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the most brutal obit headline I've ever seen heatmap.news/daily/lee-ra...
RIP David Hockney, one of the most intriguing artists of the past 60 years. I was fortunate to catch his retrospective at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris last summer.
"Nike’s new collection of #WorldCup kits — which were reportedly made with the help of AI — is a sartorial catastrophe.
Nike manufactures the kits for numerous national teams, including England, France, the US, and Uruguay, and has done so for decades. Uruguay’s seemed to be the worst off…"
#Design
R.I.P. David Hockney.
I suppose we’ll now be gifted with all manner of pieces on whether he was a great artist or not. Well, he darn well was to me. 100%. How very fortunate we’ve been, to be around while he’s been at work. It’s very sad to know he’s gone.
Where are my classic toy experts? Need to get some Qs answered for a Toy Story-centric piece for History. #journorequest
The Olsen twins turn 40 this Saturday and I decided to give one of my best articles I've written a new home (R.I.P. MTV News). Free to read.
thefilmmaven.com/olsen-twins-...
Sam and many others (@schweather.bsky.social, @rebeccaonion.bsky.social, @c-cauterucci.bsky.social, @lukewinkie.bsky.social, @fredmkaplan.bsky.social, @calllmenadira.net, @madelineducharme.bsky.social, @scaachi.bsky.social, still more) helped me break down the cultural recesses of Trump's brain:
I’m excited for Canada to get group chats because one thing about me is that I love to babble and gab