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Star Wars was not “just another blockbuster” – it was the first blockbuster. It was made in the hopes of commercial success, but it was also made in emulation of non-commercial avant-garde film. It was made by the first generation of film school graduates and reflects the self consciousness and confidence of a group steeped…
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Star Wars was not “just another blockbuster” – it was the first blockbuster. It was made in the hopes of commercial success, but it was also made in emulation of non-commercial avant-garde film. It was made by the first generation of film school graduates and reflects the self consciousness and confidence of a group steeped…
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990000: newyorker: Owens’s upbringing was by no means conventional, despite his parents’ conservatism. His father’s interests ranged from Buddhism to astrology, and he did not allow a television in the house until Owens was sixteen. He required his son to read canonical works of literature and philosophy—Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, Confucius—and to listen to classical music.…
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990000: newyorker: Owens’s upbringing was by no means conventional, despite his parents’ conservatism. His father’s interests ranged from Buddhism to astrology, and he did not allow a television in the house until Owens was sixteen. He required his son to read canonical works of literature and philosophy—Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, Confucius—and to listen to classical music.…
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hangingfire: suzeart: robothugscomic: New comic! (link to comic) In all of my workspaces I have been gendered as a woman, and all of these things have happened to me. . I find the more ‘technical’ or corporate the teams are, the more likely that the responsibility of ‘non essential labour’ in the office falls on…
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hangingfire: suzeart: robothugscomic: New comic! (link to comic) In all of my workspaces I have been gendered as a woman, and all of these things have happened to me. . I find the more ‘technical’ or corporate the teams are, the more likely that the responsibility of ‘non essential labour’ in the office falls on…