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Every time a media company gets bought, it makes room for more independent media to emerge.

The amount of truly original programming is shrinking every year. Even audiences that buy mainstream bullshit are getting tired of it.

The time is now to launch your own thing.

Punch the monkey deserves better. And we do too His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.

"We are all, forgive the phrase, Punch-drunk," @andizeisler.bsky.social cuts through the noise surrounding our favorite IKEA-plushie hugger, #PunchMonkey for @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/02/27/p...

Screenshot of Google search for "punch monkey" and the results include several stories about the Japanese macaque in addition to animated floating hearts with the monkey's face in it that are floating down from the top of the screen

If you Google "punch monkey" #Punch (And now you can see how many tabs I have open)

This! As a writer and editor, it is very clear to me when generative AI is used for writing🤖

"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" is the "Undercover Boss" of our era Forget reality TV. The most inspiring tale of a leader who stands for his people takes place in Westeros.

I loved #AKnightOfTheSevenKingdoms, and @mctelevision.bsky.social has thoughts, connecting the leadership to #UndercoverBoss & #ZohranMamdani for @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/02/23/a...

The "Wuthering Heights" double standard Emerald Fennell's film is not the first Jacob Elordi-starring remix of a classic novel. Why is it so hated?

Although I didn't love #WutheringHeights, I don't hate Emerald Fennell ... apparently, that's not the case with a lot of the audience. @colemanjspilde.bsky.social investigates for @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/02/23/t...

And America's worst top role model is . . . Tyra Banks "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model" reminds us that some superstars prove to be dangerous mentors.

🔥"By handing #TyraBanks a length of rope ... and standing by as she prettily ties it into a noose, they invite the audience to conclude that the many sins of #AmericasNextTopModel weren’t merely systemic," writes @mctelevision.bsky.social for @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/02/20/a...

Boyfriend on Demand | Official Trailer | Netflix YouTube video by Netflix

Ha I totally missed Jisoo & Seo In-guk in a new rom-com together? Sign me up! #BoyfriendOnDemand #kdrama www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Gq...

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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ROYAL COMMUNICATIONS Thursday, 19th February 2026 A STATEMENT FROM HIS MAJESTY THE KING I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities. In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course. As this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all. Charles R.

King Charles has issued a statement following his brother Andrew’s arrest

Virginia Giuffre's Family Reacts to Ex-Prince Andrew's Arrest: 'No One Is Above the Law, Not Even Royalty' Virginia Giuffre's family has released a statement after the former Prince Andrew's arrest, saying 'our broken hearts have been lifted.'

The family of the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre reacts to the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: "At last, today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty."

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I’m treasure hunting.
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Slanted | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street YouTube video by Bleecker Street

The new movie #Slanted by Amy Wang (The Brothers Sun) is gonna be a talker www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRYA...

Emerald Fennell's By focusing on feeling over faithfully adapting, the provocative filmmaker's new take sparks the imagination.

I loathed #WutheringHeights the book, so the more faithful aspects (i.e. the plot) of Emerald Fennell's movie equally abhorrent. But I love her visual, carnal riffs that made me laugh out loud. So, yeah, I was torn. @colemanjspilde.bsky.social reviewed for @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/02/14/e...

Haha just go to Vietnam during the right time, and you won't be alone!

The ABBA song that's huge in Vietnam at year's end This one song by the Swedish group has a poignant, unexpected hold on the country

Related to the #LunarNewYear, it's a good time to discover this ABBA song, which I didn't know about at all. But apparently you can't avoided it at this time of year in Vietnam #HappyNewYear #Tet www.salon.com/2025/12/31/a...

The series is a good start, but the filmmakers could've challenged the narrative their interviewees were trotting out ... like invite experts on SA for the framing of Ep. 2. As someone who watched in the first few years, I do feel partly complicit #AmericasNextTopModel #RealityCheck #TyraBanks

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#HappyNewYear to those who celebrate! #HappyTet #ChucMungNamMoi 🧧🐴🧨🎆

"Heated Rivalry" doesn't need food to be sexual In a genre that treats food as foreplay, the year’s hottest romance makes a tuna melt a symbol of deeper intimacy

For this weekend of love, check out how a tuna melt and other ways to nourish are #relationshipgoals in #HeatedRivalry courtesy of Francesca Giangiulio for
@salon.com #ValentinesDay www.salon.com/2026/02/15/h...

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I'm bummed Warner Bros didn't plan for a 4DX version of #WutheringHeights. Where is the wind to carry my anguished sigh? How can I shed tears if not in the dampness of the moors? How will I know my heart is breaking if the earth is still beneath my feet?

The exact thing that antizionist/non-Zionist Jews have been warning would happen, is happening — thanks to the Israeli government's insistence that Israel, by definition, speaks for world Jewry and that any criticism of Israeli's policies is antisemitism.

This inevitably LEADS to antisemitism.

Multiple victims after shooting at high school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., RCMP say One suspect located dead as officers determine whether reports of a second shooter are accurate

BREAKING: At least 10 people are dead, including the suspected shooter, following a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Tuesday afternoon. Police say around 25 others have sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

A dark-haired man in a white shirt and dark pants gazes down lovingly at a vacuum cleaner that has a red bent body and white attachment hose. They appear to be in a warehouse. White text reads: "A Useful Ghost" Grand Prize 64° De Maine De La Critiques Cannes 2025

Screenshot of white lettering on a black background listing TV shows, movies and books: TV 🧑🏻‍🎨 Burnout Syndrome, 1 ep (BL, 🇹🇭) 🎤 Duang With You, 1 EP (BL, 🇹🇭) ❄️ The Boyfriend, 3 eps (reality, 🇯🇵) ❤️‍🔥 Singles Inferno, 3 eps (reality, 🇰🇷) 🗡️ The Traitors, 1 ep (reality, 🇺🇸) 🐴 All Creatures Great and Small, 7 eps (drama, 🇬🇧) 👠 Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, 3 eps (docuseries, 🇺🇸) ⛸️ Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing, 3 eps (docuseries, 🇺🇸) 🏅 Olympics opening ceremony (🇮🇹) 🐰 Super Bowl halftime (concert, 🇺🇸🇵🇷) MOVIES 👻 A Useful Ghost (comedy drama, 🇹🇭) 🐺 Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience (concert film, 🇺🇸) BOOKS Next Level Love (novel, 🇺🇸

Culture consumed Week of Feb. 2-8 Favorite was Thai film #AUsefulGhost, among others #bl #StrayKids #KPop #SinglesInferno

Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one” Covid-19 is not just a respiratory infection. Cardiovascular symptoms are seen in both acute and long covid. Katharine Lang reports on what we’ve learnt since the onset of the pandemic Cardiovascular...

February 2026 - the BMJ publishes a piece called "Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”

Some of us have been screaming this for years

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I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com

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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation

Graphic with a figure of a human on hands and knees with effluent emerging from head and tail. The graphic says norovirus you don’t want it.

Olympic hockey teams are being felled by norovirus, you say?

Never a good sign when I get to post this good sign.

A post on threads from user stephens_bens. It reads 'I'll always remember an interview with Steve Buscemi on Bulleye, Jesse Thorn asked him "As an actor with many decades of varied and outstanding roles across your career, does it ever bother you that one of the things you will most be remembered for is a 3-second gif in which you're wearing a backwards baseball cap and carrying a skateboard?" And without missing a beat, Buscemi replied "I'm carrying *two* skateboards." And you know what? He is.' Below that is a screen cap of Buscemi's famous "fellow kids" moment.

I never noticed this either.