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Gene Park

@gene.meme

Washington Post culture critic | Pacific Roots | DC Rock

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Gene Park@gene.meme · last mo.

cutting physical media save costs for corporations with no benefit passed on at the expense of consumer rights and ownership

Gene Park@gene.meme · last mo.

we were discussing where the cost savings of AI and physical media production go when they’re not being passed on to the consumer

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Kathy@districtofkatya.bsky.social · last mo.

The breast implant surgeon has been hyping this up to his/her friends for weeks now. Been workshopping their great breast implant jokes, which always kill at non-250 year celebration state fairs. Hoped this was their big break to get on the breast implant surgeon comedy circuit. AND NOW THIS?!

Gene Park@gene.meme · last mo.

“There should’ve been thousands of people listening to us here!” says the breast implant surgeon speaking at state fair celebrating 250 years of America.

“There should’ve been thousands of people listening to us here!” says the breast implant surgeon speaking at state fair celebrating 250 years of America at the national mall. it’s a relatively empty field.
Gene Park@gene.meme · last mo.

“There should’ve been thousands of people listening to us here!” says the breast implant surgeon speaking at state fair celebrating 250 years of America.

“There should’ve been thousands of people listening to us here!” says the breast implant surgeon speaking at state fair celebrating 250 years of America at the national mall. it’s a relatively empty field.
Gene Park@gene.meme · 2mo ago

Many in the UFO community are upset with Trump, insulted that the White House's Aliens website was bait to talk about ICE arrests. They call it dehumanizing and a clown show. “I think it’s gross on so many level," a ufologist documentary filmmaker tells me. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

Hungry for a real ‘disclosure day,’ some UFO watchers are miffed at Trump

Some in the UAP community are gratified by recent pop culture attention — but they aren’t happy with the government’s use of it.

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Gene Park@gene.meme · 2mo ago

I interviewed a wide group of people in the UFO/UAP community — believers, experiencers, a congressman, whistleblower advocates, an artist who says her work was stolen by a hoaxer. I found a community anxious, insulted and eager for more answers. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

Hungry for a real ‘disclosure day,’ some UFO watchers are miffed at Trump

Some in the UAP community are gratified by recent pop culture attention — but they aren’t happy with the government’s use of it.

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Mike Straw | Insider-Gaming.com@mikestrawmedia.com · 2mo ago

Ubisoft EMBARGOED news to outlets about the layoffs and studio closures, FYI. Employees were told this morning. And then many reached out to us. Companies trying to embargo layoffs and closures might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen in my 16 years.

kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · 2mo ago

They’re going to keep doing this “sorry we got caught” shit and it’s 100% Expedition 33’s fault for kickstarting this being “acceptable”

seeeeew@seeeeew.de · 2mo ago

@duckaislop.bsky.social I have another one for your list: The devs of 1666: Amsterdam have confirmed that the game currently contains AI-generated assets. They used the classic "temporary assets made their way into the game" excuse and say the assets will be patched out. x.com/PanacheDGame...

A screenshot of a tweet by Panache Digital Games (@PanacheDGames) from 9 June 2025 with the following text: A number of people have raised questions or concerns to us about whether assets in our marketing and game use generative AI. We have a dedicated team of over a dozen talented and experienced artists. With them, we looked into the assets in question and found that there were indeed some early versions of assets that made their way into the the prologue. This includes some in-game portraits and external marketing assets. We are actively reviewing the assets in question. Human made versions will be released in an update dropping soon. We own up to this oversight and apologize for any upset caused. Please be assured that the Early Access and full game will not include any assets generated by AI.
Melo@letitmelo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Random memory unlocked: I stayed in the Hotel Chelsea in 2010 for an art school trip & climbed inside the walls of the stairwell because someone left a hatch open. There were a bunch of ladders and stuff and we found porn at the bottom. I left a letter inside. Probably demolished in the renovations

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Gene Park@gene.meme · 2mo ago

I stayed at the historic Hotel Chelsea with Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn, haunted by the artists who burned and wrecked their spirits there. Interviews include Hunter Schafer, Sophie Thatcher. No gen AI was used in the exhibit despite the trailer. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

Tamoor Hussain@tamoorh.com · 2mo ago

Talked about it on the Giant Bomb @ Nite stream so it’s out there now: I’m helping a cool team make a very cool video game. It’s a roguelite fighting game that is unique and cool and made by passionate people. Wishlist it on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

Poly Fighter on Steam

Poly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighting game. Learn new moves from every opponent you defeat to build your fighter’s unique style. Battle through tense retro-arcade duels with a choice of s...

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Gene Park@gene.meme · 2mo ago

Kojima was not involved in the AI trailer for the Prada event. This was Nicolas Winding Refn’s event and he told me he made the trailer. The event was all human art. Refn has partnered with Prada to direct digital marketing including a “virtual muse” in 2021. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

Column | I went to Hotel Chelsea — and found Bob Dylan, glamour and old ghosts

An art installation with Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn evokes the landmark’s very different era of grime and glamour.

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