Making NonSense of it

Pascal Bollon
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  1. 01/17/2024

    Damn, looking at the Emmys, I just realised I watched the wrong programmes again,

    As the title says, one 2024 Emmy awards ceremony, 2 shows I watched, one drama series winning the Comedy award to avoid clashing with the pre-ordained winner of the drama category. And no, it was not the Simpsons'

    Damn, looking at the Emmys, I just realised I watched the wrong programmes again,

  2. 12/26/2023

    2023 Redux - what the year taught me (and is not in my blog)

    Inaugurating 2024 series with an additional range of running commentaries, starting with a look back at 2023 take-aways on climate change, media, AI and content creation.

    2023 Redux - what the year taught me (and is not in my blog)

  3. 12/04/2023

    Living in the Best World Possible

    We seem to be living the "Apocalypse, S1Ep5, the End is nigh-er", the 5th seal opening, a time of despondency. We should not accept it.

    Living in the Best World Possible

  4. 08/30/2023

    Not the Last Straw after all

    Banning plastic straws turned out to be at best a short-sighted solution. We replaced plastics with "forever chemicals". PR plans yet again hijacked solutions. To both retain normal human activity as a base and the long view as a solution, we need transparent global political processes. Not apparatchiks, vested interests, posers and zealots surfing viral memes.

  5. 08/08/2023

    Barbie, the movie, or How to properly Ken

    The movie Barbie shows to all the IPs out there how it is done: respect for the material and the fans, a story and a message tightly woven, and a healthy dose of self-awareness. All in service of entertainment, not self-delusion.

    Barbie, the movie, or How to properly Ken

  6. 08/03/2023

    Let's defend reality

    Shivering and drenched, we valiantly endure the "warmest summer on record". Whenever we read about this, history, movies or politics, our experience feels more and more like cognitive dissonance.

  7. 07/21/2023

    Archimedes, Automata, Alexa, AI and the end of mankind

    Disclaimer: this podcast was neither suggested, recorded, edited nor voiced by any AI. Actually it desperately tried to prevent me from recording it, either because it is that uninteresting, or because it is disturbing its world domination masterplan (/cue evil cackle). Freewill in action.

  8. 07/06/2023

    Indiana Jones and the Algorithm of Success

    The latest Big Franchise releases are not creating new memories, or even refreshing old ones, they are just wrecking cherished ones. Reading through the professional analysts, it could have to do with an obsession with big data demographic profiles instead of audience entertainment.

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  • Creator
    Pascal Bollon
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    47
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pascal Bollon
  • Show Website
    Making NonSense of it