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20 Must-see short films from the 30th ifva Festival (Part 2)
We continue with our list of short films you shouldn’t miss at the ifva Festival (Hong Kong) which is taking place from October 9 – 24, 2026 at the Louis Koo Cinema (Hong Kong Arts Centre).
Skylight is Hiring!
Job Title: Editorial Associate — Skylight Location: New York City Type: Part-Time (10 – 12 hours per week) About Us: Skylight is a media platform documenting New York City’s building decarbonization transition, beginning with residential buildings. Through reporting, events, and community engagement, we providenNew Yorkers with practical solutions, resources, and connections that help accelerate the clean energy transition.
Geologic Hydrogen: Michigan’s Potential Multibillion-Dollar Energy Opportunity
By Eric Lee, Director of Research and Technology Commercialization Even the cleanest solution will struggle to gain broad adoption if it is too expensive or difficult to access. That is why I am excited to share a few thoughts about geologic hydrogen, why it could be one of our most promising paths toward both economic and environmental stability, and what this opportunity could mean for Michigan. Q: Why is geologic hydrogen getting so much attention?
Skylight is Hiring!
Job Title: Director of Audience Growth & Partnerships Location: New York City Type: Full-time, hybrid About Us Skylight is a media platform documenting New York City’s building decarbonization transition, beginning with residential buildings. Through reporting, events, and community engagement, we provide New Yorkers with practical solutions, resources, and connections that help accelerate the clean energy transition. See our work at skylight.nyc.
“You have to consider other shareholders’ needs, and you all pitch in to achieve something together”
Many thousands of New Yorkers live in co-operatives and condominiums, which make up roughly 22 percent of the housing stock in New York City. While co-ops get a reputation for being exclusive; the domain of the well-to-do or the lucky few who pass the interview, the truth is that hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers live in co-ops that were built or converted for the working and middle classes, including tens of thousands of co-op apartments that were built by unions.
It’s hard — and it’s happening | Skylight
We launched Skylight in January 2025 to tell the stories behind the clean energy transition happening in New York City’s residential buildings — one building, one decision, one resident at a time. Our reporters have gone deep into the work of building decarbonization, documenting both the successes and the failures in order to catalogue the transition as it currently stands. In that time, much has shifted, both locally and nationally.
Epstein's Victims Won't Let Trump Push Their Story Aside
WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out. Thomas Massie, the rogue Republican member of Congress who’d organized the news conference along with Democrat Ro Khanna, found the timing suspicious. “That flyover, I believe, was scheduled after this press conference was announced,” he told a scrum of reporters afterward.
Can truth persist despite the Trump administration’s lies and deception? | Opinion
In times like these, it is important to remember that truth endures. Despite lies and cover-ups, there are facts. Yes, there are secret files, information silos and political attacks on science and history. But truth persists despite the conspiratorial mania of the present moment.
Catholic Church’s attention now turns to its future
VATICAN CITY — Now that Pope Francis’ funeral is over and his remains are buried in a Rome basilica alongside seven other popes, the Roman Catholic Church’s attention shifts to its future. With the conclave to select the next pope scheduled to start as early as May 6, the College of Cardinals will get down to the business of deciding who among them will succeed Francis. On Tuesday, the day after Francis died, the cardinals started holding general congregation meetings behind Vatican walls.
Youth embrace national education, civic responsibility
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of China’s most ambitious national strategies, aiming to transform Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong province into a globally competitive economic and innovation hub. With a combined population of over 86 million and a GDP contribution of nearly 12 percent of the nation’s total, the Greater Bay Area is designed to foster regional collaboration, drive technological innovation and enhance economic competitiveness on a global scale.
Youth embrace national education, civic responsibility
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is one of China’s most ambitious national strategies, aiming to transform Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong province into a globally competitive economic and innovation hub. With a combined population of over 86 million and a GDP contribution of nearly 12 percent of the nation’s total, the Greater Bay Area is designed to foster regional collaboration, drive technological innovation and enhance economic competitiveness on a global scale.
Turntable Clinic
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Welcome to Skylight
Like many New Yorkers, I’m confident that we need to get a handle on climate change. I am inspired by our city’s commitment to reducing our carbon emissions and dealing with the climate crisis, reflected in the laws setting out a pathway to carbon neutrality — this is important work, and I’m certain it needs to happen. I’m less certain, however, about how we’ll get there.
Why New Sanctuary City Laws Won’t Be Enough
Jurisprudence Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Many immigration advocates are celebrating the Los Angeles City Council’s unanimous passage of a “sanctuary city” ordinance on Wednesday, expressing hope that such laws will protect millions of undocumented immigrants and their citizen family members from Trump’s threats of mass deportation.
A Rock of Offence
Franklin should have been making friends instead of starting trouble. He’d been at it again today and I began to wonder if the guy would ever learn. Franklin already knew where he was headed after only a month at the Joyceville Penitentiary Assessment Unit. It wouldn’t be to the worst place—max at Millhaven and its constant isolation—but where he was headed was no joke and no way was he prepared. Assessment units determine your level of risk and where you are going for the rest of your sentence.
Review: Batman '89: Echoes #3
201 “Echoes” – Chapter Three Writer: Sam Hamm Artist: Joe Quinones Color Artist: Leonardo Ito Letterer: Carlos M. Mangual Review by Eric Lee Minor Spoilers Ahead! Batman ’89: Echoes #3 finally gets some answers and the plot really starts kicking into high gear near the end. Writer Sam Hamm is not interested in the typical conventions of a superhero story structure. We had to wait three issues before we saw Batman in-costume fighting.
US $18.3 Million Wearable Blanket Infringement Award Stands Despite Newly Announced Design Patent Standard
An Arizona federal judge denied Top Brand LLC’s motion for a new trial following an US$18.3 million jury award to Cozy Comfort Co. for infringement of two Cozy Comfort design patents and the “Comfy” trademarks used in connection with “The Comfy” hooded wearable blanket, which was featured on the television program “Shark Tank”. Top Brand argued that a new trial was warranted given the Federal Circuit’s recent May 21, 2024 LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech.
'Batman Ninja' Sequel Announced
98 Warner Bros. Japan has revealed that a sequel to Batman Ninja is on its way. Batman Ninja was a 2018 feature that featured our favorite characters with anime designs. The original film had Batman, the Joker, Harley Quinn, and their various allies transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd, of all people. There they adapted the costumes and weaponry of Samurai times. The follow-up will be titled Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League.
Nation’s energy evolution a product of farsighted vision and innovation Original
On Dec 6, 2023, online magazine PV Magazine told the story of Oscilla Power, a Seattle-based wave energy conversion technology developer, which created a prototype of a wave energy device, titled Triton, together with two Maine-based tertiary institutions. Triton is a device that can tap into the movement of ocean waves and convert it into as much as 1 megawatt of electricity.
The Two Cultures Revised
It is hard to think in systems when your salary depends on your not doing so - on not thinking globally and beyond (i.e. actual foresight intelligence is an existential threat to the world socioeconomic-political system). But Hubbert's two cultures is a fragment of the larger story of the two cultures. The r-culture of we expansionist modern humans is the default culture we swim in, the sea of error, ignorance, and illusion that is our worldview/mindset.
OUR EMPIRE
This is a 2-page summary of a 27-page report on OUR EMPIRE: ITS NATURE AND MAINTENANCE by Ted Trainer of Australia, based on 127 pages of source material/references. Our empire will have a name, the Euro-Sino Empire, which arose from the dissolution of the Greco-Roman Empire in the Euro region when Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne as Roman emperor in 800 CE to head a pretend Holy Roman Empire (which was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire).
Impenetrable Babbling
The title is the condensed "Reader's Digest" version of the Rigveda on up to the latest hot-off-the-keyboard COP28 agreement to "transition from fossil fuel" while not leaving one drop of oil unburned as is needed to fully develop alternative energy sources like fusion (cold and hot, your choice), zero-point, reverse-gravitational, water-fuel cell, and Casimir free energy (not to mention all the still unknown free or almost free energy sources).
The Path of Least Uncertainty
More information creates uncertainty and selects for certainty If all information comes from one book, then any uncertainty lies in interpreting passages in the book. If the Book has forty authors from numerous professions (goat herders, physicians…) who lived over a 1,500 year period in multiple social groups, that can be confusing. But the one true book by a one true author is less confusing (though who the one true successor of that author is can be in dispute).
All the News Modern Humans Consider
Axios list of 12 sources of news The list with too many words can be read on Axios, or in fewer works, below. I refer to the complete list of todays news bubbles to note that the only source of news that matters is missing — doesn’t make the list — which should be news, but isn’t. Shards of glass: Inside media’s 12 splintering realities Traditional media, at least as a center of dominant power, is dead. Social media is declining in dominance.
Shock Wave - Ultimatum a Hong Kong
TRAMA SHOCK WAVE - ULTIMATUM A HONG KONG Shock Wave - Ultimatum a Hong Kong, il film diretto da Herman Yau, si svolge a Hong Kong e vede protagonista l'agente degli artificieri Poon Shing-Fung (Andy Lau). Rimasto invalido dopo la perdita di una gamba in un'operazione finita male a causa dell’esplosione di una bomba, il poliziotto deve affrontare un lungo periodo di riabilitazione. Nel frattempo gli viene affidato lavoro d'ufficio, ma il suo desiderio è quello di tornare in missione sul campo.
The Bifurcation Cometh
Let’s have a cultural bifurcation NOW! Forget Democracy NOW! or Earth First! Now! or MAGA NOW! What we have now is a failure to grasp our modern human condition of dissolution. Our sort of mind, our form of civilization, is dissipating. It’s an entropy thing — “things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” Perhaps it is time for a recoming. The Dodo bird’s center held until men with clubs cameth. The Galapagos Island’s ecosystem held until the coming of men with goats (and pigs, cattle, cats, dogs…).
What is the Best Paint for Outdoor Concrete
When it comes to the best paint for outdoor concrete, choosing the right paint for outdoor concrete surfaces is important to keep them looking fresh and protected from the elements. Suppose it’s your patio, driveway, or concrete wall—the paint you pick greatly matters. We will see some of the best paint options for outdoor concrete to upgrade your outdoor spaces if it is about painting outdoor concrete. You’ll want a paint that can withstand changing weather conditions.
“The Future I Want” - Srinivas Narayanan
Modern humans think they can have the future they want About all I know of the future is that it will likely come, but only because so far it always has (if we all live in a sim-universe and it is turned off…). At any moment, I may not be there to know that it came, that some putative “I” slipped into it. For me, the now will end, as it does daily, typically not long after I turn the light off. All I know is that I can trust in the universe completely.
Telling the Truth About Our Future
A February 27, 2024 note from Art Berman Best to just read Art’s post, about a 5 minute read, Telling the Truth About Our Future. To summarize: Renewable energy is a poor substitute for fossil fuels. That’s because renewables are a diffuse form of energy and produce power only about one-third of the time. That doesn’t stop renewable energy true-believers from trying to bend the laws of physics to tell a story that’s not true.
St. Louis sees record-breaking February heat for the second day in row
Tuesday was the warmest February day the St. Louis region has ever recorded. The St. Louis region also broke a daily record for the second day in a row. The high of 86 degrees Tuesday soared past the previous 79 degree record set on February 27, 1981. It also broke the high record for the month, which was 85 degrees set in 1972. Monday’s 80 degree high also broke the daily record previously set in 1996. Loading...
What Lessons from Guiding Nature Experiences Can Teach Us About Crafting Creative Briefs or Prompts
In a recent class focused on guiding nature experiences for Forest Bathing, one segment particularly intrigued me: the intentionality behind the choice of word during the activity. The goal is to minimise the mental effort involved in reasoning and planning, allowing participants to be fully immersed in the present moment with nature. The guidelines for word choice emphasised avoiding: Adjectives: Words that describe and enhance the meaning of nouns.
Cards, Hugs and Harmony: Valentine's Day festivities spread throughout Metro East
BREESE, Ill. — Willie Kohlenberger, of Murphysboro, Illinois, started singing in the seventh grade. The 71-year-old remembers the first few songs he learned when he joined a barbershop chorus decades ago — Harry Wood’s 1927 tune, “Side by Side” and “California Here I Come” written by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, and Al Jolson. Kohlenberger has carried his love of singing throughout his life, and most recently as one of the baritones in the Belleville-based Sounds of Harmony Barbershop Chorus.
The Five Sexes
Adult male sex education is ongoing Last year, at age 69, I added another player (agent) to my story of human male sexuality, one I had never been taught to name or think about, and so could not. But human storytellers are not the only source of information (e.g. books, talking heads, imagines, media, mainstream and social, on down to Fred who hangs at the pub when not cutting peoples hair. Between 11 and 15 years old, humans take an interest in sex. It happens.
Beware the New Climate Fascists
Populism is a political movement that champions we the people (one’s in-group as distinct from the out-groups of pretend humans), while fascism is a political system featuring belief in a Great Leader, in alpha-maleism. But to be competitively successful in our dysfunctional society (i.e. to fail), it takes both (usually with added religious ideology).
The TikTok Bomb Has Exploded
Yes, it has come to this. We all died and no one noticed. Civilization ended without even a whimper [we are the hollow men (1925), bitches, and we’ve lost the race between education and catastrophe (1920) after the horror, the horror of WWI we failed to learn from].
Melodies of unity: Hong Kong’s path to global cultural prominence Original
In the inaugural week of 2024, I had the honor of immersing myself in two culturally rich and distinctly captivating events, both unfolded on Hong Kong’s illustrious stage of performing arts. The Golden Bell Stars New Year Concert, held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, was a collaboration between Chinese mainland and Hong Kong artists, centered on the captivating themes of Western classical music. This symphonic masterpiece showcased a heartfelt performance marking the dawn of 2024.
System JO Marks 20th Anniversary With Display Contest, Surprise Visits
Throughout October, reps from industry giant System JO traveled the globe to surprise winners of the company’s 20th-anniversary display contest with in-person visits secretly arranged with the assistance of store managers and owners. They arrived with fanfare, bearing cupcakes, nonalcoholic champagne and gift cards, much to the delight of the store employees who had spent the better part of the year conceptualizing and executing their winning displays.
A Social Media Post Review
Sometimes I do book reviews, and more recently article reviews, but now, with this missive, I have descended to typing about someone’s social media post. But at least it wasn’t a Facebook posting (but I suppose it will come to that). At some point I’ll end up writing a back-of-cereal-box review, followed by a graffiti-on-bathroom-stall review. But come to think of it, I have read some bathroom stall messages that merit repetition.
How to Humanize Your Brand to Forge Genuine Customer Connections
Amidst the cacophony of the digital age, as countless brands vie for attention, ensuring your brand or store’s survival and success means crafting a narrative that customers can identify with, one that imbues your brand with life and personality. The essential tool for accomplishing this is not some new tech innovation, but the ancient art of storytelling. Storytelling in branding can transform mere transactions into rich, emotional experiences that resonate deeply with your target audience.
Thank You in Advance!
On Klaatu’s arrival on Earth, she walked up to the UN Secretary-General who happened to be addressing all the delegates, and said she needed to have a talk with him. He said, “Why have you come to our planet?” UN Secretary-General: “Yes. This is our planet.” After making the Earth stand still (actually, just all flow of electricity in wires stops for 24 hours), humans were able to listen. She starts by mentioning the second law of thermodynamics as one of the laws she has to obey.
WIA Profile: Kim Patterson
Each month, XBIZ spotlights the career accomplishments and outstanding contributions of Women in Adult. WIA profiles offer an intimate look at the professional lives of the industry's most influential female executives. Who ever dreamed that a chilly northern town, off the beaten path and far from North America’s most trendy cities, would turn out to be the ideal birthplace for a successful adult business?
Sean Quinn Helps Retailers Navigate Tricky Tech as CEO of All Point Retail
Can’t make heads or tails of your retail software and hardware? Just need a little hand-holding while transitioning to a new system? Sean Quinn can help. A former corporate success story and serial entrepreneur who just can’t seem to get out of the technology industry, Quinn founded All Point Retail to assist retailers in need of anything from a little IT support to some serious intervention.
Preserving paradise: Qionghai's renaissance provides lesson for Hong Kong's wilderness Original
Nestled within the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture of Sichuan province, Qionghai Lake is a tranquil freshwater wetland in the heart of Xichang city. For centuries, it served as a vital settlement for the ancient Yi ethnic minority group, earning endearment from the Yi people, who fondly refer to it as “Mother Lake”, emphasizing its indispensable role in their cultural and historical tapestry.
Sustained pain and macrophage infiltration in a mouse muscle contusion model
Corresponding Author Andrew J. Shepherd PhD The MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium and the Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA Correspondence Andrew J. Shepherd, Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1055, 6565 MD Anderson Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Our Global Endgame
About four years ago I noted my differences with Derrick Jenson, e.g. on our global endgame, despite sharing common ground. Jenson's definition of what civilization is is of value in deflating the presumption of 'the best thing ever'. Civilizations, however, are not a complex of stories, institutions, and artifacts.
Resourcefulness, a Creative Act
I find it quite intriguing, but at the same time, it ties back to the post my friend shared about creative innovation being related to solving issues with the resources available to us. Surprisingly, no one in the salon seemed to appreciate this creative innovation by the hairstylist. It leaves me wondering: what if others were to witness it, and how would they react?
Notes from Kyiv: Which side are we on?
September 26, 2023 by Eric Lee As I walked around Kyiv on a beautiful, sunny morning in early September, I noticed the scaffolding in the city’s squares. Statues had been covered up to protect them from bomb damage. Later, I saw a statue with no protection around it– a graffiti-covered memorial to a Red Army general whose name nobody remembered. I was told that this statue had been covered by protective scaffolding before the war. The protection was removed when the war broke out.
Reduction of concurrent use of highly anticholinergic medications in an integrated healthcare system: 2018-2021
INTRODUCTION The use of highly anticholinergic (ACH) medications, including the concurrent use of multiple ACH agents (Poly-ACH), is to be avoided based on the AGS Beers List.1 Reduction in the use of ACH agents is a strategy to maintain functional status in older adults due to its association with injury2 and geriatric syndromes3 including dementia.4 Additionally, the efficacy for many of these medications has not been demonstrated1 in older adults.
Finding the Courage to Cross the Learning Chasm
Take Jiro Sushi, for instance. One of the foremost sushi masters who is renowned for innovating methods used in modern sushi preparation. His journey shows how one can go beyond traditional methods by building on experiences and continuously learning outside set boundaries. As we continue to face challenges that don't fit the mould, the ability to make sense of the unfamiliar will be one of the essential skill of future leaders and innovators.
How to Degrow the the Global Political Economy Per AI
Steve Salmony consulted AI about what would be required to reduce the size of the global political economy sustainably. What AI reported follows: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Reducing the size of the global political economy sustainably is a complex and challenging task that involves addressing a wide range of economic, social, and environmental issues.
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