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academia_edu: Academica.edu (2011)
Snapshot of the follower relationships among users of academia.edu, a platform for academics to share research papers, scraped in 2011. Nodes are users and a directed edge (i,j) denotes that user i follows j.
This network has 200169 nodes and 1398063 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted
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NSA cyber directorate gets new acting leadership
https://therecord.media/nsa-cyber-directorate-new-acting-leadership

NSA cyber directorate gets new acting leadership
David Imbordino, a NSA senior executive who is currently serving as the directorate’s deputy chief, will take the reins in an acting capacity at the end of the month.

The Academy reports fiscal 2025 revenues of $269.2M, up from $263.1M in 2024, after cutting expenses from $220.1M to $208.1M; Oscars revenue grew to $150.5M (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Film Academy Grows Oscars Revenue to $150 Million As It Trims Expenses
"It is so important that we continue to diversify revenue streams and control expenses to allow for a sustainable and impactful future," Academy CEO Bill Kramer tells THR.

"Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people."
—Adam Driver
#acting #coaching #inspiration

If you can, go watch "It Was Just An Accident". It's good (albeit a little slow) and will stay with you long after the credits rolled. Can't say I've watched anything similar yet.
https://letterboxd.com/njamster/film/it-was-just-an-accident/

A ★★★★ review of It Was Just an Accident (2025)
Takes quite a while to get going and is pretty slow-paced in general, but if you can handle that, you're in for a treat! During the middle part Panahi masterfully manages the really impressive tightrope act of being almost comedic despite the very heavy topic. The central question of "Did he really do it?" remains open right until the end, and will keep you at the edge of your seat, despite the rather minimal (almost "chamber play"-like) set pieces and cast. And the ambiguous ending is just... …

Florida og den akademiske boikotten av Israel https://www.khrono.no/florida-og-den-akademiske-boikotten-av-israel/1021539

Florida og den akademiske boikotten av Israel
MFs og Civitas professor Torkel Brekke stiller seg i praksis på samme side som den autoritære ytre høyresiden som nå truer både den akademiske friheten og det liberale demokratiet i Europa.

Wow!
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/09/anonymous-painting-bought-at-auction-on-…

Wow!
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/09/anonymous-painting-bought-at-auction-on-…

A look at the auction for the Oscars' TV rights, as sources say Netflix is out, NBCUniversal gains ground, and YouTube and ABC remain active bidders (Matt Donnelly/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscars-tv-rights-nbcuniversal-a…

Oscar TV Rights Auction: NBCUniversal Leads Charge to Nab Telecast
NBCUniversal is in the lead to nab TV rights to the Oscars starting in 2029 as the Motion Picture Academy shops around for a new deal.

The Academy will no longer show Oscar-nominated films to members on big screens after the screenings drew "an average of five members" over the last years (Scott Feinberg/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

Film Academy Will No Longer Show Oscar-Nominated Films to Members on Big Screen (Exclusive)
The organization says its post-nominations screenings, which reportedly cost thousands of dollars a pop, drew "an average of five members" over the last years, leading to the decision to eliminate them.