“The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem” is a documentary about 4Chan, the popular imageboard website that became the Petri dish in which QAnon — the mother of all crackpot conspiracy theories — came into being. The story of 4Chan makes for a fascinating chapter in the evolution of Internet culture. But chances are we wouldn’t be seeing a documentary about it that drops today on Netflix if the 4Chan saga hadn’t culminated in the arrival of QAnon. Given the significance of QAnon, you’d think that when the movie arrived at its creation, it would feel like you were entering the last circle of the heart of darkness.
But no. Ironically, the genesis of QAnon is the lightest and most amusing part of “The Antisocial Network.” That’s not because QAnon itself has been anything less than disastrous in the wreckage it has caused this country. Of all the things...
But no. Ironically, the genesis of QAnon is the lightest and most amusing part of “The Antisocial Network.” That’s not because QAnon itself has been anything less than disastrous in the wreckage it has caused this country. Of all the things...
- 4/6/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Cement Suitcase
Starring Dwayne Bartholomew, Nathan Sapsford, Shawn Parsons, Kristina Guerrero, Corrin Evans
Directed by J. Rick Castaneda
Written by J. Rick Castaneda
USA, 2014
Writer-director J. Rick Castaneda’s indie film Cement Suitcase has an off-kilter winning spirit that soars above its quirky pathos. Infectiously witty, irreverent and bouncy, Castaneda’s nifty narrative takes a charming approach to spotlighting one young man’s dalliances in wine and life lessons decline. Beautifully shot and fortified with solidly impish performances, Cement Suitcase is a reminder that our existences–no matter how stable, stagnant or scattered–are unpredictable and can never be as definitively defined as a vintage bottle of Merlot. Castaneda’s adventurous direction and smart writing arms this soothing dramedy gem with the right kind of gently wacky reflection and radiance.
Wine salesman Franklin Roew (Dwayne Bartholomew) leads somewhat of a dreary livelihood in Granger, Washington…a small-town rural hamlet situated in the Yakima Valley.
Starring Dwayne Bartholomew, Nathan Sapsford, Shawn Parsons, Kristina Guerrero, Corrin Evans
Directed by J. Rick Castaneda
Written by J. Rick Castaneda
USA, 2014
Writer-director J. Rick Castaneda’s indie film Cement Suitcase has an off-kilter winning spirit that soars above its quirky pathos. Infectiously witty, irreverent and bouncy, Castaneda’s nifty narrative takes a charming approach to spotlighting one young man’s dalliances in wine and life lessons decline. Beautifully shot and fortified with solidly impish performances, Cement Suitcase is a reminder that our existences–no matter how stable, stagnant or scattered–are unpredictable and can never be as definitively defined as a vintage bottle of Merlot. Castaneda’s adventurous direction and smart writing arms this soothing dramedy gem with the right kind of gently wacky reflection and radiance.
Wine salesman Franklin Roew (Dwayne Bartholomew) leads somewhat of a dreary livelihood in Granger, Washington…a small-town rural hamlet situated in the Yakima Valley.
- 6/5/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
London, Jan. 2: A UK man splashed about 1,000 pounds trying to win the coveted Nando's black card, which guaranteed free meals for life, only to realise that the competition had closed.
The chicken chain had run a promotion campaign over two years ago, which offered a black card to anyone who could provide evidence that they had feasted at every one of their 1,031 outlets around the world, Metro.co.uk reported.
However, Christopher Poole realized his mistake only after visiting 85 branches in the UK and spending 1,000 pounds along the way.
It isn't all bad news for Poole, as the chain restaurant has agreed to honor its old promotion if he could complete the global challenge. (Ani)...
The chicken chain had run a promotion campaign over two years ago, which offered a black card to anyone who could provide evidence that they had feasted at every one of their 1,031 outlets around the world, Metro.co.uk reported.
However, Christopher Poole realized his mistake only after visiting 85 branches in the UK and spending 1,000 pounds along the way.
It isn't all bad news for Poole, as the chain restaurant has agreed to honor its old promotion if he could complete the global challenge. (Ani)...
- 1/2/2014
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Humorist and Ted speaker Ze Frank tells FastCompany how his new startup can help save us from living our entire online lives in blue and white.
Ze Frank, the performer and humorist who once won a Webby for his personal website, is a guy who is plainly awed at the oddity of human beings on the Internet. He says the blue-and-white sterility of our popular social networks--Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Foursquare--is threatening to choke out the messy, weird home-made kitsch once typified by MySpace pages and message boards. That kitsch has value, Frank claims, and he has a new startup he says may help restore it.
"Messy is a perfect word," he says of the MySpace era. "There was a wonderful moment in design back in 2005 where the ability to build a website became more common," he says, "and people began creating websites simply for wonder."
Back then, many of us...
Ze Frank, the performer and humorist who once won a Webby for his personal website, is a guy who is plainly awed at the oddity of human beings on the Internet. He says the blue-and-white sterility of our popular social networks--Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Foursquare--is threatening to choke out the messy, weird home-made kitsch once typified by MySpace pages and message boards. That kitsch has value, Frank claims, and he has a new startup he says may help restore it.
"Messy is a perfect word," he says of the MySpace era. "There was a wonderful moment in design back in 2005 where the ability to build a website became more common," he says, "and people began creating websites simply for wonder."
Back then, many of us...
- 3/15/2011
- by Chris Dannen
- Fast Company
From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.
Justine Ezarik (aka iJustine) has more than 300 million video views and corporate clients from Ge to Intel to Mattel.
Justine Ezarik -- known on the web as iJustine -- posted a video on YouTube this past spring about her desire to live a healthier life. She asked viewers to share their suggestions of what she might do and more than 11,000 responded. She produced five videos about those ideas that were viewed more than 2.1 million times.
YouTube was happy. The video-sharing website paid Ezarik for allowing it to embed advertising prompts at the bottom of the screen and in an adjacent box. Ge was also happy. That's because Ezarik was doing this at the company's request, as part of its Healthymagination campaign. Ezarik...
Justine Ezarik (aka iJustine) has more than 300 million video views and corporate clients from Ge to Intel to Mattel.
Justine Ezarik -- known on the web as iJustine -- posted a video on YouTube this past spring about her desire to live a healthier life. She asked viewers to share their suggestions of what she might do and more than 11,000 responded. She produced five videos about those ideas that were viewed more than 2.1 million times.
YouTube was happy. The video-sharing website paid Ezarik for allowing it to embed advertising prompts at the bottom of the screen and in an adjacent box. Ge was also happy. That's because Ezarik was doing this at the company's request, as part of its Healthymagination campaign. Ezarik...
- 10/25/2010
- by Mark Borden
- Fast Company
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