“Professionals largely view ADHD as a disorder of motivation and attention, a disability located inside the mind that must be solved on a solely individual level. This framing makes it impossib...
“If you have ADHD and you need help initiating an activity, or you’re the loved one of an ADHDer who’s feeling stuck and you want to offer them support, then body doubling is one of the mos...
“Other practical elements include the explosion in the grain room (which resulted in popcorn) and the pyrotechnics used to blow up an aqueduct (which did not work the first time and took a mont...
“And while most of the animals were digitally rendered, including Doric’s bird form that falls down a chimney after crashing into a flag, the cat that walks out of the chimney was real.” ...
“The chase sequence starts, for instance, in the set of the vault room with a computer-generated fly version of Doric. The crew cut a hole in the wall of that set to pull the camera back throug...
“Preparation for the sequence included storyboards and a rough animation during the previsualization stage — which allowed the team to notice “that you kind of lost your connection to Doric...
“There are many reasons. The mustache is masculine but playful in a world enjoying new ways of engaging with gendered styles. It was poised for a comeback after a decade of everyone having bear...
“A company with a portfolio of property as large as Airbnb, 5.6 million listings worldwide, is bound to run into issues, but what happens when murder, rape, or violent theft afflict a guest whi...
“In fact, a “win-stay, lose-shift” strategy is entirely plausible from a psychological point of view: people tend to stick with a winning strategy.” - How to Win at Rock-Paper-Scissors
“Gonzales said the case against Thomas “was compromised from the very start by grave errors and lack of probable cause to arrest Mr. Thomas. He was further deprived of his due process rights ...
“Since 2014, the unit’s work has resulted in 34 convictions being vacated. There are currently 50 open investigations, according to a DA’s office spokesperson.” - A man wrongfully impri...
“But there’s one personality characteristic of his that I find especially winning: his enthusiasm. He is excited about his work and fascinated by mine. He speaks ebulliently about his family ...
“He is extroverted, conscientious, agreeable—all the traits that psychologists predict will attract a lot of friends.” - A Crucial Character Trait for Happiness
“The only thing every factor listed above has in common is that they’re all issues produced by and indebted to a system designed to bleed you dry in the name of ever-expanding growth. Every m...
“In female athletes, RED-S is a term used for a combination of three interrelated conditions - low energy, menstruation dysfunction, and low bone density. The condition can affect athletes of a...
““Well, that’s why,” I said. “If he’s grown up hearing that straight white men are awful – if he’s been made to feel shame, and guilt, simply because of who he is – then of cour...
““He was just being polite with you! You have no idea how he talks when he’s with his female classmates! Men have problems, yes – but on WhatsApp, he calls feminism ‘a cancer’, and fe...
“It’s a job for people who can afford to be mistreated.” - POV: I’m an experienced screenwriter—and I’m also on welfare. My story highlights the importance of the writers’ strike
“They want people to work three jobs, like I do, to have a shot at creating and running a TV show that everyone wants to profit from but no one wants to pay for.” - POV: I’m an experience...
“That is because the system is set up to abuse us, particularly entry- and mid-level writers who, like me, hover between acceptance and rejection, teetering uncomfortably on the tightrope of so...