331649134595" target="_blank">Dominique Samuels on X</a>.)<br />
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Turkey criticized London-based magazine the Economist for its cover story that warned of “Turkey’s looming dictatorship” under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (See articles by the <a href=" https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/20/turkey-slams-economist-erdogans-looming-dictatorship/" target="_blank">Greek Reporter</a> and <a href="https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/columns/the-economist-outrageous-claims-without-a-single-proof" target="_blank">Daily Sabah</a>.)<br />
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Turkey also didn’t like the cover of German magazine Stern that referred to Ergogan as an “arsonist.” The magazine said he is stoking dangerous conflicts in other countries, including Germany.<br />(See articles by the <a href=" https://stockholmcf.org/german-stern-magazine-labels-president-erdogan-an-arsonist-on-cover/" target="_blank">Stockholm Center for Freedom</a> and <a href="https://www.turkishminute.com/2023/01/27/german-magazine-label-president-erdogan-arsonist-cover/" target="_blank">Turkish Minute</a>.)<br />
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Plus, Turkey slammed the cover of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for its May 17 cover, which featured a cartoon of the Turkish president being electrocuted in a bathtub. (See article by <a href=" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/17/turkey-slams-charlie-hebdos-cover-of-electrocuted-erdogan-in-tub" target="_blank">Al Jazeera</a>.)<br />
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China shut down Chinese literary magazine Selected Essays after 35 years when the publication printed a cover that appeared to lampoon President Xi Jinping.<br />
(See articles by <a href=" https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2023/12/lit-mag-announces-sudden-closure-after-cover-seemingly-satirizes-xi-jinping/" target="_blank">China Digital Times</a>, <a href="https://bitterwinter.org/death-of-a-chinese-magazine-shut-down-after-35-years-for-a-cover-perhaps-lampooning-xi-jinping/" target="_blank">Bitter Winter</a>, <a href="https://www.tibetanreview.net/popular-literary-magazine-forced-to-pack-up-for-apparent-satire-on-xi-jinping/" target="_blank">Tibetan Review</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bueti/status/1733508013170852162" target="_blank">German politician Reinhard Buetikofer</a>.)<br />
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Glamour U.K. magazine featured a pregnant transgender man on its June digital cover. Critics were quick to point out that only women can get pregnant, regardless of gender dysphoria issues and body-changing procedures a person might go through.<br />
(See articles by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/fashion-magazine-cover-featuring-pregnant-transgender-man-sparks-outrage-not-sink-lower" target="_blank">Fox News</a>, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/nbc-out-proud/pregnant-transgender-man-stars-cover-glamour-uks-pride-issue-rcna87456" target="_blank">NBC News</a>, the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/glamour-uk-logan-brown-pregnant-transgender-man-b2349694.html" target="_blank">Independent</a>, <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2023/06/02/u-k-magazine-cover-features-pregnant-transgender-man/" target="_blank">American Greatness</a>, <a href="https://www.outkick.com/pregnant-biological-female-on-cover-of-magazine-im-a-pregnant-trans-man-i-do-exist/" target="_blank">OutKick</a> and <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/glamour-magazine-features-pregnant-man-cover-model-pride-month" target="_blank">Zero Hedge</a>.)<br />
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A bridal magazine in India, Brides Today, divided readers by putting a hairy, bearded non-binary model wearing a dress on its April cover. (See articles by the <a href=" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12019573/Indian-non-binary-activist-stars-cover-bridal-magazine.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> and <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/27/brides-today-india-slammed-bearded-nonbinary-cover-model-alok/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>.)<br />
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Finally, supermodel Giselle Bundchen shocked fans with her unrecognizable makeover for Vogue Italia’s March cover. (See articles by the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11783609/Gisele-looks-unrecognizable-Vogue-cover-Tom-Brady-split.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/02/22/gisele-bundchen-lands-first-vogue-cover-since-tom-brady-divorce/" target="_blank">Page Six</a> and <a href="https://loudwire.com/gisele-bundchen-gothi-vogue-magazine-cover-satanic-panic-tom-brady-divorce/" target="_blank">Loudwire</a>.)<br />
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<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-42495251769328975002023-12-31T23:30:00.106-05:002024-01-01T00:15:35.905-05:00Actresses, pop stars and models who flashed skin for magazine covers in 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaOQ5JZuZKTlRq20tfmw8AsgZ7l5eGF356Jk9v0DPOYmSou8Qu-Xec3-ryXLBOSeMIaMhedx9JsuN7CLsTKzfwH6PzeTw5efPbjxEVKl4luCCrY-GKSm-G-BXfA573o8kWim8kI2LcpuR8deaD5JiPywqei4xEboPsOEbdSqTivYezhb7TfJFnV-2kDs/s1346/Dust%20magazine%20with%20Penelope%20Cruz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaOQ5JZuZKTlRq20tfmw8AsgZ7l5eGF356Jk9v0DPOYmSou8Qu-Xec3-ryXLBOSeMIaMhedx9JsuN7CLsTKzfwH6PzeTw5efPbjxEVKl4luCCrY-GKSm-G-BXfA573o8kWim8kI2LcpuR8deaD5JiPywqei4xEboPsOEbdSqTivYezhb7TfJFnV-2kDs/w514-h640/Dust%20magazine%20with%20Penelope%20Cruz.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><p><br />A bevy of beauties took off their clothes or wore revealing outfits to sell magazines in 2023. Here’s the skinny.<br />
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Spanish actress Penelope Cruz went topless for the cover of Dust magazine’s spring-summer issue. (See article by <a href="https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/cltr/penelope-cruz-shirtless-christmas.html" target="_blank">Giant Freakin Robot</a>.)<br />
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Singer and actress Janelle Monae posed topless for the June issue of Rolling Stone. (See articles by <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12111713/Janelle-Monae-goes-topless-cover-Rolling-Stone-promotes-new-album-Age-Pleasure.html" target="_blank">the Daily Mail</a>, the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/janelle-monae-rolling-stone-naked-happier-b2343750.html" target="_blank">Independent</a> and <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/05/22/janelle-monae-poses-topless-on-cover-of-rolling-stone/" target="_blank">Page Six</a>.)<br />
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Model Winnie Harlow posed in the buff for Women’s Health magazine. (See articles by <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/winnie-harlow-womens-health-vitiligo-cover-photos-172509366.html" target="_blank">Yahoo Style</a> and <a href=" https://people.com/style/winnie-harlow-poses-nude-on-womens-health/" target="_blank">People</a>.)<br />
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Model Paulina Porizkova bared her boobies while covered in silver paint for the cover of Elle Czech. (See articles by <a href="https://parade.com/news/paulina-porizkova-silver-body-paint-magazine-cover-photo-nov-2023" target="_blank">Parade</a>, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/11/28/style/paulina-porizkova-poses-in-nothing-but-silver-paint-for-elle-czech-cover/" target="_blank">Page Six</a> and <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a45976330/paulina-porizkova-topless-elle-czech-cover/" target="_blank">Women’s Health</a>.)<br />
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Singer and rapper Doja Cat freed the nipple for the cover of V magazine. (See article by <a href="https://www.bustle.com/style/doja-cat-v-magazine-cover-sheer-dress" target="_blank">Bustle</a>.)<br />
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Model Leni Klum showed off her barely covered buns on the cover of Flaunt magazine. (See articles by <a href="https://parade.com/news/heidi-klum-daughter-leni-no-pants-magazine-cover-shoot-2023" target="_blank">Parade</a>, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/03/02/leni-klum-poses-pantsless-for-flaunt-magazine/" target="_blank">Page Six</a> and <a href="https://www.flaunt.com/post/leni-klum-the-cocoon-issue" target="_blank">Flaunt</a>.)<br />
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Actress Lily-Rose Depp went topless for i-D magazine. (See articles by <a href="https://hollywoodlife.com/2023/02/20/lily-rose-depp-topless-jeans-id-magazine-cover-photos/" target="_blank">Hollywood Life</a>, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a43004899/lily-rose-depp-topless-magazine-cover/" target="_blank">Cosmopolitan</a> and <a href="https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/dy7njq/lily-rose-depp-interview-the-idol" target="_blank">i-D</a>.)<br />
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Actress Bella Thorne flashed underboob for Flaunt magazine. (See article by the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11809235/Bella-Thorne-leaves-little-imagination-cover-Flaunts-January-issue.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a>.)<br />
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Model Amelia Gray Hamlin posed topless for Harper’s Bazaar France. (See article by <a href="https://parade.com/news/lisa-rinna-daughter-amelia-gray-hamlin-bares-all-photo-shoot-harpers-bazaar-france" target="_blank">Parade</a>.)<br />
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Filipina television host and model Bianca Gonzalez posed topless for Mega magazine. (See article by <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/04/23/bianca-gonzalez-bares-skin-for-fashion-magazine" target="_blank">ABS-CBN News</a>.)<br />
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Finally, model and actress Julia Fox displayed a lot of skin for the cover of Rollacoaster magazine. (See articles by <a href="https://rollacoaster.tv/products/julia-fox-covers-rollacoaster-magazines-winter-2023-issue" target="_blank">Rollacoaster</a>, <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/celebrity/a45536660/julia-fox-naked-outfit-beads/" target="_blank">Cosmopolitan</a> and <a href="https://swimsuit.si.com/swimnews/julia-fox-bares-all-dons-just-jewelry-on-rollacoaster-magazine-cover" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated Swimsuit</a>.)<br />
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<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-77145749574496937692023-12-31T22:50:00.005-05:002023-12-31T22:50:57.994-05:002023’s most controversial U.S. magazine covers featured Taylor Swift, Kim Petras and ‘Dr.’ Jill Biden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFWJT0XLO62eam5j5UXZQw7EFkTWLzdyVrOjgGbkJ5HAR6PZHB9HCcFBU01boJVhctTTs84UvSRTOI_9ZjVLycRNC5ljDufbYHLDY28xuYKEXJk5lPFmMDp0AzjJx_H2U_spXNKdOebs_Ev_3LIkoq1qX3_mZDH7FzrRHE5gNetZiR-XEBkifhQ9SzVQ/s1103/Time%20Taylor%20Swift%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1103" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFWJT0XLO62eam5j5UXZQw7EFkTWLzdyVrOjgGbkJ5HAR6PZHB9HCcFBU01boJVhctTTs84UvSRTOI_9ZjVLycRNC5ljDufbYHLDY28xuYKEXJk5lPFmMDp0AzjJx_H2U_spXNKdOebs_Ev_3LIkoq1qX3_mZDH7FzrRHE5gNetZiR-XEBkifhQ9SzVQ/w480-h640/Time%20Taylor%20Swift%20cover.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The most controversial U.S. magazine covers of 2023 triggered readers for a host of reasons.<br />
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Time magazine’s choice of pop music star Taylor Swift as its “<a href="https://time.com/6343069/taylor-swift-history-person-of-the-year/" target="_blank">Person of the Year</a>” upset people who felt it was more of a marketing decision to sell magazines rather than one based on historical impact.<br />
Some felt the title should have gone to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin or OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman. (See articles on <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-time-magazine-cover-slammed-viral-post-1850405" target="_blank">Newsweek</a> and <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/xi-deserved-time-person-year-over-taylor-swift-cnn-host-suggests-1851030" target="_blank">Newsweek again</a>.)<br />
On a humorous note, the cover with Swift and her cat Benjamin Button started a meme with people imitating the picture with their own pets. (See articles by <a href="https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/people-are-going-nuts-over-taylor-swifts-time-cover-photo-with-her-cat-its-a-perfect-expression-of-her-brand.html">Inc.</a>, <a href="https://www.today.com/parents/jenna-bush-hager-taylor-swift-time-cover-photo-rcna130832" target="_blank">Today</a>, the <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/music/2023/12/21/taylor-swift-fans-share-dog-era-photos-recreating-time-magazine-cover/72003910007/" target="_blank">Tennessean</a> and <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/police-officer-recreates-taylor-swifts-151500557.html" target="_blank">Yahoo</a>.)<br />
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Transgender pop singer Kim Petras disgusted some readers when she appeared on the cover of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly blasted the cover, saying it would be a turnoff for teenage boys. (See article by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/megyn-kelly-says-si-swimsuit-cover-featuring-trans-pop-star-will-be-a-turn-off-to-teen-boys/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>.)<br />
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In a similar vein, transgender model Geena Rocero sparked criticism when she was chosen as a cover subject for Glamour’s “Women of the Year” issue. (See <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1720489072039460987" target="_blank">Libs of TikTok post</a>.)<br />
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Women’s Health magazine promoted the U.S. first lady as “Dr. Jill Biden” on its September cover. She is not a medical doctor but has a doctoral degree in education. The AP Stylebook, the style bible for journalists, says non-medical professionals should not be identified with the honorific “doctor.” (See <a href="https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1690026762883723264/photo/1" target="_blank">X post</a> by conservative commentator Mollie Hemingway.)<br />
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Time magazine was accused of alarmism for its June 12 cover story on artificial intelligence titled “The End of Humanity.” (See article by <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/time-cover-on-ai-slammed-as-fake-news/" target="_blank">the Wrap</a>.)<br />
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Celebrity magazine Star sparked a backlash for its Aug. 21 cover story that claimed Sandra Bullock and her long-term partner Bryan Randall had a “messy split.” The magazine hit newsstands just days after Randall died of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). (See articles by the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/sandra-bullock-bryan-randall-star-magazine-b2391605.html" target="_blank">Independent</a> and <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/magazines/star-magazines-sandra-bullock-cover-is-truly-unfortunate/news-story/b27ebfc56e2ce353c71ab47605e4c174">News.com.au</a>.)<br />
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Ebony magazine had an unfortunate cover subject in actor <a href=" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Majors" target="_blank">Jonathan Majors</a>, who it called “Hollywood’s Most Wanted,” on its February cover.<br />
At first, the cover photo shoot was mocked for making the macho star look effeminate. (See articles by <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/his-masculinity-fragile-jonathan-majors-ebony-magazine-controversy-explored-viral-tweet-sparks-backlash" target="_blank">SK Pop</a> and <a href="https://www.theroot.com/the-cock-shaming-stupidity-of-toxic-masculinity-1850136337" target="_blank">the Root</a>.)<br />
But on March 25, Majors was arrested after a domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend. On Dec. 18, Majors was convicted of reckless assault in the third degree and a charge of harassment. After his arrest, more women came forward to accuse Majors of abuse.<br />
Majors since has been dropped by his management firm and fired from at least two movie roles. He’s now Hollywood’s “least wanted” actor.<br />
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Finally, it wouldn’t be a list of the year’s most controversial magazine covers without one or two starring Kim Kardashian.<br />In September, Kardashian debuted a shocking buzz haircut and thin eyebrows while wearing a greasy undershirt on the cover of CR Fashion Book. (See articles by <a href="https://people.com/kim-kardashian-covers-cr-fashion-book-with-shocking-buzz-cut-photos-7974368" target="_blank">People</a>, the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/kim-kardashian-hair-buzz-cut-b2419031.html" target="_blank">Independent</a>, <a href="https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/kim-kardashian-debuts-buzz-cut-magazine-internet-mixed-feelings" target="_blank">Evie</a> and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/look-of-the-week-kim-kardashian-buzz-cut/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>.)<br />In November, GQ magazine had Kardashian on the cover of its Men of the Year issue. The issue left a lot of guys scratching their heads. (See articles by the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12756801/GQ-Men-Year-list-sparks-fury-HALF-honourees-female-critics-blasting-disgraceful-choice-Men-seen-weak-laughable-women-glorified.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> and <a href="https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/news/kim-kardashian-gq-men-of-the-year-cover-463566-20231114" target="_blank">Unilad</a>.)<br />
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Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-29107249000206472802023-12-31T18:20:00.000-05:002023-12-31T18:20:19.402-05:00Expect Disney to get litigious as Mickey Mouse enters the public domain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0gCUDjWoYpzdQNwhq6fcaxlJHS74zz5wcWRAmoIobHpcK9GeHuVPIc1slyuHg1rfrqd9mheg3QnnEAvazBCTlc_08oB01zBAleMAls8mjaSQ1KmD2W63lMXI8jeSq3PSQbfZ09kEiHWoFxzOf5Wd-snXEZsO_TH-OPenNUjc4kcC4XkF9ROKAf4jfxM/s1170/Disney-Mickey-Mouse-Steamboat-Willie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="780" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0gCUDjWoYpzdQNwhq6fcaxlJHS74zz5wcWRAmoIobHpcK9GeHuVPIc1slyuHg1rfrqd9mheg3QnnEAvazBCTlc_08oB01zBAleMAls8mjaSQ1KmD2W63lMXI8jeSq3PSQbfZ09kEiHWoFxzOf5Wd-snXEZsO_TH-OPenNUjc4kcC4XkF9ROKAf4jfxM/w427-h640/Disney-Mickey-Mouse-Steamboat-Willie.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />The Walt Disney Co. will lose copyright protection over the earliest version of Mickey Mouse on Jan. 1, 2024. That’s a big win for the general public. But the media conglomerate isn’t going to cede control over the character without a fight.<br />
The purpose of copyright is to provide legal protection of literary and artistic ideas for a limited period of time. After which, those ideas belong to humanity, which can freely reinterpret them, expand on them and copy them in new ways. Copyrights are similar to patents, which are for business ideas.<br />
Over the years, copyright protection has been extended several times, mostly benefiting corporations. The last extension of copyright terms in the U.S. in 1998 is derisively referred to as the “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act" target="_blank">Mickey Mouse Protection Act</a>.”<br />
On Monday, the cartoon “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie" target="_blank">Steamboat Willie</a>” (1928) will finally enter the public domain. It features the earliest depictions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse" target="_blank">Mickey Mouse</a>, his love interest Minnie Mouse and his arch-nemesis Pete.<br />
Since that original cartoon short, those characters have appeared in numerous cartoons, movies, TV shows, comics and other media. And that’s where things get complicated for copyright. Also, Mickey’s appearance and that of the other characters have changed over the years.<br />
Anyone wanting to adapt Mickey Mouse will need to stick closely to what was shown in the original 95-year-old cartoon. Since “Steamboat Willie” was in black and white, you probably can’t even depict the character with red shorts and yellow shoes. He also didn’t wear white gloves until a 1929 cartoon, “The Opry House.”<br />
Anything Mickey Mouse has done in the decades since is off limits. For instance, you likely can’t portray Mickey as a soldier, firefighter, band conductor, detective, secret agent, sorcerer and more, because Disney did those later.<br />
Ironically, unflattering depictions of Mickey Mouse are most likely safest from Disney’s copyrights. This includes Dan O’Neill’s depiction of Mickey as a drug smuggler in the “Air Pirates Funnies” (1971), which legal critics argue should have been covered by the parody exception to copyright.<br />
There have been many cases of copyright holding companies and creator estates filing lawsuits against perceived infringements of later works of a popular character, such as Sherlock Holmes.<br />
Also, Mickey Mouse is covered by trademarks of the Walt Disney Co. So it’s doubtful anyone can make Mickey-themed products like T-shirts and plush animals. Unlike copyrights, trademarks last in perpetuity as long as they continue to be used commercially by the owner.<br />
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Why the original Mickey Mouse copyright is expiring on New Year’s Day (<a href=" https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/business/why-the-original-mickey-mouse-copyright-is-expiring-new-years-day/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>; Dec. 28, 2023)<br /><br />Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’ (<a href="https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/mickey-mouse-public-domain-disney-copyright-lawsuits-1235844322/" target="_blank">Variety</a>; Dec. 22, 2023)<br /><br />Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats (<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mickey-mouse-public-domain-disney-minnie-tigger-1dbfa3982a172334503bc8cf87302b6f" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>; Dec. 30, 2023)<br /><br />Why Is Media Lamenting Disney’s ‘Loss’ Of Copyright Instead Of Celebrating The Public Domain? (<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2022/07/25/why-is-media-lamenting-disneys-loss-of-copyright-instead-of-celebrating-the-public-domain/" target="_blank">Techdirt</a>; July 25, 2022)<br /><br />There’s bound to be legal drama when Batman and Superman enter the public domain in coming years — but experts caution there’s ‘no precedent’ for the thorny issue (<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-when-bataman-superman-dc-characters-enter-public-domain-2022-8" target="_blank">Business Insider</a>; Aug. 25, 2022)<br /><br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-1672485693990418642023-12-10T20:58:00.005-05:002023-12-10T20:58:55.447-05:00Disappearing web services due to changes at X, aka Twitter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZH7uWgQ4FW3Z92bqddYaqKmsb5Q3791EKKcvTtn86Ozd0R9O7N0WAbqkzfpd1brsz7MlK7EI2QQgEkB8WKEKsWyBxxfKAmEb-2OKUbiHMxOD4_y6rfiLMhBeUdtGiDa_TB2zsQHZlH7-00brrioCq8vy4ZyloXp8foDl1qlITS3xs1Vg0xFW5ivpHj8/s1242/iUnfollow%20screenshot%203-3-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1242" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZH7uWgQ4FW3Z92bqddYaqKmsb5Q3791EKKcvTtn86Ozd0R9O7N0WAbqkzfpd1brsz7MlK7EI2QQgEkB8WKEKsWyBxxfKAmEb-2OKUbiHMxOD4_y6rfiLMhBeUdtGiDa_TB2zsQHZlH7-00brrioCq8vy4ZyloXp8foDl1qlITS3xs1Vg0xFW5ivpHj8/w400-h263/iUnfollow%20screenshot%203-3-23.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />One of the changes at X, formerly Twitter, that I disagree with has to do with curtailing access to its application programming interface. The previous openness of Twitter’s API created an ecosystem of useful services.<br />
New owner Elon Musk cut off free access to Twitter’s API and initiated a pay-to-play plan as a means to raise revenue for the service. But the move negatively impacted researchers, government entities and small businesses that didn’t have the resources to pay for access.<br />
One of the services I liked that stopped working because of the Twitter API changes was iUnfollow. I used iUnfollow for my work Twitter account to quickly and easily unfollow Twitter followers who did not follow me back. For that account, I use a reciprocal approach to following people.<br />
IUnfollow says over 320,000 accounts used its service to perform more than 100 million unfollows since 2011. But the service stopped working for me and others in March 2023.<br />
Similar websites that provided Twitter-related services also have gone dark including Tweepi, Twopcharts and SparkToro.<br />
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Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-29042938820543121902023-12-10T16:44:00.000-05:002023-12-10T16:44:06.596-05:00X, formerly Twitter, perseveres despite uncertainty under Elon Musk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAK5Yt_-CSLZ3L0Jmy1tVv2bl_A70LyckBZ0QrmCj_ZzTcOYKfclDEBApvkB9GlN3xdic1HmPxnnkcfzfJ2yCLfxk_nwB48Bh5rAgdnS5HzFcRoR8OBHsxJ0jBfWvrv7MmsTZxk1heLTan7Hni0GvM0dKooXwvP0GdbxjA7sXNfvU4toqrEX5Bq3wGdI/s503/Twitter%20by%20Esther%20Vargas%20via%20Creative%20Commons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAK5Yt_-CSLZ3L0Jmy1tVv2bl_A70LyckBZ0QrmCj_ZzTcOYKfclDEBApvkB9GlN3xdic1HmPxnnkcfzfJ2yCLfxk_nwB48Bh5rAgdnS5HzFcRoR8OBHsxJ0jBfWvrv7MmsTZxk1heLTan7Hni0GvM0dKooXwvP0GdbxjA7sXNfvU4toqrEX5Bq3wGdI/w394-h400/Twitter%20by%20Esther%20Vargas%20via%20Creative%20Commons.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br />When Tesla billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, mostly left-wing pundits predicted that the social media service would fail under the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist.”<br />
But despite some unpopular changes under Musk, Twitter, now called X, remains the internet’s public square. Copycat services like Bluesky, Mastodon and Threads haven’t gotten much traction because they simply don’t have the reach of X and don’t offer anything new and exciting. One alternative service, <a href=" https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/pebble-the-twitter-alternative-previously-known-as-t2-is-closing-down/" target="_blank">Pebble</a>, previously known as T2, shut down in October.<br />
Twitter has proven to be a sticky service for <a href=" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/sports/sports-twitter-x-elon-musk.html" target="_blank">sports fans</a>, news junkies and other users.<br />
The latest challenge to X has come from advertisers deciding not to do business with it after Musk made some controversial comments on and off the service.<br />
But singling out X was stupid considering that there’s even worse content on other social networks where those companies advertise. They include TikTok and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.<br />
Consider these articles:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
UK accuses Meta of empowering child sexual abusers with encryption rollout. (The Guardian; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/dec/07/uk-accuses-meta-of-empowering-child-sexual-abusers-with-encryption-roll-out" target="_blank">Dec. 7, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Facebook and Instagram Steer Predators to Children, New Mexico Attorney General Alleges in Lawsuit. (The Wall Street Journal; <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/facebook-and-instagram-steer-predators-to-children-new-mexico-attorney-general-alleges-in-lawsuit-b76a5b04" target="_blank">Dec. 6, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Meta is child abuse ‘breeding ground,’ lawsuit claims. (BBC; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67640177" target="_blank">Dec. 6, 2023</a>)</li><li>
New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of creating ‘breeding ground’ for child predators. (CNN; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/tech/new-mexico-lawsuit-meta-child-sexual-exploitation/index.html" target="_blank">Dec. 6, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Meta Is Struggling to Boot Pedophiles Off Facebook and Instagram (The Wall Street Journal; <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-facebook-instagram-pedophiles-enforcement-struggles-dceb3548" target="_blank">Dec. 1, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says (Ars Technica; <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/google-caught-placing-big-brand-ads-on-sites-report-says/" target="_blank">Nov. 29, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Google search ads spotted in compromising placements (TechCrunch; <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/28/google-gsp-risks-adalytics-report/" target="_blank">Nov. 28, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Google Search Ads End Up on Pornographic and Sanctioned Sites (Adweek; <a href="https://www.adweek.com/media/google-search-ads-sanctioned-sites/" target="_blank">Nov. 28, 2023</a>)</li><li>
Substack Has a Nazi Problem (The Atlantic; <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/" target="_blank">Nov. 28, 2023</a>)</li></ul>
Sure, X has its problems. But for the average person who uses the service as a news feed and for entertainment, it hasn’t changed that much in the last year-plus.<br />
I dislike a number of changes at Twitter under Musk, including the terrible rebranding to X.<br />
My biggest complaint was Twitter changing its blue checkmarks from verified accounts of notable people and organizations to a pay-to-play scheme for anonymous trolls and scammers who get their speech amplified.<br />
But there have been <a href=" https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2023/one-year-in" target="_blank">good changes</a> under Musk’s ownership.<br />
The best change has been the ability for the users to fact-check tweets, news articles and even advertisements with the “Community Notes” feature.<br />
Still, X is facing pressure from left-wing groups such as <a href="https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2023/stand-with-x-to-protect-free-speech" target="_blank">Media Matters</a> that object to X being a platform for freedom of speech.<br />
That’s led advertisers like Apple, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to pause their ads on X. Musk says those companies are trying to kill X. (See articles by the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/technology/elon-musk-dealbook-advertisers.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/analysts-predict-more-brands-will-flee-x-after-musk-tirade-2023-11-30/" target="_blank">Reuters</a> and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/29/elon-musk-to-advertisers-who-are-trying-to-blackmail-him-go-f----yourself.html" target="_blank">CNBC</a>.)<br />
Musk does have his supporters, including Bill Ackman, chief executive of hedge fund Pershing Square. “We all should be grateful that X is owned by Musk,” he said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/BillAckman/status/1730442461644730553" target="_blank">recent X post</a>.<br />
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<i>Photo: Twitter art by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/esthervargasc/8437221123" target="_blank">Esther Vargas</a> via Creative Commons.</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-54974191362273764872023-11-18T20:22:00.001-05:002023-11-18T20:22:31.688-05:00Who should be inducted next into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGiBDWAiRGJJqUROeqn1rv0TSV9zfssI4dNZG9FUM7weBu83fhqCQCHIhZMUuvAC3LeRXYQjcgEmaYgjhYrW3C_SmzyQLl9uhte0nyXsfjqaBD3rivhADjO5SZnFHkMhOJjQ4U5qvAJhU-77SJceCd0lWopqp5vAxpMy2RHw5-fJsTXPMDoUrIiryY9A/s2048/Rock%20and%20Roll%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20by%20Tony%20Fischer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGiBDWAiRGJJqUROeqn1rv0TSV9zfssI4dNZG9FUM7weBu83fhqCQCHIhZMUuvAC3LeRXYQjcgEmaYgjhYrW3C_SmzyQLl9uhte0nyXsfjqaBD3rivhADjO5SZnFHkMhOJjQ4U5qvAJhU-77SJceCd0lWopqp5vAxpMy2RHw5-fJsTXPMDoUrIiryY9A/w400-h268/Rock%20and%20Roll%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20by%20Tony%20Fischer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />After the Nov. 3 induction ceremony for the 2023 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, attention has now turned to which artists will be or should be nominated for the 2024 class.<br />
The 2023 class featured 13 artists and music industry professionals. Of those, seven were in the performer category. However, the 2023 class included 10 headlining acts in total. They were Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners, Chaka Khan, DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray.<br />
Those inductees put just a small dent in the Rock Hall’s ridiculously long backlog of deserving artists waiting to be enshrined. (Check out <a href="https://www.futurerocklegends.com/" target="_blank">Future Rock Legends</a> for the full list.)<br />
This year’s nominees were revealed on Feb. 1 and the inductees were announced on May 3.<br />
Here are my personal picks of artists that I’d like to see get nominated next year:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
Joy Division/New Order</li><li>
Phil Collins</li><li>
Billy Idol</li><li>
INXS</li><li>
The Pointer Sisters</li><li>
Sade</li><li>
Cyndi Lauper</li><li>
Mariah Carey</li><li>
The Smiths</li><li>
Thin Lizzy</li><li>
Scorpions</li><li>
Smashing Pumpkins</li><li>
Siouxsie & the Banshees</li><li>
Foreigner</li><li>
Gloria Estefan</li></ul><i>
Photos: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio (Credit: Tony Fischer via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/22714323@N06/6842396246" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a>); and Rock Hall 2023 inductees (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)</i><br />
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnWMNrD3M9x9YxRPwwpl9CFcDZYE08ThDOSfXSg0r-nDymIPGp5Y6AzmdvHRFDtrfUfkrRLat0sj2uO-qV-KBfY23LW-fXuBMKAUOCoXsCI-_X6nyunQjFdYACP411qvXoSJXtItziuZoXOMvcPYM-21x9cI6fJEgxunNLs21TD8jokiXuwk4O1jiKXo/s4096/Rock%20Hall%20inductees%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="4096" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnWMNrD3M9x9YxRPwwpl9CFcDZYE08ThDOSfXSg0r-nDymIPGp5Y6AzmdvHRFDtrfUfkrRLat0sj2uO-qV-KBfY23LW-fXuBMKAUOCoXsCI-_X6nyunQjFdYACP411qvXoSJXtItziuZoXOMvcPYM-21x9cI6fJEgxunNLs21TD8jokiXuwk4O1jiKXo/w400-h225/Rock%20Hall%20inductees%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-50930941021742105752023-11-18T18:59:00.002-05:002023-11-18T18:59:23.869-05:00The end of movies on disc is nigh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIUegjXqJSn0gb7pUVd-qrqIiDs03G5zcm4cdnA9Njxi8lt-4LOfWRVVT3vrU8EdKsj9QQqBEUKKKsPcn7ho32FXWlbMlSFpIDoFB4qMea3DPZOaYBwJMC6uItEYSG21sOzKWud80aVXW_XgknlaPSZpPk2l5ST5rcojRZP77mZLvoCPO8vywf-FYCi4/s2280/DVD%20stacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIUegjXqJSn0gb7pUVd-qrqIiDs03G5zcm4cdnA9Njxi8lt-4LOfWRVVT3vrU8EdKsj9QQqBEUKKKsPcn7ho32FXWlbMlSFpIDoFB4qMea3DPZOaYBwJMC6uItEYSG21sOzKWud80aVXW_XgknlaPSZpPk2l5ST5rcojRZP77mZLvoCPO8vywf-FYCi4/w351-h400/DVD%20stacks.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><br />Netflix ending its DVD-by-mail service last month was just the latest sign that movies on physical media are going away. And with it goes consumer ownership of physical copies of their favorite movies and TV series.<br />
Going forward, consumers will be left to the whims of streaming video services to decide which movies to carry. Or they’ll be forced to pay for a digital rental or purchase of a movie title, if it’s even available.<br />
Last week, director Christopher Nolan encouraged movie fans to buy a copy of his film “Oppenheimer” on Blu-ray Disc “so no evil streaming service can come steal it from you.” (See articles by <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/christopher-nolan-buy-oppenheimer-blu-ray-evil-streamers-1235790376/" target="_blank">Variety</a> and <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-blu-ray-freedom-from-evil-streamers-1234926065/" target="_blank">IndieWire</a>.)<br />
In addition to Netflix getting out of the DVD business, there have been other signs that the medium has reached its end game.<br />
Retailer Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online in early 2024. It wants to use that space for other merchandise. (See articles by <a href="https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/best-buy-ending-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-1235754919/" target="_blank">Variety</a> and <a href="https://www.mediaplaynews.com/best-buy-the-chain-that-helped-trigger-the-dvd-revolution-is-ditching-the-disc-for-good/" target="_blank">Media Play News</a>.) Other retailers like Walmart and Target also are cutting back on their DVD offerings.<br />
Also, Ingram Entertainment, a leading DVD distributor, announced that it is winding down operations after more than 35 years in business.<br />
The DVD market has been waning for years as consumers have switched to streaming video services for entertainment. But the decline has accelerated recently.<br />
Media pundits have noted that many movies and TV series that were released on DVD are now difficult or impossible to find in any digital format. And that’s a shame for the movie fans and culture as a whole.<br />
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Why the Dying DVD Business Could Be Headed for a Resurrection (The Hollywood Reporter; <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dying-dvd-bluray-business-resurrection-cds-vinyl-1235639108/" target="_blank">Nov. 10, 2023</a>)<br />
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‘Crossroads,’ Britney Spears and the Journey to Watch a DVD in 2023 (New York Times; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/business/best-buy-dvds-britney-spears-crossroads.html" target="_blank">Oct. 18, 2023</a>)<br />
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Where’s the Love? — Is Hollywood Abandoning Disc, Once its Golden Goose, Too Fast? (Media Play News; <a href="https://www.mediaplaynews.com/wheres-the-love/" target="_blank">Sept. 25, 2023</a>)<br />
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The DVD’s Demise Leaves Many Films Gone With the Wind (Wall Street Journal; <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/dvds-demise-leaves-many-films-gone-with-the-wind-netflix-streaming-culture-tv-movies-cdee40b3" target="_blank">April 27, 2023</a>)<br />
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For movie lovers, there’s a darker side to Netflix ending DVD rentals (Washington Post; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/21/netflix-dvd-rentals-movies-forgotten-streaming/" target="_blank">April 21, 2023</a>)<br />
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Photo: DVD collection (Dave Campbell via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19365001@N00/129125140" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a>)</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-13916326023131836002023-11-05T19:26:00.000-05:002023-11-05T19:26:04.170-05:00Netflix destroyed most of its DVD collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJJ7Rz9TKfKeDDVKS-iX0Z0E3LuyNjXIjwS2xoEh_9qlwtp0QJFMQ3fgZdwRz0JmT9T9JS_9c82a_LCVN-H2c0wDdOHD53BJVHXh8-XD8Kbx4d1SlMPJTm2-BwBfLCYkxVXskBpkF9LA3yFhaA8ZqLtf1OH4tSNg29C42G0XnR5p06K8ovj8NFJI3M0U/s2000/Netflix%20DVD%20billboard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="2000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJJ7Rz9TKfKeDDVKS-iX0Z0E3LuyNjXIjwS2xoEh_9qlwtp0QJFMQ3fgZdwRz0JmT9T9JS_9c82a_LCVN-H2c0wDdOHD53BJVHXh8-XD8Kbx4d1SlMPJTm2-BwBfLCYkxVXskBpkF9LA3yFhaA8ZqLtf1OH4tSNg29C42G0XnR5p06K8ovj8NFJI3M0U/w400-h224/Netflix%20DVD%20billboard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Netflix officially shut down its DVD.com business last month after collecting the last of its discs by mail on Oct. 27. So what happened to the thousands of movies and TV series on disc in its collection?<br />
“As we’ve done over the last 25 years, we’ll be recycling the majority of our DVDs through third-party companies that specialize in recycling digital and electronic media,” a Netflix spokesperson said. “We’re also donating a portion of our inventory to organizations focused on film and media.”<br />
Those organizations included the NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the USC Cinematic Arts Library. But those colleges didn’t get many discs.<br />
“We were offered some DVDs from Netflix but most were duplicates of what we already owned so we selected about 50 of them for our collection,” Steve Hanson, associate professor and head of the Cinematic Arts Library said.<br />
The DVDs it got from Netflix were a “mixed bag” ranging from comedy, drama and horror to international. Some titles included “Baby Driver,” “Living,” “Monsters University,” “Mother!,” “Overlord” and “The Banshees of Inisherin.”<br />
Jeremy Schug, senior director of communications and digital strategy, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, said Tisch received a small selection of DVDs as a donation. He didn’t have any details on titles or genres.<br />
“We understand that the majority of Netflix’s DVD inventory was recycled,” Schug said.<br />DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and CDs can be recycled for their polycarbonate plastic. Recycling firms shred the discs and use specialized equipment to remove the ink, lacquer and reflective metal layers to get the polycarbonate resin, which can be sold to make new items.<br />
In the third quarter, its last quarter of operation, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail business generated $22 million in revenue, down 37% year over year. Netflix announced the coming end of its DVD business last April.<br />
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Ted Sarandos Lauds Netflix’s Final DVD Rental Shipment (Media Play News; <a href="https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ted-sarandos-lauds-netflixs-final-dvd-rental-shipment/" target="_blank">Sept. 29, 2023</a>)<br />
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Photos: Netflix billboard and goodbye message to customers (Netflix)</i><br />
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<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-55780040720435009112023-10-17T19:04:00.001-04:002023-10-17T19:04:07.072-04:00There’s a Letterboxd for that. Movie website Letterboxd has spawned a host of copycats.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKGGkzKhXacI8ebRPcSHH1gSHrSD5gJDo_h4f9I_2KVhW917nBtIZcwh-hHL4FRm3ur8DU19fmsy6nYSlLHiUh0IyapIyBmy5V1UaDgFttH0LuBtknWmLF79hC7UsmxE1XnUqrdPuzjMarxnTTILJnIEHzIaKIK-OU3xBgJESPFNnuqkb6jyx0cfCvUA/s952/Letterboxd%20logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="952" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKGGkzKhXacI8ebRPcSHH1gSHrSD5gJDo_h4f9I_2KVhW917nBtIZcwh-hHL4FRm3ur8DU19fmsy6nYSlLHiUh0IyapIyBmy5V1UaDgFttH0LuBtknWmLF79hC7UsmxE1XnUqrdPuzjMarxnTTILJnIEHzIaKIK-OU3xBgJESPFNnuqkb6jyx0cfCvUA/w400-h144/Letterboxd%20logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />A website or online service isn’t truly a phenomenon until it spawns a multitude of copycats.<br />
Take <a href=" https://letterboxd.com/" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a>, the popular movie website. Letterboxd describes itself as “a global social network for grass-roots film discussion and discovery.”<br />
Letterboxd users share their opinions on movies they’ve seen, create lists and collections of films, and find and follow fellow movie lovers. The website launched in October 2011. And earlier this month, Canadian investment firm Tiny bought a majority stake in Letterboxd. (See articles by <a href=" https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-founders-sell-company-adding-tv-shows-1235746156/" target="_blank">Variety</a> and the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/business/media/letterboxd-new-owner.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>.)<br />Others have taken notice of the success Letterboxd has had and have launched similar websites for other interests.<br />
A quick search of Google shows a host of copycats. There’s a Letterboxd for video games (<a href=" https://www.backloggd.com/" target="_blank">Backloggd</a>), TV shows (<a href="https://www.serializd.com/" target="_blank">Serialzd</a>), anime (<a href="https://anilist.co/" target="_blank">AniList</a>) and music (<a href="https://musicboard.app/" target="_blank">Musicboard</a>). There’s even a Letterboxed for beer (<a href="https://untappd.com/" target="_blank">Untappd</a>).<br />
I’m sure there are many more similar websites out there.<br />
One of the limitations of Letterboxd is that it doesn’t cover TV series or miniseries. That’s limiting in a world where the lines between movies and TV shows are blurring. Letterboxd has plans to add TV content at some point.<br />
Ironically, Letterboxd says it’s been called “Goodreads for movies.” <a href=" https://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Amazon.com bought Goodreads in March 2013.<br />
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Woke groups advocate for biological males, aka trans women, to play in women’s sports. They are promoting gender affirmation surgery, aka sex change operations, for juveniles. They are pushing pornographic books to school kids and say efforts to stop them amount to book banning. They also are bringing school kids to provocative drag queen shows.<br />
They have pushed climate change hysteria and policies that are soft on crime, weak on immigration and voter fraud. They espouse socialist ideals while ignoring the overwhelmingly negative consequences of socialism worldwide. They also are pushing for separate spaces for racial minority groups in schools, ironically bringing back segregation. The list goes on and on.<br />
These groups do not believe in free speech. They try to prevent opposing views through violent protests, shouting at speakers and claiming a “hate speech” exemption to the First Amendment when there is none.<br />
Thankfully, “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has allowed anti-woke speakers to have a forum on X, formerly Twitter. Woke speakers are on the platform too, but at least there is a balance and a conversation.<br />
Some of the most interesting and entertaining anti-woke accounts are The Babylon Bee (<a href="https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee" target="_blank">@TheBabylonBee</a>), End Wokeness (<a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness" target="_blank">@EndWokeness</a>), Wokely Correct Comics (<a href="https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect" target="_blank">@WokelyCorrect</a>), Defiant L’s (<a href="https://twitter.com/DefiantLs" target="_blank">@DefiantLs</a>) and Titania McGrath (<a href="https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath" target="_blank">@TitaniaMcGrath</a>).<br />
High-profile anti-woke pundits and commentators on X include Megyn Kelly (<a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly" target="_blank">@megynkelly</a>), James Woods (<a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods" target="_blank">@RealJamesWoods</a>), Matt Walsh (<a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog" target="_blank">@MattWalshBlog</a>), Libs of TikTok (<a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok" target="_blank">@libsoftiktok</a>), Chaya Raichik (<a href="https://twitter.com/ChayaRaichik10" target="_blank">@ChayaRaichik10</a>), John Stossel (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnStossel" target="_blank">@JohnStossel</a>), Riley Gaines (<a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_" target="_blank">@Riley_Gaines_</a>) and Eva Vlaardingerbroek (<a href="https://twitter.com/EvaVlaar" target="_blank">@EvaVlaar</a>).<br />Those are just a few of the people fighting the good fight.<br />
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Photos: Defiant L’s and Wokely Correct Comics.</i><br />
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This year, the hit movie “Barbie” is influencing a lot of Halloween costumes for adults. A check of the Halloween costumes on <a href="https://www.yandy.com/">Yandy.com</a> shows a lot of outfits inspired by the movie, which is based on Mattel’s doll family.<br />
For the ladies, there’s the “Genuine Doll Costume,” “Retro Rollerblade Doll Costume” and “Western Star Costume.” Barbie is trademarked, hence the clever use of the word “doll.”<br />
For men wanting to dress up as Ken, there is the “Mr. Malibu Costume,” “Men’s Retro Rollerblade Stud Costume” and “Men’s Mojo Dojo Faux Fur Coat.”<br />
And for those weirdos who want to dress as Ken’s friend Allan, you’re on your own.<br />
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Fortunately, before Netflix’s DVD service ended last month, I rented two of her movies “Wee Willie Winkie” (1937) and “The Little Princess” (1939). The DVD service had listed 10 of her movies in its inventory.<br />
Temple appeared in 44 feature-length motion pictures from 1932 through 1949, according to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple_filmography" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>. Of those, 13 are not available in any form online, either from streaming services or for digital rental or purchase, according to <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/" target="_blank">JustWatch</a> and <a href="https://reelgood.com/" target="_blank">Reelgood</a>.<br />
Also, 19 of the Shirley Temple movies are only available for digital rental or purchase.<br />
The remaining 12 movies are available for streaming from mostly smaller subscription video services such as Indieflix and Flixfling.<br />
She also made numerous short films, including a series of Baby Burlesks. I don’t know the status of their availability.<br />
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Photo: Movie poster for “The Little Princess” (1939).</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-35269866755272519402023-09-27T21:23:00.001-04:002023-09-27T21:23:21.572-04:00Shirley Temple doll is an unusual family heirloom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt54rpaUuo4zi5vviWvFxvZgK__DuOM18vj5I_5xhEmg7jA7emkUn-yVEC3IBX2BSld9cJvkb4wuQrXNuGUuQFFw2RlbtA8GDjBVw7P9RXzxKrUavGyaldv9GyUPIUlL6oLwJAq2XikhsiY1pWu6ewYJCNBpnEr787m8aPGO0eTuZ_qOZ61N8iMVdGZ4/s1849/Shirley%20Temple%20doll%20circa%201940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIt54rpaUuo4zi5vviWvFxvZgK__DuOM18vj5I_5xhEmg7jA7emkUn-yVEC3IBX2BSld9cJvkb4wuQrXNuGUuQFFw2RlbtA8GDjBVw7P9RXzxKrUavGyaldv9GyUPIUlL6oLwJAq2XikhsiY1pWu6ewYJCNBpnEr787m8aPGO0eTuZ_qOZ61N8iMVdGZ4/w533-h640/Shirley%20Temple%20doll%20circa%201940.jpg" width="533" /></a></div><br />The prologue to the hit summer movie “Barbie” notes that girls’ dolls before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie" target="_blank">Barbie</a> debuted in 1959 were all baby dolls. They were designed to teach maternal skills to young girls and reinforce gender roles. But that’s not entirely true.<br />
When my mom was 7 years old in 1940, she received a 27-inch-tall <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple" target="_blank">Shirley Temple</a> doll as a Christmas gift from her aunt Josephine. The doll captures the likeness of the precocious Hollywood child actress. Girls treated their Shirley Temple dolls as companions and playmates.<br />
“She was very popular at the time,” my mom told me. In fact, Temple was Hollywood’s number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938.<br />
Shirley Temple dolls also were popular in that period. “The one I had was not the most expensive one,” Mom said.<br />
When my mom moved into senior housing she gave away many of her possessions to her children. Because I’m something of a pop culture historian, the doll went to me.<br />
The 83-year-old Shirley Temple doll was restored a few years back.<br />
“It got moved around a lot from Jim Falls to Chippewa (Wisconsin) and then my mother kept it when they moved out to the country there,” Mom said. She retrieved the doll after her mother died.<br />
Now that I’ve got the doll, I’m having to put up with a lot of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabelle_(film)" target="_blank">Annabelle</a> jokes. But Shirley isn’t creepy at all. I swear.<br />
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Photo: 1940 Shirley Temple doll. (Patrick Seitz)</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-79284382255021469632023-09-27T20:05:00.002-04:002023-09-27T20:05:18.479-04:00Netflix DVD service, you will be missed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwIbWu45b-Z-YgECaKDsEgcnKC5HAuNEFBwk6gKcaLUWeqf1q8UEK_ObZNWkA_FDvjsLAYrpUy_Mumo7x1mK6sj2PhDfYRdxHpvxgLK4QtUMyQaDJmMbJyTVIlBncgcgYRPNizmBl_DxXxgHY9cwR127PnVglEb3zDU-B-bX5QH5eXTC7VczHPHyy-mY/s1033/Final%20Netflix%20DVDs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwIbWu45b-Z-YgECaKDsEgcnKC5HAuNEFBwk6gKcaLUWeqf1q8UEK_ObZNWkA_FDvjsLAYrpUy_Mumo7x1mK6sj2PhDfYRdxHpvxgLK4QtUMyQaDJmMbJyTVIlBncgcgYRPNizmBl_DxXxgHY9cwR127PnVglEb3zDU-B-bX5QH5eXTC7VczHPHyy-mY/w388-h400/Final%20Netflix%20DVDs.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br />On Friday, Sept. 29, Netflix will mail out its final DVDs to subscribers. It will mark the end of company’s legacy DVD-by-mail service, which started some 25 years ago. And I will be sad to see it go.<br />
I have subscribed to the DVD service continually since March 2001. In that time, I’ve watched about 1,660 discs, including movies, TV series and documentaries. That’s a lot of discs.<br />
The end has been coming for a while. Consumers clearly prefer the immediacy of streaming video, whether that’s subscription video on demand or transactional video on demand.<br />
The beauty of the Netflix DVD service was that it carried virtually every theatrical Hollywood release in one place. Now, you have to use a service like Reelgood or JustWatch to find out where to access a particular movie online, if it’s even available.<br />
Netflix’s DVD.com also offered many movies, particularly older titles, that weren’t available for streaming anywhere.<br />
My movie watching now is split across Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Kanopy, Max and Netflix. In the future, I’ll likely switch off with other services such as Hulu, Paramount+ and Peacock. There also are niche services I’d like to try such as horror movie specialist Shudder.<br />
I have a watch list on Reelgood to keep track of all the movies I’d like to see. Reelgood lists where those movies are available to stream, if they’re available.<br />
I’ll miss the little thrill of finding Netflix DVDs in my mailbox every week.<br />
However, I may try another DVD rental service. But those offerings seem limited. Video game rental service <a href="https://www.gamefly.com/movies" target="_blank">GameFly</a> has a movie rental service offering DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles. There’s also <a href="https://www.store-3d-blurayrental.com/" target="_blank">3D Blu-ray Rental</a>, <a href="https://4kbluray4u.com/" target="_blank">4K Blu-Ray 4U</a> and <a href="https://scarecrowvideo.org/rent-by-mail" target="_blank">Scarecrow Video</a>.<br />
Plus, there’s Redbox and its video rental kiosks. But those machines are getting harder to find in my area.<br />
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Related articles:</u><br />
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Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope (The New York Times; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/business/media/netflix-dvds.html" target="_blank">Sept. 23, 2023</a>)<br />
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Netflix is shutting down its DVD service this week. (Trung Phan; <a href="https://twitter.com/IRLGames4/status/1706639911758008348" target="_blank">Sept. 25, 2023</a>)<br />
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The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service (The Verge; <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23883662/netflix-dvd-shutdown-complex-tech-packaging-mail" target="_blank">Sept. 25, 2023</a>)<br />
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Redbox to Increase Catalog, Niche Titles in Kiosks as Netflix Exits Disc Biz (Media Play News; <a href="https://www.mediaplaynews.com/redbox-to-increase-catalog-niche-titles-in-kiosks-as-netflix-exits-dvd-biz/" target="_blank">Sept. 26, 2023</a>)<br />
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<i>Photos: My last few Netflix DVDs (Patrick Seitz)</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-43510329476602738062023-09-27T11:58:00.001-04:002023-09-27T11:58:37.077-04:00FakeIndians, History vs. Hollywood and other interesting websites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhsHKkvIs8zm_Wocf1gSq1XhNhoVkmnCaVism7RFHMGZ5abSoX4UUjU5GoM9iDma75PbrIV7-5f8ckMs0Mg2b4UoGwEhuqldYy9r_XCDHMgmK5ufj7se5dSIs0ZqhbUmu_991gc2WLghnq6SM1q0bnWBpL7jqjU4YGFkwfJmU62aQlyBPKOojQhYonFg/s1891/FakeIndians.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1891" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhsHKkvIs8zm_Wocf1gSq1XhNhoVkmnCaVism7RFHMGZ5abSoX4UUjU5GoM9iDma75PbrIV7-5f8ckMs0Mg2b4UoGwEhuqldYy9r_XCDHMgmK5ufj7se5dSIs0ZqhbUmu_991gc2WLghnq6SM1q0bnWBpL7jqjU4YGFkwfJmU62aQlyBPKOojQhYonFg/w400-h190/FakeIndians.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />With so much creative talent focused on social media platforms these days, it can be difficult to find websites created for interesting niche topics and fun pursuits.<br />
What follows are a few such websites that I’d like to spotlight.<br />
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<b>FakeIndians</b><br />
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The blog <a href="http://ancestorstealing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FakeIndians</a> exposes people who falsely claim to have Native American heritage. The website has revealed dozens of “pretendians.” The fraudsters claim to hail from indigenous peoples to advance their careers in academia, politics, literature and art.<br />
(See article by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/native-american-author-erika-wurth-accused-as-fake-indian/" target="_blank">New York Post</a>.)<br />
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<b>History vs. Hollywood</b><br />
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Recent articles have examined “Dumb Money,” “Oppenheimer” and “The Beanie Bubble.”<br />
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<b>Bloody Disgusting</b><br />
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I love horror movies and like to keep up on the latest new releases and under-the-radar gems. <a href="https://bloody-disgusting.com/" target="_blank">Bloody Disgusting</a> keeps me informed about which horror movies I should have on my watch list.<br />
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<b>Fangoria</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYP6Rc9_hw3lSg-ZspDpRIxRz5-nJ7ZEjLyk5FFP5X7mHcsJSk-1bijR8ZgHpyRE21VMQnnDQH-KlMuwsTT8bN0Yw0qqR67J-7g1tCR-SG7_wHFFsYMNE6gxGjV6iBzyem6RHBPIEqcQ4PUXKWNhFkAndyZkHG_A9XGJdRkkZee-1BJvSZMTy_i__2js/s1000/Fangoria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYP6Rc9_hw3lSg-ZspDpRIxRz5-nJ7ZEjLyk5FFP5X7mHcsJSk-1bijR8ZgHpyRE21VMQnnDQH-KlMuwsTT8bN0Yw0qqR67J-7g1tCR-SG7_wHFFsYMNE6gxGjV6iBzyem6RHBPIEqcQ4PUXKWNhFkAndyZkHG_A9XGJdRkkZee-1BJvSZMTy_i__2js/w400-h400/Fangoria.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Speaking of horror movies, the granddaddy of genre coverage is <a href="https://www.fangoria.com/" target="_blank">Fangoria</a>. I used to collect Fangoria magazine back in high school and college. Now it’s available online as well as in print. It does an excellent job covering horror movies past, present and future.<br />
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<b>Make My Drive Fun</b><br />
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When I’m planning a trip, especially a road trip, I check out TripAdvisor for interesting destinations along my route or where I’m staying. Here’s another website that provides information on quirky destinations along the way: <a href="https://makemydrivefun.com/" target="_blank">Make My Drive Fun</a>.<br />
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<b>AllTrails</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.alltrails.com/" target="_blank"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.alltrails.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZX49V8s35aMcvBaAYNBcooCkulkz2SINcob6SNT0sW0PFrfyqA2LqrFOFQ75uWAdbA1oPX_ruZSCPoYqrMFXnXeGayMRqmVcWa9DMKL4uyGOOQJ0RpUngjEr5LvpyBoDaXSkjs2N3V3FnuTWyHZpINFuvDgeS4YZhXHrmNJdNPQG6kBn8dUc7reL33w/s2800/AllTrails%20app.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="2800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZX49V8s35aMcvBaAYNBcooCkulkz2SINcob6SNT0sW0PFrfyqA2LqrFOFQ75uWAdbA1oPX_ruZSCPoYqrMFXnXeGayMRqmVcWa9DMKL4uyGOOQJ0RpUngjEr5LvpyBoDaXSkjs2N3V3FnuTWyHZpINFuvDgeS4YZhXHrmNJdNPQG6kBn8dUc7reL33w/w400-h314/AllTrails%20app.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />AllTrails is a website and mobile app for hikers to share trail maps and reviews of them. The service has curated over 400,000 trails and has a community of 55 million outdoor enthusiasts.<br />
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<b>Viral Post Generator</b><br />
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<a href="https://viralpostgenerator.taplio.com/" target="_blank"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://viralpostgenerator.taplio.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtrf7AKToshNIW6TZawC8N1orP06Kjd3CpZ60pEiX9debXMcvumGT7ckTmoBfN-49bSs3ZOLvLHOtsnAvllwFGddtf5gePW7SlCfStrtj2qk_pDK8KqVZQf2giBi-uZ9wCqwPfEK8BCOJ6XOZge2YuNFmchrschUH33rqNBuF1VRcOGozY9gSRmooXYo/s679/Viral%20Post%20Generator.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtrf7AKToshNIW6TZawC8N1orP06Kjd3CpZ60pEiX9debXMcvumGT7ckTmoBfN-49bSs3ZOLvLHOtsnAvllwFGddtf5gePW7SlCfStrtj2qk_pDK8KqVZQf2giBi-uZ9wCqwPfEK8BCOJ6XOZge2YuNFmchrschUH33rqNBuF1VRcOGozY9gSRmooXYo/w355-h400/Viral%20Post%20Generator.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><br />Viral Post Generator is a humorous play on the generative AI trend. It pokes fun at professional networking site LinkedIn by generating cringy, aspirational posts celebrating even the most mundane tasks. (See article by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-tool-viral-post-generator-makes-parody-linkedin-posts-cringe-2022-8" target="_blank">Insider</a>.)<br />
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<b>Statista</b><br />
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I’m a fan of well-designed informational graphics. <a href="https://www.statista.com/" target="_blank">Statista</a> has built a huge database of interesting charts on an extensive array of topics. It posts new charts daily and sends them out in a free newsletter.<br />
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<b>Chartr</b><br />
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<b>Connections</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvr_YHogZn79KXZSoe2HDII_M_bxigyAOKHKYHhNVDS3Hhr0HknB25yzkkv5YtgFwJplV9e__y88Z7Qf-OgOqRQPvRe4naeiuq9fe2zvJiZJ52Bqbq_lM56fnsij4xdRGGpjc07tM4zwDng63A4JQ9poGAl73rcn3safEQpUxeXEc7KT_HSMYN-5Bzoo/s1390/Connections%20app.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvr_YHogZn79KXZSoe2HDII_M_bxigyAOKHKYHhNVDS3Hhr0HknB25yzkkv5YtgFwJplV9e__y88Z7Qf-OgOqRQPvRe4naeiuq9fe2zvJiZJ52Bqbq_lM56fnsij4xdRGGpjc07tM4zwDng63A4JQ9poGAl73rcn3safEQpUxeXEc7KT_HSMYN-5Bzoo/w358-h400/Connections%20app.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br />I was never a big fan of Wordle, but I’m hooked on another online game produced by the New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections" target="_blank">Connections</a>. With Connections, players have to group words that share a common thread. It’s a winner.<br />
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<b>Theatre of Authenticity</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.natachademahieu.com/portfolio/G0000YBICEpl8j10" target="_blank">Theatre of Authenticity</a> is a collection of images by Belgian photographer Natacha de Mahieu. Her work mainly questions the relationship between humans and their environment.<br />
Theatre of Authenticity shows famous tourist destinations being overwhelmed with visitors. De Mahieu created each image by using tens or hundreds of photos within a defined time frame and making a seamless collage.<br />
Her images are meant to contrast the idealized pictures of those locations seen on Instagram. (See article by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/aug/20/how-beauty-spots-would-look-if-tourists-all-visited-at-once-in-pictures" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>.)<br />
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<b>The Atlas of Beauty</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWe-HUD3EDFyw_AbGab6v0YI9dz6sEGc84bUjn3Q8BvPkMyaGQqpTe9muT0nN_AmKHALxStKm0pH0ejAtip3kKd1e637crrB8YFYf_t_CNNU36g9u_rOUa_23PH66zP3_SjVwO1jesDLMjrxRJ9Ktg5ScviZny7lhKVfOpwqH25HWxDSExsuev4SGHcn0/s1895/The%20Atlas%20of%20Beauty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1895" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWe-HUD3EDFyw_AbGab6v0YI9dz6sEGc84bUjn3Q8BvPkMyaGQqpTe9muT0nN_AmKHALxStKm0pH0ejAtip3kKd1e637crrB8YFYf_t_CNNU36g9u_rOUa_23PH66zP3_SjVwO1jesDLMjrxRJ9Ktg5ScviZny7lhKVfOpwqH25HWxDSExsuev4SGHcn0/w400-h194/The%20Atlas%20of%20Beauty.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.theatlasofbeauty.com/" target="_blank">The Atlas of Beauty</a> is a project by Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc. She traveled the world photographing women and listening to their stories. Her goal was to show that beauty is much more than what we see in the media. (See article by <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/she-photographed-women-in-60-countries-to-change-the-way-we-see-beauty/" target="_blank">Bored Panda</a>.)<br />
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<b>America’s Cultural Decline Into Idiocy</b><br />
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The Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/340049826193416" target="_blank">America’s Cultural Decline Into Idiocy</a> collects images and videos of the stupid things some Americans do. It would be sad if the content weren’t so funny. (See article by <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/americas-cultural-decline-into-idiocy-posts-about-usa/" target="_blank">Bored Panda</a>.)<br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-52858314053430955842023-09-03T22:16:00.000-04:002023-09-03T22:16:33.116-04:00Song of Summer 2023: ‘Last Night’ by Morgan Wallen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOahICyrY2o_nSWxw6timUcIAbIsQX5kVfvk21qENAGyveYsyePgY2FDmKknPWEJUpVj3uwBaIAMTx5beROJ9HVXTnT0HgAlmGUxBJr3WQ43wxHvV9YLi5oGWxxKn7VovlTulotj-3x0woJvhEO8VPO8ZjzRz0oFuhVjYJrLhQbr00uqJnoAMY3Fs62pM/s959/Morgan_Wallen_SoS_Spotify.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOahICyrY2o_nSWxw6timUcIAbIsQX5kVfvk21qENAGyveYsyePgY2FDmKknPWEJUpVj3uwBaIAMTx5beROJ9HVXTnT0HgAlmGUxBJr3WQ43wxHvV9YLi5oGWxxKn7VovlTulotj-3x0woJvhEO8VPO8ZjzRz0oFuhVjYJrLhQbr00uqJnoAMY3Fs62pM/w321-h400/Morgan_Wallen_SoS_Spotify.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br />With the end of Labor Day weekend, summer is over, unofficially that is. So, it’s time to crown this year’s Song of Summer, the most popular tune for the vacation season.<br />
Based on the <a href="https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a>, the Song of Summer 2023 is “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen. It owned the No. 1 spot on the U.S. music chart for 16 weeks, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-last-night-16th-week-number-one-hot-100-1235391866/" target="_blank">Billboard</a> said.<br />
It seems fitting that “Last Night” should be Song of Summer 2023 because it was a crossover hit and country music is having a moment now.<br />
Other country songs dominating the pop chart this summer were “Fast Car” by Luke Combs and viral hits “Try That In A Small Town” by Jason Aldean and “Rich Men North Of Richmond” by Oliver Anthony. In fact, it was Anthony who ended Wallen’s time at the top of the chart, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/oliver-anthony-music-rich-men-north-of-richmond-number-one-debut-hot-100-1235396681/" target="_blank">Billboard</a> said.<br />
Music streaming leader <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-08-23/songs-of-summer-2023-reveal-peso-pluma-eslabon-armado-morgan-wallen/" target="_blank">Spotify</a> said “Last Night” was its most-streamed song in the U.S. this summer.<br />
But “Last Night” isn’t a unanimous pick for Song of Summer 2023.<br />
Social media app <a href="https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktoks-us-songs-of-the-summer-2023" target="_blank">TikTok</a> named its first-ever U.S. songs of summer, led by Jain’s “Makeba.” That certainly was a ubiquitous tune this season online.<br />
Personally my favorite song of summer was “Calm Down” by Rema and Selena Gomez.<br />
Among other hit songs this summer vying for the Song of Summer crown were “Karma” and “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift, “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo and “Snooze” by SZA.<br />
Plus, the soundtrack to blockbuster movie “Barbie” spawned several hits, led by “Dance The Night” by Dua Lipa.<br />
I also like to choose the Music Artist of Summer. This year’s winner is easily Taylor Swift. She had several hit songs from her album “Midnights” and packed stadiums for her Eras Tour.<br />
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<b>Recent songs of summer</b><br />
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2008 “I Kissed A Girl” by Katy Perry<br />
2009 “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas<br />
2010 “California Gurls” by Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg<br />
2011 “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock<br />
2012 “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen<br />
2013 “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell<br />
2014 “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX<br />
2015 “Cheerleader” by OMI<br />
2016 “One Dance” by Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla<br />
2017 “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber)<br />
2018 “In My Feelings” by Drake<br />
2019 “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus<br />
2020 “Rockstar” by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch<br />
2021 “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo<br />
2022 “As It Was” by Harry Styles<br />
2023 “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen<br />
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<b>Music artist of summer</b><br />
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2018 Cardi B<br />
2019 Billie Eilish<br />
2020 Doja Cat<br />
2021 Olivia Rodrigo<br />
2022 Harry Styles<br />
2023 Taylor Swift<br />
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<i>Photo: Spotify Song of Summer 2023 (Spotify) and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour poster.</i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYvY8b659IciWCw-_y34bOiEvlL2RaRWOp-osQQAXHEUzm-m_JxrQuh_Yw3G8jap5g9ZNNPayVSMsfwHned0dPy0F5tv8EfVHTHEg2le9Z5WcG7AiJqytt7HHPSyNHgi1c4DvrWvkmVGeBRaRjJyvFlpmkSZRFLNJjGYh8d0cZO87TcX_mHsgI_KiiVA/s1196/Taylor%20Swift%20Eras%20Tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYvY8b659IciWCw-_y34bOiEvlL2RaRWOp-osQQAXHEUzm-m_JxrQuh_Yw3G8jap5g9ZNNPayVSMsfwHned0dPy0F5tv8EfVHTHEg2le9Z5WcG7AiJqytt7HHPSyNHgi1c4DvrWvkmVGeBRaRjJyvFlpmkSZRFLNJjGYh8d0cZO87TcX_mHsgI_KiiVA/w428-h640/Taylor%20Swift%20Eras%20Tour.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-81224741601658679382023-08-11T14:48:00.002-04:002023-08-11T14:48:46.150-04:00Interested in seeing Greta Gerwig’s influences for ‘Barbie’? It won’t be easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOw_J1PPOk3KRGi5Fjfjm3rSXWlmKVS600WR7kHwyDFoi2mxU3pjVI9_NtP23BYJGQ4N6ju1wstT8XfdzMbJJQeP4LWHA7IRpTByyoPqe3HOQNuX7NcYNQ2lZ-sA6nQC1JVb8QbiRjnvLMmsly5QxBlndQDeSKKRRKcgKoXo4uGIK45ao23jy93DunHI/s1235/Barbie%20promotional%20photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="823" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOw_J1PPOk3KRGi5Fjfjm3rSXWlmKVS600WR7kHwyDFoi2mxU3pjVI9_NtP23BYJGQ4N6ju1wstT8XfdzMbJJQeP4LWHA7IRpTByyoPqe3HOQNuX7NcYNQ2lZ-sA6nQC1JVb8QbiRjnvLMmsly5QxBlndQDeSKKRRKcgKoXo4uGIK45ao23jy93DunHI/w426-h640/Barbie%20promotional%20photo.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Director Greta Gerwig’s movie “Barbie” is a smash hit this summer. And it’s easy to watch because it’s on thousands of movie screens in theaters nationwide. But if you wanted to check out all of the movies that inspired Gerwig’s film, be prepared to get frustrated.<br />
In an interview with <a href="https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/greta-gerwigs-official-barbie-watchlist/" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a>, she identified <a href="https://letterboxd.com/journal/the-official-barbie-watchlist-greta-gerwig/" target="_blank">33 movies that inspired her comedy-fantasy movie</a>.<br />
Of those, 21 are available from various subscription streaming video services such as Amazon Prime Video, Max and Paramount+, according to <a href="https://reelgood.com/" target="_blank">Reelgood</a>. Also, nine of the titles are available from <a href="https://www.kanopy.com/en" target="_blank">Kanopy</a>, a free service for library card holders.<br />
Nine of the movies are only available for digital rental, which usually costs $3.99 a title.<br />
However, three titles are not available for streaming or digital rental at present. They are “All That Jazz” (1979), “And the Ship Sails On” (1983), and “A Matter of Life and Death” (1946) aka “Stairway to Heaven.”<br />
Here’s the full list of Greta Gerwig’s movie influences for “Barbie”:<br />
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)<br />
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)<br />
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)<br />
Model Shop (1969)<br />
An American in Paris (1951)<br />
Singin’ in the Rain (1952)<br />
The Red Shoes (1948)<br />
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)<br />
All That Jazz (1979)<br />
Heaven Can Wait (1978)<br />
Oklahoma! (1955)<br />
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)<br />
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)<br />
His Girl Friday (1940)<br />
The Philadelphia Story (1940)<br />
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)<br />
Twentieth Century (1934)<br />
The Ladies Man (1961)<br />
Rear Window (1954)<br />
And the Ship Sails On (1983)<br />
Wings of Desire (1987)<br />
The Earrings of Madame de… (1953)<br />
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)<br />
Modern Times (1936)<br />
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)<br />
Grease (1978)<br />
The Truman Show (1998)<br />
Mon Oncle (1958)<br />
PlayTime (1967)<br />
Splash (1984)<br />
Saturday Night Fever (1977)<br />
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)<br />
The Godfather (1972)<br />
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Photo: Margot Robbie as Barbie in “Barbie” promotional photo.</i><br />
<br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-85450479681478635412023-07-31T20:37:00.000-04:002023-07-31T20:37:07.126-04:00Why aren’t 4DX movies a bigger deal?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ir_t-bqgvS0ZbFlp212WLVh193cts7cLNU7j9k5TOscKWXsNMv-X5TuYWefHWS8l82gHUh94kBlWWT7GD5rMOkPbXcdZGWPtAaBGPb3CPzR6Kg4NYjBajKyK7wRsmITmCsl4b-9D8PEoXNnGCdkJQIub3ffif4881iY7nuDfwhj58S9W8m_BEOIzb04/s1687/Meg%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1190" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ir_t-bqgvS0ZbFlp212WLVh193cts7cLNU7j9k5TOscKWXsNMv-X5TuYWefHWS8l82gHUh94kBlWWT7GD5rMOkPbXcdZGWPtAaBGPb3CPzR6Kg4NYjBajKyK7wRsmITmCsl4b-9D8PEoXNnGCdkJQIub3ffif4881iY7nuDfwhj58S9W8m_BEOIzb04/w453-h640/Meg%202.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br />I recently watched “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” at a 4DX movie theater and was impressed by the experience. I had a great time.<br />The 4DX experience turns a movie into a theme park ride. The seats rock and roll with the action. They tilt, sway, rumble, thump and move with the on-screen action. Big fans blow wind at you when appropriate.<br />The seats also spray and mist you during water and fog scenes. Plus, they puff air around your head. The system also is capable of spraying scents, but I didn’t smell Indy’s musty leather jacket or anything identifiable.<br />4DX technology was developed by <a href="https://www.cj4dx.com/" target="_blank">CJ 4DPlex</a> to deliver an immersive multi-sensory cinematic experience. The company boasts have 21 different kinds of “signature effects” for movies.<br />The tickets are a little more expensive, but for the right movie, it’s totally worth it.<br />I plan to see “Meg 2: The Trench” in 4DX next. That looks like the perfect movie for it.<br />I’m just surprised that I haven’t heard more about 4DX movies.<br /><br /><i>Photos: Movie posters from “Meg 2: The Trench” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/4dxusa" target="_blank">CJ 4DPlex</a>)</i><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYTtuaKkDonTyFy6XZU3TlQ12ra0yeK1ACVDhu7AWcapK2lWTHfUJavHkolCHhVrofRpi5hdoSiBoYnkeLw9RjZRU9TNnmw36aXTMXWH_Gk_Koau0S2JaGYIy5WPyV0hYZylNrqAv72zqOVpkwXqAvo4lplXer3O08ayF8kW5jzC-mezkR5-TF0N6_2k/s1350/Indiana%20Jones%20and%20the%20Dial%20of%20Destiny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYTtuaKkDonTyFy6XZU3TlQ12ra0yeK1ACVDhu7AWcapK2lWTHfUJavHkolCHhVrofRpi5hdoSiBoYnkeLw9RjZRU9TNnmw36aXTMXWH_Gk_Koau0S2JaGYIy5WPyV0hYZylNrqAv72zqOVpkwXqAvo4lplXer3O08ayF8kW5jzC-mezkR5-TF0N6_2k/w512-h640/Indiana%20Jones%20and%20the%20Dial%20of%20Destiny.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br />Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104131781487902699.post-69832972829613109122023-06-24T20:11:00.002-04:002023-06-24T20:11:32.640-04:00End of the line in sight for Netflix DVD business<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGPxCJZsqx94tKL1eq6Uv00D7UDvtDN2aEB3sqAUOKNF7c1BwWkGLLrJN7SQk_kvIPAUsgOlysmnRC2BVX2vc7UeFVNRW-A1ON5a2OGMr-9eDA863HmAoCX1CiwGd5YijQVnMPmWVVprjYdxA3815PrjFWdu22ZBk2vs5yx3Y0QvUZ9BhzgvVjGDpKjo/s1086/Netflix%20DVDs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="1086" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGPxCJZsqx94tKL1eq6Uv00D7UDvtDN2aEB3sqAUOKNF7c1BwWkGLLrJN7SQk_kvIPAUsgOlysmnRC2BVX2vc7UeFVNRW-A1ON5a2OGMr-9eDA863HmAoCX1CiwGd5YijQVnMPmWVVprjYdxA3815PrjFWdu22ZBk2vs5yx3Y0QvUZ9BhzgvVjGDpKjo/w400-h200/Netflix%20DVDs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Netflix is preparing to shut down its DVD-by-mail rental service. The streaming video leader announced the end of the 25-year-old business on April 18. It plans to send out its final DVDs to customers on Sept. 29.<br />One unanswered question was how long the service would keep adding new releases to its inventory. Now, the answer to that question is becoming clear.<br />The company recently purged its database of almost all unavailable titles, including placeholders for many movies that have not yet been released.<br />Netflix’s DVD.com is now offering new films such as “Renfield” (released June 6), “John Wick: Chapter 4” (June 13), “The Pope’s Exorcist” (June 13) and “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” (June 20).<br />However, Netflix’s DVD listings don’t include upcoming titles like “Evil Dead Rise” (June 27), “Scream 6” (July 11) and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Aug. 1).<br />However, it does list as coming soon “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (July 11) and “Fast X” (Aug. 8). I suspect those releases are not guaranteed.<br />It’s safe to say that DVD.com is all but finished buying new discs for its inventory.<br />As for me, I’ve got 34 titles in my queue to watch in the next three months. Of those, 20 movies are not available on any of the streaming services to which I subscribe. Some are only available for online rental or purchase. And three are not available anywhere online in any form.<br /><br /><i>Photo: Netflix DVDs (Netflix)</i><br /><br /><p></p>Patrick Seitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05385068882503368554noreply@blogger.com0