Merry Structure, 1926 #kandinsky #vasilykandinsky
Open Culture
• Colin Marshall
Christopher Nolan Picks 15 Favorite Films from the Criterion Closet
Maybe you’ve already seen Christopher Nolan’s new cinematic interpretation of the Odyssey more than once; maybe you don’t know whether you’ll ever get around to it at all. Either way, you’ve got to admit that the man makes films in a way very few living directors do. His combination of blockbuster-scale spectacle and personal vision, a […]
TorrentFreak
• Ernesto Van der Sar
Copyright Scammers Weaponized Meta’s Rights Manager with Backdating Exploit
Scammers are allegedly exploiting a flaw in Facebook's 'Edit Post' feature to backdate stolen videos and hijack copyright claims through Meta's Rights Manager. This allows them to monetize content of other creators, while also hitting them with strikes. The problem is at the center of several Indian lawsuits that want the American tech giant to close this surprisingly simple loophole.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
The Kremlin’s Easy Money Is Gone (foreignpolicy.com)
How Sussex are helping plug cricket’s state-school talent drain (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
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AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying (ft.com)
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This arms manufacturer was jailed in Brussels. Now Estonia is welcoming his investment (ftm.eu)
Anschlag auf CSD: Das kurze Leben des Abdul Ballout (faz.net)
Where Happy Single People Find Each Other (belladepaulo.medium.com)
Spoof Epstein ads go up around London in protest against Meta AI glasses (thetimes.com)
Peter Brookes’s Times cartoon: July 25, 2026 (thetimes.com)
Willows, 1885 #paulgauguin #impressionism
Open Culture
• OC
The Essence of Hayao Miyazaki Films: A Short Documentary About the Humanity at the Heart of His Animation
Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki detests being referred to as the Japanese Walt Disney. The great animator and storyteller admires the gorgeous animation of classic Disney films, but finds them lacking in emotional complexity, the element he prizes above all else. Miyazaki’s films are celebrated for their mystical, supernatural elements, but they take shape around the human characters […]
The pool as piazza (medium.com)
medium.com/iamacamera/the-pool-as-piazza-e580577810f7?sk=bdeeaad10d4708c086fd285c59f0d297
Woman with hat #cubism #roylichtenstein
Emblemata - Retreat, 1931 #realism #escher