2024.01.24: Take This Job & Compress It

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Oscar Nominations

• 2024 Oscars: The Full Nominees List – The Hollywood Reporter
• Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars (youtube.com)
• Gerwig, Robbie, DiCaprio snubbed in Oscar nominations | Reuters
• List of EGOT winners – Wikipedia
• How ‘30 Rock’ Made Tracy Morgan’s Fake Award Into a Real-Life Goal – The Ringer
• All Mel Brooks movies – IMDb
• Marlon Brando declines Best Actor Oscar (history.com)
• Screen-Shot-2022-03-30-at-11.42.56-AM.png (804×1115) (snopes.com)
• Sacheen Littlefeather’s Sisters Say Claim of American Indian Heritage Was A Fraud | Vanity Fair

The Power of Star Wars

• ‘The Phantom Menace’ Trailer Was a Game-changer, And Not Just For Star Wars – CNET
• Star Wars Episode II Trailer in Quicktime 5.0 – Call-A.P.P.L.E. (callapple.org)
• Ewoks: The Battle for Endor – Wikipedia

Netflix Bets on Wrestling

• Netflix to stream WWE Raw in $5 billion bet on live events | Reuters
• GLOW (TV Series 2017–2019) – IMDb
• Mrs. Davis (TV Mini Series 2023) – IMDb
• Hannah Waddingham – IMDb
• How Much Did Disney Buy Marvel for and When? (newsweek.com)
• Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. – The Walt Disney Company
• The NFL’s viewer count of the Peacock game appears to be somewhat suspect… : morningsomewhere (reddit.com)

Football Harassment

• Buffalo Bills’ kicker Tyler Bass deletes social media after receiving threats following missed field goal (msn.com)

AI – They’re Just Like Us!

• AI Chatbot Curses at Customer and Criticizes Work Company | TIME