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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day ago

the art hoax that fooled everyone: manfredi lucibello unravels the tirana biennial's deception

The film unpacks how, in an age before social media but already steeped in digital illusion, a young artist managed to deceive one of Europe's most powerful critics and an entire institutional ecosystem. In 1999, Flash Art magazine published a ranking of Italy's top fifty artists. Toscani, famed for his boundary-pushing Benetton campaigns, appeared second to last, just above Marco Lavagetto, dubbed 'the poor man's Cattelan.'
Film
Arts
fromArtforum
1 week ago

Ghost Town

Karen Kilimnik's exhibition transforms adolescent girlhood themes into nostalgic, scatter-art installations blending glittery ballet dioramas and eerie media manipulations.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Reality as a Weapon: Federal Troops and the Politics of Perception

Federal deployments and cinematic footage are used to manufacture perceptions of chaos and heroism, converting public image into a tool of governance.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Trump's Made-for-TV Quantico Spectacle: Generals Refused to Be Agitprops

A televised Quantico ceremony turned a warrior-ethos reaffirmation into staged, partisan theater prioritizing personal loyalty and audience signaling over military integrity.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Why the Media Allows MAGA to Cover Up Their Lies With More Lies

MAGA leaders deploy unfounded claims to manipulate media and reinforce QAnon-friendly narratives about Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

JD Vance's Warning About Trump Death Bed' Misinformation Was Misinformation

A media executive warned about fake news by inventing and amplifying a false rumor about President Donald Trump's health, spreading misinformation.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Wizard of the Kremlin review Jude Law is Putin in adaptation of Kremlin spin doctor bestseller

A satirical novel about a Putin spin doctor is adapted into a laborious, literal film weighed down by endless, dull voiceover.
Media industry
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Most Feel-Good Celebrity Couple of the Summer May Have Been a Fake, and I Am Moderately Scandalized

Fake celebrity romances manipulate media and audiences, causing disappointment and demanding either an end to such publicity stunts or more convincing execution.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Maybe a New Melania Magazine Cover Will Give Trump What He's Been Seeking

"There appeared to be a kind of vortex in the middle of the table in the meeting room; it sizzled and gave off sparks. Some paper clips flew into it and disappeared. "Her? Who?" "Melania Trump!" the voice yelled. "The future first lady!" "Future?" "First lady?" "There's no time to explain! Just put her on it! Put her on as many of them as you can! Trust us, you don't want to know what they'll do to get a cover!
US politics
#trump
fromemptywheel
2 months ago
US politics

Flying Spaghetti Monster = Trump's Effort to Evade Epstein Files Scandal - emptywheel

Trump diverts media attention with controversies to obscure failures and avoid accountability for alleged involvement in Epstein-related human trafficking files.
more#trump
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters report

A special Israeli military unit targeted reporters as Hamas fighters to mitigate backlash against killings of media personnel.
#gaza
more#gaza
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Why Trump's political playbook is failing in the Epstein case | Jan-Werner Muller

Trump's legal tactics reveal a strategy centered around counter-attacks and managing political narratives.
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Murdoch stood up to Trump. Did Paramount fold?

Donald Trump has effectively used his power during his second presidential term to manipulate media companies, raising the stakes of any threats he makes regarding their decisions.
US politics
Film
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

The Simplistic Moral Lessons of "Superman"

James Gunn's vision for Superman revitalizes the franchise with a brighter, more optimistic tone despite contemporary challenges.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

White House Deceptively Edits Tulsi Gabbard's Testimony To Make It Look Like She Was Warning Iran Was Close to Nukes

The White House misrepresented Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on Iran's nuclear capabilities through deceptive video editing.
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