The next Bond should be Aaron Pierre. I won't accept anyone else.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 13h agoJames Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’
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Goldsmiths based digital media theory art • AI, aphantasia and mycelial pantelegraphy • machinemachine.net
The Independent@the-independent.com · 13h agoJust a few days left to apply for this!
Daniel Rourke@therourke.net · 3w agoCome & work with us at Goldsmiths on our growing MA in Digital Media! We are looking for a talented tutor to teach critical approaches to software like Unreal, Comfy AI, Touch Designer, Adobe CS and others, in a wide variety of artistic & experimental contexts. Please share this advert widely!
I lived in Kumamoto for two years in the early 2000s. An incredible place that is a big part of me. It was rocked just a few years ago by another huge earthquake, and this one has come shockingly so soon. My thoughts are with all the amazing people there
Japan Kumamoto earthquake: What we know so far
Japan is reeling from a major earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.
bbc.co.uk
Come & work with us at Goldsmiths on our growing MA in Digital Media! We are looking for a talented tutor to teach critical approaches to software like Unreal, Comfy AI, Touch Designer, Adobe CS and others, in a wide variety of artistic & experimental contexts. Please share this advert widely!
Job Opportunity at Goldsmiths: Lecturer in Digital Media
What makes Goldsmiths unique? Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and ...
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I don't think I've ever wanted anything more in my entire life than for Count Binface to win the Clacton by-election
The problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal | MIT Technology Review
The problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal
The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries in evolution. It may not be that simple.
technologyreview.com
Trevor Paglen and Holly Herndon on Making Art with AI and What the Discourse Is Missing | Totei - The Art Is in the Making
Trevor Paglen and Holly Herndon on Making Art with AI and What the Discourse Is Missing
The artists talk process, slop, and why optimism and pessimism don’t quite cover it.
totei.com
Looks like this is definitely going ahead given the email sent out by Goldsmiths' Interim Vice-Chancellor to ALL staff earlier today. Solidarity to everyone affected.
Goldsmiths UCU@goldsmithsucu.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday our members passed this motion to move to indefinite strike action if 100% pay deductions are imposed by management. Punitive deductions are an attack on our members and our right to take industrial action. We will not work without pay. goldsmithsucu.org/2026/05/21/e...
“The fundamental obligation of a humanities teacher is to try to develop in students an allergy to ideology and certainty. To acknowledge self-doubt.”
Something Big Is Happening on Campus
There’s a lot going right at universities, if you’re only willing to see it.
theatlantic.com
#Apocalypse Early Warning System, by @kcimc.bsky.social : "In the event of an imminent nuclear apocalypse, we suspect that many people who have access to private jets will immediately take to the skies and escape city centers. This site tracks this indicator in real-time." ews.kylemcdonald.net
Loved this (mythic) genealogy of AI apotheosis, written by Benjamin Labatut. A must read
The Gods of Logic, by Benjamín Labatut
Before and after artificial intelligence
harpers.org
I have no doubts whatsoever about what Dawkins doesn't know
Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it
Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry
theguardian.com
10 years since Prince's death. It's hard to believe. This isn't anywhere close to my personal Prince top 100, but how many other artists could you even do such a thing with? RIP
The Prince 100
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson counts down his top Prince songs.
rollingstone.com
Incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar went on Orbán's state TV today for the first time in 18 months: "This factory of lies will end once the Tisza govt is formed... What has been going on here since 2010, which even Goebbels or the North Korean dictator would have been envious of, cannot continue."
The Ozempicization of the Economy
The Ozempicization of Everything
Biohacking, gambling, and war
open.substack.com
That's easy. Hardbacks are for arranging behind you on Zoom calls
What's the point of hardbacks?
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