Reposted by Alisa PerrenAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Whatever happened to nanotechnology? That was supposed to be really big. Also blockchain. Blockchain was definitely going to change everything. Most universities were meant to have disappeared by now because MOOCs. I wonder why we are not a bit humbler about predictions and technology. 44613
Reposted by Alisa PerrenMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Bear mama makes herself comfortable: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: The Weather Channel 1573597626
Reposted by Alisa PerrenBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Onion has created a machine that will kill everyone on Earth that is coincidentally running out of money and the only way to slow it down is if my staff and I take a six-week vacation to Cabo San Lucas. 230113241303
Reposted by Alisa PerrenWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Did you know YouTube streams 9,000+ movies free w/ ads right now? And 1k+ of those are pre-1980? And that's just the legit stuff. Add public domain and "pirated" (but un-policed) old movies and it increases the number by a lot. YouTube Premium subscribers get all that ad free for $16/mnth #FilmSky 2247
Reposted by Alisa PerrenSteven S. DeKnight @stevendeknight.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is exactly the issue. By the time you get through post, deliver the show, and they finally pick an airdate after dithering about, it’s already often been a year since you wrapped the writers room. Then they take forever to collect all their data. 34820
Reposted by Alisa PerrenJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 10/09/2026Layoffs at USA Today, followed by layoffs at McClatchy -- Charlotte Observer, KC Star, Lexington Herald Leader, Miami Herald. Really can't go a week without media layoffs. What a sick industry. 19523
Reposted by Alisa PerrenJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 03/08/2026There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 171824584
Reposted by Alisa PerrenDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026My universal field theory of academia is that it’s no different than any other job but it presents itself as different and that discontinuity causes so so many problems. 919321
Reposted by Alisa PerrenEdd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 30/07/2026LinkedIn added an "AI slop" button. The U-Turn is happening, expect to see a lot more of this from other tech companies. 612757483
Reposted by Alisa PerrenJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026After my parents were visiting set for the first time, I asked my dad what he thought. He said “I didnt realize, it’s like you’re building a house, and once an hour good looking people run in and put on a play for five minutes. Then they leave and you go back to construction.” 3345761133
Reposted by Alisa Perrendanielle weisberg @danielleweisberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026there’s really nothing like finding a new-to-you but old network tv show that has 7+ seasons with over 20 episodes per season 2902896144
Reposted by Alisa Perrenbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 22/07/2026perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this) 1621853525
Reposted by Alisa PerrenKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 20/07/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has paused the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger, saying it likely violates antitrust laws. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 552966738
Reposted by Alisa PerrenNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏 58153743626
Reposted by Alisa PerrenSen. Lemon Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 18/07/2026the future is here and it is picking images for news alerts 3468891206
Reposted by Alisa PerrenMicah @rincewind.run · 10/07/2026introducing the exciting new product from the people who destroyed cable television: cable television 1446788
Reposted by Alisa PerrenTiffany Knoell, Ph.D. @tlknoell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Not just for actors, everyone. If your account is public, your content is at risk. 0610
Reposted by Alisa PerrenHeidi MacDonald @ SPX @comixace.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Hey squad, The Beat is finalizing SDCC coverage and we have a few openings for reporters! Duties include covering panels, activations, booth tours and so on. There is a LITTLE bit of pay. We cannot pay for accommodations but we will provide a press badge. DM or email - heidi at comicsbeat com 11812
Reposted by Alisa PerrenMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026"Google is extracting 100% of the value from the websites it summarizes, and giving nothing back in return." 622680
Reposted by Alisa PerrenNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product." Holy cow, Ford bought the AI hype, believing they could go "hey computer, make me a good car" and it would. 851752479
Reposted by Alisa PerrenCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn... 918189083181
Reposted by Alisa PerrenKotaku @kotaku.com · 26/06/2026PlayStation is deleting 551 purchased movies from its customers' accounts, reminding us nothing digital is ever truly ours kotaku.com/playstation-store-movies…kotaku.comPlayStation Is Deleting Terminator 2 And 550 Other MoviesMovies like Rambo: First Blood, Bridget Jones' Diary and The Deer Hunter are all being unceremoniously removed 68956556
Alisa Perren @aperren.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Media studies folks—new visualization for classes! 0228
Reposted by Alisa PerrenBen Fritz @benfritz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Something unusual is happening with movie theater operators: For the first time in a long time, they're in a very good mood. www.wsj.com/business/med... 002
Reposted by Alisa PerrenColin Dickey @colindickey.com · 13/06/2026What remains one of the best life hacks I’ve ever learned: at any chain that has a phone number-based rewards system needed for discounts (CVS, Duane Reade, etc.), simply put in the local area code followed by 867-5309. There is always already an account. You will always get the discount. 291194266
Reposted by Alisa PerrenDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Just need everyone to know that the Belgium men's soccer team has new jerseys based on the art of Rene Magritte and this is the official photo shoot 11797542446
Alisa Perren @aperren.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Will be curious to see if/when a YouTuber breaks through with a theatrical film that isn’t in the horror genre—and what that might be. 190
Alisa Perren @aperren.bsky.social · 30/05/2026This weekend’s box office feels like a the start of a moment in the vein of the late 60s and late 90s—truly a generational shift. And with The Mandalorian as the main point of comparison? Demo data in early reports is 👀 Awaiting the think pieces to come… deadline.com/2026/05/box-...deadline.comBox Office: 'Backrooms' $85M-$89M Opening Is An A24 Record'Backrooms' has racked up $10M in previews with its opening weekend U.S. forecast now in the $85M-$89M range. 061
Reposted by Alisa PerrenMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Between the box office performance of Obsession and Backrooms (as well as several other recent films), it feels like something about American moviegoing tastes and habits are shifting very quickly in a way for which most of the people with the money to finance movies are completely unprepared. 371035150
Reposted by Alisa PerrenHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/05/2026TMZ reporting on the pope’s encyclical was not on my bingo card.tmz.comPope Leo Warns Artificial Intelligence Could Threaten HumanityPope Leo XIV is throwing up a major warning flag about artificial intelligence ... saying the technology could become dangerous if nobody keeps it in check. 4547
Alisa Perren @aperren.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Just noticed this (lesser-discussed) data point re: the potential Paramount/WB merger: "Research house Parrot Analytics has found that if the two services had been combined in the first quarter of 2026, it would have a 25.1% share of demand for unscripted content across the SVOD services."deadline.comHBO Max & Paramount+ Combo Would Dominate Unscripted MarketParrot Analytics has found that if the two services were combined in Q1 2026, it would have a 25.1% share of demand for unscripted content. 121
Reposted by Alisa PerrenAstronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone “This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said. This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time. 6317107
Alisa Perren @aperren.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Good for those teaching business of media: streamers pushing us to ad tiers. 1184
Reposted by Alisa PerrenDavid F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · 14/04/2026I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment… 361134602358
Reposted by Alisa PerrenZane Griffin Talley Cooper @zgtcooper.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Watching the 1995 science fiction classic Waterworld starring Jennifer Aniston. 051
Reposted by Alisa PerrenRM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children." 266176886057
Alisa Perren @aperren.bsky.social · 03/04/2026NYT on the steady decline in reality TV production...now I gotta just get my own article on the the end of peak reality TV written. Summer? 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...nytimes.comReality TV Confronts a Harsh TV Reality 050
Reposted by Alisa PerrenWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Streaming subscription revenue tripled in 5 years, from $50 to $150 billion. And they're using unfettered price hikes to "nudge" subscribers to ad tiers — which are even more lucrative. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... #Streaminghollywoodreporter.comGlobal Streaming Subscription Revenue Tripled In Five Years, Poised to Top $200 Billion by 2030Price increases have helped as major players are looking toward "extracting greater value from existing audiences," an Ampere Analysis survey finds. 51812
Reposted by Alisa PerrenJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 26/03/2026Did you know that there's a third-party TweetDeck equivalent for Bluesky? Try the excellent @deck.blue 929198
Reposted by Alisa PerrenJoe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 26/03/202627 years later, every show on this list—other than 90210–is still around. 0234
Reposted by Alisa PerrenCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Aesop: I TOLD YOU 10278892412
Reposted by Alisa PerrenLaura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026This is a great list of techniques for getting real information out of a Google search and avoiding AI slop and paid results. (One thing not included is that if you add "-ai" to a search, you block the AI summary) cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...cardcatalogforlife.substack.comGoogle Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it. 5621551011
Reposted by Alisa PerrenWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 10/03/2026"Mainstream media" is increasingly a misnomer when applied to outlets that publish content created by people they employ. That's now a niche in a media market dominated by online megaplatforms that aggregate and monetize content provided for free by others. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comYouTube Lays Claim to Another Crown: The World’s Largest Media CompanyThe influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025. 430072
Reposted by Alisa PerrenTraces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Famed CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite while he was a student at UT-Austin. Walter was born in Missouri but moved to Texas when he was 10 years old. He went to elementary school, jr. high, and high school in Texas, then on to UT-Austin. He dropped out after two years to focus on being a journalist. 310417