Everything you know is a dying bouquet A birthday blog, including tears at Chez Panisse. Plus: Couchdate's controversial announcement, new niche press releases and parties, art residencies + jobs, and still, more.

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Cal State GPT OpenAI and big tech's big investment in the disruption of public education, pedagogy, and labor. Plus:

⭐️ New letter ⭐️: Cal State GPT :( open.substack.com/pub/timesnew...

Age of Aquarius Will the Bay Area pass this karmic check? The business-owning class's response to Oakland closures. Techno-facism goes mask off. Oakland's four mayor spree. Turtle Tower returns?

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mallrats | dir. kevin smith

Always a shock seeing Old Fozzie

moonstruck | dir. norman jewison

Someone is buying up a historic coastal city. Is it the next California Forever? The quaint seaside city of Point Arena is being systemically gobbled up by a series of limited liability companies. Who or what is behind the purchases?

I spent the past year getting to know Point Arena, a tiny CA city that’s being bought up by a mysterious network of LLCs. why? and who’s doing it? residents still don’t know, but a tight-lipped city councilmember might have all the answers www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Someone is buying up a historic coastal city. Is it the next California Forever? The quaint seaside city of Point Arena is being systemically gobbled up by a series of limited liability companies. Who or what is behind the purchases?

This is a must read from @soleilho.com!

The swift and discreet acquisition of Point Arena land mirrors Solano County’s California Forever initiative, where wealthy investors quietly secured 50,000 acres to construct a city, despite local resistance.

See you in hell. A bitter Oakland restaurant closure. Is Old Navy cool? Meta's $1M donation to Trump. And a little more.

A weekend quickie. open.substack.com/pub/timesnew...

NY Times Doesn’t Want You to See Shooter's Face Times management directs staff to “dial back” Luigi Mangione headshots

Truly open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...

A union saved Nutcracker season. Alameda County's major BDS move. Thank a union for Nutcracker season. My qualms with a new library. Big month for John Waters. My zine fest recap. And a little more.

Alameda County’s $32M BDS divestment, thank a union for Nutcracker season, my qualms with a new library, big month John Waters, my zine fest recap, and still some. open.substack.com/pub/timesnew...

Perfect meal

in praise of writing on the internet one year, 34 posts, and 8,000 subscribers later ✦✧

Honest. Fun! substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Singer-songwriter Cassie Blanton, who signed the Fight for the Future letter, tells Rolling Stone, "Musicians are struggling, but libraries like the Internet Archive are not our problem! Corporations like Spotify, Apple, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are our problem. If labels really wanted to help musicians, they would be working to raise streaming rates. This lawsuit is just another profit-grab."

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Here's What Happens When You Buy from a Gift Guide A basic, non-judgmental, hopefully informative affiliates explainer.

Substack is experiencing peak gift guide. But I've read about a woman who made $100k from a gift guide last year. I don't mind them, nor do I mind affiliate links in general. I like this breakdown. emiliapetrarca.substack.com/p/heres-what...

WFH ruined my 20s WFH Ruined My 20s, Let’s Talk About It

WFH should be an option. But I think society is better off working IRL. Or at least I was. substack.com/@shesaysshet...

Sean Baker: we are overthinking this Sometimes movies are when a guy wants to do something

Pretty much sums up how I felt about ANORA clarefromlb.substack.com/p/sean-baker...

Gifts: For health psychos, onlookers, normal people and all points in between A top to bottom collection of items relating to health, ideas, nutrition for those who might be obsessed with them

A refreshing and aggressive take on gift guides superhealth.substack.com/p/gifts-for-...

a gen z guide to touching grass 8 tips for finding friends, faking confidence, and attempting to like life

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Some stuff I've liked on Substack recently

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was it THEE purse

Things ending, beginning, and going on. Rasa Caffe needs $50k. Bartavevlle redux. A decade of Lower Grand Radio. Blackbird Spyplane at City Arts? A movie starring SF's heartthrob. And some opps...

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women cinematographers A list of 64 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Summer of Sam (1999), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Bamboozled (2000), Angela (1995) and Madeline's Madeline (2018).

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Internet Archive | Manager - Patron Services The Internet Archive is looking for an outstanding individual to lead our Patron Services team. The Patron Services team operates similarly to customer service, quality assurance, trust and safety or ...

Ever wanted to help advance the Internet Archive's mission of "Universal Access to All Knowledge"?

We are hiring the manager of our Patron Services team.

For more information please see this job listing ⤵️
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Guess he means it when he claims to be the pope of trash!

This is my favorite way to prioritize movies I missed from the year :o)

The Best Movies of 2024, According to John Waters An enthusiastic recollection of the outré offerings you should have seen this year.

Babe wake up. John Waters dropped his Best Movies of 2024 list www.vulture.com/article/john...

Only fun watches recently 😎