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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoTill DVD release do us part: how far will Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi take their Wuthering Heights fauxmance?
It has now been revealed that Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi have matching rings decorated with two hugging skeletons and the phrase Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. It's all getting a bit Wicked, isn't it? Do we really need to form parasocial relationships with actors to enjoy their films? Maybe if that was the extent of it, this would be fine.
Film
Chicago Cubs
fromCubsinsider
2 months agoThe Rundown Ultralite: Sox Strike Again, Mets Trade Another Former All-Star, Cubs Have Biggest Velo Drop in MiLB -
Holiday season can be emotionally difficult while baseball news includes Mets trading McNeil and White Sox signing Sean Newcomb after his resurgence.
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoThe Conrad Fisher Effect
It started out as any of my typical elliptical exercise sessions begin. I had just ended one show and was looking for something to pass the time. I had remembered the pretty shimmery underwater cover image for The Summer I Turned Pretty along with the gentle chime of the introductory music. Having loved young adult author Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved trilogy of films, I was intrigued to immerse myself in another one of her teen romantic dramas.
Television
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoSaltburn's Archie Madekwe on fame, flops and Emerald Fennell: She set out to shock'
The Independent funds on-the-ground, paywall-free journalism through donations while Archie Madekwe was cast as Oliver in Lurker following a director's coincidental sighting.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months agoHow YouTube Ate Podcasts and TV
Using YouTube's takeover of podcasts as a starting point, he explores how video has devoured audio and turned podcasts into something closer to daytime TV and late-night talk shows. NPR's Rachel Martin, host of the celebrity-interview show Wild Card, joins to talk about her own shift from intimate, audio-only conversations to highly visible video chats with mega-celebrities. She explains how the visual layer changes everything-from building trust with guests and audiences to deepening parasocial relationships, and why showing your face is necessary in a low-trust media world.
Television
fromConsequence
3 months agoLamb of God Warn About Addictive Scrolling on New Song "Parasocial Christ"
The Information Age has birthed the attention economy, an industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars anchored in keeping eyeballs firmly glued to screens, thus generating ad revenue. Every second spent clicking and scrolling through the trivial and/or sordid details of other people's lives, people that you will most likely never meet- celebrities, politicians, influencers- is another dollar in some already obscenely wealthy tech bro's wallet.
Music
Marketing
fromThe Conversation
3 months agoWhy people trust influencers more than brands - and what that means for the future of marketing
Influencers transformed marketing into a major, authenticity-driven industry connecting creators, consumers, and brands, with the global market surpassing US$32 billion by 2025.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months agoDan and Phil's relationship revelation is a reminder of how toxic fandoms can be | Eilish Gilligan
Dan Howell and Phil Lester were secretly romantically involved for 16 years and endured doxxing, harassment, and fan-driven speculation that violated their privacy.
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