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Julie and Faye are exchanging anecdotes and inclinations for the twentieth straight month. Julie tells Faye that she, Julie, best likes: contemporary poetry, unkind women, words with univocal definitions, faces whose expressions change by the second, an obscure and limited-edition Canadian encyclopedia called LaPlace’s Guide to Total Data, the gent
... See moreDavid Foster Wallace • Girl With Curious Hair
“Curation is care. It says: I thought about this. I chose it. I didn’t just repost it. I didn’t just regurgi... See more
Within a five-block radius of my apartment there are four first-run multiplexes and a dozen thirty-to-fifty-seat revival houses with rotating programs devoted to obscure and well-known actors, directors, and genres. These are the mom-and-pop theaters, willing to proceed with the two o’clock showing of The Honeymoon Killers even if I’m the only one
... See moreDavid Sedaris • Me Talk Pretty One Day

Will Tavlin • Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
when we have feature-length movies on cable streaming. For me, that’s the perfect short story form, with a beginning, middle and end. Cindy Holland (Vice President of Original Content, Netflix): Jodie had graciously lent her considerable directing talents to both Orange Is the New Black and House Of Cards, but she was searching for something she co
... See moreCharlie Brooker • Inside Black Mirror
“The American Room.”
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
The recommendations create an illusion of diversity and depth that doesn’…
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Netflix also algorithmically changes the thumbnail art on all its content to tailor it to the specific user.