Netflix has increasingly produced formulaic content described as cookie-cutter, raising questions about the influence of algorithms and data on film production and the origins of so-called 'algorithm movies.' A specialist helpline for intimate image abuse has seen demand grow fortyfold since opening in 2015, with staff handling multiple highly distressed women each day and compiling detailed notes while offering calm support. Martin Parr's photography spans village cricket to clandestine North Korea shots and includes a rare photograph inside Moscow's first McDonald's, reflecting everyday oddities and social observation. Iraena Asher vanished from Piha 21 years ago, leaving an enduring local wound.
She absorbs their alarm calmly, prompting them with questions, making sympathetic noises into her headset as she digests the situation. Are these images sexual in nature? she asks the last woman she speaks to before lunch. Do you want to tell me a bit about what happened? She begins compiling a tidy set of bullet points in ballpoint pen. It's all right. Take your time.
From village cricket matches to surreptitious shots of North Korea, Martin Parr took us through his life and career via 20 of his strange, boring, brilliant photographs, including a shot from the opening of the first McDonald's in Moscow: This was the only time I have been allowed to photograph in McDonald's. I've often taken pictures without permission; being thrown out by a faintly embarrassed duty manager gives a certain satisfaction.
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