Morning Somewhere
2024.10.07: Clown Prince of Nigeria
October 7, 2024
Burnie and Ashley discuss Joker Part 2, 419 scams, making a sequel for a new audience, R-rated box office successes, spam in Scotland vs US, strong passwords, XKCD, AI art theft, and the world’s most digital violin.
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Joker
- Box Office: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Bombing Now at $39M (deadline.com)
- Joker 2 CinemaScore Is the Worst Grade for a Comic Book Film
- Joker: Folie à Deux | Rotten Tomatoes
- ‘Joker 2′ Tops International Box Office With $81.1 Million (msn.com)
- ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Bombs at the Box Office on Opening Weekend (thedailybeast.com)
- Disney Reveals Star Wars Show ‘The Acolyte’ Was Over Budget At $230 Million (forbes.com)
- ‘Black Adam’ Lands No. 1 Box Office Debut With $67 Million (variety.com)
- Box Office: ‘The Flash’ Bombs with $55M Opening (deadline.com)
- ‘Aquaman 2’ Box Office Opening Weekend Projections: Will Sequel Flop? (variety.com)
- Jared Leto’s Morbius Eyes $40 Million-Plus Opening Weekend (variety.com) (this one is Sony/Marvel but still notable for its lackluster reception)
- James Gunn Addresses Massive Superman: Legacy Budget Rumors (cbr.com)
- Disney’s Pixar Layoffs Include Producer Who ‘Saved’ Toy Story 2 and Lightyear Director – IGN
A Real Prince
AI Artist Mad About Theft
- Famous AI Artist Says He’s Losing Millions of Dollars From People Stealing His Work (gizmodo.com)
- The Winner of a Colorado Art Competition Used AI (gizmodo.com)
- DeviantArt and Midjourney deny wrongdoing in copyright infringement lawsuit over in AI image generators (theartnewspaper.com)
- Colorado Springs artist appeals copyright rejection over AI art (cpr.org)
- Federal Register :: Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence
Passwords
