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Why Superhero Movies Suck
Let’s be honest. These days, superhero movies have become two-hour long trailers for their next movie which in turn will be a two-hour long set up for a bigger movie and other movies in their universe. Which will then lead to another movie! It’s endless. And maddening!
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Everyone Should Be Able To Explain Quantum Computing Like Justin Trudeau
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau schooled a journalist on the basics of quantum computing yesterday, I was initially as charmed and delighted as everyone else. But then a niggling sense of dismay set in. Why should this be such a singular newsworthy event? How come so few of us can do what Trudeau did,…
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What A Back To The Future Hoverboard Factory Would Probably Look Like
Video: In my head, we screwed it all up. Our reality is an alternate timeline because our hoverboards don’t actually hover. There are people out there living in the real timeline where Back to the Future-style hoverboards actually do exist and do hover and are probably made in a factory that pumps ’em out like…
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The Fabled Long Takes In Film Are Cool, But They Have Their Limitations
There’s a certain pornographic quality to long takes: directors setting up long periods of action while the cameras are rolling. They’re fantastic to watch, but Jack Nugent of Now You See It, argues in a new video essay that their use really constrains the stories directors are trying to tell.