A Popularcalypse

from The New York Times The Apocalypse Goes Mainstream About 40 percent of American adults believe that we are living in the “end times,” according to a 2022 poll. Where did that idea come from? By Lauren Jackson The Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho, in August...

There Will Be Campfire

from The Atlantic WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT BILLIONAIRES AT JEFF BEZOS’S PRIVATE RETREAT For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters. By Noah Hawley Illustration by Tim Enthoven At the end of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 movie, There Will Be Blood,...

Death of the Monoculture

from The Hollywood Reporter The Last Time Everyone Watched the Same Thing No one knew it at the time, but 2014 — more precisely, Ellen DeGeneres’ star-studded selfie moment — marked the peak of a monoculture that no longer exists. The numbers show a long decay...

“It’s entirely shrouded in mystery…”

from Deadline Steven Spielberg Praises Universal For Commitment To 45-Day Window — “Do I Hear 60?” — In Appearance At His First CinemaCon With ‘Disclosure Day’ By Jill Goldsmith Steven Spielberg praised NBCUniversal Entertainment chair Donna Langley for moving to a...

Fort Space Force

from the Sierra Vista Herald/Review Fort Huachuca lands major new mission, believed to be ‘Space Force’ TUCSON — The U.S. Department of War has selected Fort Huachuca as the site for a new military mission, Rep. Juan Ciscomani announced today. The...

What the hell is a Vulnpocalypse?

from NBC News The ‘Vulnpocalypse’: Why experts fear AI could tip the scales toward hackers Anthropic is withholding its most advanced model over hacking concerns. Experts say it may only be a matter of time before similar tools are widely available....