On Friday, the cultural critics discussed the reinvention of Hollywood careers, or the ending of them and how this ties to controversy and propaganda tactics:
Mentioned in the audio:
Needing to shut down production for “Being Mortal” because of old white men behaving badly: https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/disturbing-stories-of-bill-murrays-on-set-outburts-surface-amid-investigation/
“Being Mortal” is based on the book: http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/ – a surgeon takes a controversial look at end-of-life options
Never in the history of ever has divorce proceedings been shoveled out to us in a trial format, as if we are witnessing a murder trial. Every news agency in the world is covering this, which tells you we are watching a movie play out to distract us from what really matters: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-libel-lawsuit/
Barack Obama’s statement to Stanford: https://news.stanford.edu/2022/04/21/disinformation-weakening-democracy-barack-obama-said/
Lira’s book “Acrobat” https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/854055.Acrobat
Lira’s background: https://www.businessinsider.com/author/gonzalo-lira
Note how The Daily Beast don’t even mention Lira’s pedigreed background: https://www.thedailybeast.com/gonzalo-lira-is-a-pro-putin-shill-in-ukraine-and-a-sleazy-manosphere-dating-coach
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