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Writer (Not recently: LA Times, Hyperallergic, WCP, Chicago Reader, The Comics Journal). Editor. SEO person. Brooklyn, NY. I hate board games. dominicumile.com

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Loved reading about these books on Prestige Records. Some interior spreads from the design-focused one can be found here www.printmag.com/daily-heller...

11.03.2026 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NBC News poll

Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.

NBC News poll Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.

Truly a perfect news alert

10.03.2026 15:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 17092 ๐Ÿ” 3473 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 306 ๐Ÿ“Œ 237

"gotta be a way to get avocado toast in here, at least in the meta description"

10.03.2026 21:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yeah but imagine the clicks

10.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They had to dig 30 feet under the studio floor to build the Rear Window set. They kept hitting water & had to pump it out. The whole set became a sauna at times. They had to invent new camera techniques to film it.

10.03.2026 13:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Current and former Block workers say AI canโ€™t do their jobs after Jack Dorseyโ€™s mass layoffs: โ€˜You canโ€™t really AI thatโ€™ The CEO said he cut the companyโ€™s workforce by 4,000 people โ€“ almost in half โ€“ because of gains in AI productivity

โ€œThereโ€™s a distinction between whatโ€™s technically possible and justโ€”pardon my Frenchโ€”whatever CEO bullshit will happen based on their own interpretation of how AI worksโ€ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

10.03.2026 10:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow. I was reading that Eggleston and his sons understandably bought and panic-hoarded all of the materials they could get their hands on when Kodakโ€”for the most part, I guess (?)โ€”discontinued production of the materials/ceased making them available in the 1990s

09.03.2026 18:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for this! That is so cool that itโ€™s still possibleโ€ฆif youโ€™re well-resourced that is

09.03.2026 18:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No. Not entirely obsolete. There are a handful of people still doing them. The issue is they quit producing the matrix film, but if you have enough money you can get a special run.

This guy still going:

www.instagram.com/dye_transfer...

09.03.2026 17:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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William Eggleston: The Last Dyes | New York: 19th Street | January 15โ€”March 7, 2026 | David Zwirner David Zwirner is pleased to announce The Last Dyes, an exhibition of new dye-transfer prints by William Eggleston opening at the galleryโ€™s 533 West 19th Street location in New York, which follows its ...

*now-obsolete! More on the show www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/...

09.03.2026 17:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feeling relieved and incredibly lucky that we caught the David Zwirner exhibition of new dye-transfer prints of Eggleston's work before the show closedโ€”these are the final prints ever to be made of the legendary Memphis-born photographer's images using the now-obscure analog dye-transfer process

09.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely shameful Fox-like propaganda coming from Tapper. Thrilled to see Murphy, as usual, absolutely not having it

08.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grapefruit | Interview | "I heard Paul McCartney play 'Hey Jude' to John Lennon" - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Grapefruit was a British psychedelic rock band that John Lennon named after an art book by Yoko Ono. The band was founded in 1967 in London. The Beatles were closely involved in their early career, si...

Interview here w/ cofounder John Perry www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/11/grap...

08.03.2026 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the second of my two shows in WFMU's 2026 Fundraising Marathon (this Monday, 7 p.m. ET), my co-host will be Matt Fiveash! Please tune in, support my show, "It's Complicated," and help us raise money to keep independent, freeform @wfmu.bsky.social going for another year: pledge.wfmu.org/donate/GX

07.03.2026 15:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The making of Fargo at 30: โ€˜Man, you donโ€™t give me this role, Iโ€™m gonna shoot your dogโ€™ As the Oscar-winning Coen brothers classic reaches its three decade anniversary, stars of the film discuss the stories behind its production

The making of Fargo at 30: โ€˜Man, you donโ€™t give me this role, Iโ€™m gonna shoot your dogโ€™

08.03.2026 11:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 146 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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William Egglestonโ€™s Lonely South In his show โ€œThe Last Dyes,โ€ the photographer presents a world that feels fictional but fact-based.

William Eggleston's "pictures are filled with the detritus of being, and they make us feel sad, not about being alive but about what life requires of us, the necessity of leaving things in order to keep moving" www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...

07.03.2026 19:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hereโ€™s Grapefruit with some friends at their launch party

07.03.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WOW. Hadn't seen thisโ€”thank you for sharing!

07.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of Around Grapefruit, the 1968 debut LP from Brit psych act Grapefruit. Illustration is of the membersโ€™ faces surrounding a half of a grapefruit, which is crazy

Cover of Around Grapefruit, the 1968 debut LP from Brit psych act Grapefruit. Illustration is of the membersโ€™ faces surrounding a half of a grapefruit, which is crazy

#NowPlaying The debut 1968 LP from short-lived British psych pop band Grapefruit, which was signed to the Beatlesโ€™ Apple Publishing. Heady, dramatic nuggets here, with loads of mellotron and multipart harmonies. Inconsistent but fun for fans of the Move, the Hollies, the Zombies etc. #np

07.03.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Jack Chambersโ€™ Milestones

Jack Chambersโ€™ Milestones

Fave Miles bio*

* not strictly a bio, but does a brilliant job of telling life story via recording dates.

07.03.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Custom-designed built-in shelving lines the rooms in music critic John Rockwell's home, a loft in NYC's SoHo neighborhood. Photo: Francisco Rosario/DDreps

Custom-designed built-in shelving lines the rooms in music critic John Rockwell's home, a loft in NYC's SoHo neighborhood. Photo: Francisco Rosario/DDreps

The SoHo loft that music critic John Rockwell moved into in 1978 features a wealth of built-in shelving custom-designed to hold his monster collection of CDs, records, and booksโ€”the space is now for sale www.curbed.com/article/soho...

07.03.2026 12:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Seymour Chwast's At War with War review โ€” Dominic Umile The graphic design legend chronicles 5,000 years of the world's wars in new illustrated book

Push Pin Studios cofounder Chwast has long been creating bold antiwar imagery. Wrote about his book of drawings and woodcuts called At War with War back in 2017 www.dominicumile.com/blog/seymour...

06.03.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hayes reacts to Kristi Noem firing: โ€˜Spectacular and humiliatingโ€™ Podcast Episode ยท All In with Chris Hayes ยท March 6 ยท 42m

Kristi Noem "made it 14 months (in her role), almost exactly as long as Cricket, the dear departed dog she bragged about shooting in her memoir" โ€” @allinwithchris.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

06.03.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very late to this episode of the Deadcast, and psyched to hear it. Larry is a treasure and maybe one of the most interesting people we know. Kudos @bourgwick.bsky.social for putting in the work, as always www.dead.net/deadcast/blu...

06.03.2026 15:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind" | One Song Podcast | Full Episode
Nas' "N.Y. State of Mind" | One Song Podcast | Full Episode YouTube video by One Song Podcast

Absolutely meticulous sample-by-sample dissection of Nas's 1994 masterpiece "N. Y. State of Mind" youtu.be/BOXFjb44gg8?...

05.03.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œWho among us,โ€ am I right? She deserves an eternity of vicious medieval plagues, but this still isnโ€™t as bad as abruptly being laid off via Google Meet

05.03.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's such a real "thing" here, purposely excluding context. It's wild

05.03.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i really need everyone posting screenshots of news to CITE WHERE IT'S FROM OK? there's too much disinfo and AI gloop out there not to CITE WHERE YOUR SCREENSHOTTED INFORMATION IS COMING FROM. even in a follow up post directly after ur screenshot. it is easy. please. thank you.

05.03.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Early History of Hip-Hop in Three Flyers New York City was experiencing a time of turmoil from the late 1960s through the 1970s. The city, especially in the outer boroughs, was in depth of recession; urban renewal policies had harmed predomi...

Missed this great summer 2025 post on early hip hop flyers/Bronx parties/the roots of rapping www.thehenryford.org/collections/...

05.03.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: 'Tragic Magic' by Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore

The friends and tourmates recorded the LP at the Philharmonie de Paris using a combination of acoustic and electronic instrumentation plus ethereal vocal layers.

@infinemusic.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

05.03.2026 12:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0