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Exactly Zero US Theaters Can Show Gemini Man Properly
Ang Lee shot his latest film in 120 frames per second, which is ideally shown on a 4k projector in 3D. Unfortunately, no theater in America can do this right now. On the surface, this might seem like hubris. But in a world filled with so much short term thinking, it's nice to see someone so focused on the future that he's releasing a film we don't even have the right technology to watch today. Right now it might seem silly, but five years from now it will be pretty awesome. And how many things can you really say that about?
Why Last Monday Should Be Our Last "Columbus Day"
Every year around this time I end up sharing an article about the historical truth behind Christopher Columbus. Short story: he was not a good guy. So its hopeful news that more places across the US this year are replacing it with "Indigenous People's Day." Our holidays and celebrations should honor great moments from our shared history. Columbus "discovering" America and exterminating the people already here should not qualify. Kudos to all the places who have already made the change, and here's to hoping we see even more do the same next year.
Inside the Strange and Beautiful World of TikTok
In case you haven't tried TikTok yet, it's worth downloading to try out. As writer James Poniewozik writes, the platform is "all punch lines and dance outbursts and dramatic (or comedic) reveals ... [each] clip is like the climax to an inspirational movie no one will ever make." Unlike other platforms, you can just start experiencing the content without ever creating your own account and Poniewozik sums up what makes it different pretty nicely: "The pervasive feeling I got from TikTok was inclusion. It wasn't like Instagram, trying to persuade me of its users' happiness, or, like Twitter, of their rightness. Instead the vibe is: Look at this cool thing I did. What can you do?"
