Erin Griffith

"We were promised Mamala and instead we got Mountainhead."

tinabrown.substack.com/p/the-bezos-...

haha the problem is 90 min already seems kinda boring!

Ok but also: If Mark Zuckerberg is somehow involved, will Jesse Eisenberg will reprise his role? And if so, will his character be confused as to what Eduardo Saverin is doing here??

ya basically a weekend

FTX Limited Series a Go at Netflix With Julia Garner, Anthony Boyle Starring ‘The Altruists’ will chronicle the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency exchange headed by Sam Bankman-Fried.

I mean, FAR better casting options than what Netflix has planned for SBF and Caroline Ellison series www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...

Luca Guadagnino to Direct True-Life OpenAI Movie ‘Artificial’ for Amazon MGM Andrew Garfield, 'A Complete Unknown' scene-stealer Monica Barbaro, and 'Anora' actor Yura Borisov are circling lead roles in the story of Sam Altman's firing and rehiring.

Is an event that those involved call "the blip" really dramatic enough for an entire movie? It wasn't a gripping rise and fall. It's a tiny, kinda-pointless-in-the-end blip that happened along the rise.

I will say Andrew Garfield as Altman is pretty good

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

no charm, only money did you roomcuck yourself?

anyone else see Mountainhead? I shared some thoughts here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Lucas Duplan in a white blazer and Richard Branson in a leather jacket lighting fake money on fire with a lighter and smiling at the camera

a DMCA take down request filed by Lucas Andrew Duplan to Google that reads: This article/image features a unique moment with Richard Branson and me in a private setting, showcasing a highly distinctive interaction involving burning banknotes and demonstrating new technology, reflecting a rare and specialized concept. As the copyright owner, I assert that this content is both original and of significant personal and commercial value. Its unauthorized use by third parties is without my permission and constitutes a clear violation of copyright law and misuse of protected intellectual property. Given the exclusive and recognizable nature of this image, it is imperative for Google to remove it promptly from search results to prevent further infringement, as there is no valid basis for further public dissemination without explicit permission. Additionally, there is little commercial value as the article is almost 10 years old. Thank you.

I wrote a story in 2014 about a digital payments startup called Clinkle. At the time, a source provided me with photo of Clinkle CEO Lucas Duplan burning (fake) money with Richard Branson. It became a metaphor after Clinkle crashed.

Now Duplan filed a DMCA takedown to get it removed from Google.

OpenAI spent $3 million on that Jony Ive and Sam Altman video From hiring cops and extras to moving a city bus stop, OpenAI managed to produce what may have been history’s most expensive coffee date.

This is too funny sfstandard.com/2025/05/30/o...

Wow those photos are incredible!

RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA

this piece looking back on NYC dining is hitting me so hard with nostalgia, ESPECIALLY this sam sifton riff on the scene at roberta's in 2008
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

hahah congrats on making it to the other side!

From Kate Moss to Taylor Swift—It’s Time to Revisit Black Skinny Jeans Super slim-leg jeans are back and every generation is wearing them in this wash.

fashion trends are moving too fast or i'm too old to follow them.

anyway, skinny jeans are apparently "back" already

www.vogue.com/article/best...

haha i mean, it is the only logical reaction to this information

🩸BLOOD FLOWER🩸

the new york sewer rats have finally elected a new rat pope

It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl A new generation has transformed the neighborhood — and reshaped the fantasy of New York City living.

to be clear the story itself was delicious, no criticism there. read it if you haven't: www.thecut.com/article/nyc-...

2 obsessive thoughts i've had about the west village girlies story:

1. how do they afford it and if they're rich, why be so basic?

2. carrie bradshaw lived in the UES!!!!!!!!!! (I know the satc ladies hung out downtown but they did not live there!)

Geely Submits Bid to Take US-Listed EV Brand Zeekr Private Billionaire Li Shufu is ramping up a push to streamline his sprawling business empire, with his Hong Kong-listed Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. offering to take premium electric-car maker Zeekr privat...

big news, Geely is bidding for Zeekr.

almost as significant as the time flink acquired cajoo.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It’s the “savoring every word” that gets me 😂

Sovereignty outran Journalism. at least it wasn’t tyranny 🙃

I'm not sure i will ever be able to comprehend the deep and enduring hatred my dog feels for the US Postal Service.

Today a nice mail lady even gave him a treat, which he accepted then immediately returned to growling and calls to abolish the USPS.

ahaha Quince sells discount gold bars they really do have a dupe of everything

honestly perfect headline
techcrunch.com/2025/04/21/c...

But Joshua Krissansen-Totton, an astrobiologist at the University of Washington, said he worried that American astrobiologists may not be able to follow up on the latest results on K2-b18b. The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut NASA's science budget in half, eliminating future space telescope and other astrobiology projects. If that happens, Dr. Krissansen-Totton said, "the search for life elsewhere would basically stop."

The story gets you all excited about this molecule in the air of a distant planet that is believed to only be produced by living organisms, and then it ends this way:

Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet (Gift Article) Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.

My new favorite scientist

“I’m not screaming, ‘aliens!’” said Nikole Lewis, an exoplanetary scientist at Cornell University. “But I always reserve my right to scream ‘aliens!’”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...

Congrats to TurboTax, which has worked for two decades to stop Americans from being able to file taxes for free.

www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg's voices | TechCrunch The crosswalk buttons, which include audio alerts, were hacked over the weekend.

Oh man, someone hacked the crosswalks in Palo Alto to have Zuck's voice assure people there is nothing they can do to stop AI slop from being forcefully inserted into every facet of their conscious experience. And Musk talking about how lonely he is.

techcrunch.com/2025/04/14/s...

Hahaha