It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. | | | | | Eli Roth and Brad Pitt in "Inglourious Basterds" (2009) (The Weinstein Company) | | | | |  | “It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.”
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| | rantnrave:// Exactly two years ago in our REDEF MediaORIGINAL, "Film Franchises, Platforms & IP: The Future of Superhero Cinema", we made (and explained) several predictions/recommendations for the major studios, each of which was focused on building out their own MARVEL Cinematic Universe. #1: FOX should (A) Refocus X-MEN on low budget blockbusters focused specifically on individual characters (e.g. DEADPOOL, the forthcoming LOGAN) and that (B) X-Men: Apocalypse would under-deliver, (C) as would Fantastic Four (leaving to an abandonment of the IP). #2 Sony should license SPIDER-MAN back to DISNEY. #3 Warner Bros. would continue to experience huge swings in the financial performance of their DC films, and even at best, continue to underperform Disney. And Disney, #4, would continue to crush it. 24 months later, every one of these predictions has essentially come true (nice work from REDEF's MATT BALL). What hasn’t? Our advice on what these studios should do after: big risks buying other, wholly ownable/controllable IP. But there’s always time... LEONARDO DICAPRIO explores the topic of climate change... Outside of a massive hack, anyone that writes a story that is "X is down right now" should be put on leave without pay for 2 days... Her majesty makes an offer... I'm demanding and judgemental. Not that there's anything wrong with that... I dare you... Happy Birthday to ANN SARNOFF, JIM CITRIN, M.G. SIEGLER and NIRAV TOLIA. | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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 | USA Today |
| Some 'losers and haters' resisted his efforts to Make America Great Again. But he prevailed. | | |
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 | Bloomberg |
| Twitter’s 'firehose' of a half billion tweets a day is incredibly valuable--and just as dangerous. | | |
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 | Esquire |
| The world-famous tastemaker on who shows him new tunes and what he really thinks of Chance the Rapper's early Kanye beats. | | |
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 | Quantumrun |
| Police forces implement new technologies and tactics to re-emphasize their role as protectors of the peace, while also militarizing to defend against tomorrow’s extremist threats. | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| Free shipping is a top priority for online shoppers, but many merchants are struggling to keep up with the costs. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Across the continent, rightwing populist parties have seized control of the political conversation. How have they done it? By stealing the language, causes and voters of the traditional left. | | |
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 | The Verge |
| Foxx’s vision for US transportation also includes high-speed rail, GPS tracking systems for airplanes, and drones that will replace trucks to deliver goods to your doorstep. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| On Monday evening, Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria, met with a group of American reporters and researchers at his palace in Damascus. | | |
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 | Wired |
| An interview with US Secretary of State John Kerry about how Silicon Valley and Washington can work together to solve the problems of the future. | | |
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 | POLITICO Magazine |
| With the race tightening after Comey-gate, it’s time to consider the nightmare scenario: The contest doesn’t end on election day. | | |
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 | Fusion |
| Most of America makes its money the old-fashioned way: by getting paid, dollar by hard-earned dollar. Silicon Valley, however, is not most of America. In Silicon Valley there is no shortage of riches, to be sure. But that wealth didn’t arrive in the form of paychecks. Instead, it invariably arrived when people cashed in the shares they’d been granted in fast-growing companies. | | |
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 | The Ringer |
| FX’s freshman hit has plenty to teach the industry | | |
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 | Wrongful Conviction |
| Derrick Hamilton was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1991 and served over two decades in prison after he was framed by the disgraced Detective Louis Scarcella. Hamilton was released on parole in 2011 and finally cleared his name in 2014. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| From Vogue Arabia to New York Fashion Week, Muslim consumers and designers are demanding global recognition and respect of their cultural and commercial clout. | | |
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 | Hollywood Reporter |
| Jin Xing, a former male ballet star and army colonel, draws 100 million viewers a week and was the first person, publicly, to undergo gender reassignment surgery in her country. Now she shares the unlikely story of finding extraordinary success afterwards. | | |
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 | MMQB |
| In the border town of Brownsville, Texas, the high school game is on the front lines of the immigration debate. We follow a player who crosses every day from Mexico to pursue the American dream, and play the American sport. | | |
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 | Business of Fashion |
| Chief sustainability officer Hannah Jones talks to BoF about Nike's journey from sweatshop scandals to embracing sustainability as a tool for business innovation. | | |
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 | The Wrap |
| PC, internet and mobile were the first disruptors for consumers -- VR and its cousins could prove even more revolutionary. | | |
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 | Salon |
| Salon speaks to the author of "Anatomy of Song" about The Clash's great song and the band's famous album cover | | |
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 | Spy Magazine |
| You'll be amazed by what the candidates are telling you without even telling you! | | |
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 | BBC Future |
| It’s not just your waistline that suffers as you put on weight, with researchers finding puzzling new links between obesity, memory loss and dementia. | | |
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 | Nieman Journalism Lab |
| The experiment is part of a larger effort by the news agency to incorporate automation into its journalism. | | |
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