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The Rift, or Artist of the Future(a short story by Patrick Smith)

 1:  It’s how we acquire! Foresight was not one of Regio Boniti’s faculties, though if you were to tell him that, you’d be going toe to toe.  A neglectful man, who often lost himself in recreation.  He gave up on his studies nearly a week into his first semester.  He’d just as well knock back a six then go to class, but if you rang him on it, you’d hear all sorts of sass.   He makes up his mind in a sort of way, ‘Look, I read a book today!  Who can say I wasn’t productive?  Besides, some of the teachers are terribly boring!’  Regio slips a nugget into his classmates’ pocket in exchange for a 20$ bill.  They smile at each other and part ways. Walking towards the cafeteria, he sees Carl, a science student, waving and hand-signalling him from far down the hall.  Carl and Regio have known each other since grad year; in fact, Carl hooked Regio up with a date one time.  They were mutual.  They approach; ‘Hey dude, I need a ...
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Love it or hate it, did you pay to see it?

  What is the difference between the film lover and a film hater today ?  Are they one in the same ?  Just one person to the next respectfully expressive of their taste , but uniquely different from the other for their background and upbringing ?   This is decisively the nature of the complication, as film production and the stories on screen are a major focal point of social criticism for their D.E.I. branded policies.   Where did the social tension really originate?  Is it a societal conflict?       The movies you like and the ones I like may greatly differ , but the artful way of creating a po lite criticism to at least protect the sincerity for those who may have enjoyed the work is almost forgotten in some corners of the internet .     When criticism develops unfavorably against a film, that means there is potential or brink of backlash and toxicity against the creators and those involved . ...

Why is it Dark? A criticism of critics.

If you think a film is dark, could you elaborate on that?  A comedy can be dark, an action movie can be dark, a horror can hit the unexpected and be a surprisingly well lit, yet it is what it is, dark.  In all of these examples dark can be used to define things that are unalike each other.   You could say a comedy has self deprecating humour.  The action film is comically violent or excesses in profanity.  The horror dwells into the grotesque and violent imagery. Should you just assume what this means according to the genre, or do you find the criticism of saying a film is dark(and calling it a day) doesn’t cut it?  What do you do when a film reinvents a genre or blends genres in an original way?  My criticism of the YouTube film critics nowadays, is that some apply this term to define a movie in their review, and no one ever seems to call them out.  I know the average viewer doesn’t want garbage, so why accept this? Ever since Sin City(2005), and...

Snow, Sunshine, and A.I..

  I will show a demonstration of how I work with AI, specifically Deepseek.     To do this, I will create a 4 line stanza, and see what kind of feedback we get and if the ai can help us improve the work.     For my example, I’ll choose something that is about romance, that is slightly offensive, and tell Deepseek it is a valentines poem and we’ll see if it has issues, or even a review.     I’ve given this some thought, this is the script I am giving the AI tool;   ‘Can u give feedback on a valentines poem I am writing, here it is,   Girls can look cute In certain types of glasses Though I like it more When they have round asses .’   Here is the response:   (Deepseek)-Your poem has a playful and humorous tone, but it might benefit from some adjustments to align more closely with the romantic spirit of Valentine's Day. Here's a constructive breakdown:   ### **Strengths:** - **Playfulness:** The lighthearted contrast between glass...