For @wired.com, I spoke with workers about the quiet push to experiment with AI tools from book publishing executives at the Big Five. www.wired.com/story/book-p...
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John Semley
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writer and researcher, covering books, films, and psychoactivity, in no particular order. a pocket full of spare change and anger unlimited.
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@thebaffler.comReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.social“Primetime” sets its sights on the hopped-up media bloodlust of the early aughts: the perverse logic of the War on Terror, Bush-era legerdemain, and obsession with moral cleanliness. @johnsemley3000.bsky.social wipes down the spotty looking-glass mirror:
@alexshephard.bsky.socialReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialMe and @markkrotov.bsky.social wrote about Anne Carson and the Nobel Prize in Literature newrepublic.com/article/2164...
@thebaffler.comReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialIn “Primetime,” Robert Pattison performs a caricature of Chris Hansen, self-styled predator hunter extraordinaire. As @johnsemley3000.bsky.social argues, the film’s manic sensationalism is as divisive as America’s own vexed relationship with pedophilia.
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialI have a piece in @theguardian.com about Canadian veterans, and their families, reacting to the Trump Administration's unkind comments about Canada's military. "To hear him spit on our sacrifice is insulting, it’s hurtful, and it’s disrespectful to the dead."
@wired.comReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialFrom their dorky parties to their weird walks, the movie holds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other stakeholders with contempt, while demonstrating their recklessness.
buff.ly‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its DangersFrom their dorky parties to their weird walks, the movie holds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other stakeholders with contempt, while demonstrating their recklessness.
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialfor @thebaffler.com: I wrote about Chris Hansen, TO CATCH A PREDATOR, and PRIMETIME as a definitive post-9/11 document. thebaffler.com/latest/pedog...
@torontolifemag.bsky.socialReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialThe first season of James Donaldson’s reality competition show was supposed to be a symbiotic relationship: the local film and TV industry would get an injection of cash and jobs, and the production would enjoy generous Canadian tax credits. The reality was far less tame
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialThank you for reading Emma!
@emmadawn.comReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialI'm trying to non-algorithmically find things to read on the Internet lately and am pleased to have found this wonderful piece by @johnsemley3000.bsky.social ! It hit perfectly for me between a Six Feet Under series watch and a seasonal program of SFX-heavy movies.
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@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialI think Mike Balazo’s story about being an usher at MAMA MIA where they had to take a moment of silence before launching into “Dancing Queen” is pretty funny.
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialhe should have answered my questions about it in the first place imo!
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialFor the @thestar.com, I wrote about Doug Ford's anti-Trump chest-puffing, and why the enemy of my enemy is not always my friend. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
@manishakrishnan.bsky.socialReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialGeese actually had a pretty chill response to our psyop story in their new Rolling Stone interview. They wondered the same thing! www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
@stefanbc.bsky.socialReposted by @johnsemley3000.bsky.socialAlright honey the NYtimes is doing a profile on us. Make sure your best Bo Jackson jersey is clean for the photo shoot.
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialFun new journalism trend: high school newspapers facing censorship and legal threats. Luckily, groups have emerged to support the scholastic press. For the @theguardian.com, I looked at how teen reporters are bearing the burden of being "the enemy of the people." www.theguardian.com/law/ng-inter...
@johnsemley3000.bsky.socialHappy to appear on CBC's FrontBurner to talk about PROTEINMAXXING, the relentless quantification of the self, and the grim inevitably of death. Fun chat! www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
@johnsemley3000.bsky.sociallooking to talk with Canadian military vets and families about recent Canada/US tensions, for an article. get at me! please RT!