unauthorised avatar: Ukrainian individual discovers her likeness from her self-help videos have been cloned to sell Russian goods, friendship with China
criterion collection: a curated series of great moments from the film company’s archive of Closet Picks
il galateo, overo de’ costumi: the age of impoliteness—an influential sixteenth century Venetian treatise of delicacy and manners
the weeknd stroke psa: a song parody about signs and symptoms of a cerebrovascular incident
@smalin: graphic artist Stephen Manlinowski creates beautifully animated classical and jazz score—via Web Curios
the hero’s journey: “the chosen one,” coming of age narratives of Dune, Star Wars, Harry Potter are mostly about adolescent boys coming to grips with their sexuality—via tmn
dark currents: a 1992 public access occult soap opera from Marrawamkeag, Maine inspired by Dark Shadows, Twin Peaks
thimblerig: internet retailer’s financial shell game and predatory pricing enabled it to create an untenable monopoly not thought sustainable
