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My Favorite Things on the Internet This Week

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Sean McDevitt
March 10, 2024

The Weekly Click

Hello internet stranger,

Welcome to The Weekly Click, a weekly (shocking, I know) updated list of interesting bits on the internet that I thought I’d share.

Happy clicking!

'Dune' is the only franchise that matters now

Drew Magary offers a spice-y take about 'Dune: Part Two'

John Williams Faces His Legacy: 54 Oscar Noms, ‘Star Wars’ Mistakes and Changing the Movies Forever

With 54 Oscar nods, John Williams is now the most-nominated living person in Academy history. He reflects on his legacy and work with Spielberg.

The Fundie Baby Voice

As soon as Senator Katie Britt started speaking, I knew exactly who she is. She is so many of the pastor's wives and Sunday School teachers I knew growing up in an Evangelical church. Be sweet. Obey.

Those Closest To Us

How do we convince our friends and family that they’re wrong, or even more problematic, that we’re right?

No, Zack Snyder, Batman Doesn't Need to Kill

Zack Snyder's justification for Batman's lethal streak proves that he not only misunderstands Batman but also comic books and deconstructionism.

Linky Goodness

Seth Meyers rattles off Trump’s disqualifications for two straight minutes. The purpose of this website is to increase your mental focus by looking at the dot for 1 minute while breathing. The internet has suddenly become incredibly aware of a unique approach to sponsorship taken around twenty years ago, when a beer company in Chile sponsored TV broadcasts of the Star Wars trilogy with no commercial breaks and instead inserted small, subtle edits for product placement along the way from time to time. Birth control pills are about to be sold in the United States over the counter for the first time. Will Leitch wrote about the culture-war takeover of the murder of Laken Riley, a University of Georgia student who was killed on the same running trail Will and his wife often take in Athens. I know you’re shocked, but the construction of Elon Musk’s long-promised Hyperloop in Las Vegas is rife with safety violations. Henrik Karlsson: “Almost everyone I've met would be well-served thinking more about what to focus on.” Former officials in the Trump administration say the White House was "awash in speed" and Xanax. A debunking of many common misconceptions. Ryan Holiday’s list of 37 pieces of hard-fought career advice that's useful for anyone who works. A list of paywall removers. Sweden joins NATO as the 32nd member of the alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality. The final trailer for Netflix’s 3 Body Problem teases an eerie arrival that will change everything.

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And I’m off. I have lots on my plate, including not watching any of the Academy Award-winning films. This week is likely to be a nightmare. The time change will wreak havoc on my brain. Why don’t we all just sit quietly and close our eyes for a moment? Good.

Be seeing you.