Tom Coates

tomcoates.bsky.social

17 May 2026 17:34

It’s weird that Helen of Troy being played by a black actress is a problem, but most of the rest of the Mediterranean, Greek and Turkish characters being played by incredibly fair and blond haired people of British, Irish and Scandinavian descent isn’t. And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.

The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com

12 May 2026 23:48

Brett Ratner, the director behind “Melania” and the “Rush Hour” franchise, is traveling to China alongside President Trump. Ratner will scout filming locations for “Rush Hour 4,” the next film in the comedy franchise that Trump has said should be revived.

Monty 🇨🇦

onlymonty.bsky.social

12 May 2026 23:45

It would be about time…

Gergely Orosz

gergely.pragmaticengineer.com

15 April 2026 15:08

I hate AI when it's like this: Notion used to have a one-click way to turn text into a quote. They removed this and now I have... AI So instead of sub-500ms, it now takes 10+ seconds to turn selected text into a quote (type out the prompt, then wait ~4 seconds) So backwards...