THEY DO! And then I have to get the mop.
Our uses for such mugs:
- pencil holder;
- dish scrub brush holder;
- chopsticks holder;
- small tools holder;
- etc., etc.
Fondazione Prada presents “Cere Anatomiche” (Anatomical waxes), a new exhibition conceived by Canadian director and screenwriter David Cronenbergand La Specola, one of Europe’s oldest science museums and part of the Museum of Natural History and Museum System of the University of Florence.
The two-part exhibition showcases a selection of 13 eighteenth-century ceroplastic works from the renowned collection of the Florentine Museum, along with 72 exhibition copies of anatomical drawings gathered in nine vitrines. This exploration into anatomy, history and art offers an irreverent dialogue between the scientific and the artistic narrative.
The latest genius move by the creatively named Warner Brothers Discovery has been to purge the HBO brand from their streaming efforts. A weird choice, given the HBO brand and its history is arguably the most valuable, recognizable, and popular aspect of the company. In a New York Times piece this week, executive justifications for the move are revealing:
“Dropping HBO from the name is cementing that ‘we’re not just a home for premium programming,’” Ms. Alexander said. “‘We’re the home for anything you want to watch.’”
The HBO brand has been synonymous with quality for fifty years. But the shift away from quality to low quality mass consumable dreck began under AT&T in 2018 and continues here. Just a continuing array of strange branding and marketing from a team of executives that have, at absolutely no point, indicated that they have any idea what they’re doing or what users want. And it shows in the ratings:
According to Nielsen, 1.3 percent of the total minutes spent by Americans using television was with HBO Max in February, a fraction of what YouTube (7.9 percent), Netflix (7.3 percent), Hulu (3.3 percent) and Amazon Prime (3 percent) garnered. HBO Max instead finds itself in the same neighborhood as Comcast’s Peacock and the Fox Corporation’s free advertising-supported streaming service, Tubi.
Interesting! I did not know that Tubi was owned by Murdoch! I guess that means I will continue not watching it