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Outrage machine : how tech amplifies discontent, disrupts democracy--and what we can do about it / by Rose-Stockwell, Tobias,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Over the last two decades, there has been an inescapable rise of anger and aggression across our planet. Hate speech has become increasingly prevalent online, Western governments are turning towards authoritarianism and populism, and extremist groups are rising across both the left and the right ends of the political spectrum. Every day, it seems, we're hearing more angry voices and fearful opinions, we're seeing more threats and frightening news, and we're reacting faster and less rationally. The cause is hidden in plain sight: for the first time, almost all of the information we consume as a species is being controlled and curated by algorithms designed to capture our emotional attention. This, media researcher and strategic advisor Tobias Rose-Stockwell argues, is the outrage machine. It is the wide-cast net of social media that is propelled by tech, has been exploited by all of us, and which has been allowed to steadily replace our newspapers, emergency communication systems, town halls, churches, and more. In the vein of The Righteous Mind and Factfulness, Outrage Machine is a big-think book that explores the unintended consequences of this alarming shift in today's smartphone era--and shows us how to navigate the world we now live in. First, he explains how and why we've become addicted to not just technology, but outrage itself. Since social media algorithms now favor the most inflammatory content because it gets the highest engagement, the levels of righteousness, certainty, and extreme judgment in our daily interactions have increased as well. Next, he shows us why we're more prone to panic, and how the immediate dispersion of our panic can be more dangerous than the threat itself-and can bypass necessary confirmation of the accuracy and potential harm of this information. Rose-Stockwell also explores how the original intent of many of our social tools has been compromised, from improving click-through rates for charitable causes to catalyzing our current culture of click-baiting and sensationalism on an unparalleled scale. Fortunately, Outrage Machine is not just a warning--it's also a critical guide that clearly explains the underlying machinery that has come to control us, and a compass to help guide people toward reflection rather than reaction. The culmination of 15 years of research and inquiry, this book gives readers a language with which to comprehend what is happening to society, and offers new mental models for how to manage our time, our technology, and our attention. It also offers big-picture recommendations for how to redesign these platforms, as well as methods for fixing this broken system before it "fixes" us"--
Subjects: Democracy.; Information society.; Social media; Social media.; Hate;
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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy / by Adams, Douglas,1952-2001,author.; Davies, Russell T.,writer of foreword.;
"It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed, in large friendly letters, with the words: DON'T PANIC. The weekend has only just begun"--Amazon.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Prefect, Ford; Dent, Arthur (Fictitious character); Interplanetary voyages;
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Zookeeper [videorecording] / by Cher,1946-; Apatow, Judd,1967-; Bibb, Leslie.; Coraci, Frank.; Dawson, Rosario.; Favreau, Jon.; James, Kevin,1965-; Jeong, Ken.; Nolte, Nick.; Rickles, Don.; Rogan, Joe,1967-; Rudolph, Maya.; Sandler, Adam.; Stallone, Sylvester.; Turturro, Nicholas.; Wahlberg, Donnie,1969-; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.;
Screenplay by Nick Bakay, Rock Reuben, Kevin James, Jay Scherick and David Ronn; editor Scott Hill; director of photography Michael Barrett; music by Rupert Gregson-Williams.Kevin James, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe Rogan, Nicholas Turturro, Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Don Rickles, Cher, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Maya Rudolph, Ken Jeong.The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship, animal style.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Human-animal relationships; Zoo keepers; Zoos;
© c2011., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,
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Grease. [videorecording] / by Davila, Marisa,actor.; Fukuhara, Tricia,actor.; Hoffman, Jackie,actor.; Nieves, Jonathan,actor.; Notartomaso, Ari,actor.; Thompson, Madison,actor.; Wells, Cheyenne Isabel,actor.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,distributor.;
Marisa Davila, Tricia Fukuhara, Jackie Hoffman, Jonathan Nieves, Ari Notartomaso, Madison Thompson, Cheyenne Isabel Wells.GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES is a high-spirited musical series that traces the origins of the classic hit movie. Four outcast high school girls a brainiac student, a scandal-ridden cynic, a tomboy, and a fashion maven join together to form their own "girl gang" and trigger a rock-'n'-roll revolution at Rydell High. Of course, the adults are in a 1950s moral panic over the burgeoning new era, but the Pink Ladies are ready to get this party started.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television musicals.; Television programs.; Female friendship; Female gangs; Teenagers; Nineteen fifties; High school students; Man-woman relationships;
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Bone Hollow / by Ventrella, Kim.;
Gabe was on top of his guardian's roof, trying to rescue her prize chicken and worrying about his dog, Ollie, when the tornado struck, and after that he was dead, though it takes some time for him to realize it; but somehow he is still tied to this world and generally only those who are close to death can actually see him (although there is a bit of a panic when he shows up at his own funeral)--and in that he discovers his new mission in "life:" helping others before they cross over into the light.LSC
Subjects: Death; Future life; Orphans; Dogs; Helping behavior;
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Sex tape [videorecording] / by Angelo, Kate.; Corddry, Rob.; Diaz, Cameron.; Kasdan, Jake,1975-; Segel, Jason,1979-; Stoller, Nicholas.; Columbia Pictures.; Escape Artists (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt ; editor, Tara Timpone ; music, Michae Andrews.Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe.Jay and Annie are a married couple still very much in love, but ten years and two kids have cooled the passion. To get it back, they decide to make a video of themselves trying out every position in "The Joy of Sex" in one marathon three-hour session. It seems like a great idea, until they discover that their most private video has gone public. In a panic, they begin a wild night of adventure to reclaim their video, their reputation, their sanity, and, most importantly, their marriage.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Married people; Pornographic films;
© c2014., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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Adopt a highway [videorecording] / by Mo(Mo McRae),actor.; Blum, Jason,film producer.; Diaz, Jorge,1983-actor.; Gabriel, Betty,actor.; Gaeta, Diane,actor.; Gilreath, Greg,film producer.; Hawke, Ethan,1970-film producer,actor.; Hawke, Ryan,film producer.; Hendricks, Adam,film producer.; Hendrix, Elaine,1970-actor.; Heyerdahl, Christopher,actor.; Johnson, Anne-Marie,1960-actor.; Lang, John H.,film producer.; Marshall-Green, Logan,1976-film director,screenwriter.; Mooney, Nate,actor.; Sullivan, Chris,1980-actor.; Blumhouse Productions,presenter.; Divide/Conquer (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,publisher.; Tang Media Partners,production company.; Under the Influence Productions,production company.;
Director of photography, Pepe Avila del Pino ; editor, Claudia Castello ; original music by Jason Isbell.Ethan Hawke, Elaine Hendrix, Diane Gaeta, Mo McRae, Chris Sullivan, Nate Mooney, Jorge Diaz, Christopher Heyerdahl, Anne-Marie Johnson, Betty Gabriel.Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a third strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn't recognize, including trying to learn how to use the internet, he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast-food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abandoned children; Ex-convicts; Redemption; Restaurants;
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Slappy, beware! / by Stine, R. L.; Dorman, Brandon.;
"Slappy the ventriloquist's dummy has only one mission in his tiny, deranged mind: do evil every day, all day. His creator, powerful sorcerer Darkwell the Magician, has warned him that should he fail to cause chaos before the sun sets each day, he will sleep FOREVER. Normally, this is a piece of poisonous cake for Slappy--but he may have met his match in the Carlton family. Each attempt at evil ends in disaster, and the dummy starts to panic. Will Slappy's scariest day yet bring an end to his reign of terror?"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Ventriloquists' dummies; Families;
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Red, white & royal blue / by McQuiston, Casey,author.;
"What if Alex Claremont-Diaz, the half-Mexican son of the first female president of the United States, fell in love with Prince Henry, England's heir? The two heartthrobs are arch-nemeses at first. After a scandalous mishap at a wedding, however, they are required to pretend to be best friends lest their enmity spark an international incident. Not surprisingly, their hate turns into a bromance. When Henry kisses Alex, the First Son goes into a mild gay panic, but their snide texts soon become gushy emails ending with romantic quotes."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Children of presidents; Princes; Gay men;
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Next of kin / by Abdullah, Kia,1982-author.;
In this gripping courtroom drama, Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law's voice is filled with panic. His son's nursery have called to ask where Max is. Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning, but she forgot. Max has been locked in her car for several hours on the hottest day of the year. But she's too late. What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there's more to this incident than meets the eye.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Children; Families; Trials;
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