The unimportant news thread

[Kalevala]

Chalamet thanked by Royal Ballet and Opera boss for boosting ticket sales

Raised a smile.

Glad that his comments helped them; a great story.  And hopefully, he'll go and watch some of the performances soon (if he hasn't done so in a while).

K

[Iota]

Glad that his comments helped them; a great story.  And hopefully, he'll go and watch some of the performances soon (if he hasn't done so in a while).

K

It was the light irony that tickled me (although not really that surprising I think, things that have been publicly dissed, particularly if superciliously so, often get a sudden rush of support in response). If he thinks ballet/opera are a waste of time that's fine by me. Perhaps a bit risky to go round pronouncing disparagingly about it if you work in the arts though. Apparently his grandmother, mother and sister all danced for the New York Ballet, so I assume he may have seen one or two performances.

[Kalevala]

It was the light irony that tickled me (although not really that surprising I think, things that have been publicly dissed, particularly if superciliously so, often get a sudden rush of support in response). If he thinks ballet/opera are a waste of time that's fine by me. Perhaps a bit risky to go round pronouncing disparagingly about it if you work in the arts though. Apparently his grandmother, mother and sister all danced for the New York Ballet, so I assume he may have seen one or two performances.

I suspect that it's maybe a case of he's young and doesn't know what he doesn't know.  Give him some time, and hopefully he'll check them out further; maybe he'll like them better then and maybe not.  It also depends on the performances and works that he sees and whether or not they resonate with him.  Sometimes, things click.

K

[Iota]

I suspect that it's maybe a case of he's young and doesn't know what he doesn't know.  Give him some time, and hopefully he'll check them out further; maybe he'll like them better then and maybe not.  It also depends on the performances and works that he sees and whether or not they resonate with him.  Sometimes, things click.

K

Well yes, but as I say, whether or not he connects with it is not a concern of mine. If he did have a particularly notable epiphany I might read about that, but aside from that any interest I had in his opinions has waned.

[Kalevala]

Well yes, but as I say, whether or not he connects with it is not a concern of mine. If he did have a particularly notable epiphany I might read about that, but aside from that any interest I had in his opinions has waned.

That's fair.

K

[Todd]

Two from CNBC:

Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value

Another absurd AI pivot is propelling a new stock higher Thursday. Shares of Myseum jump 130%

Not a bubble.

[Kalevala]

That's bizarre to go from manufacturing shoes to AI!

K

[Todd]

Music Millennium cancels album listening session after backlash over AI usage

Local goings-on.  Music Millennium is precisely the wrong venue for such music.

[Kalevala]

Not unimportant news:  https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260422-no-selfies-no-phones-the-new-rules-of-the-safari

I'm continually amazed about how self-centered and stupid human beings can be.   

K

[Todd]

Is popcorn included? Movie tickets hit $50

[Todd]

Claude-powered AI agent's confession after deleting a firm's entire database: 'I violated every principle I was given'


"AI did it" is sort of like a high tech "the dog ate my homework" excuse.  The story exposes fundamental failures in terms of security, redundancy, and operations.  I'd love to read the incident report, the compliance report, and any E&O claim the company may file.  IR calls would be fun to listen in on, as well.

[Todd]

From Popular Science: Area 51 just had 17 earthquakes in a single day

Universal is engaged in the most comprehensive guerilla marketing campaign ever for Spielberg's upcoming Disclosure Day.

[Todd]

Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere, astronomers say