Here’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Year’s Day Movie Marathon

I was so bummed to hear Taylor Swift couldn’t stay for the whole movie marathon! She had a busy New Year’s, celebrating a wedding and then heading straight to Kansas City on January 1st. Luckily, some other awesome people did manage to watch all the films, like Maya Rudolph, Donald Glover, Kesha, Ludwig Göransson, and of course, the Haim sisters – they’re always up for a good time!

🤑 Turkmenistan’s Crypto Revolution: Gas, Borders, and Blockchain Follies 🌐

On a Thursday, no less ordinary than any other, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov affixed his signature to this document, as if inscribing a new chapter in the annals of Central Asian modernity. Yet, one cannot help but smirk at the irony: a country where the internet is as scarce as a dissenting voice now embraces the digital frontier of blockchain. 🌍💻

Betty Boop & Pluto enter public domain and can now be used in video games, movies, more

I was so excited to learn that some of the very first Betty Boop and Pluto cartoons are entering the public domain on January 1st, 2026! Basically, because those early versions were created back in 1930, the copyright protection is finally running out after 95 years. It’s going to be amazing to see what creative things people do with those classic characters now!