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Story of the Week (DR):L3Harris ousts CEO after investigation into conduct MML3Harris Technologies, the company that overhauled a Qatari plane now used as Air Force One, has replaced Christopher Kubasik as chairman and chief executive after an investigation determined he violated the defense contractor's code of conduct.Kubasik's alleged conduct didn't involve and has no impact on the Melbourne, Fla., company's financial reporting, controls, customer relationships or operational performance, L3Harris said Monday.The company didn't give details on when it received a report of the potential violation. With the aid of independent counsel, the board determined that Kubasik's removal would be in the company's best interest, L3Harris said. He will be allowed to retain and exercise some previously vested stock options but won't receive severance payments, benefits or accelerated stock-based awards.L3Harris Technologies Appoints Sam Mehta, Proven Aerospace and Defense Executive, as President and Chief Executive Officer“The Board determined that the Executive engaged in conduct that was not consistent with the values of the Company as outlined in its Code of Conduct.”Kubasik will still hold onto some of his options that can net him stock worth about $23 million, as well as more than 200,000 shares of stock in L3Harris that he already owns, valued at nearly $57 million. L3Harris has paid Kubasik compensation valued at $66.3 million during the past three years, including $25.6 million in fiscal 2025.The separation disclosure says the L3Harris board decided to reach a deal with Kubasik to get him to leave rather than trying to fire him for cause. Kubasik did not admit to any violation of the company code of conduct, and the deal expressively forbids any of the parties or their representatives from making public statements “inconsistent” with Monday's disclosure.AND THIS:Women at L3Harris Shared Concerns About CEO's Behavior Years Before OusterIt was a warning that was shared among women who worked for Chris Kubasik: Avoid being alone with the executive and be careful on the corporate jet.Multiple women at defense contractor L3Harris Technologies LHX had raised concerns about Kubasik's behavior, including a formal complaint from one woman to human resources that was made around 2023, according to people familiar with the matter. The employee accused the CEO of sexual harassment, the people said.Kubasik stayed on in his role. The woman left L3Harris. Not all L3Harris board members were briefed on the 2023 complaint and it is unclearOusted L3Harris CEO was previously forced out of Lockheed Martin jobChristopher Kubasik's ouster as the L3Harris CEO was not the first time he was forced out of a company amid an allegation of misconduct.In 2012, Kubasik was set to become the CEO of Lockheed Martin when he was forced to resign after an ethics investigation confirmed that he had a close personal relationship with a subordinate employee.Why Do Boards Keep Giving Misbehaving CEOs Second Chances?L3Harris Technologies' LHX chief executive is out because of misconduct allegations, and it isn't the first time: More than a decade ago, Christopher Kubasik resigned from Lockheed Martin because he was accused of having a relationship with a subordinate.The Crucial Moment That Companies Miss After They Oust a CEOIt matters how a company responds to a scandal once it's caught in one, most blow the moment by choosing secrecy over transparency. It's an opportunity to reset the culture that led to the breach in the first place, but instead “your PR team and your legal team tell you ‘Don't dig into these things—it's not good for the company,' so you silence all the debates.”.Meta faces a $1.4 trillion threat that could mean ‘turning in the keys and walking away'—but the stakes of the case reach across techThe trial involves a coalition of 29 state attorneys general in a unified case against Meta that was brought in 2023, and will be argued by lawyers representing California, Colorado, New Jersey and Kentucky. The stakes are enormous as leading government officials across the country push for Meta to be held accountable for allegedly violating federal and state laws, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, and various consumer protection statutes.States accuse Meta of targeting children for Facebook, Instagram addiction: 'The young ones are the best ones'Meta whistleblower told jury the company took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach to kids' safety‘Harvest their data and hide the truth from the public': Four states seek billions from Meta over child safety practicesSEC says it will stop responding to no-action requests ‘entirely'The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to stop responding to no-action requests “entirely … effective immediately,” the agency said in a statement Friday.The decision comes after the SEC sat out the bulk of the no-action process during the 2025-26 proxy season. Investor advocates have since sued the agency, alleging the change violates the Administrative Procedure Act.AI data center outrage is showing up everywhere from ads to electionsAI data center outrage is showing up everywhere from ads to electionsGOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers' “Toxic Brand” to Help Midterm Chances As A.I. Data Centers Spread, Pressure Mounts to Share ProfitsThe Data Center Industry's PR Blitz Is BackfiringData center backlash echoes fossil-fuel politicsMajor data center bills advance in California despite industry pushbackThe ‘Country Hicks' Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center Bad news for Jason Kelce: Postal Service rules say you shouldn't mail pee to data centersPoliticians Who Once Championed Data Centers Are Now Bashing ThemPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro cracks down on data centers, says speculators are 'scaring our communities'Data centers are using more electricity than anyone predicted. What happens next?Trump oblivious to voter fury about data centers, saying ‘the jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid, are just enormous'Politicians Turn Against Data Centers as Anger Over AI SpreadsAmazon is buying rare books and destroying them to train its AI modelsThe team's logo features a dinosaur holding a book.Data center hysteria is the new woke | OpinionBring back the corporate death penaltyMore formally known as judicial dissolution, the corporate death penalty basically happens when the government is so pissed off by the corruption or damage a corporation causes that it yanks away their charter.Andreessen Horowitz Focus of DOJ Probe Over Board DirectorsVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is the focus of a Justice Department antitrust probe over whether its investment partners are improperly serving on the boards of competing artificial intelligence companies, according to people familiar with the matter.The companies at issue include Databricks Inc., one of the most valuable privately held technology companies in the world, and Fivetran Inc., both backed by the VC firm, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing a confidential matter. Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz serves on the board of Databricks, and partner Martin Casado is a board member of Fivetran. Both companies help businesses collect, organize and analyze massive troves of data.Goodliest of the Week (MM/DR):MacKenzie Scott gave California public education $461 million—and let the recipients decide how to spend every dollarMM: Andreessen Horowitz Focus of DOJ Probe Over Board Directors DRAssholiest of the Week (MM):Bill Brown and Robert Millard DRNever accountable for anything directorsL3Harris ousts CEO after investigation into conductHistory lesson:Kubasik hired in 2015 after Lockheed disaster firing, hired as COO and PresidentPresiding CEO: Michael Strianese, Chair from 2008, CEO from 2006Board: Claude Canizares (71, MIT physics professor, 2003)Thomas Corcoran (72, Carlyle, consulting, 1997)Ann Dunwoody (64, only woman, US Army Gen, 2013)Lewis Kramer (69, EY accountant, 2009)Robert Millard (66, MIT Chair, Lehman until 2008 collapse, LID, 1997)Lloyd Newton (74, only PoC - token black guy - US Air Force General, 2012)Vincent Pagano, Jr (66, lawyer, Simpson Thacher, chair of nom, 2013)Hugh Shelton (75, US Army Gen, 2011), Arthure Simon (85, accountant, 2001)8 white men, 1 woman, 1 black dude2018, Kubasik named CEO of L3 TechnologiesMichael Strianese retires and Kubasik takes overSame exact board minus Strianese2019, L3 and Harris merge to be L3HarrisKubasik added to L3Harris board, named COO and President of the company under Bill Brown, CEO and ChairSurviving the board merger:Thomas CorcoranRobert Millard - LID, nom memberLloyd Newton - chair of nomLewis KramerAdjacent - Roger Fradin of Carlyle on board, Corcoran also of CarlyleJune 2021, Kubasik becomes CEO and Bill Brown moves to exec chair (obviously)Board:Sallie BaileyBill BrownPeter ChiarelliThomas CorcoranThomas Dattilo (nom) - ex tire CEORober GradinHarry HarrisLewis Hay III (nom) - lawyer, ex CEo of NextEraLewis KramerRita LanRobert Millard (nom) - MIT Chair, LehmanLloyd Newton (nom chair) - generalSo given that the CEOs choose their successors, the nom committees approve them, the rest of the board rubber stamps it… we can thank:Michael Strianese - hires Kubasik, names him CEO at L3, despite Lockheed problemsNom approval: Ann Dunwoody (64, only woman, US Army Gen, 2013), Vincent Pagano, Jr (66, lawyer, Simpson Thacher, chair of nom, 2013), Hugh Shelton (75, US Army Gen, 2011) - a nom committee composed of the ONLY woman, two generals and a lawyer - all of whom are the LOWEST TENURED ON THE BOARD at the timeThen Bill Brown - names Kubasik CEO of combined L3Harris, one year of babysitting as exec chairNom approval: Thomas Dattilo (nom) - ex tire CEO, Robert Millard (nom) - MIT Chair, Lehman, Lloyd Newton (nom chair) - generalFamiliar names: Millard and Newton - see Kubasik all the way throughAnd the CEOs and directors can keep failing… Bill Brown on the Becton Dickinson boardRobert Millard on the Green Dot Corp (nom!), iHeartMedia, Evercore (nom!) boardsBrought on to iHeart board just 3 years after an exec there went on a racial slur rant, the company was sued for gender and wage discrimination, and a radio host of the companies were accused of severe harassment - not sure what will change?Dario Amodei“Public benefit corporation” Anthropic: Anthropic Prepares Supervoting Power for Founders as it Readies for Mega-IPOBoard: Dario Amodei, Daniela Amodei (President, Dario's sister), Yasmin Razavi (VC, crypto and prediction market investor), Reed Hastings (Netflix), Chris Liddell (ex Trump WH Deputy Secretary), and Vas Narasimhan (Novartis) - zero “public benefit” (or even public safety) peoplePublic Benefit Corporation: “A benefit corporation's directors and officers operate the business with the same authority and behavior as in a traditional corporation, but are required to consider the impact of their decisions not only on shareholders but also on employees, customers, the community, and the local and global environment”What is the impact of supervoting shares? AI on society? AI on the environment? Who on this board is even remotely qualified to answer those questions?Paul AtkinsExhausting and perpetual gaslightingSEC says it will stop responding to no-action requests ‘entirely'In order to focus Division resources on the review of Securities Act and Exchange Act filings, including those reviews that are statutorily required, for the protection of investors and facilitation of capital formation, and in light of the extensive body of guidance from the Commission and the staff available to both companies and proponents on Rule 14a-8, the Division has determined to discontinue responding to Rule 14a-8 no-action requests entirely, including those submitted under Rule 14a-8(i)(1),[2] effective immediately, unless and until the Division announces otherwise. It also will no longer respond to notices filed under Rule 14a-8(j) with a letter indicating that it will not object if a company omits a proposal from its proxy materials.From the 1934 House Report about the importance of Rule 14a-8: “Fair corporate suffrage is an important right that should attach to every equity security bought on a public exchange.”“Managements of properties owned by the investing public should not be permitted to perpetuate themselves by the misuse of corporate proxies. Insiders having little or no substantial interest in the properties they manage have often retained their control without an adequate disclosure of their interest and without an adequate explanation of the management policies they intend to pursue. Insiders have at times solicited proxies without fairly informing the stockholders of the purposes for which the proxies are to be used and have used such proxies to take from the stockholders for their own selfish advantage valuable property rights. Inasmuch as only the exchanges make it possible for securities to be widely distributed among the investing public, it follows as a corollary that the use of the exchanges should involve a corresponding duty of according to shareholders fair suffrage. For this reason the proposed bill gives the . . . Commission power to control the conditions under which proxies may be solicited with a view to preventing the recurrence of abuses which have frustrated the free exercise of the voting rights of stockholders.Investors Slam SEC Plan to Remove Best-Price RuleAtkins also is listening to the crypto bros who want to offer “tokenized securities” off exchanges and is hoping to eliminate a really basic rule that says “investors are entitled to the best price available for stocks they buy”Separately, DOJ Withdraws Antitrust Guidance for Proxy Advisory Industry - no antitrust protections for ISS (good!) but still can't do anything about the socialist NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA (bad!)Headliniest of the WeekDR: Popular breakfast chain closes half its restaurantsDR: The man leading Trump's RTO charge for government workers says he filmed a video in front of a blank wall to avoid work-from-home suspicionOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor, the key driver of President Donald Trump's return-to-office agenda, admitted in a hot mic moment that he intentionally filmed a video in front of a blank wall while he was working from home so he wouldn't get blowback over working at home.“I was in my bedroom, but I was trying to find—because I knew someone was going to give me shit if like, they knew, ‘You were out of the office.' …I was trying to find something that was not recognizable as being in my house, basically. So I was just trying to find a plain corner with a white wall, which was not that easy to find.”Kupor was the first employee hired by Andreessen and Horowitz's venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz.MM: Flock Says It's “Taking a Break” From Responding to Media RequestsMM: Eric Schmidt is selling his superyachtWho is this headline for? Billionaire yacht buyers? Poor people who hate billionaires with yachts?Who Won the Week?DR: The women at L3Harris Shared Concerns About CEO's Behavior Years Before OusterMM: Joshua Ramer, the CEO at PeopleReturn (one of the last vestiges of diversity data in the US), whose newsletter today did the most Free Float thing I've seen anyone other than us do: they tracked a single Getty Image across SIX different company reportsThe image was called 1325876463 “Young Boy Leaping Into Father Arms In Playground”, mostly for sustainability reports because it's brown peopleThey found it in Danaher, Crown Castle, TD, Capital One, CSL Plasma, and Toyota EuropePredictionsDR: The meritocro-mano-sphere-o hires Christopher Kubasik again without any push back from anything or anyoneMM: We decide that, since everyone is trying to make companies immune from climate change lawsuits, that we just make CEOs personally immune for any behavior

DR1THINGS WE MISSEDNERDY ESG STUFFL3Harris ousts CEO after investigation into conduct CARESL3Harris Technologies, the company that overhauled a Qatari plane now used as Air Force One, has replaced Christopher Kubasik as chairman and chief executive after an investigation determined he violated the defense contractor's code of conduct.Kubasik's alleged conduct didn't involve and has no impact on the Melbourne, Fla., company's financial reporting, controls, customer relationships or operational performance, L3Harris said Monday.The company didn't give details on when it received a report of the potential violation. With the aid of independent counsel, the board determined that Kubasik's removal would be in the company's best interest, L3Harris said. He will be allowed to retain and exercise some previously vested stock options but won't receive severance payments, benefits or accelerated stock-based awards.L3Harris Technologies Appoints Sam Mehta, Proven Aerospace and Defense Executive, as President and Chief Executive Officer“The Board determined that the Executive engaged in conduct that was not consistent with the values of the Company as outlined in its Code of Conduct.”Kubasik will still hold onto some of his options that can net him stock worth about $23 million, as well as more than 200,000 shares of stock in L3Harris that he already owns, valued at nearly $57 million. L3Harris has paid Kubasik compensation valued at $66.3 million during the past three years, including $25.6 million in fiscal 2025.The separation disclosure says the L3Harris board decided to reach a deal with Kubasik to get him to leave rather than trying to fire him for cause. Kubasik did not admit to any violation of the company code of conduct, and the deal expressively forbids any of the parties or their representatives from making public statements “inconsistent” with Monday's disclosure.Harvard reveals $2.2 billion SpaceX holding worth more than half its U.S. equity portfolio CARESBusting CEO Pay Curve in 2025, Musk Made Annual Salary of Average Tesla Worker Every 4.2 SecondsS&P 500 CEO pay jumps to record as Musk-inspired compensation plans spread: average S&P 500 CEO pay reached $340.1 millionUS SEC to keep hands off shareholder proposals, worrying activists CARESStaying Alive: ISS Continues Its Influence on 2026 Voting OutcomesISS recommended against fewer say-on-pay proposals than last year: 8.3% versus 9.2% in 2025.ISS supported fewer E&S proposals than in prior years, but investor votes more strongly tracked its recommendations. ISS backed 13% of social proposals in 2026, compared with 15% in 2025 and 46% in both 2023 and 2024. ISS supported 66% of governance shareholder proposals, up from 55% in 2025ISS opposed 3% of uncontested director nominees, up slightly from 2.5%.SEC data center ruling is removing a key guardrail from Nvidia's $500B AI financing push CARESA staff opinion from the SEC exempts some data center debt from Dodd-Frank risk retention rules, making AI infrastructure financing more attractive to sponsorsTreasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell CompaniesThe Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering.25 groups urging Supreme Court to kill climate case have ties to oil companies, report saysA survey released Monday by the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog found that 25 of the 38 individuals and organizations that have filed friend of the court briefs on behalf of the industry have financial ties or other connections to the fossil fuel companies that are facing billions of dollars in potential damages for contributing to climate change. The report argues that many of briefs make “nearly identical legal arguments.”Activist Cevian calls for higher pay for UK board membersOne of Europe's largest activist investors, Cevian Capital, has called for higher pay for non-executive directors in UK boardrooms as part of efforts to revive growth at British companies and reverse the decline of the London market.The activist, which has stakes in companies including Smith & Nephew and Pearson, said that pay for non-executive directors (NEDs) should increase to attract and retain the best people including from international rivals. AI STUFFAnthropic is embedding invisible watermarks in Claude text and images CARESOpenAI's “Head of Ethics” Suddenly Leaves Company Under Mysterious Circumstances: Chloé Bakalar, less than a year after joining from Meta.OpenAI talent exodus raises ‘huge red flag' ahead of IPOCRO Denise DresserCOO Brad LightcapCEO of AGI Deployment Fidsji SImoChief Marketing Officer Kate Rouch Head of safety systems Johannes HeideckeAt least 12 executives in 2026Greg Brockman told CNBC the wave of senior exits is "not that atypical" and that scrutiny stems from OpenAI's high public profileBILLIONAIRE STUFFBob Iger and Josh Kushner are buying the Lakers for $12.5 billion CARES41-year-old Josh Kushner's World Cup privatization scheme fell apart. Then he became the Lakers co-owner days laterLiverpool owners sell minority stake to Jeff Bezos: hold option to purchase controlling stake in Liverpool per terms of deal CARESIt Seems Like Bill Gates' Daughter May Be in Serious Legal TroublePhoebe Gates (daughter of Bill Gates) and her shopping app startup, Phia, recently landed in hot water over allegations of a digital commission trick known as cookie stuffing.Cookie stuffing is essentially digital credit-stealing. An app secretly plants its tracking cookie into your browser without actually helping you find a deal or directing you to the websitePhia initially claimed the issue was an accidental software bug. However, leaked internal Slack messages showed Gates and her co-founder discussing auto-dropping cookies as far back as December to artificially boost revenueCookie stuffing isn't just breaking tech platform terms; US law treats it as federal wire fraudPhoebe Gates Took Secret Stanford Course on Controlling Society, Used It to Recruit for Her Startup That's Now Facing AccusationsMETA STUFFMeta faces ‘astronomical' consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California CARESThe trial involves a coalition of 29 state attorneys general in a unified case against Meta that was brought in 2023, and will be argued by lawyers representing California, Colorado, New Jersey and Kentucky. The stakes are enormous as leading government officials across the country push for Meta to be held accountable for allegedly violating federal and state laws, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, and various consumer protection statutes.Four state attorneys general are seeking up to $1.4 trillion in penalties and changes to how Meta operates its platformsMEANWHILE: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for TeensMeta Caught Paying Nazis to Post on FacebookMeta was paying out-and-out neo-Nazis to post on Facebook, an investigation from Australia's ABC News found.These pages and individual creators posted content that appeared to be in clear violation of Facebook's own hate speech policies. Nonetheless, they were able to earn money on their posts through the platform's “Content Monetization” program — which is invitation-only.Zuckerberg's Yacht Allegedly 'Refused' Coast Guard Calls To Help Stranded Boat Despite Being 'Closer' Zuckerberg: AI's biggest risk is one entity with too much controlZuckerberg Says Meta Will Give Billions a 24/7 Personal Superintelligence, Lays Out AI Vision in Lengthy EssayZuckerberg brings back the floating battle barge to spar with UFC fighter Merab DvalishviliSEGUE ALERT: Zuckerberg's Manifesto About the Glorious Freedoms AI Will Bring Was Completely Contradicted by His Own CTO During a Company MeetingMeta CTO Dismisses Vacation Requests: 'It's Very Dumb' to Ask for More Time OffDuring a July Q&A with staff, CTO Andrew Bosworth shut down an employee who asked if AI productivity gains could be used to revive “Meta Days,” a cancelled holiday program that once allowed staff to take more days off a year.Bosworth was apparently appalled at the idea, saying that “I hope that what we do with our extra time is do even more and cooler stuff for the users who use our products every day … We got billions of people using our products every day. I get an extra hour. You know what I do with it? I put it into that.”The executive then dug his heels even further, personally insulting the staffer for asking about work-life balance: “Go to your parents and ask them: hey, like every time I get a chance to talk to my boss, ask me if I can have more days off. Ask your parents what they think of that as a career strategy.” BLOWHARD INDEXCEO of $49 billion AI company says it's ‘mind-boggling' people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful SHUT UPBill Ackman agrees with Jeff Bezos: Being a great CEO can do more for the world than philanthropy SHUT UPCorcoran Group CEO says Gen Z's housing market struggles mirror what boomers faced 30 years ago: ‘Stop buying Starbucks coffee,' she advises SHUT UP SHUT UPOpenAI's CFO insists AI won't replace judgment SAY MOREOpenAI Warns AI Models Can Automate Cyberattacks and Exploit Security Vulnerabilities SHUT UPSam Altman thinks working at Goldman Sachs ‘sounds unbelievably terrible now' and admits he was ‘peer pressured' into accepting an internship there SAY MORESam Altman says 4 years could be too long for college: ‘The way the world has evolved, college just shouldn't be as long as it is' SAY MOREKalshi's 30-year-old CEO says most business advice is ‘trash'—he doesn't read management books or listen to podcasts: ‘I'm gonna make it up as I go' SAY MOREParamount demands $1.9 billion from states, citing Warner deal delays SHUT UPAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky says AI writes 60% of its code—and sustaining ‘founder mode' is the key to winning in the age of AI SHUT UPFar-Right UK Politician Says People Should ‘Enjoy' Climate Change SAY MOREIn 1992, Richard Tice started working for the housebuilding and commercial property company founded by his grandfather, The Sunley Group. Tice was its joint chief executive officer (CEO) for 14 years before leaving the company in 2006.Mark Cuban tells Ro Khanna 'you don't understand business,' threatens investment shift over billionaire tax SHUT UPPEOPLE/THINGS NOT TO HATE?MacKenzie Scott has given away $26 billion and rarely speaks publicly. Now she's releasing a novel—but you won't find it on Amazon DON'T HATEAmazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United StatesBernie Sanders asked the leading AI CEOs to pause development. DON'T HATEUS firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke' threats thrived DON'T HATEFrance bans unsolicited telemarketing calls DON'T HATECards Against Humanity Unveils 'Sad Little Bitch' Elon Musk Monument Near Texas Starbase DON'T HATEGen Z is bringing pen and paper back to the workplace

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It's a Bye Week!!!The One Ring was a Bye Week. Our Fellowship is in Bree to track down Gorlanc the sorcerer dwarf?! The One Ring has final PDFs released and we're pouring through looking updating our characters!My new Burning Wheel game Vena and the King of Nothing is two sessions in and on the Diceology podcast. Vena is pursued by elves,  made an owlbear friend, and learned about Elven grief via human conflict. My lady friend, Elle had a fantastic rules breakthrough and we learned some hard truths about Vena her character!Pirates of Drinax had a bye week. I'm looking at Firefly and Hammerheads for vehicle mechanics inspirations! Prepping for some Delta Green 1v1play with  Brendan from the What people do podcast. I'm reading UVG and excited about running it soon.I'm set to run Desert Moon of Karth via Mothership for the Gauntlet's Star Wars Sat/Sun: Special Edition mini-con. in Dec and the session is full.I hung out with some gamers from the Gauntlet Sunday afternoon on Zoom. About 9 or 10 other folks scattered globally. We just chatted about recent games we're playing and running down the gaming tangents.This week I learned about Whitehack experiences from Christopher Kubasik via the Indie Game Reading Club Slack and it's climbed up my must playlist!What's on your game table or shortlist?Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/madjayzero)

Christopher Kubasik speaks with Lost in Space developers/EPs-screenwriters Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless (Dracula Untold, Gods of Egypt, The Last Witch Hunter) about Netflix’s family sci-fi adventure series that was recently renewed for a third and final season set to premiere in 2021.

Christopher Kubasik speaks with screenwriter-director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious, Upgrade) about his terrifying new reimagining of The Invisible Man in the #MeToo era and what it takes to scare audiences from page to screen.

Christopher Kubasik talks with screenwriter Charles Randolph (The Big Short, Love & Other Drugs) about his new film Bombshell.

Christopher Kubasik interviews the team behind the feature film Uncut Gems: Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie.

Christopher Kubasik speaks with writing partners Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster (Transparent) about their pair of feature films out this season, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

SLOG (n.m), terme provenant de la contraction de Sonore et de BLOG. C'est aussi un terme anglais qui se traduit par : corvée. Ici, c'est plutôt un format libre, dans lequel je vous parle de truc pendant une trentaine de minutes. C'est pas fait pour toujours parler de cinéma, mais malheureusement cette fois, c'est le cas. Puisque vous allez écouter un discours de comptoir dans lequel j'ai décidé de résoudre le soucis du cinéma français.  Oh, et puis aussi, il y a quelques conseils de trucs à regarder (La liste est dispo un peu plus bas). (Aucun animal n'a été maltraité durant l'enregistrement de cet épisode, puisque je n'ai pas de chien) CONSEILS Jusqu'à la Garde de Xavier Legrand Nos Futurs de Rémi Bezançon Libre et assoupi de Benjamin Guedj Roulez jeunesse de Julien Guetta L'heure de la sortie de Sébastien Marnier Oh, et puis tiens, en rab matez Guy d'Alex Lutz. The Booth at the End créée par Christopher Kubasik, réalisée par Jessica Landaw. "I attempted to cross an entire country in a straight line" de la chaîne GeoWizard

Christopher Kubasik, writer & creator of Booth at the End on Hulu and Joel Robertson, host of Retro Movie Geek join us today! Star Wars stuff plus loads more today!

Beyond the Playlist with JHammondC Christopher Kubasik   On this episode of Beyond the Playlist with JHammondC, I talk to writer and creator of the Hulu Original Series Booth at the End. We talk about how he got started as a content creator. We talk in detail about the Series, its creation, and impact. We talk about the the morality of choices and how it fits into story telling.    If you're interested in more Booth at the end talk. Follow https://twitter.com/BoothEndPodcast on twitter.    For more on Christopher follow him on Twitter @MakerCK   For more Beyond the Playlist with JHammondC @JHammondC on Twitter http://jhammondc.com jhammondc@gmail.com   Find this and other shows on Alpha Geek Radio.  You can subscribe on Stitcher and iTunes.   Theme music by Magnus Sellergren featuring The Jimmy C and the New York Brass.    

(If on home page, click episode title to listen to the episode.) What better way to get the conversation going about The Booth at the End than chatting with the writer and creator of the show, Christopher Kubasik? Hammond spent some time talking to “CK” about the creation of the show, the themes, and moral messages he … Continue reading Booth at the End Podcast: Interview with show creator Christopher Kubasik

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Entre « Succombe qui Doit » et sa participation à « la Revue Dessinée », Rica nous a époustouflé par son style changeant et maîtrisé. Alors on lui a posé des questions. Et en plus Nemo parle avec ferveur de Ken Akamatsu. Et on parle d'autres BD aussi. Ça en fait des choses. Bonne écoute ! Express [2:57] Notre retard en kiosque, et une réédition : La revue dessinée n°3The Walking Dead n°19Voyage en Inde Chroniques [9:54] Sherlock Fox n°1 – Le chasseur Scénario : Jean-David Morvan/ Dessin – Couleur : Du YuGenre : Polar / anticipationC'est pour qui ? Pour les enquêteurs pervers Pour les adeptes d'univers en décalage [16:29] Péchés Mignons n°1 & 2 Scénario : Arthur de Pins, et divers / Dessin – Couleur : Arthur de PinsGenre : Humour / sexyC'est pour qui ? Pour ceux qui veulent rigoler avec le cul [20:49] Rolqwir n°2 – Le plus grand des héros Scénario : Florence Torta, Philippe Cardona / Dessin : Philippe Cardona / Couleur : Florence TortaGenre : Humour / débileC'est pour qui ? Pour les trentenaires régressifs [25:57] Les énigmes de LéaScénario : Philippe Larbier / Dessin : Thierry Nouveau / Couleur : Laurence CroixGenre : Énigmes / jeunesseC'est pour qui ? Pour les jeunes filles fan de Mickey énigmes Pour ceux qui aiment les nouveaux jouets kinder SPLASH PAGE [32:14] Succombe qui doit Scénario : Antoine Ozanam / Dessin – Couleur : RicaGenre : Polar / TrashC'est pour qui ? Pour ceux qui ont le cœur accroché Les sceptiques du polar à la française [Bonus :] Rica nous corrige en interview, et il a raison !Et aussi : Le site un peu à la bourre de Rica Le blog de Rica qu'il est plus à jour, mais plus planqué Antoine Ozanam aussi à un site Et un blog en plus, quel copieur cet Ozanam CARTE Blanche à NEMO [54:50] Ken Akamatsu Nemo est de retour et il nous parle comme personne d'un auteur otaku ! (Vous avez vu le jeu de mot latiniste ?) Vous voulez plus de Nemo ? Allez écouter les podcasts Ça va trancher et Erikadi ! ONLINE [75:04] Projet CrocodilesThomas Mathieu récolte les témoignages de femmes harcelées et, quand on est un mec, on se rend compte qu'il y a beaucoup de con, et que parfois le con c'est nous. Hors Sujet [79:01] The Booth at the EndUne excellente série de Christopher Kubasik avec le magistral Xander Berkeley, qu'on ne peut malheureusement plus voir légalement en France, alors qu'elle est sortie en 2010… (Ce qui ne veut donc pas dire qu'on ne peut pas la voir en France.) Générique et jingles : Spanish Samba (Oursvince) / Traditional Eastern instrument Kaval (Tomlija) / file0256_edit (Pooleside) / SPLASH (Petenice) / Hok (JohnLaVine333) / Bamboo (Gmni) / Bangkok Frog (WIM) / End Game – Fail (David Bain) / Dialup (Jlew) / backstraight (Heigh-hoo)

If you haven't listened to Episode 16 then go back, grab it and give it a listen first. This episode is a continuation of the interview we had with Booth At The End creator and writer, Christopher Kubasik!  If your a fan of this amazing series available on Hulu then look at this as a behind the scenes exclusive on all things #BoothAtTheEnd!

For TV Tuesday we talk about two shows with unique twists. First, we review the pilot of "Awake," the new NBC series starring Jason Isaacs and created by Kyle Killen (Lone Star, The Beaver). Then we confess our love for "The Booth at the End," a web video serial by Christopher Kubasik.