Tony Elkins

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a man in a suit is walking into the ocean . ALT: a man in a suit is walking into the ocean .

Just finished reading @kattenbarge.bsky.social latest newsletter. At least once a day I read something that makes me want to walk into the ocean . . . I almost made it to 10 a.m. today.

We're all too online (me too since I got this).

I get a sinus pressure headache with every big front that comes through. Sucks.

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BRB, going to start connecting flights in DEN for frybread.

DallasNews Corporation agrees to merge with Hearst DallasNews Corporation and Hearst have signed a definitive merger agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors from both...

Wow.

Hearst has a huge audience in Texas now with Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio.
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along with Music, Art, Creative Writing . . . tech bros REALLY hate the Humanities for some reason. I guess it doesn't return enough shareholder value.

One of the first topics I started talking about with AI several years ago, and should have never reached this point. It should absolutely be a criminal offense to deepfake nudity of anyone, at any age, without permission.

Around 10. I come and go from a couple depending on the need. Several of them are pretty significant parts of my own professional development and community.

The Sentinel in Marfa is the playbook for this type of venture
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The * let them fight * gif was made for days like this

Woke up this morning and the first thought in my head was, "I wonder what ever happened to Rocket From the Crypt?"

This album was amazing
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I feel like the old man yelling at clouds for constantly saying this.

Artistic theft is theft.

Western North Carolina spring evenings. #Asheville

Because they are used to everyone be ding over backwards to appease them when it does go wrong. There’s no reason things won’t go their way.

Exclusive: The Onion has opened a creative agency America’s Finest Creative Agency is “like a writer’s room and like a strategic and conceptual laser in your pocket,” The Onion’s CMO Leila Brillson said.

Very exciting news: The Onion has started a creative agency.

We've been doing this quietly for months, so if you've seen a funny ad somewhere, it may be us. But now it is a whole-ass company.

Anyway, we have killed Don Draper for a second time and revived his drunk ghost. Contact me to access him.

SEIKO PROSPEX Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Editions | Seiko Watch Corporation From Seiko Prospex, focused on the the beauty of nature and adopted the deep green scenery of Iriomote Island, which nurtures a rich ocean, as the design theme.

I have a modern version of this (SPB207), but need this one in my life.
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How it started, how it’s goi g home edition. Also how I’ve been spending my evenings the last few months. Digging rocks out this hill with a pickax.

Beth Gibbons: Tiny Desk Concert There's an invitation in these songs, largely pulled from her 2024 release Lives Outgrown, to bear witness to Gibbons' own tragedy and transformation.

It's rough goings out in the real world, but there was a bit of joy this morning when I saw Beth Gibbons was on Tiny Desk @npr.org #BethGibbons #TinyDesk

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ICYMI (with the new Pope and all). . . . New(ish) at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social from me.

Newsrooms are emotional spaces. Don’t let a heated moment get out of hand - Poynter A reported altercation at The New York Times is a stark reminder: It’s time to rethink how we handle conflict

🚨 New from Me:

By the nature of our work, newsroom can be highly charged, emotional spaces. Don't let a bad moment ruin a relationship with your coworkers.

Take a pause, take a breath, go for a walk. More tips in the link -->

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"THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ONE!"

My ADHD-diagnosed wife. On the 75th planner she just got in the mail.

To my uproarious laughter.

How the death of an 11-year-old Navajo girl helped expand Amber Alerts to tribal lands Ashlynne Mike was abducted and murdered nine years ago near Shiprock, N.M., and she still inspires friends and family in advocacy work.

From me: ‘How the death of an 11-year-old Navajo girl helped expand Amber Alerts to tribal lands’ via @azcentral.com

Dammit! I told my butler to quit leaving them out after dark.

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Great thread by Karen about this article. I don't think I have sighed so much reading about AI.

Not angry, just disappointed.

I've been speaking about this type of harm since I started researching and thinking about Visual AI use.

This is where it was always going to end up unless guard rails were put up to protect people.

Sso infuriated by all this. It's so easy to minimize harm and so many companies go the other way.