
The future is scrappy: Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival hints at what’s next in media
From a Cyberpunk stunt team to a Japanese superhero, Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival reveals that media evolutions can start with scrappy ideas and budgets.
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From a Cyberpunk stunt team to a Japanese superhero, Montréal’s Fantasia Film Festival reveals that media evolutions can start with scrappy ideas and budgets.

When we are mis- or disinformed, it is difficult to act with autonomy. We may make decisions that do not align with our beliefs, even when we seem to be acting voluntarily.

In Canada, tens of millions of birds are killed annually by crashing into glass on buildings.

When AI renders antiquity, it’s not reaching back into history, it’s reaching for the average of every image ever made about it.

International law doesn’t require refugee camps, making them a policy choice rather than a legal obligation.

The African armyworm causes havoc for many crops and livestock.

For some people caught in conflict zones, remaining is the choice they feel they can live with.

Vegetarian and vegan diets are not linked to more symptoms overall, but the reasons for dietary restriction may still deserve attention.

Today’s tradwives rework the ideals of the early 20th-century German housewives’ movement.

Don’t trust your nose – your kitchen sponge could be crawling with salmonella.

The singer has now transcended celebrity.

Maybe think of small talk as a technology: a human invention for accomplishing social goals.