Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (1/15/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
Twitter Looks to Harness Its Endless Gaming Tweets With a Dedicated Channel [i.e. they’ll curate – via @TwitterGaming] – AdWeek
Lyft Lowers Prices In Latest Rideshare War With Rival Uber [Uber recently cut prices in 100 cities and Lyft is responding by doing so in 33] - TechCrunch
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
Uber Not to Blame for Rise in Manhattan Traffic Congestion, Report Says [explain: NY City did a study on congestion after Uber and the mayor clashed - study noted there may be more Uber cars, but less taxis] – NY Times
Great Reads (why settle for good?)
The Happiness Code - A New Approach To Self-Improvement Is Taking Off In Silicon Valley: Cold, Hard Rationality – NY Times
“Now, he said, rather than passively resisting work through Facebook, he gets up an hour earlier and does whatever he wants. ‘‘This morning I got up, made coffee and listened to ‘Moby-Dick,’ ’’ Plotz said when we spoke. ‘‘So I’d say that, so far, it’s going well.’’”
Look, Listen (and um, learn?)
Look: Powerful Portraits of Classical Dancers [dance is beautiful, as are the dancers] - fubiz
Culture (more)
The End of Small Talk [on dating] – NY Times
“This friend operates his own bizarre filtering system by bringing women coconuts on first dates, claiming that any woman who doesn’t accept the coconut isn’t marriage material. Why? I have no idea. Even so, I accepted his opinion for what it was.”
Industry (we're so Hollywood)
Relativity Receives Investment From Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures [why interesting: a studio receiving money from a traditionally tech focused investment firm] - Deadline
“TomorrowVentures Managing Partner Court Coursey will now also serve as Relativity’s Chief Investment & Strategy Officer, reporting to CEO Kavanaugh. The studio says he will “work to pursue and drive new business opportunities and partnerships across Relativity’s content businesses, including film, television, sports, digital and music.””
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Trailers
Kevin Hart: What Now? [Stand-up movie]
Free State of Jones [Matthew McConaughey in a Civil War movie]
All Roads Lead to Rome [Sarah Jessica Parker. Eat Pray Love vibes]
The Secret Life of Pets [Louis CK and Kevin Hart are adorable pets in an animated movie]
Money Monster [Julia Roberts and George Clooney in an action-drama about impacts of financial wrongdoing]
10 Cloverfield Lane [John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead star in a movie produced by JJ Abrams where "something's coming"]
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10 Cloverfield Lane – New trailer for a movie produced by JJ Abrams
Dan Haggerty – Actor of “Grizzly Adam’s” fame dies at 73
Olivia Munn – Stephen Colbert called Olivia’s mom to convince her that Olivia got engaged to Aaron Rodgers
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