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- 1Slow Boring argues permitting deal is good and should pass●https://www. slowboring.com/p/the-permittin g-deal-is-good-and-should At no point does this # centrist # political # pun
Matt Yglesias's Slow Boring newsletter runs an item arguing that the permitting deal is good and should proceed. A critic responding to it says the centrist pundit fails to mention the tens of thousands of deaths this year attributed to climate change and the tens of millions more suffering from its effects, framing the piece as too sanguine about a compromise with environmental costs.
- 2New York lawmaker says AI regulation is not partisan●Alex Bores: "AI regulation is not a partisan issue. Voters across the political spectrum want # AI development to slow d
New York State Assembly member Alex Bores says AI regulation should not be treated as a partisan issue, arguing that voters across the political spectrum want the pace of AI development to slow down. The remark lands as US lawmakers debate how to regulate artificial intelligence, with Bores positioning broad public concern as grounds for cross-party action.
- 3Viewers divided over slow-burn folk horror Enys Men●Watched Enys Men (2022, d. Mark Jenkin). Despite some gorgeous 16mm cinematography and a few striking images, I thought
Mark Jenkin's 2022 film Enys Men is drawing mixed reactions from viewers. One cinephile praised its gorgeous 16mm cinematography and striking imagery while finding the plot itself boring, describing it as watching a woman very slowly descend into madness. The Cornish experimental folk horror, shot by Jenkin on film with a hand-processed texture, continues to divide audiences who admire its craft but question its pacing.